‘Maxton Hall’s Damian Hardung, Charlotte Hope Cast In ‘Human Remains’

EXCLUSIVE: Damian Hardung (Maxton Hall) and Charlotte Hope (Game Of Thrones) are set to star in crime-thriller Human Remains, which Blue Fox Entertainment is launching for sales at the AFM.

Based on the novel by Elizabeth Haynes, which is inspired by real events, William Nunez (The Laureate) is due to direct from a screenplay he co-wrote with Haynes.

Principal photography is scheduled to begin on location in Kent and around London in February 2027, with additional casting in process.

The synopsis reads: “Annabel (Hope) is a police analyst in a quiet English town who begins to notice a disturbing pattern: people are dying alone, their bodies going undiscovered for weeks, and the number of deaths is rising every month. Colin (Hardung) is an alluring yet unassuming man who insinuates himself into the lives of the lonely and forgotten, leaving nothing behind. While Annabel’s colleagues dismiss the deaths as tragic but natural, she suspects a serial killer is at work—and that he is already selecting his next victim: her. As the body count rises and the trail grows cold, Annabel must convince a department unwilling to listen and catch a killer no one can see before he strikes again.”

Pic will be produced by Douglas Waller and Nunez of Briarstone Pictures (The Conqueror: Hollywood Fallout) alongside Terri Dwyer (Bolan’s Shoes) and William Prince (Get Millie Black) of Level Six Films in the UK. Nunez also wrote the screenplay with Elizabeth Haynes.

Haynes, a former police intelligence analyst, drew on her professional experience in writing the novel. Her other works include the psychological thriller Into the Darkest Corner.

Executive producers for the film are James Huntsman and Lisa Gutberlet (Blue Fox Entertainment), Piers Holdsworth Hunt and Jan Pace (Analogue Entertainment), Michael Laundon and Michael Bassick (M2 Media Post), North End Pictures, (Martin McCabe, Tony Miller, and Mick Southworth, (Enriched Media), and Amer HIlal (Where to Land and Kubrick’s War).

“Elizabeth Haynes has created a thriller that is both deeply human and profoundly disturbing, exploring the loneliness and invisibility that can exist in modern society,” said director William Nunez. “Charlotte Hope brings extraordinary depth, vulnerability, and determination to Annabel, while Damian Hardung has the rare ability to be simultaneously charismatic and enigmatic, making him the perfect Colin. Together, they create a dynamic that is electric and emotionally gripping. At a time when audiences are looking for elevated thrillers with real substance, Human Remains feels especially relevant. I’m thrilled to be partnering again with Blue Fox Entertainment, whose passion for bold, commercially engaging storytelling makes them the ideal home for this project.”

“There’s a huge appetite worldwide for crime thrillers rooted in great IP, and Human Remains delivers on every level. It’s smart, unsettling and grounded in the same territory as Mare of Easttown and Zodiac,” added Lisa Gutberlet, President of Blue Fox Entertainment. “Charlotte Hope and Damian Hardung are a dynamic pairing with real global appeal, and we’re excited to bring this story to audiences around the world.”

Charlotte Hope is represented by Verve Talent and Literary Agency as well as United Agents in the UK. . Damian Hardung is represented by Subtitle Talent.