| 13 April 2021
Leading independent distributor all3media International has revealed that it has finalised deals in the Americas, Europe and Australasia for Noel Clarke and Jason Maza’s Unstoppable Film & Television’s international thriller The Drowning.
Produced in association with all3media International for the UK’s Channel 5, the four-part identity thriller stars Jill Halfpenny, Jonas Armstrong and Rupert Penry-Jones and premiered to 2.8 million viewers on the UK broadcast channel 5 earlier this year, exceeding the channel’s slot average by 144%.
he Drowning tells the story of Jodie (Halfpenny) who since losing her son eight years ago she has been rebuilding her life. Yet when she catches sight of teenage boy Daniel she is convinced she has found her missing son, and her actions threaten to up-end the life that she has carefully pieced back together. Whether she is right or not, in that moment her spark of hope is ignited and she commits to a dangerous and transgressive path that will take her to the edge of reason. How far will she go? How far would any of us go to find a missing child?