Description
Season 1: 10 x 60' Season 2: 8 x 60' Season 3: 6 x 60'
Kudos for Sky Atlantic
The Tunnel is set against the backdrop of Europe in crisis. When a prominent French politician is found dead on the border between the UK and France, detectives Karl Roebuck (Stephen Dillane, Game of Thrones) and Elise Wassermann (Clémence Poésy, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part II) are sent to investigate on behalf of their respective countries.
The case takes a surreal turn when a shocking discovery is made at the crime scene, forcing the French and British police into an uneasy partnership. As the serial killer uses ever more elaborate and ingenious methods to highlight the moral bankruptcy of modern society, Karl and Elise are drawn deeper into his increasingly personal agenda.
The Tunnel is adapted from the Danish/Swedish hit series Bron, and off-screen like on-screen, brings together a Franco-British production team formed by Kudos, the BAFTA-winning producers of Broadchurch and Utopia, and Shine France Films. For Kudos, The Tunnel is executive produced by Jane Featherstone (Broadchurch, The Hour), Manda Levin (All The Small Things), Karen Wilson (Utopia) and Ben Richards (Spooks) alongside Nora Melhli (Yann Piat, Chronique d'un Assassinat), Director of Drama at Shine France Films and Lars Blomgren, Managing Director of Filmlance (Bron). The Tunnel is produced by Ruth Kenley-Letts (The Hour).
Five directors craft the show’s first season: César-winning writer/director Dominik Moll (Harry, He’s Here to Help), BAFTA-winning Hettie Macdonald (White Girl), Thomas Vincent (Borgia), Udayan Prasad (The Yellow Handkerchief) and Emmy and BAFTA-winning director Philip Martin (Birdsong).