Solar, sea… and a ghost ship

It begins with an intriguing thriller: a ship known as The Blue, deserted just like the Marie Celeste in the course of the Indian Ocean, is found by police divers responding to an emergency name. There is no one on board.

Then we return in time to fulfill two English youngsters, Lana (Abigail Lawrie) and Kitty (Rhianne Barreto). We all know they’ve performed one thing fallacious and are on the run in south-east Asia however we do not know what lies hidden of their previous.

An opportunity encounter leads them to embark on The Blue, which is island-hopping within the Philippines and crammed with attractive however difficult party-loving creatures all hiding secrets and techniques of their very own.

That is the setting for No Escape, a brand new seven-part Paramount+ drama primarily based on Lucy Clarke’s bestselling thriller The Blue – and it pulls you in like a riptide. The characters are all intriguing, there’s thriller upon thriller and the surroundings is beautiful.

‘It has plenty of thrilling twists and turns, secrets and techniques and lies, with a stunning feminine friendship at its coronary heart,’ says Abigail, who spent seven months capturing the sequence in Thailand. ‘These two ladies on the run find yourself on this boat with an enormous combine of various personalities. It results in chaos and lots of darkness.’

Lana (Abigail Lawrie) and Denny (Sean Keenan) are shipmates within the mystery-rousing  new drama

We see the motion via the lens of her character Lana, however she’s an unreliable voice. We all know she’s a thief who’s performed one thing horrible, and a lifetime in care has taught her to not belief anybody.

‘Lana is tough to determine. She would not give so much away. I believe initially you do not belief her however because the sequence goes on we see lots of completely different sides to her and possibly perceive why she is how she is.’

Filming the sequence sounds unforgettable alongside actors from all around the world. Kiwi former Neighbours star Jay Ryan performs the skipper, Aaron, who owns the boat and was a profitable barrister till a tragedy made him begin a brand new life, whereas Australian Sean Keenan performs his opportunist brother Denny.

Kuwaiti-Cameroonian actress Colette Dalal Tchantcho stars as wealthy American Michelle, whereas Frenchman Narayan David Hecter, who was in Riviera, is difficult artist Joseph Melina. The ultimate piece of the jigsaw is German actor Elmo Anton Stratz, who performs ex-tennis prodigy Heinrich Krause. They’re all attempting to flee from one thing.

The actors had three weeks to acclimatise to Thailand and discover ways to sail, and Abigail was additionally advised to work on her tan.

‘I mainly needed to get tanned for my job,’ she laughs. ‘Having that first three weeks collectively was an awesome bonding expertise that we would want afterward whereas we have been on the boat.’

All of the scenes on The Blue have been filmed out within the ocean.

‘There have been instances when it was very uneven and a few crew members began feeling fairly in poor health,’ she says. ‘Logistically it may be difficult filming out at sea nevertheless it was good. The boat is unquestionably a personality within the present.’

It begins with an intriguing thriller: a ship known as The Blue, deserted just like the Marie Celeste in the course of the Indian Ocean, is found by police divers responding to an emergency name

There is a tense scene within the first episode when three of these on board swim to a different boat at night time, and Abigail admits it was one of many longest nights of her life. 

‘There have been divers checking what was under us, however swimming within the sea at the hours of darkness was scary. We filmed till about 5am. I am happy at how good it seems to be – it is as eerie because it felt.’

Whereas there is not any escape for the passengers on The Blue, for the actors crusing to so many beautiful Thai areas was a pleasure.

‘We might pinch ourselves,’ says Abigail. ‘I am undecided I will ever spend that period of time in a spot like that once more, however I used to be prepared to return dwelling on the finish.’

No Escape can be out there on Paramount+ from Thursday.