Channel 4 releases first look and confirms launch date for new four-part thriller Careless
Channel 4 has confirmed that gripping and provocative four-part thriller Careless will launch on Wednesday 2nd December at 9pm on Channel 4.
Starring Solly McLeod (House of the Dragon), Robyn Malcolm (After The Party), Katie Leung (Bridgerton) and Richard Roxburgh (Rake), Careless follows Scottish backpacker Robbie (McLeod), who finds himself in Sydney and lands a job as live-in carer to notorious rock’n’roll legend Mike (Roxburgh), who has been diagnosed with multiple sclerosis.
As Robbie grows closer to Mike, he also becomes a confidante to his wife Angela (Malcolm) and increasingly integrates himself into their relationship. But it soon becomes clear there is something in Robbie’s past that could put Mike and Angela in serious danger.
Created by Helen Fitzgerald (author of The Cry) and Louise Fox (Broadchurch), the series also stars Mabel Li (The Testaments), Thomas Weatherall (The Narrow Road To The Deep North) and Alison Peebles (Dept. Q).
Careless is an original drama by Australian broadcaster and streamer, Stan, produced by Easy Tiger Productions and Synchronicity Films, in association with Channel 4, Nine Network, Banijay Rights and Screen Scotland, supported by Screen NSW.
Produced by Angela Littlejohn with Ian Collie and Rob Gibson as Executive Producers for Easy Tiger, alongside Claire Mundell and Deanne Cunningham who are Executive Producers for Synchronicity Films. Louise Fox and Adrian Burns are also Executive Producers.
International sales for the series will be handled by Banijay Rights, with major production investment from Screen Scotland’s Broadcast Content Fund and Screen NSW’s Made in NSW TV Drama Fund. Stan Executive Producers are Michael Healy and Andy Ryan, Polly Scates has pre-bought the series for Channel 4, and Kieran Hannigan executive produces for Screen Scotland.
Careless launches Wednesday 2nd December at 9pm on Channel 4 and will also be available to stream on Channel 4 streaming.
