One of this year’s best original British drama series, “The Jetty”, is heading to the United States later this month, as Variety has revealed that the four-episode series will arrive on BritBox, Hulu and Hulu On Disney+ on December 13th 2024.

“The Jetty” was released on the BBC earlier this summer and is a mystery that examines sexual morality, age of consent, grooming, identity and memory.  When a fire tears through a property in a scenic Lancashire lake town, Detective Ember Manning (Jenna Coleman) must work out how it connects to a podcast journalist investigating a missing persons cold case and an illicit relationship between a man in his twenties and two underage girls. But as Ember gets close to the truth, it threatens to destroy her life – forcing her to re-evaluate everything she thought she knew about her past, present and the town she’s always called home. As much a coming-of-age story as a detective thriller, The Jetty asks big questions about sexual morality, identity and memory, in the places that Me Too has left behind.

The series stars Jenna Coleman (Doctor Who, The Cry, The Serpent), Tom Glynn-Carney (House of the Dragon, SAS Rogue Heroes, Dunkirk), Ruby Stokes (Lockwood & Co., Rocks, Una), Archie Renaux (The Greatest Beer Run, Shadow and Bone, Romulus), Laura Marcus (The Great Escaper, Bad Education, The Serpent Queen), Bo Bragason (The Ballad of Renegade Nell, The Radleys), Weruche Opia (High Desert, Slumberland, I May Destroy You), and Amelia Bullmore (Happy Valley, The Larkins, Scott and Bailey), Matthew McNulty (The Rising, Domina, The Terror), Ralph Ineson (Nosferatu, The Witch, Green Knight), David Ajala (Italian Studies), Nina Barker-Francis (The Flash), Miya Ocego (Wreck, I Hate Suzie), Elliot Cowan (Fifteen-Love, The Crown), Shannon Watson, Arthur Hughes (Then Barbara Met Alan, Help), Dominic Coleman (Paddington, Trollied) and Ruaridh Mollica (Sebastian, Red Rose).

“The Jetty” is made by Firebird Pictures, one of BBC Studios’ owned production labels. It was created and written by Cat Jones, directed by Marialy Rivas (Young & Wild, Perry Mason, Princesita), and produced by Natasha Romaniuk. The executive producers are Elizabeth Kilgarriff, Cat Jones, Sarah Wyatt, Marialy Rivas, Jenna Coleman and Jo McClellan for the BBC.

BBC Studios are the international distributors of the series and they’ve made a unique deal with both Hulu and BritBox to share the show in the US.

Janet Brown, BBC Studios’ president of global content sales, said in a statement regarding this unique shared release:

“When you’re looking at a show that was the number one drama on the BBC in the UK this year, ‘The Jetty,’ to then see it on BritBox is not a surprise.  And you wouldn’t be surprised if you’d seen it on Hulu instead. I think what’s interesting is that in this market now, and with the great relationships that we have, is that we’re able to bring it to both of them. It is the case of really prioritizing which content we think is going to work for which buyer.”

Roger’s Take:  I watched “The Jetty” earlier this year when it was released on the BBC iPlayer, and I really enjoyed it as there are plenty of twists and turns throughout the series; it’s worth checking out.  It’s also interesting to see Disney and BritBox have decided to share this show, though it does mean it will reach more people and offers Disney a cheap alternative to exclusive rights.

Are you going to check out “The Jetty”?  Let me know on social media!

Roger Palmer

Roger has been a Disney fan since he was a kid and this interest has grown over the years. He has visited Disney Parks around the globe and has a vast collection of Disney movies and collectibles. He is the owner of What's On Disney Plus & DisKingdom. Email: Roger@WhatsOnDisneyPlus.com Twitter: Twitter.com/RogPalmerUK Facebook: Facebook.com/rogpalmeruk

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