Hard Sun is a pre-apocalyptic British-American television crime drama series, created and written by Neil Cross, starring Agyness Deyn and Jim Sturgess as the principal characters, DI Elaine Renko and DCI Charlie Hicks. The series is a BBC co-production with the American streaming service Hulu. The first series contains six episodes. It premiered on BBC One on 6 January 2018, with all six episodes subsequently available on the same day via BBC iPlayer. The series premiered on Hulu in the United States on 7 March 2018. The series has also been acquired by the Seven Network in Australia, ZDF in Germany and SVT in Sweden. The first series was released on DVD and Blu-ray on 19 February 2018. Writer Neil Cross has since expressed his wish to continue the series beyond its first run, claiming he has sketched out a potential five-year story arc. It was cancelled after one season.
| Genre | Drama, Crime, Science fiction |
| Created by | Neil Cross |
| Written by | Neil Cross |
| Starring | Jim Sturgess, Agyness Deyn, Nikki Amuka-Bird, Owain Arthur, Lorraine Burroughs, Richard Coyle, Dermot Crowley, Varada Sethu, Jojo Macari, Adrian Rawlins, Derek Riddell, Ukweli Roach, Varada Sethu, Joplin Sibtain |
| Composer(s) | Neil Davidge |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom, United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of series | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 6 |
| Executive producer(s) | Neil Cross, Kate Harwood, Elizabeth Kilgarriff |
| Producer(s) | Hugh Warren |
| Running time | 54–56 minutes |
| Production company(s) | Euston Films |
| Distributor | FremantleMedia |
| Original network | BBC One (UK), Hulu (US) |
| Picture format | 16:9 1080p |
| Audio format | Stereo |
About Hard Sun
A pair of police officers with rivaling mindsets, come across some valuable information that may determine the fate of humanity in the near future.
Achievement of Hard Sun
This series aired exactly six episodes before being cancelled after it's first season. It was created and written by British author Neil Cross.
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