Starz to Air Period Drama 'Death and Nightingales' This May
Mark your calendars, period drama fans. Premium cable network Starz is set to air the 2018 BBC series Death and Nightingales next month.
The three-part drama is based on the 1992 novel of the same name by Eugene McCabe and stars The Fall's Jamie Dornan, The Nevers' Ann Skelly, and The Americans' Matthew Rhys.
Set in 1885, Death and Nightingales is a riveting tale of love, betrayal, deception, and revenge, set in the haunting countryside of Fermanagh, Northern Ireland. In this undivided province of the British Empire, neighbors observe each other and inform. It’s a world of spies, confessions, and double-dealing; where a pervading sense of beauty is shot through with menace and impending doom.
The story follows a woman named Beth over the tense 24-hour period surrounding her 23rd birthday as she decides to leave the home of her landowner stepfather, Billy, to start a new life with a charming man named Liam. And if the trailer is anything to go by the events of Beth's special day look to be quite dangerous - and possibly violent.
Watch for yourselves below.
