Kate Winslet Joins Netflix Show ‘The Unheard’ From ‘Adolescence’ Team

Kate Winslet has signed up for her first major Netflix drama series.

The Oscar-winning British actress will star alongside Maxine Peake (Say Nothing) in The Unheard, which hails from the team behind Emmy-winning smash hit Adolescence.

Written by Jack Thorne, here’s the log line: “This limited series tells the story of two sisters who go on the run after an act of vengeance goes wrong. As they are desperately pursued, we ask the question: What pushed them to this reckless act, and was it ever their intention to get away with it?”

The five-part series will be directed by Mounia Akl. The producers are Warp Films, Matriarch Productions and Plan B, the companies behind Adolescence.

Executive producers are Mark Herbert and Emily Feller (Warp Films); Hannah Walters and Stephen Graham (Matriarch Productions); Dede Gardner, Jeremy Kleiner and Nina Wolarsky (Plan B); Winslet and Thorne.

Announced at the Edinburgh TV Festival, The Unheard will go into production next year.