The Split (TV series) explained

Genre:Legal drama
Creator:Abi Morgan
Director:Jessica Hobbs
Starring:
Composer:Isobel Waller-Bridge
Language:English
Country:United Kingdom
Executive Producer:
Producer:Lucy Dyke
Runtime:60 minutes (inc. adverts)
Company:Sister
Network:
  • BBC One (UK)
  • SundanceTV (US; series 1-2)
Last Aired:present
Num Series:3
Num Episodes:18
List Episodes:
  1. Episodes

The Split is a British legal drama television series, written and created by Abi Morgan, that first broadcast in the United Kingdom on BBC One from 24 April 2018. The first series, commissioned in August 2016,[1] follows the lives of the Defoe family, who all work in divorce law for the family firm, aside from eldest sister Hannah (Nicola Walker), who works for rival family law firm Noble & Hale, with their youngest daughter being a nanny.[2] The series co-stars Stephen Mangan, Fiona Button, Annabel Scholey and Barry Atsma.[2]

Series two saw the return of the Defoe family at newly-merged law firm Noble Hale Defoe, with most of the original cast confirmed. The third and final series premiered on 4 April 2022. For this performance, Walker received a TV Choice Award nomination for Best Actress[3] and a National Television Award nomination for Drama Performance while The Split was nominated for Returning Drama.[4] It was later announced the series would return for a two-part special in 2025.

Cast

Main

Supporting

Production

Production for the first series began in July 2017 in London.[2] On 13 January 2017, SundanceTV announced that it would be partnering with the BBC to produce the series. SundanceTV will thus hold exclusive rights for broadcast in the United States.[7] Series 1 was released on DVD on 4 June 2018.[8]

A second series was commissioned in May 2018[9] with production beginning in March 2019.[10] Donna Air and Ben Bailey Smith joined the cast for the second series as high-profile clients for the law firm[11] and Damien Molony as the character Tyler Donaghue.[12] The first episode of series 2 aired in the UK on BBC One on 11 February 2020[13] and in the United States on Sundance TV beginning on 15 May 2020.[14] During filming Series 2, production visited Maidstone TV Studios to film a studio show segment.[15]

Series 3 premiered on BBC One on 4 April 2022. All six episodes were released on BBC iPlayer on the same day.[16] Season three premiered on AMC+ and Sundance Now in the US on 23 June 2022 in full a week ahead of its linear broadcast premiere, with the show moving from SundanceTV to sister network BBC America, starting 27 June, with each episode airing weekly. It is unknown if series 3 will air in simulcast on both networks or not.

Episodes

Special (2025)

The Split will return for a two-part special, set in Barcelona. Filming began in May 2024.

Halted spin-off

On 22 February 2024, it was announced there would be a spin-off series, The Split-Up, set in Manchester and to be written by Ursula Rani Sarma.[17] On 6 September 2024, it was announced the production was being suspended amid 'creative issues', though the BBC reaffirmed commitment to producing the series.[18]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: BBC One Orders Drama 'The Split' From Abi Morgan; Thandie Newton Joins 'Line Of Duty' Season 4 – Edinburgh. Deadline Hollywood. 24 August 2016. Nancy. Tartaglione.
  2. Web site: 'The Split': SundanceTV & BBC One Round Out Cast For Abi Morgan Drama Series. Deadline Hollywood. 28 June 2017. Denise. Petski.
  3. Web site: TV Choice Awards 2022 Shortlist Nominations Announced . Bauer Media . 9 August 2022 . 24 August 2022.
  4. Web site: Lawes . Ruth . National Television Awards 2022 nominations revealed . Metro News . 23 August 2022 . 23 August 2022.
  5. Web site: The Split season 2 cast: who stars with Nicola Walker in the new series, and when it starts on BBC One tonight . Selby . Jenn . 11 February 2020 . i News . 22 February 2020 .
  6. Web site: The Split season 3 episode 1 cast: Who is in the cast?. 5 April 2022.
  7. Web site: SundanceTV Partners With BBC One for Abi Morgan's 'The Split'. 13 January 2017. Variety. Oriana. Schwindt.
  8. Web site: The Split. 4 June 2018 . Amazon .
  9. https://www.express.co.uk/showbiz/tv-radio/967120/The-Split-series-2-BBC-air-date-cast-trailer-plot-Nicola-Walker-renewed-confirmed The Split series 2 BBC air date, cast, trailer, plot
  10. Web site: BBC - Second series of Abi Morgan's original BBC One drama The Split begins production - Media Centre. www.bbc.co.uk.
  11. Web site: Donna Air lands role in The Split as second series goes into production. Radio Times.
  12. Web site: NEW TV ROLE EXCLUSIVE: Damien Molony joins BBC One legal drama 'The Split'. 11 July 2019.
  13. Web site: BBC One Sets Premiere Date For 'The Split' For Season 2. 29 January 2020.
  14. Web site: How Much Watching Time Do You Have This Weekend?. New York Times. 21 May 2020. Margaret. Lyons. 24 May 2020.
  15. Web site: Kent Film Office The Split article. Kent Film Office. 5 February 2020.
  16. News: How many episodes in The Split season 3 and are they all on BBC iPlayer?. 4 April 2022. 5 April 2022.
  17. https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/drama/the-split-spin-off-confirmed-newsupdate/
  18. https://deadline.com/2024/09/bbc-the-split-up-stood-down-ahead-of-october-shoot-1236079800/ Deadline Hollywood

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