Fans of dark romantic thrillers like “You” and “The Perfect Couple” will soon have a new obsession. Starring Dove Cameron (“Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.”) and Avan Jogia (“Orphan Black: Echoes”), “56 Days” is a psychological drama about a whirlwind relationship with deadly consequences.
Executive producers Lisa Zwerling (“The Rook,” “ER”) and Karyn Usher (“Prison Break”) adapted the series from Catherine Ryan Howard’s 2021 novel of the same name. All eight episodes drop Feb. 18 on Prime Video. Read on for a closer look at the plot, casting directors, and more.
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The series follows Ciara Wyse (Cameron) and Oliver Kennedy (Jogia), who meet by chance at a supermarket and quickly fall for each other. Fifty-six days after their first encounter, an unidentified body is found in Oliver’s apartment, brutally disfigured and decomposed.
As revealed in a Prime Video press release, the story will unfold by intercutting the present-day murder investigation with flashbacks to the lovers’ short-lived affair. “The series is both a unique crime story and a riveting, sexy, psychological thriller,” it says.
Starring cast members include:
- Dove Cameron as Ciara Wyse
- Avan Jogia as Oliver Kennedy
- Karla Souza as Lee Reardon
- Dorian Missick as Karl Connolly
- Megan Peta Hill as Shyla
Julie Schubert (“The Diplomat”), Sara Kay (“Heated Rivalry”), and Jenny Lewis (“Heated Rivalry”) cast “56 Days.”
The series is produced by Amazon MGM Studios, and James Wan, Michael Clear, and Rob Hackett of Atomic Monster.
There’s no word yet on whether the series will be greenlit for another season, but we’ll share updates right here if anything changes. There are plenty of other exciting opportunities and acting jobs looking for talent right now, which you can find in our weekly roundups:
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