With a trailer for BBC’s upcoming psychological thriller The Rapture having just been released, intrigue for the new series is at an all-time high.
It not only sees Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story’s India Amarteifio take on a brand new leading role, but also puts Doctor Who’s Ruth Madeley front and centre as a forensic psychologist who’s quickly swept up in a story that may be pointing to something a lot more otherworldly.
The new trailer sees Madeley’s Dr Fox join a brand new hospital staff, where she meets Amarteifio’s Bethany, a teenager who seems to possess an ability to see the future – and may have even predicted meeting Dr Fox. Everyone believes that Bethany killed her mother, but did she?
But when does The Rapture land on our screens? Read on to find out.
When will The Rapture be released?
There’s no confirmed release date for The Rapture just yet. But seeing as the trailer has just been unveiled, we could be looking at a release in the next month or so.
Watch this space!
Who will star in The Rapture?
The Rapture is being headed up by Ruth Madeley (Doctor Who) and India Amarteifio (Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story) as forensic psychologist Gabs Fox and teenager Bethany Krall, respectively. Their paths cross when they meet at Fox’s new job at a psychiatric hospital, but there are plenty more familiar faces in the cast.
The confirmed cast list for The Rapture is as follows:
- Ruth Madeley as Dr Gabriele Fox
- India Amarteifio as Bethany Krall
- Sam Hazeldine as Leonard Krall
- Stephen Campbell Moore as Max Leland
- Iwan Rheon as Dick Carwyn
- Ruth Jones as Mel
- Lisa Palfrey
- Siena Kelly
- Naby Dakhli
- Richard Elis
- Dean Rehman
- Robert Rhodes
What is The Rapture about?
Based on the bestselling novel of the same name by Liz Jensen, The Rapture has been described as a “high-stakes thriller which crackles with danger”.
Written by Bryony Kimmings (Last Christmas) and Rebecca Manley (Berlin Noir), the five-part series has been filmed in Wales with the series synopsis reading: “Set in a heatwave, with protestors on the streets, forensic psychologist Gabs Fox (Madeley) starts a new job at a high-security psychiatric hospital where she meets 17-year-old Bethany Krall (Amarteifio).”
It continues: “Bethany was convicted of murdering her mother but claims she is innocent. She is estranged from her father Leonard (Hazeldine), who is the charismatic leader of an influential religious movement.
“Bethany tells Gabs that she has psychic powers and can predict the future – but what will it take for Gabs to believe her? And if Bethany didn’t kill her mother, then who did?”
The psychological thriller has also been directed by Eva Sigurđardóttir (Little Disasters) and Jennifer Perrott (Gentleman Jack).
Is there a trailer for The Rapture?
There is! You can watch it below.
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Morgan Cormack is a Drama Writer for Radio Times, covering everything drama-related on TV and streaming. She previously worked at Stylist as an Entertainment Writer. Alongside her past work in content marketing and as a freelancer, she possesses a BA in English Literature.
