THE creators of Bodyguard are set to bring us brand new ITV crime thriller Karen Pirie which will focus on a reopened murder case.
The series has just been announced and we have all the details right here.
The series is based on the novel The Distant Echo by bestselling author Val McDermid.
Karen Pirie has been written by Emer Kenny, who previously played Zsa Zsa Carter in EastEnders as well as writing a number of the soap’s episodes.
The series will be shot in Scotland later in 2020 but a start date is yet to be revealed, but it will likely be in 2021.
It is a collaboration between ITV and World Productions, which made hit BBC drama, Bodyguard.
No cast members have been announced as yet.
As we mentioned the series is by the creators of Bodyguard, so is likely to attract a big name cast.
Bodyguard proved to be a huge hit for the BBC in 2018 and starred Richard Madden and Keeley Hawes.
The three-part crime thriller will follow the exploits of a young female detective, Karen.
She is described as a “refreshingly normal and charmingly unfashionable woman” who is tasked with reopening a cold murder case, sparking plenty of drama.
Speaking about Karen Pirie writer Emer said: “From the moment I read that Karen Pirie orders a Bacardi Breezer as her after-work drink, I knew that she was the detective for me.”
