The Couple Next Door

Evie and her husband Pete move next door to traffic-cop Danny and yoga instructor Becka and strike up a friendship, but a night of passion between Evie and Danny could have consequences.{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiewire.com/2023/03/sam-heughan-starz-couple-next-door-1234823994|website=Indie Wire|accessdate=29 March 2023|title=Sam Heughan Staying at Starz with Suburbia Thriller 'The Couple Next Door'|first=Wilson|last=Chapman|date=29 March 2023}}

• Eleanor Tomlinson as Evie Greenwood, a primary teacher
• Alfred Enoch as Pete Thomas, a journalist and Evie's partner
• Sam Heughan as PC Danny Whitwell, a traffic policeman
• Jessica De Gouw as Becka Whitwell, a personal trainer, social media influencer, and Danny's wife
• Hugh Dennis as Alan Richardson, a bookkeeper and creepy neighbour
• Kate Robbins as Jean Richardson, Alan's wife
• Deirdre Mullins as Lena, the single mother of Danny's son from a brief relationship they had before he met Becka
• Joel Morris as PC Gary Hudson, Danny's friend and fellow traffic cop
• Ioanna Kimbook as Sophie Foxton, Pete's colleague and a junior reporter
• Janine Duvitski as Gloria, an eccentric neighbour{{Cite web|url=https://www.channel4.com/press/news/cast-crew-credits-and-character-biographies|title=The Couple Next Door: Cast & crew credits and character biographies|website=Channel 4 Press|accessdate=24 December 2023}}
• Katie Clarkson-Hill as Rachel, Evie's sister.{{cite web|website=Radio Times|accessdate=4 January 2024|title= The Couple Next Door cast: Meet the characters in Channel 4 thriller|url=https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/drama/couple-next-door-cast-channel-4/|first=Abby|last=Robinson|date=6 December 2023}}

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The Couple Next Door is based on the Dutch series Nieuwe Buren, with Dries Vos directing from scripts by David Allison. The six-part thriller series is produced by Jen Burnet for the London-based Eagle Eye Drama, and executive produced by Jo McGrath, Walter Iuzzolino and Alison Kee.{{Cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2023/03/starz-channel-4-greenlight-psychological-thriller-the-couple-next-door-with-eleanor-tomlinson-sam-heughan-1235312364|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230329143139/https://deadline.com/2023/03/starz-channel-4-greenlight-psychological-thriller-the-couple-next-door-with-eleanor-tomlinson-sam-heughan-1235312364/|url-status=dead|archive-date=29 March 2023|website=Deadline Hollywood|accessdate=29 March 2023|title= Starz & Channel 4 Greenlight Psychological Thriller 'The Couple Next Door' With Eleanor Tomlinson & Sam Heughan|first=Max|last=Goldbart|date=29 March 2023}}

In March 2023, it was announced Eleanor Tomlinson, Sam Heughan, Alfred Enoch, and Jessica De Gouw had been cast in the principal roles. Tomlinson described playing Evie as a "great challenge" because "she navigates devastating trauma, which isn't helped by unresolved issues from her past."{{Cite web|website=Radio Times|date=29 March 2023|accessdate=29 March 2023|url=https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/drama/sam-heughan-eleanor-tomlinson-couple-next-door-newsupdate/|title= Outlander's Sam Heughan and Poldark's Eleanor Tomlinson lead new thriller|first=James|last=Hibbs}} Heughan said he was "thrilled to be working with Eagle Eye Drama and director Dries Vos again{{nbsp}}... Dries has a unique visual flair and I'm sure we're going to make something special."{{Cite web|website=Hello|date=29 March 2023|accessdate=29 March 2023|url=https://www.hellomagazine.com/film/488666/outlander-sam-heughan-announces-exciting-news-major-new-update/?viewas=amp|title= Outlander's Sam Heughan announces exciting news in major new update – and fans will be thrilled|first=Francesca|last=Shillcock}} Hugh Dennis described his character as someone who is dealing with ageing very badly, which made him "interesting" to him.{{cite web|url= https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/drama/hugh-dennis-the-couple-next-door-newsupdate/|website=Radio Times|accessdate=28 November 2023|title= Hugh Dennis reveals Sam Heughan throws him in a bin in The Couple Next Door|first=Katelyn|last=Mensah|date=27 November 2023}}

In November 2024, it was reported that Dennis would return for season two along with characters played by Sam Palladio, Annabel Scholey, Aggy K. Adams and Sendhil Ramamurthy.{{cite web|first=Morgan|last=Cormack|date=12 November 2024|url=https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/drama/the-couple-next-door-season-2-cast-confirmed-newsupdate/|accessdate=13 November 2024|website=Radio Times|title= The Couple Next Door gets brand new cast including The Split star as season 2 confirmed}}

Principal photography was reported to have begun in March 2023, taking place in Leeds, England, Belgium and The Netherlands.{{Cite web|url=https://collider.com/sam-heughan-eleanor-tomlinson-cast-the-couple-next-door|website=Collider|accessdate=29 March 2023|title=Sam Heughan & Eleanor Tomlinson to Lead Psychological Thriller Series 'The Couple Next Door'|first=Daniel David|last=Lawrence|date=29 March 2023}} Filming took place in Baildon in April 2023.{{cite web|url= https://www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/news/23947508.couple-next-door-thriller-partly-filmed-area-air/|website=The Telegraph & Argus|accessdate=28 November 2023|first=Michael|last=Broomhead|title= The Couple Next Door: Thriller partly filmed in area to air|date=25 November 2023}}

The first series aired on Channel 4 in the United Kingdom on 27 November 2023, and on Starz in the United States and Canada. It was available on Lionsgate+, the international premium streaming service from Starz, in Brazil and Latin America. It was distributed further worldwide by Beta Film.{{Cite web|url=https://www.televisual.com/news/shoot-starts-on-c4-starz-drama-the-couple-next-door/|website=Televisual.com|title= Shoot starts on C4, Starz drama The Couple Next Door|date=29 March 2023|first=Jon|last=Creamer|accessdate=29 March 2023}}

The series holds a 38% "Rotten" score on review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, based on 13 critic reviews with an average rating of 4.8/10.{{Cite web |title=The Couple Next Door: Season 1 |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/the_couple_next_door/s01 |access-date=January 26, 2025 |website=Rotten Tomatoes}} Anita Singh in The Daily Telegraph described it as "nonsensical, ridiculous – and very, very bingeable".{{cite web|url= https://www.telegraph.co.uk/tv/2023/11/27/the-couple-next-door-channel-4-review/|website=The Daily Telegraph|first=Anita|last=Singh|accessdate=28 November 2023|title= The Couple Next Door, Channel 4, review: nonsensical, ridiculous – and very, very bingeable|date=27 November 2023}} Lucy Mangan in The Guardian gave the series four stars out of five and praised the script which helped the show be "sexy rather than cringeworthy".{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2023/nov/27/the-couple-next-door-review-a-sexy-fantastic-time-with-hot-swingers|website=The Guardian|first=Lucy|last=Mangan|date=27 November 2023|accessdate=28 November 2023|title= The Couple Next Door review – a sexy, fantastic time with hot swingers}} There was a less positive review from Carol Midgely in The Times who found the series "cliched".{{cite web|url= https://www.thetimes.com/culture/tv-radio/article/the-couple-next-door-channel-4-review-not-king-of-the-swingers-rrpfshmsz|website=The Times|first=Carol|last=Midgely|title= The Couple Next Door review — not king of the swingers|date=27 November 2023}}{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2023/12/the-couple-next-door-defended-channel-4-nepotism-concerns-1235644134/|title='The Couple Next Door' Defended By Channel 4 As Producers Raise Nepotism Questions|date=December 2023 |publisher=Deadline}}

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