Next of Kin Social Media Jo Booth and her team at SMMS Ltd are excited to announce their partnership with new ITV drama, Next Of Kin.
Emmy Award winner and Golden Globe nominee, Archie Panjabi (The Good Wife, The Fall), and renowned actor, Jack Davenport (Pirates of the Caribbean, Smash), will star in Mammoth Screen’s fast-paced family thriller.
The six-part series follows whip-smart GP Mona Shirani (Panjabi) who lives in London with Political lobbyist husband Guy Harcourt (Davenport). Family life is shattered when Mona’s brother is brutally murdered whilst working for a medical charity abroad. As the death brings buried secrets to light, Mona’s family finds itself under suspicion, each drawn deep into a tangle of betrayal and conspiracy as they try to protect their loved ones and careers. Mona finds herself facing the ultimate dilemma: how far would you go to keep your family safe?
Next Of Kin is the first writing collaboration between BAFTA-nominated Paul Rutman (Indian Summers, Vera) and Natasha Narayan and will be directed by Emmy Award and BAFTA-nominated Justin Chadwick (Mandela: Long Walk To Freedom, Bleak House) and Jamie Childs (Stan Lee’s Lucky Man).
The series will be executive produced by Mammoth Screen’s Preethi Mavahalli, Damien Timmer, and produced by Rebecca Ferguson(Cold Feet).
Damien said: “As always, we’re very pleased to continue working with Jo and her team, and will be for as long as they keep producing fantastic results!”
SMMS have worked on several series for Mammoth Screen now, including Poldark for the BBC, and Victoria for ITV.
Jo says: “We were gripped by the scripts and we know the fans are going to be as well – we can’t wait to start hearing their thoughts online and getting them all engaged.”SMMS will continue to cover all aspects of social media and online engagement for Next of Kin, including Facebook and Twitter.
