Prime Video releases trailer for crime thriller series The Assassin

Prime Video has released the first trailer for The Assassin, a new series starring Keeley Hawes and Freddie Highmore. The Assassin is the latest series by Harry Williams and Jack Williams, known for The Tourist and The Missing. In the trailer we see how Julie (played by Keeley Hawes), a retired assassin, flees an idyllic Greek island with her estranged son Edward (Freddie Highmore).


Keeley Hawes and Freddie Highmore

Julie’s dangerous past catches up with her, forcing mother and son to travel across Europe in a desperate fight for survival. Their already complicated relationship is put to the test, and questions are raised about Edward’s paternity and Julie’s life as a hitman.

In addition to Hawes and Highmore, who are also executive producers, the cast includes Gina Gershon, Shalom Brune-Franklin, Jack Davenport, Alan Dale, Gerald Kyd, Devon Terrell, Richard Dormer and David Dencik.

The series is a Two Brothers Pictures (also known for Fleabag and The Tourist) production and was acquired by Prime Video in the UK. It has also been picked up by ZDF in Germany and Stan in Australia — the same channels that aired The Tourist. All3Media International is handling worldwide sales.

Nige Watson is the producer. Lisa Mulcahy (The Tourist) directs the first three episodes, with Daniel Nettheim (The Tourist) handling episodes 4 through 6.