''The Feed'' is a British

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series based on Nick Clark Windo's 2018 novel of the same name. The series premiered on 16 September 2019 on Virgin TV Ultra HD in the UK, and all ten episodes were released on 22 November 2019 on

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Premise

''The Feed'' takes place in

London London is the capital and largest city of England and the United Kingdom, with a population of just under 9 million. It stands on the River Thames in south-east England at the head of a estuary down to the North Sea, and has been a majo ...

in the near future and follows "the British family of Lawrence Hatfield, the man who invented an omnipresent technology called The Feed. Implanted into nearly everyone’s brain, The Feed enables people to share information, emotions and memories, called mundles, instantly. But when things start to go wrong and users become murderous, the family is driven apart as they struggle to control the monster they have unleashed."

Cast and characters

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as Meredith Hatfield *

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as Thomas Edward "Tom" Hatfield *

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as Kate Hatfield *

Jeremy Neumark Jones Jeremy Barrington Neumark Jones (born 1989 in Enfield) is an English actor who has taken lead roles on the BBC television series '' The Last Post'' (2017) and on the ITV drama series ''Belgravia'' (2020). His grandparents were German Jews who ...

as Ben Hatfield * Clare-Hope Ashitey as Evelyn "Evie" Kern *

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as Maxwell Jeremiah "Max" Vaughn *

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as Danny Morris *

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as Gil Tomine *

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as Miyu Hatfield *

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as Sue Cole *

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as Lawrence Emmanuel Hatfield

Episodes

Production

Development

On 8 February 2018, it was announced that British production companies

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and All3Media International, together with

(as international distributor) had come together to produce a television series adaptation of Nick Clark Windo's novel ''The Feed''. The series is set to be written by Channing Powell who also executive produces alongside Susan Hogg and Stephen Lambert. Each of the directors are credited for two episodes. On 3 May 2018, it was clarified that Powell was credited with the series' creation and that the series order was for a first season consisting of ten episodes.

Casting

On 3 May 2018, it was announced that

, and

had been cast as series regulars.

Filming

Principal photography for season one was expected to commence in May 2018 in the

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. "The Feed" filmed scenes in Shrewsbury, England, in December 2018. On 11 January 2019, filming took place in the

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, England.

Release

''The Feed'' will stream on Amazon Prime Video in the United States, Canada and Latin America, and across Liberty Global’s international platforms, including Virgin Media in the UK. All3Media International will distribute ''The Feed'' elsewhere worldwide, beyond the Amazon and Liberty Global platforms.

References

External links

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