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Poldark). Walken will play Frank, an inveterate scoundrel trying to reconnect with his family, while Merchant will play lonely lawyer Greg who's trying to juggle a divorce, work-place bullying, and "scary men with knives". Meanwhile, Barreto plays gifted but rebellious maths student Rani and Cole takes on the role of Christian, a young man who is struggling to raise his younger sister while staying one step ahead of a notorious Bristol crime gang. Stefania D'AlessandroGetty Images Darren Boyd, who played Frank Haleton in Killing Eve's first season, will be playing businessman and law-abidi...

Advertisement The Offenders is described as a “crime thriller-meets-state-of-the-nation commentary”, per  Variety, who added as a plot synopsis: “The series follows seven strangers, The Offenders, from different walks of life (Walker, Merchant, Barreto, Cole , Boyd, Perkins, Tomlinson) forced together to complete a Community Payback sentence in Bristol. “As they become involved in each other’s lives, they also become involved with a dangerous criminal gang. At first, the Offenders seem like archetypes easy to pigeonhole, but gradually we see behind their façades, understand the...

Following a production shutdown back in March, Stephen Merchant has re-assembled his ensemble for Deadline, production has resumed on the series, which is headlined by Christopher Walken in his first role for British television and one of two upcoming small-screen roles (the other is Severance, an upcoming workplace drama from Ben Stiller and Apple TV+).  The Offenders is the working title for the six-part miniseries co-created and written by Merchant with Elgin James ( Mayans M.C.). Merchant also co-stars in the series, which follows seven strangers ( The Real World!) forced to participat...