Australian actress , Shalom Brune-Franklin (Line of Duty, Roadkill), is amongst the leading cast for the HBO Max co-produced limited series, The Tourist. Max will also serve as the US streaming home for the series from BAFTA-nominated and Emmy® and Golden Globe®-winning production company Two Brothers Pictures (Baptiste, The Missing, Fleabag). The six-episode limited series is headed up by acclaimed writers Harry and Jack Williams, alongside commissioning partners BBC One, Stan and ZDF. Jamie Dornan (A Private War, The Fall, Wild Mountain Thyme) will lead this thriller charting one man’s search for his identity. Danielle Macdonald (Unbelievable, Dumplin) and Hugo Weaving (The Lord of The Rings, Patrick Melrose) are also confirmed to join the cast ahead of filming in Australia.
In The Tourist, Jamie Dornan is a British man who finds himself in the glowing red heart of the Australian outback being pursued by a vast tank truck trying to drive him off the road. An epic cat and mouse chase unfolds and the man later wakes in hospital, hurt, but somehow alive. Except he has no idea who he is. With merciless figures from his past pursuing him, The Man’s search for answers propels him through the vast and unforgiving outback.
“This story is really unique, and I’m excited to be a part of bringing it to life with this brilliant team. I’m looking forward to adding to the thrilling mystery of these scripts with the wonderfully intriguing character of Luci. It’s very exciting to be working on such a great project in Australia – it’s going to be a lot of fun,” said Shalom Brune-Franklin.
Shalom Brune-Franklin is a English born Australian actress most known for her role as Private Maisie Richards in the BBC series Our Girl. Franklin has also starred in the Channel 4 series The State as Umm Khulthum and as Aoife in the Australian series Doctor Doctor. She can be currently seen as Igraine/Morgana in the first season of the Netflix series Cursed.
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