For those who have been watchingGame of Thronesthis season, you may have noticed HBO teasing a new limited series entitledThe Night Of. These brief videos didn’t offer too much footage, although they did reveal that this show revolves around the mysteries of a grisly murder. Before last night’s episode, the network debuted the firstfull trailerthat delves even deeper into this limited series, which starsJohn TurturroandRiz Ahmed.
The eight-part HBOlimited seriesproductionThe Night Of, created bySteven Zaillian(Schindler’s List,American Gangster) andRichard Price(The Color of Money, HBO’sThe Wire), will debut this summer, exclusively on HBO. StarringJohn Turturro(Fading Gigolo,O Brother, Where Art Thou?) andRiz Ahmed(Nightcrawler), and directed bySteven Zaillianfrom teleplays byPriceandZaillian, the limited series delves into the intricacies of a complex New York City murder case with cultural and political overtones. The story examines the police investigation, the legal proceedings, the criminal justice system and the feral purgatory of Rikers Island, where the accused await trial for felony crimes.
The limited series’ensemble castincludesMichael Kenneth Williams(HBO’sBoardwalk EmpireandBessie),Bill Camp(12 Years a Slave,Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)),Jeannie Berlin(Inherent Vice),Poorna Jagannathan(Thanks for Sharing),Payman Maadi(A Separation),Glenne Headly(Don Jon,Dirty Rotten Scoundrels),Amara Karan(The Darjeeling Limited),Sofia Black-D’Elia(The Immigrant),Paul Sparks(Mud, HBO’sBoardwalk Empire),Ben Shenkman(Royal Pains, HBO’sAngels in America),Afton Williamson(Cinemax’sBanshee),Paulo Costanzo(Road Trip),Ned Eisenberg(Last Man Standing),Mohammad Bakri(Laila’s Birthday),Nabil Elouahabi(Zero Dark Thirty),Ashley Thomas(The Man Inside),Glenn Fleshler(A Most Violent Year),Chip Zien(United 93) andMax Casella(HBO’sVinyl,Inside Llewyn Davis).
The Night Ofis executive produced bySteven Zaillian,Richard Price,Jane Tranter(HBO’sGetting OnandRome),James Gandolfini(HBO’sWartorn: 1861-2010andAlive Day Memories: Home from Iraq) andPeter Moffat(Criminal Justice, HBO’sEinstein and Eddington); co-executive produced byGarrett Basch(Life Itself),Nancy Sanders(HBO’sHemingway & Gellhorn) andMark Armstrong(Hemingway & Gellhorn).Mark A. Baker(Damages) produced part 1;Scott Ferguson(HBO’sThe Normal Heart) produced parts 2-8.Steven Zailliandirected parts 1-3 and 5-8;James Marsh(The Theory of Everything) directed part 4.
The Night Ofwas filmed in and around Manhattan; based on the BBC seriesCriminal Justice, created byPeter Moffat. The limited series is produced by Filmrights and BBC Worldwide Productions for HBO. The series was originally developed as a star vehicle forThe SopranosstarJames Gandolfini, before he passed away in 2013. The project was revived whenJohn Turturrostepped in to star. In addition to the trailer, we also have a new photo ofRiz Ahmed, which you may check out below.
