Apple debuts the trailer for highly anticipated detective series "Down Cemetery Road," starring Emma Thompson and Ruth Wilson

Adapted from CWA Diamond Dagger Award-winning author Mick Herron's novel of the same name from the "Zöe Boehm" book series, the new thriller premieres Wednesday, October 29

Today, Apple TV+ unveiled the captivating trailer for the highly anticipated new thriller "Down Cemetery Road," starring and executive produced by Academy Award, BAFTA Award, Golden Globe Award and Emmy Award winner Emma Thompson, and also starring Golden Globe Award and two-time Olivier Award winner Ruth Wilson. The eight-episode series will make its global debut on Apple TV+ with the first two episodes on Wednesday, October 29 followed by new episodes every Wednesday through December 10.

When a house explodes in a quiet Oxford suburb and a girl disappears in the aftermath, neighbor Sarah Trafford (Wilson) becomes obsessed with finding her and enlists the help of private investigator Zoë Boehm (Thompson). Zoë and Sarah suddenly find themselves in a complex conspiracy that reveals people long believed dead are still among the living, while the living are fast joining the dead.

The ensemble cast includes BAFTA Award winner Adeel Akhtar, Nathan Stewart-Jarrett, Emmy Award nominee Tom Goodman-Hill, BAFTA Award winner Darren Boyd, Tom Riley, SAG Award nominee Adam Godley, Sinead Matthews, Ken Nwosu, Fehinti Balogun and Aiysha Hart.

Produced by 60Forty Films, "Down Cemetery Road" is written by Morwenna Banks ("Slow Horses"), who also serves as executive producer alongside Jamie Laurenson, Hakan Kousetta and Tom Nash at 60Forty Films, Thompson, and "Down Cemetery Road" author Mick Herron. Natalie Bailey ("Bay of Fires") serves as lead director for the series.

The series joins the celebrated, Emmy Award-winning spy drama "Slow Horses" on Apple TV+, recently renewed for a seventh season in advance of the fifth season premiere on September 24, 2025. "Slow Horses," on which Banks also wrote, is based on Herron's celebrated "Slough House" book series and stars Academy Award winner Sir Gary Oldman.

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