# Red Eye (2024)

> A London detective escorting an accused scientist to Beijing finds a murderous conspiracy unfolding aboard her flight.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/tv/163260

## Facts

- Seasons: 2
- Episodes: 12
- Episode runtime: 46 min
- Status: Returning Series
- Genres: crime, mystery, thriller
- Created by: Peter A. Dowling
- Network: ITV1
- Cast: Jing Lusi, Richard Armitage, Martin Compston, Jemma Moore, Nicholas Rowe, Mido Hamada, Trevor White, Thomas Chaanhing
- TMDB rating: 7.1/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt23897504/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: accessible
- Violence: moderate
- Tone: tense, paranoid, propulsive, claustrophobic, dread-filled

## What critics say

Audiences rate the series as mixed, with a tense airplane-set premise drawing some praise while the later season's ratings slip slightly.

## Synopsis

Red Eye (2024-present) is a British thriller series created by Peter A. Dowling for ITV1. Jing Lusi plays London police officer DC Hana Li, who is escorting Dr. Matthew Nolan, played by Richard Armitage, back to Beijing to face an accusation of crime. Aboard flight 357, she must protect her prisoner while a growing number of murders and an escalating conspiracy close in around the cabin. Martin Compston plays RSO Clay Brody, and Cash Holland and Jemma Moore fill out the supporting cast. The engine of the series is a claustrophobic cat and mouse hunt, in which every passenger and crew member could be a suspect and every hidden motive threatens to surface at thirty thousand feet. The show runs as a serialized story, with each episode tightening the knot around its characters. Its two seasons, twelve episodes in total, are built around cramped cabins, cramped alliances and the slow exposure of secrets. Set in the present day, moving between London and Beijing, the series draws on the tradition of British prestige thrillers. Its tone is tense, paranoid and propulsive, with a steady undercurrent of dread. Fans of Snowpiercer, Line of Duty and Non-Stop will find resonance in its confined setting and relentless suspense.

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