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[03/28/25 - 11:35 PM]
Development Update: Week of March 24-28
Updates include: CBS eyes "Yellowstone" spin-off starring Luke Grimes; Linda Cardellini to play Pamela Voorhees in Peacock's "Crystal Lake"; and Jessica Chastain, Adam Driver to lead Apple's "The Dealer."

[07/01/24 - 03:53 PM]
Apple TV+ Announces New White-Knuckle Thriller "The Dispatcher," Starring Gotham Award Winner Patrick Brammall
"The Dispatcher," set in Australia, is adapted by acclaimed writer and executive producer Kris Mrksa from CWA John Creasey Dagger Award-winning author Ryan David Jahn's book of the same name.







DISPATCHER, THE (APPLE TV PLUS)
Premieres in TBA 2026 (Exact Date TBA)
BROADCAST HISTORY:
???
STATUS:
new in 2025/2026 (date TBA)
TIME SLOT:
not on the schedule
CURRENT SEASON:
1 (6 episodes)
DESCRIPTION:
(from Apple's press release, July 2024) Today, Apple TV+ announced the new six-episode thriller "The Dispatcher," starring Gotham Award winner Patrick Brammall ("Colin from Accounts," "Evil") in the lead role. "The Dispatcher," set in Australia, is adapted by acclaimed writer and executive producer Kris Mrksa ("Requiem," "No Escape," "White House Farm") from CWA John Creasey Dagger Award-winning author Ryan David Jahn's book of the same name. Police detective Ian Hunt's life fell apart 10 years ago when his young daughter Maggie disappeared without a trace. Now working as a police dispatcher, the only thing that has kept him going is his implacable refusal to accept that she might be gone forever. When he receives a distress call from a young girl he is certain is Maggie, he will stop at nothing to find her and reunite his broken family, whatever the cost.
PRINCIPAL CAST INFORMATION:
· Chloe Geisker
· Jessica Wren
· Maxine Peake
· Patrick Brammall as Ian Hunt
· Zahra Newman
CREW INFORMATION:
· Christian Schwochow as EP/DIR (Pilot)
· Hakan Kousetta as EP
· Jamie Laurenson as EP
· Joanna Werner as EP
· Kris Mrksa as CRTR/EP
· Ryan David Jahn as BOOK
GENRE(S):
· drama
STUDIO INFORMATION:
· 60Forty Films
· Werner Film Productions