The new miniseries 'The Third Day' premieres on Monday, September 14 on HBO in the US and Tuesday, September 15 in the UK on Sky Atlantic and Now TV. The series will consist of 6 episodes and 1 live theatrical broadcast.
Trailer
The Third Day takes place across three stand-alone but interconnected stories set on a remote British island. Taking viewers into a captivating and distorted world where all is not as it seems.
Episodes 1 – 3 (Summer)
Summer sees Sam drawn to an alluring and mysterious island off the British coast. Isolated from the mainland, he finds he is unable to leave the idyllic and dangerously enchanting world he has discovered. As the secretive rituals of its inhabitants force him to grapple with the experiences of loss and trauma hidden in his past, the boundaries between fantasy and reality fragment. His quest to unlock the truth leads to the revelation of a shocking island secret.
Live Theatrical Broadcast (Autumn)
Autumn invites viewers deeper into the suspenseful world of The Third Day. Featuring members of The Third Day cast, viewers will follow the events of a single day in real time broadcast as live from the island. In one continuous and cinematic take, the rituals and traditions of the islanders are further revealed as the line between what is real and what is not increasingly blurs.
Episodes 4 – 6 (Winter)
Winter follows Helen, a headstrong outsider who finds herself inextricably drawn to the island in pursuit of answers. With her family in tow, she is caught between the island's splintered forces and their now fractious battle to decide its fate.
The series is a reunion of sorts for many in the crew of the cult British series Utopia, including the creator Dennis Kelly, composer Cristobal Tapia de Veer, and director Marc Munden.
Cast
Jude Law as Sam
Naomie Harris as Helen
Katherine Waterston as Jess
Emily Watson as Mrs Martin
Paddy Considine as Mr Martin
Reviews
Variety said:The show shouldn't work, but the foggy excess of the setting provides a sort of counterweight for performances that burn with crispness. If where we tend to end up — that, for these characters, the end of the world isn't so very hard to distinguish from the grief they're already feeling — isn't wholly novel, the staging and its rawness here make you feel it anew, and provide a strong argument for giving "The Third Day" your time.
TV Guide said:While plenty of series can feel a bit like puzzles that ask for viewers to untangle them, few take that quality quite as far as The Third Day. It's a rich mix of themes and intriguing details intensely played by a remarkable cast. The Third Day makes for a memorably unsettling journey into a dark place, one with an uncomfortable resemblance to the world we already know.
The Playlist said:"The Third Day" has a surreal nature that places it in fictional history just east of "Shutter Island" and just west of the setting of "The Wicker Man."
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