EXCLUSIVE: Game of Thrones alum John Bradley is set as the lead of North Shore, a Paramount+ crime thriller series from Cold Feet creator Mike Bullen.
Downton Abbey‘s Joanne Froggatt has closed a one-year deal to star in the six-episode first season of the Australian original.Set on and around Sydney Harbour, North Shore follows the clash of cultures when British and Australian detectives team to solve a complex murder mystery, and uncover a conspiracy with international political consequences.2022 Paramount+ Pilots & Series OrdersThe series centers on Max Wylie (Bradley), a British detective who, offside with his colleagues, is seconded to Australia to observe the investigation into the suspicious death of a young woman, the daughter of a British cabinet minister.When Max travels to Australia his life is at a crossroads.
His boss doubts Max is a team player and questions whether he has a future in the police, and his wife is contemplating calling time on their marriage.Froggatt will play Abigail Crawford.
Details about her character are sketchy; it is unclear whether she is the cabinet minister.North Shore, which is slated to begin production mid-October in Sydney, is produced by Beach Road Pictures, the production company set up by former Playmaker bosses David Maher and David Taylor.
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