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If you’re itching to get back into the courtroom after devouring Nicola Walker’s hit series The Split, which follows married divorce lawyers navigating their divorce, we’ve got your next binge session sorted. The Killing Kind is the flawless legal thriller that’ll grip you from the start and, dare we say, it’s as good as The Split.
Based on the book by Jane Casey, the series introduces us to an impressive lawyer, Ingrid Lewis (Emma Appleton), who’s struggling to keep it all together when an ex-client, John Webster, turned lover and stalker returns to her life and starts to wreak havoc. But, when her best friend is murdered in a hit-and-run, could John help her find the culprit?
With the series available to stream now on ITVX, here’s everything you need to know about The Killing Kind, including the plot, cast and how to watch it.
What is The Killing Kind about?
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The six-part series, which first aired on Paramount+ in 2023, centres on a hotshot defence barrister, Ingrid Lewis (Emma Appleton), who helped exonerate a powerful businessman, John Webster (Colin Morgan) from stalking charges years earlier. Ingrid and John shared a romantic relationship, but John turned obsessive – and started following her.
Ingrid thinks she’s escaped John’s clutches and is on the right path to rebuilding her life, when her stalker returns and a shock hit-and-run kills her friend and colleague, Belinda (Sara Powell). Ingrid’s instinct tells her there’s more to the incident than a tragic mistake. She’s determined to prove that John is behind Belinda’s death, but somehow the evidence doesn’t stack up. Meanwhile, she’s targeted at a law event when someone tampers with her files so she ends up showcasing an explicit video to the audience, rather than her presentation.
As the series unfolds, the cat-and-mouse chase escalates and is full of unpredictable twists and turns. From a house fire in Ingrid’s past that killed the woman with whom her ex-partner, Mark (Elliot Barnes-Worrell) was having an affair, to a cryptic postcard and a kidnapping… But will Ingrid find out what happened to her friend? And will she ever be free of John’s extreme obsession?
Who’s in the cast of The Killing Kind?
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The cast of The Killing Kind includes:
- Emma Appleton (Everything I Know About Love) as Ingrid Lewis
- Colin Morgan (Merlin, The Boy That Never Was) as John Webster
- Elliot Barnes-Worrell (Van der Valk) as Mark Orpen
- Olivia D’Lima (Casualty) as Suzanne
- Nicholas Rowe (Young Sherlock Holmes) as Angus Grey
- Sophie Stanton (EastEnders) as DI Jill Winstanley
Is The Killing Kind any good?
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Yes – be prepared to be on the edge of your seat, as this series kept us guessing with its various twists and turns! Colin Morgan’s portrayal of an obsessive stalker is truly gripping (and terrifying), while Emma Appleton’s Ingrid Lewis was equally magnetic – despite her decisions leading us to shout at the TV at times…
Is there a trailer for The Killing Kind?
Yes – you can watch the trailer for The Killing Kind below.
How can I watch The Killing Kind?
You can watch The Killing Kind now on ITVX.
What other thrillers can I watch now?
For an equally thrilling watch, we’d recommend The Sounds, a crime drama that follows Canadian married couple Tom (Matt Whelan) and Maggie (Rachelle Lefevre), who relocate to a small town in New Zealand to start a sustainable salmon farm. But when Tom vanishes, their lives are torn apart, with Maggie forced to piece together what happened. The Sounds is available to watch now on Prime Video via Acorn TV. If you fancy another tense legal thriller, we loved The Escape Artist, a three-part series following Ashley Jensen as Kate, the loyal wife to Will Burton (David Tennant), a hotshot defence lawyer who’s never lost a case. They seemingly have it all – until he exonerates Liam Foyle (Toby Kebbell), the prime suspect in a chilling murder case, and things take a sinister turn… The Escape Artist is available to watch now on ITVX.
