Channel 4 has today released the first look stills for Daisy Haggard (Boat Story, Back to Life)and Two Brothers (The Tourist, Fleabag, The Assassin) brand new thriller Maya. Co-led by Daisy Haggard and Bella Ramsey (The Last of Us, Time) the 6×60’ fictional drama is written by Creator Daisy Haggard who is making her directorial debut co-directing the series alongside Jamie Donoughue (Doctor Who, The Last Kingdom).
Filmed entirely on location in Scotland the series also stars Tobias Menzies (F1, The Crown), Ben Chaplin (September 5, The Dig),Raphel Famotibe (The Night Manager S2, Wale), Josie Walker (Kneecap, Andor), Harriet Walter (Succession, Ted Lasso), Stuart Bowman (Dept. Q, Rebus), Tom Courtenay (Quartet, 45 Years), Kiran Sonia Sawar (Slow Horses, True Love), Serena Manteghi(The Diplomat, Mrs Wilson), Archie Backhouse (Strategic Love Play, Farm Hall), Paul Blair (Outpost, Outlaw King), Sonny Poon Tip (Industry, Andor), Finlay Shack (Dept Q), Max Fincham (The Tower, The Witness), Ash Hunter (Bridgerton, Harlots), Harry Hadden-Paton (Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale, Twisters), Tori Allen-Martin (Here We Go, London Kills) and Isabele Derosa(The Bombing of Pan Am 103).
Forced into a witness protection programme to escape a life-threatening danger, determined and devoted single-mum Anna (Haggard) and her headstrong teenage daughter Maya (Ramsey) leave their London lives and Anna’s parents, Nancy (Harriet Walter) and George (Tom Courteney) behind, taking on new identities and relocating to a small rural town in Scotland. Aided by Senior Detective Constable Debs (Josie Walker) and Witness Protection Officers Tony (Stuart Bowman ) and Karen (Kiran Sonia Sawar) they try to adjust to their new reality, but the trauma of their past continues to haunt them in the form of two hitmen, Benji (Ben Chaplin) and Ted (Raphel Famotibe) who are intent on tracking them down. As the walls close in, it becomes clear that a dangerous and calculating figure from their past, the seemingly charming Bobby (Tobias Menzies ), is still a looming and very present threat.
Darkly comedic, and shot through with Haggard’s trademark warmth and humour, the series is an unmissable, atmospheric psychological thriller that explores themes of predatory male behaviour, family and love, but, above all, is a warm and witty celebration of the special, unbreakable bond shared between mother and daughter.
Maya is a Two Brothers Pictures (an All3Media company) production, in association with All3Media International. The 6×60’ drama has been written and created by Daisy Haggard who will also serve as Executive Producer, with Harry and Jack Williams, Sarah Hammond, Alex Mercer and Daisy Mount serving as Executive Producers for Two Brothers Pictures. Kenny Tanner is Producer, Jamie Donoughue will co-direct and serve as Co-Executive Producer, Si Bell is DOP and Shaheen Baig is Casting Director. The Commissioning Editor for Channel 4 is Gemma Boswell.
