Fool Me Once writer's new Amazon mystery series unveils trailer and release date

14 February 2024 , 16:31

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The Liverpool-set series stars Vivian Oparah, Bilal Hasna and Peter Serafinowicz (Image: Prime Video)

Amazon’s Prime Video has unveiled the official trailer and release date for a new mystery series from the writer of Fool Me Once. Launching next month, Dead Hot is an original comedy-thriller centred around two friends as they investigate the mysterious disappearance of a loved one.

It is created and written by Charlotte Coben – the daughter of master mystery author Harlan Coben – whose writing and producer credits include hit Netflix shows Fool Me Once, Stay Close and The Stranger. The six-part series was filmed in and around Liverpool and the North West and is billed as a “compelling and twisty character-driven” series that explores family, class, love, trauma, and identity.

Set in present-day Liverpool, Dead Hot follows twentysomethings Elliot (Bilal Hasna) and Jess (Vivian Oparah), who are best friends united by a bond of grief at losing Peter – Elliot’s boyfriend and Jess’ twin brother. It’s been five years since Peter went missing in mysterious circumstances, and still reeling from the trauma, the best friends spiral into a hedonistic lifestyle, partying to numb their grief while clinging to a small hope that they will one day find out what happened.

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When Elliot meets Will (Marcus Hodson), he starts to think he can put the past behind him. But when Elliot learns Will has his own dark secrets, just as Jess is contacted by somebody claiming to be her brother, it sets into motion a determination for the pair to find out if Elliot is romantically cursed, or being targeted.

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Vivian Oparah as Jess and Bilal Hasna as Elliot (Prime Video)

Dead Hot will launch exclusively on Prime Video in the UK and Ireland on Friday, March 1. It will be available to stream with an Amazon Prime subscription, which usually costs £8.99 a month or £95 a year and comes with a host of benefits like next day delivery, Amazon Music Prime, Deliveroo Plus and free delivery on HelloFresh orders for a year – while Prime Video alone can be joined for £5.99 a month.

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Elliot is still reeling from losing Peter, his first and only love

Dead Hot comes from Channel 4’s It’s a Sin executive producer Nicola Shindler and stars Extraordinary’s Bilal Hasna and BAFTA-nominated I May Destroy You actress Vivian Oparah. Also starring are The Little Mermaid’s Marcus Hodson as Will and Shaun of the Dead actors Penelope Wilton and Peter Serafinowicz as Elliot’s grandmother and a police detective respectively.

Prime Video has unveiled the packed official trailer for Dead Hot, showcasing the show’s blend of mystery, drama and comedy. It shows the lead duo still reeling from their tragic loss, while a new discovery suggests the late Peter’s story may not be over.

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Jake Hackney