Domino Day (British TV series)

Domino Day is a British fantasy television series created by Lauren Sequeira and developed by Dancing Ledge Productions for BBC Three.

Domino Day
Genre	Fantasy Supernatural fiction
Created by	Lauren Sequeira
Directed by	Eva Sigurdardottir Nadira Amrani
Starring	Siena Kelly Percelle Ascott
Composers	Tawiah Lindsay Wright
Country of origin	United Kingdom
Original language	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	6
Production
Executive producers	Laurence Bowen Ayela Butt Chris Carey Elinor Day Lucy Richer Lauren Sequeira
Producer	Nick Pitt
Production locations	Manchester, England
Cinematography	Philippe Kress, Andrew McDonnell
Editor	Anil Griffin
Running time	42 Minutes
Production company	Dancing Ledge Productions
Original release
Network	BBC Three
Release	31 January 2024 (2024-01-31) – present (present)

Cast

The cast has been announced^[1] as

• Siena Kelly as Domino Day
• Percelle Ascott as Leon
• Sam Howard Sneyd as Silas
• Babirye Bukilwa as Sammie
• Poppy Lee Friar as Geri
• Maimuna Memon as Verdita
• Christopher Jeffers as Mike
• Jonah Rzeskiewicz as Jason
• Alisha Bailey as Kat
• Molly Harris as Jules
• Lucy Cohu as Esme

Production

In March 2021, the BBC commissioned Domino Day, a six-part series from new writer Lauren Sequeira. Sequeira had been a Writer in Residence at the company Dancing Ledge Productions.^[2] Joining Sequeira in the writers' room were Charlene James and Haleema Mirza, with Eva Sigurdardottir and Nadira Amrani attached to direct.^[1]

In March 2023, it was announced Siena Kelly would lead the series as the titular character Domino. Also joining the cast were Babirye Bukilwa, Poppy Lee Friar, Alisha Bailey, Molly Harris, Sam Howard-Sneyd, Percelle Ascott, Christopher Jeffers, Jonah Rzeskiewicz, Maimuna Memon, and Kris Hitchen.^[3]

Principal photography took place in and around Manchester.

Episodes

No.	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date	UK viewers (millions)
1	"Episode 1"	Eva Sigurdardottir	Lauren Sequeira	31 January 2024 (2024-01-31)	N/A
2	"Episode 2"	Eva Sigurdardottir	Lauren Sequeira	TBA	TBD
3	"Episode 3"	Eva Sigurdardottir	Lauren Sequeira	TBA	TBD
4	"Episode 4"	Nadira Amrani	Charlene James	TBA	TBD
5	"Episode 5"	Nadira Amrani	Haleema Mirza	TBA	TBD
6	"Episode 6"	Nadira Amrani	Lauren Sequeira	TBA	TBD

Reception

Lucy Mangan of The Guardian awarded the first episode four stars out of five, remarking 'It dances along lots of tightropes without falling off. It is incredibly stylish without being self-conscious and it has energy to burn without becoming frenetic.'.^[4] Michael Hogan in The Telegraph also gave it four out five stars.^[5]

References

1. "Casting announced for Domino Day, a major new drama for BBC Three". BBC Media Centre. 23 March 2023. Archived from the original on 20 July 2023. Retrieved 20 July 2023.
2. "BBC announces new commission, DOMINO DAY, written and created by Lauren Sequeira". The Agency. 31 March 2021. Archived from the original on 20 July 2023. Retrieved 20 July 2023.
3. Goldbart, Max (23 March 2023). "BBC Three Witch Drama 'Domino Day' Sets Cast". Deadline. Archived from the original on 20 July 2023. Retrieved 20 July 2023.
4. Mangan, Lucy (2024-01-31). "Domino Day review – this fertile, fun witch drama is Buffy for a new generation". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2024-02-26.
5. Hogan, Michael (2024-01-31). "Domino Day, review: this sexy supernatural drama will soon have you under its spell". The Telegraph. ISSN 0307-1235. Archived from the original on 2024-02-26. Retrieved 2024-02-26.

External links

• Domino Day at IMDb