WATERTOWN, NY (April 30, 2024) – MaryLand, the latest intimate character-driven drama from MASTERPIECE, follows two estranged sisters who reunite to unearth the truth about their mother’s sudden death and her double life on the Isle of Man. This is not so much a murder mystery as a compelling tale of two siblings opening up to each other as they work out a string of family secrets. The Guardian (UK) hails MaryLand as “joyful and incredibly affecting.”
MaryLand premieres on WPBS-TV Sundays at 9:00 pm, May 5-19, 2024.
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Suranne Jones (Gentleman Jack, Vigil) co-created MaryLand with writer Anne Marie O’Connor. Jones and Eve Best (House of the Dragon) play convincing siblings Becca and Rosaline, with Stockard Channing (The West Wing) as their mother’s enigmatic best friend, Maureen. The cast also includes George Costigan (Happy Valley), Hugh Quarshie (Silent Witness) and Dean Lennox Kelly (Shameless), among others.
EPISODE DESCRIPTIONS:
Episode One (Sunday, May 5, 2024)
Sisters Becca and Rosaline receive unimaginable news about their mother. They fly to the Isle of Man to learn more and are reunited after years of distance.
Episode Two (Sunday, May 12, 2024)
As Becca and Rosaline deal with the fallout from their mother’s death, new revelations emerge and the sisters cope in different and sometimes destructive ways.
Episode Three (Sunday, May 19, 2024)
Everything comes to a head as Richard and Jim arrive on the Isle of Man. Mary’s actions continue to have an impact on the entire family as they try to heal and reconnect.
MaryLand is a Co-Production of Monumental Television, TeamAkers Productions, ShinAwiL, and MASTERPIECE in association with ITV Studios. The series is created by Suranne Jones and Anne-Marie O’Connor. The writer is Anne-Marie O’Connor. The director is Sue Tully. The executive producers for ShinAwiL are Larry Bass and Aaron Farrell. The executive producers are Suranne Jones, Anne-Marie O’Connor, Katie Kelly, Pat Tookey-Dickson, Alison Carpenter, Alison Own and Debra Hayward. The producer is Emma Burge.
About MASTERPIECE
Winner of 83 Primetime Emmys® and 18 Peabody Awards, MASTERPIECE has been essential Sunday night viewing for millions of fans since 1971. Susanne Simpson is the executive producer and Rebecca Eaton is the executive producer-at-large for the series. Series funding for MASTERPIECE is provided by Viking Cruises, Raymond James, The MASTERPIECE Trust, and public television viewers. Produced for PBS by GBH Boston, MASTERPIECE is known for hits such as All Creatures Great and Small, Sherlock, Downton Abbey and Victoria, and beloved classics such as Upstairs Downstairs, Prime Suspect, The Forsyte Saga and Poldark.
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