Manhunt (2019 TV series)
Manhunt is a British television drama based on murder investigations. The first series focused on the true story surrounding the investigation into the death of French student Amélie Delagrange. The subsequent manhunt eventually led to the arrest of Levi Bellfield for Delagrange's murder, and several other high profile, yet previously unsolved cases.
| Manhunt | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Crime drama |
| Written by | Colin Sutton Ed Whitmore |
| Directed by | Marc Evans |
| Starring | |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| No. of series | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 7 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Phillippa Braithwaite |
| Producer | Jo Willett |
| Production location | United Kingdom |
| Cinematography | Baz Irvine |
| Running time | 46 minutes |
| Production company | Buffalo Pictures |
| Original release | |
| Network | ITV |
| Release | 6 January 2019 – 23 September 2021 |
The series was first shown in the United Kingdom on 6 January 2019, airing on three consecutive nights. Consolidated figures show an average of 8.7 million viewers across the three episodes, rising further to 9 million viewers when online viewing is included. This made the series ITV's highest rated launch of a new drama series since the first series of Broadchurch in 2013. The series has so far won two BAFTA Cymru awards: Best Director, Fiction for Marc Evans, and Best Actor for Celyn Jones. On 6 March 2019, the show was renewed for a second series which premiered on 20 September 2021.