What are people saying about Bloodlands?

Bloodlands is Chris Brandon’s first original drama series commission. And, when asked about the opportunity to bring his work to the small screen, he says: “I’m absolutely delighted that the first opportunity I get to tell a story on this scale, it is one that is so close to home and the people and places that raised me.

“On top of that, to be telling it with James Nesbitt, Jed Mercurio and the incredible team at HTM is a total privilege.”

Mercurio adds: “It’s been incredibly rewarding to discover Chris Brandon’s work and to witness the development of an outstanding new voice in contemporary television thriller writing, added to which everyone at HTM Television is honoured an actor of James Nesbitt’s brilliance will star in our debut production.”

Bloodlands: the BBC’s first ‘Irish noir’ series is coming this weekend