Hulu has announced the release date for The Spot, the new series starring Claire Danes and Ewan McGregor, and has released the first official images. The psychological thriller, from A24, will debut on January 13, 2027. In Italy, it is presumably heading to Disney+ (for now, we are awaiting official confirmation on the Italian distribution and the related release date). Danes and McGregor portray, respectively, a successful surgeon and her husband, a teacher, caught up in a story that could challenge their marriage and the certainties of their life. Here is everything we know about the series, from plot to cast.
The Spot: the plot of the new series starring Claire Danes and Ewan McGregor
At the center of the story is a brilliant, accomplished surgeon played by Claire Danes, and her husband, a teacher played by Ewan McGregor. Their life changes when they begin to suspect that the woman may be responsible for the death of a child who was struck by a car whose driver did not stop to render aid. The couple decides to seek the truth and reconstruct what happened, but their personal investigations pull them into an ever more tangled web of suspicions and secrets. As time passes, doubts arise about the woman’s possible guilt and the sincerity of the relationship between the two spouses. The events will put their marriage to the test, forcing them to confront the possibility that behind their seemingly ordinary life lie guilt and betrayals. The thriller will hinge on uncertainty: is the surgeon truly responsible for the incident, or is there something we still do not know?
The rest of the cast and the production team
Alongside Claire Danes and Ewan McGregor are Daveed Diggs, Michael Patrick Thornton, and Macon Blair. The project initially involved Kate Winslet as the female lead. The actress, however, subsequently left the series and the role was entrusted to Claire Danes. The Spot was conceived and written by Ed Solomon, already the screenwriter of Men in Black and Mosaic, who will also serve as showrunner and executive producer. The direction is by Ariel Kleiman, who has previously worked on series such as Yellowjackets and Top of the Lake, and he will also be an executive producer together with Robin Sweet.
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