Little Disasters
{{Short description|British television series}}
{{Use British English|date=May 2025}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2025}}
{{Infobox television
| image =
| genre = Thriller
| creator = Ruth Fowler
| based_on = Little Disasters by Sarah Vaughan
| writer = Ruth Fowler
Amanda Duke
| story = Sarah Vaughan Ruth Fowler
| director = Eva Sigurdardottir
| starring = {{Plainlist|
}}
| narrated =
| theme_music_composer =
| country = United Kingdom
| language = English
| num_series = 1
| num_episodes = 6
| executive_producer ={{Plainlist|
- Ash Atalla
- Sarah Vaughan
- Alex Smith
- Simon Judd
- Marianna Abbotts
}}
| producer = Myf Hopkins
| editor =
| cinematography =
| runtime =
| company = {{Plainlist|
- Roughcut Television
- Fremantle
}}
| budget =
| network = Paramount+
| first_aired = {{Start date|2025|05|22|df=y}}
| last_aired =
}}
Little Disasters is a 2025 television series that was released on Paramount+. It is an adaptation of the novel of the same name by Sarah Vaughan, and was created into a six part television series by Ruth Fowler. It is directed by Eva Sigurdardottir and produced by Roughcut Television, in association with Fremantle. It stars Jo Joyner, Diane Kruger and Ben Bailey Smith. It was released on Paramount+ in the United Kingdom and Ireland on 22 May 2025.
Premise
An accident and emergency doctor treating an unexplained head injury on the child of one her best friends faces the dilemma of whether to subsequently make a report to child social services.
Cast
- Diane Kruger as Jess
- Jo Joyner as Liz, an A&E doctor
- Ben Bailey Smith as Nick, Liz's husband
- Shelley Conn as Charlotte
- Emily Taaffe as Mel
- JJ Feild as Ed, Jess' husband
- Stephen Campbell Moore as Rob, Mel's husband
- Patrick Baladi as Andrew, Charlotte's lawyer husband
==Production==
The six-part series was commissioned by Paramount+ in May 2023.{{cite web|url=https://www.televisual.com/news/paramount-books-rough-cut-fremantle-drama/|website=Televisual.com|accessdate=8 May 2025|title= Paramount+ books Rough Cut, Fremantle|date=11 June 2024}} It is produced by Roughcut Television in association with Fremantle. Ruth Fowler and Amanda Duke adapted the series for the screen from the Sarah Vaughan novel Little Disasters (2020), with Roughcut Television executive producers Ash Atalla, Alex Smith and Marianna Abbotts alongside Vaughan, as well as Simon Judd for Fremantle. Eva Sigurdardottir is the director, and Myf Hopkins is the series producer.{{cite web|url= https://www.advanced-television.com/2025/05/01/little-disasters-debuts-on-paramount-uk-this-may/|website=Advanced Television|accessdate=8 May 2025|title=Little Disasters debuts on Paramount+ UK this May|date=May 1, 2025}}
The cast is led by Diane Kruger and Jo Joyner, who are joined by Emily Taaffe, Shelley Conn, Patrick Baladi, Stephen Campbell Moore, JJ Feild, and Ben Bailey Smith.{{cite web|url= https://www.digitalspy.com/tv/a64642245/little-disasters-first-trailer/|website=Digital Spy|accessdate=8 May 2025|title= New UK "complex psychological thriller with a mystery at its heart" gets tense first-look trailer|first=Harriett|last=Mitchell|date=1 May 2025}}
Filming took place in Budapest in June and July 2024.{{cite web|url= https://variety.com/2024/tv/global/diane-kruger-jo-joyner-paramount-little-disasters-1236032079/|website=Variety|accessdate=8 May 2025|title=Diane Kruger, Jo Joyner Set to Lead Psychological Thriller ‘Little Disasters’ at Paramount+|date=10 June 2024|first= K.J.|last=Yossman}}{{cite web|website=Budapest Reporter|url= https://www.budapestreporter.com/diane-kruger-and-jo-joyner-to-star-in-psychological-thriller-little-disasters-on-paramount/|accessdate=8 May 2025|title= Diane Kruger and Jo Joyner to Star in Psychological Thriller ‘Little Disasters’ on Paramount+|date=19 July 2024}} Filming also took place in London.{{cite web|url= https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-features/diane-kruger-little-disasters-jo-joyner-interview-1236148812/ |website=Hollywood Reporter|accessdate=8 May 2025|title= Diane Kruger and ‘Little Disasters’ Cast Usher in ‘Big Little Lies’-Esque Drama: “It Leaves You Breathless”|date=27 Feb 2025|first=Lily|last=Ford}} First-look images from filming were released in December 2024.{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2024/12/diane-kruger-exclusive-images-paramount-plus-series-little-disasters-1236191081/|website=Deadline Hollywood|accessdate=8 May 2025|title= ‘Little Disasters’: Diane Kruger Revealed In Exclusive Images Of Buzzy Paramount+ Series|first=Max|last=Goldbart|date=December 3, 2024}}
Release
It was released in the United Kingdom and Ireland on Paramount+ on 22 May 2025.{{cite web|url= https://www.digitalspy.com/tv/a64712155/jo-joyner-new-show-little-disasters/ |website=Digital Spy|accessdate=8 May 2025|title= "Leaves you breathless" – Jo Joyner's new "edge of your seat" UK thriller needs to be on your radar |first=Laura Jane|last=Turner|date=8 May 2025}}
References
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External links
- {{IMDb title|tt32591211}}
{{Paramount+}}
Category:2025 British television series debuts
Category:2020s British drama television series
Category:British English-language television shows
Category:Television shows filmed in Hungary
Category:Television shows shot in London
Category:British thriller television series
Category:Television shows based on British novels