The Dark: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

When the body of a young man is found eerily staged in the idyllic Scottish wilderness, detective Monica Kennedy fears this is just the beginning of a terrifying campaign that will strike the heart of a rural community.

As paranoia rises, suspicions and secrets are forced into the light, and the locals start to realise that there is a serial killer hidden amongst them. With her experience of dealing with the darkest of humanity Monica Kennedy quickly becomes entangled in a heightened game of cat and mouse with a cunning killer. Only she can stop this monster before he claims any more victims.

But when her own history creeps up on her, she begins to lose trust in her own judgement. Will it be her own actions that are the biggest risk to herself and her family?

Series details

• Title: The Dark
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Crime, Thriller
• Premiere date: 2026-07-12
• Status in TVmaze: To Be Determined
• Web channel listed by TVmaze: ITVX
• Network country: United Kingdom
• Typical episode runtime: 46 minutes
• TVmaze community rating: 6.4/10
• TVMaze ID: 85706
• IMDb ID: tt37510653
• TVDB ID: 465386

Cast and credited roles

• Laura Donnelly — DI Monica Kennedy
• Mark Rowley — DC Connor Crawford
• Helen Baxendale — Bethany Morgan
• Emun Elliott — Barclay Adams
• Tunji Kasim — Michael Bach
• Stella Gonet — Angela Kennedy
• Cal MacAninch — Stephen Wright
• Brian Ferguson — Kyle Ward
• Phil McKee — Don Cameron
• Catherine McCormack — Gloria MacLennan

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2026-07-12; final listed air date 2026-07-12; episode order: 6.

Source and licence

Adapted from The Dark on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.