What's new
Netflix has updated the release schedule for its upcoming crime-noir thriller series The Twin, which was formerly titled The Undertow. Originally scheduled to arrive in 2026, the six-episode project is now set to premiere on January 1, 2027. This New Year's Day slot is noteworthy as Netflix UK traditionally reserves the date for Harlan Coben adaptations. Filming for the show took place in May 2024 across the Scottish Highlands, the islands of Sutherland, and the Isle of Mull. For specific premiere timing or trailer release dates: Not specified in the source; please check the official notice.
About the series
Directed by Jeremy Lovering, the drama is based on the television series Twin from Nordisk Film Production AS. The writing team includes Sarah Dollard, Hanna Jameson, Scout Cripps, Kam Odedra, and Joy Wilkinson. Executive producers on the project are Nira Park, Rachael Prior, David Flynn, Paul Lee, Jeremy Lovering, Jamie Dornan, and Sarah Dollard, alongside co-executive producer Laura Richardson and producer Donald Mackinnon.
The cast features:
- Jamie Dornan in a dual role as identical twins Adam and Lee
- Mackenzie Davis as Adam's wife, Nicola
- Iain de Caestecker as Marty Munro
- Gary Lewis as Keith
- Noof Ousellam as Daniel
- Saskia Ashdown as Emma
- Jayne McKenna as Margaret Ross
- Jess Chanliau as Camille
- Mabel Strachan as Sophie Munro
- Amy Louise Walker as Jess
- Dawn Sievewright as Lauren Fraser
- Peter F Gardiner as Andrew McMullin
- Géraldine Chevalley as Nurse
- Claire Keppie as Sandra Salmon
- Anthony Bradley as Bradley
- Louise Burke
What to expect
The plot follows Nicola, a woman trapped in an unfulfilling marriage with Adam. Her world turns upside down when Adam's estranged twin brother Lee returns, causing their complex romantic past to endanger her present life. Following a fatal accident that leaves her husband dead, Nicola makes a split-second choice to safeguard her children. Over the span of one week, Nicola and Lee enter a deadly pact, forced to conceal their situation within a dangerous web of lies and unspoken feelings.
Source: netflix new series release - BingNews · Published October 12, 2026 · Photo by jordi asmara on Unsplash