The BBC has said that Gillian Anderson will star in The Fall, a psychological thriller that forensically examines the lives of two hunters.

One is a serial killer who stalks his victims at random in and around Belfast and the other is a talented female Detective Superintendent on secondment from the MET who is brought in to catch him. Produced by Artists Studio and written by Allan Cubitt (The Runaway, Murphy”s Law, Prime Suspect), the five episodes will follow the police investigation uncovering the intricate story of the lives entangled by a series of murders.

Artists Studio was set up by former BOX TV execs; Justin Thomson-Glover, Gub Neal and Patrick Irwin. The series was commissioned by Janice Hadlow, Controller, BBC Two and Ben Stephenson, Controller of Drama Commissioning, and will be executive produced by Stephen Wright through BBC Northern Ireland.