Glenn Close is leading a Channel 4 and Sony Pictures Television (SPT) drama based on the short story collections by Swedish writer Helene Tursten.
Close will play Maud Oldcastle in Maud, which is about an old killer with a tortured past. Determined to break from a lifetime spent caring for her sister, Maud sets out to claim a long-overdue second act, but a suspicious detective and an unrelenting world built for youth may soon discover just how far she’ll go to protect her freedom.
Written by Nina Raine and Moses Raine (Donkey Heart) and produced by Wolf Hall maker Playground, the show is based on the short story collections An Elderly Lady Is Up To No Good and An Elderly Lady Must Not Be Crossed by best-selling author Tursten.
The eight-time Academy Award-nominated actress is the latest big name to lead a Channel 4 drama show, following the likes of Gillian Anderson in Trespasses and Paapa Essiedu in Falling.
Close said: “I am honoured to be working with Channel 4, Sony and Playground to bring this highly original series to life. Nina and Moses Raine are deliciously brilliant writers and Maud Oldcastle is not like any character I have played before. I am thrilled to be a part of such a stellar team.”
Maud was commissioned for Channel 4 by Gwawr Lloyd, Acting Head of Drama and Rebecca Holdsworth, Commissioning Editor, Drama, and is a Sony Pictures Television Production. Executive producers are Scott Huff and Colin Callender for Playground with Glenn Close, Nina Raine and Moses Raine. The series producer is Morenike Williams. Filming will take place in London later this year.
