Richard Armitage and Jing Lusi cast in ITV drama series Red Eye

Richard Armitage and Jing Lusi lead an ITV drama about a night flight from London to Beijing and the power corridors within Whitehall. Lesley Sharp (Before We Die (UK), The Full Monty) also stars in Bad Wolf's Red Eye, the debut television project from writer Peter A. Dowling of Flightplan (2005).

The series will air on ITVX in 2024. After attending a medical conference in Beijing and nearly dying in a car accident, Dr Matthew Nolan, played by Armitage (The Stranger (2020), Stay Close) comes home and is immediately arrested at London's Heathrow Airport. Exhausted and confused, Nolan is framed for the murder of a woman who was in the car he crashed into. DC Hana Li, played by Lusi (Gangs of London, Man vs Bee), is the no-nonsense London cop assigned to escort Nolan back to Beijing, but a lot happens along the way.



“Red Eye marks a turning point in British Asian representation and I am extremely happy and proud to lead this series alongside the amazing Richard Armitage,” said Lusi (pictured), who played Amanda Ling in the groundbreaking feature film Crazy Rich Asians.

ITV drama head Polly Hill said, "Red Eye is a brilliantly addictive thriller with an international story set on the red eye flight from Heathrow to Beijing."

The series is produced by Bad Wolf, a subsidiary of Sony. Julie Gardner (His Dark Materials, Doctor Who) will executive produce alongside Lachlan MacKinnon (Industry, A Discovery of Witches). Fortitude and Power Book IV: Force director Kieron Hawkes directs all episodes of the series, which is produced by Kristian Dench (The Capture, Strike Back). Sony Pictures Television handles international distribution.