The Red King (2024–present)

TV ShowOn airCrime, Thriller, Mystery1 season, 6 episodes
The Red King posterReview score: 62%

Plot

Smart, capable and by the book Grace Narayan was flying high as an inner-city police sergeant before being forced into a 'punishment posting' on the small, antiquated island of St. Jory. Confronted by the forgotten and unsolved case of missing teenage boy Cai, Grace quickly discovers that she must overcome scarce evidence, extraordinary local characters, and the island's strange cult history to uncover the truth. The Red King is a character-driven mystery-thriller, that combines the powerful story of a knotty police investigation with chilling, atmospheric folk-horror through the island's eerie past devotion to a pagan God called the Red King and the cult of the True Way.

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  1. 01The Red King S01E05Episode 5S01E05 · 8.0After ruling out the True Way, Grace turns her suspicions to Gruffudd. But the island seems to be galvanising for something else.
  2. 02The Red King S01E03Episode 3S01E03 · 7.7The Widow's Wail, an almighty, annual storm, brings the islanders to the village hall for fun and refuge. Trapped inside, Grace is on edge - could Cai's murderer be amongst them?
  3. 03The Red King S01E06Episode 6S01E06 · 7.3With Cai's killer caught, the True Way takes control of St Jory, threatening their own form of violent justice. Can Grace restore order or will she fall victim to the chaos?

Episodes by season

Season01Episode ratings across the season — the gold bar is its best episode6Episodes2024Aired 7.3Season avg
  1. S01E01The Red King S01E01Episode 1April 24, 2024 7.0When a police sergeant is sent on a punishment posting to a rural island with an eerie, hidden religion, the cold case of a missing boy thre
  2. S01E02The Red King S01E02Episode 2May 1, 2024 7.0A dead body discovered; Grace is convinced something sinister is at play - but mainland police disagree. Is Cai's death accidental? Or is th
  3. S01E03The Red King S01E03Episode 3May 8, 2024 7.7The Widow's Wail, an almighty, annual storm, brings the islanders to the village hall for fun and refuge. Trapped inside, Grace is on edge -
  4. S01E04The Red King S01E04Episode 4May 15, 2024 7.0The word is out - the True Way were involved in Cai's death. As the island reels, an obvious suspect emerges... but are Grace's theories abo
  5. S01E05The Red King S01E05Season's bestEpisode 5May 22, 2024 8.0After ruling out the True Way, Grace turns her suspicions to Gruffudd. But the island seems to be galvanising for something else.
  6. S01E06The Red King S01E06Episode 6May 29, 2024 7.3With Cai's killer caught, the True Way takes control of St Jory, threatening their own form of violent justice. Can Grace restore order or w

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Cast

Anjli MohindraAnjli MohindraDS Grace NarayanJames BamfordJames BamfordOwen ParryAdjoa AndohAdjoa AndohLady Heather NancarrowLu CorfieldLu CorfieldLowri BainMaeve Courtier-LilleyMaeve Courtier-LilleyWinter BainSam SwainsburySam SwainsburyFather Douglas CarrisfordRosie SheehyRosie SheehyElan ParryTuyen DoTuyen DoMinh Prosser

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