Emma Thompson Is Private Investigator in 'Down Cemetery Road'
The series follows a private investigator and neighbor uncovering a government cover-up after a house explosion and disappearance in an Oxford suburb, based on Mick Herron's novel.
- Apple TV+ will premiere the eight-episode crime thriller Down Cemetery Road globally on October 29, 2025, with two episodes released first.
- The series follows after a house explosion in an Oxford suburb causes a girl to disappear, prompting neighbor Sarah Trafford to enlist private investigator Zoë Boehm.
- Sarah and Zoë uncover a complex conspiracy revealing people thought dead are alive while others are rapidly dying, with the story combining crime drama and elements of comedy.
- Emma Thompson stars as private investigator Zoë Boehm and Ruth Wilson plays neighbor Sarah Trafford in the series, which is adapted from a novel by Mick Herron that Publisher's Weekly praised for its gripping plot and richly developed characters.
- Down Cemetery Road continues Apple TV+'s expansion of original content following successes like Slow Horses and will release new episodes weekly until December 10, 2025.
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Emma Thompson and Ruth Wilson lead Apple TV+'s new mystery crime thriller in what can only be described as the dream I had last night.Written by Slow Horses' Morwenna Banks and based on Mick Herron's novel, Down Cemetery Road sees Thompson as hard-edged, quip-savvy private investigator Zoë Boehm, who takes on a case that'll unearth truths all the way to the top. Wilson plays Sarah Trafford, a woman obsessed with a young girl's disappearance afte…
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