Red Eye (British TV series)

Red Eye is a six-part British thriller television series, created by Peter A Dowling and starring Jing Lusi, Richard Armitage and Lesley Sharp. It premiered on ITV1 and ITVX on 21 April 2024.

Premise
The series takes place during an all-night flight between London and Beijing after a British man is extradited to China on suspicion of murder.

Cast

 * Jing Lusi as DC Hana Li
 * Richard Armitage as Dr Matthew Nolan
 * Lesley Sharp as Madeline Delaney
 * Jemma Moore as Jess Li, journalist

Production
The six-part series was commissioned by ITVX in June 2023. It is from production company Bad Wolf and created and written by Peter A. Dowling, with episode 4 written by Jingan Young. The series has been directed by Kieron Hawkes. It stars Jing Lusi, Richard Armitage, Lesley Sharp and Jemma Moore.

Filming on the aeroplane took place on a static aeroplane in a sound studio. Scenes were also filmed at Stansted Airport. All scenes were shot in and around London, including scenes set in Beijing.

Broadcast
The series premiered on ITV1 and ITVX on 21 April 2024.

In New Zealand, the series premiered on Warner Bros. Discovery New Zealand's streaming platform ThreeNow and its Three TV channel on 12 June 2024.

Reception
The show has received a 45% grade on Rotten Tomatoes.

Lucy Mangan of The Guardian awarded the first episode three stars out of five, dubbing it 'serviceable' and remarking, 'If you watch the first episode you will very likely watch them all and they will slip down a treat. And then you will forget about it until the next time Armitage pops up'. Nick Hilton in The Independent awarded it two out of five stars, finding it 'derivative' and criticizing Armitage's performance. Anita Singh in The Telegraph gave the series three out of five stars.