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Alex Rider 2020
Alex Rider is a British spy thriller series that adapts the novel works by Anthony Horowitz. The show was created and adapted by Guy Burt and features Otto Farrant in the main role of the teenage protagonist who becomes involved with MI6 operations. It marks Amazon's initial scripted British Original production. The series is a joint effort between Eleventh Hour Films and Sony Pictures Television, with this being the second adaptation of Horowitz’s books after the 2006 movie based on Stormbreaker.
The first season, consisting of eight episodes and based on Point Blanc, debuted in the United Kingdom on 4 June 2020 in Amazon Prime Video. The show was ordered for a second season in November 2020, which covered the novel Eagle Strike and launched on IMDb TV in 3 December 2021. A third and final season, adapting Scorpia, was announced in June 2022 and premiered on Amazon Freevee in 5 April 2024. Reviews have praised the series' visual style, music, and acting—especially performances by Farrant and Brenock O'Connor.
Cast
- Otto Farrant[[Alex Rider
- Stephen DillaneAlan Blunt
- Vicky McClureMrs Jones
- Andrew BuchanIan Rider
- Brenock O'ConnorTom Harris
- Ronkẹ Adékọluẹ́jọ́Jack Starbright
- Liam GarriganMartin Wilby
- Ace BhattiJohn Crawley
- Thomas LevinYassen Gregorovitch
- Haluk BilginerDr Hugo Greif
- Howard CharlesWolf
- Nyasha HatendiSmithers
- Ana UlaruEva Stellenbosch
- Marli SiuKyra Vashenko-Chao
- Toby StephensDamian Cray
- Rakie AyolaJo Bryne
- Charithra ChandranSabina Pleasance
- Gwyneth KeyworthEvelyn Anders
- Kevin McNallyMax Grendel
- Jason WongNile
- Sofia HelinJulia Rothman
- Shelley ConnLaura Kellner
- George SearParker Roscoe
- Andrew BuzzeoMr. Boswell
- Macy NymanSteph
- Shalisha James-DavisAyisha
- Talitha WingSasha
- Nathan ClarkeArrash
- Katrin VankovaLaura
- Earl CaveJames
- Hari DhillonEd Pleasance
- Daniel Francis-SwabyDan Williams
- Steven BrandMichael Roscoe
- Llewella GideonMiss Baker
- Simon ShepherdSir David Friend
- Ky DiscalaEagle
- Rebecca ScroggsSnake
- Ben PeelFox
- Josh HerdmanStan
- Lucy AkhurstLady Caroline Friend
Crew
- Director
- Andreas Prochaska, Christopher Smith, Rebecca Gatward, Jon Jones
- Creator
- Guy Burt
- Writer
- Guy Burt
- Producer
- Mat Chaplin
- Executive producer
- Eve Gutierrez, Jill Green, Anthony Horowitz, Guy Burt, Paula Cuddy, Nicole Finnan, Wayne Garvie
- Cinematography
- Ben Wheeler
- Music
- Raffertie
Details
- Production
- Eleventh Hour Films, Sony Pictures Television
- Network
- Amazon Prime Video