The acclaimed producer and screenwriter has been confirmed to write an original drama entitled Daughter for the broadcaster, which will be produced by Happy Prince, part of ITV Studios.<\/p>\n
The new series has been described as a \u201cdark contemporary tale\u201d which will confront viewers with the question of how far you\u2019d go to protect you children \u2013 and also how well you really know them.<\/p>\n
According to the synopsis: \u201cDaughter focuses on two mothers from very different backgrounds and their teenage daughters, whose friendship turns toxic after an accusation of bullying.<\/p>\n
\u201cIn trying to defend their daughters, the two mothers go to war, a war that lays bare screaming tensions and tears families apart, with repercussions rocketing through the community.<\/p>\n
\u201cIn a world where we are frightened for our children, what happens if we become frightened of them?\u201d<\/p>\n
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\n<\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture>\n<\/div>On the announcement of the commissioning of Daughter, Phelps said: \u201cI\u2019ve been thinking about these tricky, complex characters for such a long time, and I\u2019m thrilled to get the opportunity to tell this story of the lies we tell ourselves about the people we love the most.<\/p>\n
\u201cAnd I couldn\u2019t be happier to be working with Happy Prince and ITV to bring the world of Daughter to the screen.\u201d<\/p>\n
The drama has been commissioned for ITV and ITVX by Polly Hill, head of drama, and senior drama commissioning editor Helen Ziegler.<\/p>\n
Read more:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n Ziegler also commented on the news of Daughter: \u201cI am thrilled to be working with Sarah and Happy Prince on Sarah\u2019s original, deliciously dark and twisted family thriller, Daughter. <\/em><\/p>\n \u201cSarah is an extraordinary voice of our times, whose tale about how well we can ever really know those who live in our very own homes shocks and thrills in equal measure.\u201d<\/p> The show will also see Phelps reunited behind the scenes with executive producers Dominic Treadwell-Collins (Rivals, EastEnders) and Alexander Lamb (You & Me, The Bay), having worked previously together on A Very British Scandal and EastEnders respectively.<\/p>\n As of now, there\u2019s been no casting or a release date announced for Daughter, but we\u2019re sure with its gripping plotline and ominous mysteries at the centre of it, it\u2019ll be a must-watch for any thriller fans.<\/p>\n Daughter will be coming to ITV and ITVX.<\/strong><\/p>\n Check out more of our\u00a0<\/b>Drama<\/b><\/span><\/a>\u00a0coverage or visit our\u00a0<\/b>TV Guide<\/b><\/span><\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<\/b>Streaming Guide<\/b><\/span><\/a>\u00a0to find out what\u2019s on.\u00a0For more from the biggest stars in TV, listen to\u00a0<\/b>The Radio Times Podcast<\/b><\/span><\/a>.<\/b><\/p> <\/body><\/html>\n Daughter has been described as a “domestic, psychological thriller”. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":24,"featured_media":52265,"template":"","categories":[6,5],"acf":[],"uagb_featured_image_src":{"full":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2024\/05\/sixth-commandment-writer-announces-intriguing-new-itv-thriller-daughter.jpg",620,413,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2024\/05\/sixth-commandment-writer-announces-intriguing-new-itv-thriller-daughter-150x150.jpg",150,150,true],"medium":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2024\/05\/sixth-commandment-writer-announces-intriguing-new-itv-thriller-daughter-300x200.jpg",300,200,true],"medium_large":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2024\/05\/sixth-commandment-writer-announces-intriguing-new-itv-thriller-daughter.jpg",620,413,false],"large":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2024\/05\/sixth-commandment-writer-announces-intriguing-new-itv-thriller-daughter.jpg",620,413,false],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2024\/05\/sixth-commandment-writer-announces-intriguing-new-itv-thriller-daughter.jpg",620,413,false],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2024\/05\/sixth-commandment-writer-announces-intriguing-new-itv-thriller-daughter.jpg",620,413,false]},"uagb_author_info":{"display_name":"importmanagerhub@sprylab.com","author_link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/author\/importmanagerhubsprylab-com\/"},"uagb_comment_info":0,"uagb_excerpt":"Daughter has been described as a \"domestic, psychological thriller\".","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/rss_feed\/52264"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/rss_feed"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/rss_feed"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/24"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/52265"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=52264"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=52264"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}\n
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