{"id":45803,"date":"2024-02-13T15:58:08","date_gmt":"2024-02-13T14:58:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1991566"},"modified":"2024-02-13T15:59:47","modified_gmt":"2024-02-13T14:59:47","slug":"doctor-whos-ncuti-gatwa-attached-to-strangers-on-a-train-inspired-new-thriller","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/doctor-whos-ncuti-gatwa-attached-to-strangers-on-a-train-inspired-new-thriller\/","title":{"rendered":"Doctor Who\u2019s Ncuti Gatwa attached to Strangers on a Train-inspired new thriller"},"content":{"rendered":"

The project comes from the team behind The Zone of Interest and Sherwood. <\/p>

By Morgan Cormack\n \t\t<\/p>

Published: Tuesday, 13 February 2024 at 14:57 PM<\/p>

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While all eyes are primed for May and the brand new season of Doctor Who<\/a> with Ncuti Gatwa<\/a> at its helm, it seems as though the much talked-about actor and new Time Lord will also be part of another exciting upcoming thriller.<\/p>\n

Speaking to Deadline<\/a>, House Productions co-CEOs Juliette Howell and Tessa Ross spoke about their company\u2019s projects, which include The Iron Claw<\/a>, a second season of BBC\u2019s Sherwood<\/a> and the Oscar-nominated film The Zone of Interest<\/a>.<\/p>\n

As for new ventures, the pair shared that Gatwa will star in a project inspired by novelist Patricia Highsmith\u2019s Strangers on a Train<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Of course, the book has been adapted already, by Alfred Hitchcock in 1951, as what is now widely recognised as a standout psychological thriller.<\/p>\n

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Unlike the book and the film, the new TV series will be set in Sitges, Spain, and is currently in its development stages \u2013 with a script that is currently being taken out.<\/p>\n

Other details about the show remain under wraps for now, but if you\u2019ve watched the film or read the novel, you\u2019ll know that Strangers on a Train is a thriller packed full of twists as it follows two passengers who meet on a train \u2013 but one of them is a psychopath who puts forward the idea of killing two other people so that they can both evade capture by the police.<\/p>\n

Before we learn how much the new TV series will lean on the original material and in what role Gatwa will feature, fans of the 31-year-old can enjoy his appearances in Apple TV+\u2019s Masters of the Air<\/a> and, of course, in the long-awaited 14th season of Doctor Who<\/a>.<\/p>

Gatwa has already appeared in the long-running sci-fi series in both the final 60th anniversary episode alongside the returning David Tennant, and also in the Christmas 2023 episode with new companion Ruby Sunday (played by Millie Gibson).<\/p>\n

The 14th season will see Gatwa\u2019s Doctor and Ruby tackle their fair share of adventures and villains, with previous Doctor Matt Smith offering his resounding support for Gatwa as the next Time Lord.<\/p>\n

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