If you like mysteries, true crimes and drama, Britbox’s newest series; first script writing broadchurch actor Andrew Buchan– for you. Cast Wunmi Mosaku (Loki) as former Met Police Detective Riya Ajunwa, Traveller takes you to the fictional Northern town of Chadder Vale, where strange crimes have become the norm for its residents (and not in a good way). Riya, who has been searching for a “big crime” to revitalize herself since arriving in town five years ago, soon gets her wish when a local girl named Katie Wells (Rowan Robinson) mysteriously disappears and returns unharmed the next day. and sound. But for Riya, the nightmare and mystery are just beginning.

“It was unlike anything I’ve read or seen recently.” Barry SloaneThe actor, who plays Katie’s father Eddie Wells, told TVInsider during a chat. New York Comic Con. “I understand all the characters, the setting… and whenever ordinary people deal with extraordinary situations, it excites me.”

“It wasn’t anything difficult. It was rich but also light and it was in our voice. It felt poetic and really simple at the same time,” added Mosaku of Buchan’s script and story.

With six tightly interconnected sections, Traveller It captures the audience and invites them to offer their own theories and thoughts on the direction of the show. For players, it was a little less of a guessing game, but still one that allowed players to put forward their own ideas and perspectives on the story. “We had two weeks of rehearsals where we had a good idea of ​​where we were going and the big story,” Mosaku said. “We kind of learned as we went, then discovered it while we were at work.”

And this intrigue was something Buchan wanted to prioritize. “It’s a confrontation with the familiar, or the collision of something traditional with a huge unknown,” he said. Stranger Things, fargo, And True Detective as some of his great inspirations. “These are the shows that influenced me. I really need a show to arrest me and leave, you’ll have to watch out for me.

Watch more from the cast in the video above.

TravellerNow Available, Britbox