‘Alice & Jack’: Masterpiece Boards Channel 4 Series Starring Andrea Riseborough & Domhnall Gleeson

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EXCLUSIVE: Masterpiece has boarded Alice & Jack, the Channel 4 TV series starring Andrea Riseborough and Domhnall Gleeson.

The PBS strand will air the show from Mad Men’s Victor Levin next year following a deal struck with distributor Fremantle. Alice & Jack stars Riseborough and Gleeson as the titular characters in what distributor Fremantle described as a “love story for the ages.” Logline adds: “When they first meet they’re bound by a connection so powerful it seems nothing can break it, but will their path lead them to a place of happiness and togetherness?

Or will life and their own emotional complexities get in the way.” Alice & Jack has been in the offing for years but was only announced last month, and it will premiere at TIFF tomorrow.

Upon its announcement, Gleeson said “the only work I’ve wanted to watch and do since the pandemic is work about connection and love, and work with a sense of humour.” Today, Masterpiece exec Susanne Simpson described the show as an “exceptionally beautiful and profound series that we are proud to add to our lineup.” Lisa Honig, Senior EVP Distribution North America at Fremantle said “We’re honored to be premiering Alice & Jack at TIFF this weekend and that US audiences will be able to enjoy this rich, emotional and cinematic series on Masterpiece next year.