Prime Video has just dropped the first look at the haunting The Devil’s Hour and it star’s the former Doctor Who actor Peter Capaldi.
A first look was revealed Yesterday, May 19, at UK showcase, Prime Video Presents, in London, at the physiological thriller series which is also set to star Jessica Raine (Patrick Melrose), Nikesh Patel (Starstruck) and Phil Dunster (Ted Lasso) alongside the 12th Doctor.
Waking at the ‘Devil’s Hour’
The release asks the question: ‘Have you ever woken in the middle of the night and felt like something wasn’t quite right?’ this is because Lucy, played by Raine who the story follows, is woken every night by terrifying visions at exactly 3.33am: the devil’s hour.
Life isn’t easy during the day for Lucy either, her eight-year-old son is withdrawn and emotionless, her mother speaks to empty chairs, and her house is haunted by the echoes of a life that isn’t her own.
When Lucy’s name is inexplicably connected to a string of brutal murders in the area, the answers that have evaded her all these years will finally come into focus. Capaldi plays a reclusive nomad, Gideon, driven by a murderous obsession who eventually becomes the prime target of a police manhunt led by compassionate detective Ravi Dhillon, played by Patel.
In the trailer Lucy can be seen walking towards what seems like a two-way mirror and spotting Capaldi’s character – who seems to spot her back. Then the view flips to Capaldi’s side of the room and Lucy can’t be seen anymore, but her picture can be – it’s being pinned to a wall by Capaldi.
The images then flash to various words ‘Hobson’ and ‘Job 1:21’.
‘Spectacularly dark’
At the Prime Video Presents event Capaldi spoke about his character being ‘responsible for some serious crimes’ and the piece being ‘spectacularly dark’.
‘The nature of the piece is spectacularly dark and has been enjoyable to play,’ he said, ‘He is a character that has fallen through the cracks and is responsible for some serious crimes. But he is not what he appears. He belongs to the night.’
Raine spoke more about her character at the event saying Lucy is on the ‘brink of insanity’.
She said: ‘Lucy wakes up every night at 3.33 am and has done for her whole life but she doesn’t know why. She has an eight-year-old son who is completely blank and is trying to get to the bottom of why her son is so emotionless.
‘On top of this, there is a series of dark happenings going on around her and she might be the connection. She’s on the brink of insanity.’
The six-part series was written and created by Tom Moran and produced by Hartswood Films, the studio that brought you Dracula and Sherlock. The series will launch exclusively on Prime Video later this year.