A trailer for Doctor Foster's spin-off series has landed and it looks amazing

The new series is called Life

Author: Alex RossPublished 8th Sep 2020

Ever since the likes of Suranne Jones, Jodie Comer and Bertie Carvel starred in hit BBC drama series Doctor Foster in 2015, fans having been calling out for a third installment, and now they are in luck (sort of).

A Doctor Foster spin-off is officially happening, with writer Mike Bartlett taking charge of the new series which has been titled Life.

Although Suranne Jones' character Gemma Foster won't be featured on the new series, a number of characters from the original show will be included in Life, including Gemma's neighbour Anna Baker who will be at the centre of all the drama.

If you cast your minds back to the end of series two of Doctor Foster in 2017, Anna split from her husband Neil and moved away, and Life is set to pick up on the storyline, with viewers finding Anna living in a new city under a complete different name - Belle.

Anna's story will be just one of four different strands of the series, with the others expected to be completely new from Doctor Foster.

Check out the trailer for Life below:

A synopsis for the new series reads, 'Set in Manchester, Life follows the stories of the residents of a large house divided into four flats. As each of the four stories unfold and intertwine in surprising ways, they tell a larger story about what happens when we step out of our personal space and take a closer look into other people's lives.

'Life explores love, loss, birth, death, the ordinary, the extraordinary and everything in between.'

A number of high-profile actors will appear in Life, including Gavin & Stacey star Alison Steadman, Doctor Who's Peter Davison and the one and only Elaine Paige.

Other stars announced for the cast of Life include, Saira Choudhry, Melissa Johns, Susannah Fielding, Rachael Stirling and Adrian Lester.

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Life is expected to air in the Autumn, but no official date has been given just yet!

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