EXCLUSIVE: Sheridan Smith and Céline Buckens have been cast as sisters in The Castaways, a Paramount+ drama series based on Lucy Clarke’s novel
Smith will play Lori and Buckens is her sibling Erin in the thriller, which marks Clarke’s second series adaptation for Paramount+’s UK service.
After they have a huge flight, Lori boards a plane to Fiji, while Erin does not. The flight never arrives at its tropical destination and months later no wreckage has been located. Erin suddenly hears Lori’s credit card has been used on a remote Fijian island and she later recognizes the pilot on CCTV. She boards a plane to Fiji to track down the truth.
The order marks what could be the first streamer series unveiled since the writers’ strike began today. British writers have been WGGB guidance not to accept work on U.S. studio shows during the industrial action but there is nothing stopping streamers ordering local shows outside the States, with contracts outside WGA jurisdiction., with filming kicking off on location in Greece and Fiji next month. Mike Benson is executive producer for Clapperboard, which has regularly made dramas for Paramount+ and its UK network cousin Channel 5, whilst Giuliano Papadia and Chiara Cardoso are exec producers for Blackbox.
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