A first-look trailer for a new BBC series that has been tipped to be 'essential viewing for the whole family' has dropped - and given viewers a first look at its cast.
The eight-part drama, titled Crookhaven, is based on the novels of JJ Arcanjo, and follows students and teachers at a fictional school for promising thieves.
It will follow eight of the young international students going head to head in a competition to win the Crooked Cup, while battling it out with a terrifying enemy known as The Nameless.
The trailer sees Lucas Leach take on the leading role of Gabriel, while The Witcher star Carmel Laniado plays his rival, the headmaster's daughter, Penelope.
Vigil actor Dougray Scott takes the role of the school figurehead, Caspian Lockett, who can be seen addressing the students in the first look.
'If you've always felt like a misfit, a troublemaker, an outsider, you should fit in perfectly,' he can be seen telling them as they gather in the hallway.
A first-look trailer for a new BBC series that has been tipped to be 'essential viewing for the whole family' has dropped - and given viewers a first look at its cast.
The trailer sees Lucas Leach take on the leading role of Gabriel, while The Witcher star Carmel Laniado plays his rival, the headmaster's daughter, Penelope.
'You have been hand picked from the thousands of young crooks around the world to join our school... Luckily we can teach you how to use these dubious talents for good.
'We're called Crookhaven, and we are about to change your life.'
The wider cast also includes Trainspotting star Keith Allen, Coronation Street star Julie Hesmondhalgh and Industry actress Claire Forlani.
While the younger cast members include Adolescence's Amari Bacchus, Heartstopper's Leila Khan and Lazarus' Charlie Mann.
Death In Paradise's Genesis Lynea, Slow Horses' Naomi Wirthner and Doctor Who star Arthur Darvill will also feature in the series.
And former BBC and The News Agents journalist Emily Maitlis has a voice part.
A BBC representative said: 'Crookhaven is a brilliant example of the rich homegrown storytelling we're so proud to champion at the BBC. Its gripping mystery and standout cast make it a series designed to spark imaginations of all ages.'
It will follow eight of the young international students going head to head in a competition to win the Crooked Cup.
'If you've always felt like a misfit, a troublemaker, an outsider, you should fit in perfectly,' the school headmaster can be seen telling the students as they gather in the hallway.
'We're incredibly excited to bring this to BBC One, CBBC and iPlayer later this spring, and we know it will be a show families will love watching together.'
It comes after the BBC announced that three new series are in the works - and due to start filming across the UK this spring.
The writers of hit policing drama Blue Lights are behind D-Notice, a thriller set in the world of investigative journalism and deeply rooted in politics.
D-notices are used across the UK and come in the form of requests journalists not to publish or broadcast information for reasons of national security - teasing where the drama could draw focus.
The six episodes, which mark the third BBC project for writers Adam Patterson and Declan Lawn after The Salisbury Poisonings and Blue Lights, have been teased to take a dive into 'how truth and power speak to one another'.
Writers Declan and Adam are both former investigative journalists, who met working on the BBC's Panorama, before moving into drama writing together.
Elsewhere, a new six-part drama called Shy & Lola is also in the works for BBC One, produced by the BAFTA and Emmy winning Clerkenwell Films, who are behind the likes of Baby Reindeer and The Death Of Bunny Munro.
It's set to be a busy year for BBC viewers, as the broadcaster has announced THREE brand new series for viewers to tune into which are currently filming.
The writers of hit policing drama Blue Lights are behind D-Notice, a thriller set in the world of investigative journalism and deeply rooted in politics.
Written by Apple Tree Yard's Amanda Coe, the dark comedy story follows two women who are forced to become allies when a murder entangles them.
They are thrown into the criminal underworld operating in a small coastal town in the North of England - and it soon transpires they have quite the talent for crime.
Building an operation that threatens to blow the bad guys out of the water, they have to decide whether to use their earnings towards a fresh start, or whether they should become the new bosses in town.
It will star The Night Manager's Hayley Squires as Shy, and The Diary of a Teenage Girl star Bel Powley as Lola - with filming due to start in Hull and Leeds this spring.
Screenwriter Amanda said of the six-part series: 'With such a rich and spiky central relationship at its core, Shy & Lola is a dream of a show to write, full of fun, action and emotion.'
'I can't wait to see our hugely exciting cast and director bring it to life.'
Tudor period drama 1536 is also in the works - based on the play of the same name by Ava Pickett - for BBC One.
The eight episode series, written by How To Get To Heaven from Belfast and The Great writer Ava, will be set in the heart of Tudor England.
The story, which follows Anne Boleyn's arrest, will 'weave royal scandal with rural struggle'.
The six episodes, which mark the third BBC project for writers Adam Patterson and Declan Lawn after The Salisbury Poisonings and Blue Lights, have been teased to take a dive into 'how truth and power speak to one another'.
A new six-part drama called Shy & Lola is also in the works for BBC One, produced by the BAFTA and Emmy winning Clerkenwell Films, who are behind the likes of Baby Reindeer and The Death Of Bunny Munro.
It's set to be a busy year for BBC viewers, as the broadcaster has announced THREE brand new series for viewers to tune into which are currently filming.
The writers of hit policing drama Blue Lights are behind D-Notice, a thriller set in the world of investigative journalism and deeply rooted in politics.
Written by Apple Tree Yard's Amanda Coe, the dark comedy story follows two women who are forced to become allies when a murder entangles them.
They are thrown into the criminal underworld operating in a small coastal town in the North of England - and it soon transpires they have quite the talent for crime.
Building an operation that threatens to blow the bad guys out of the water, they have to decide whether to use their earnings towards a fresh start, or whether they should become the new bosses in town.
It will star The Night Manager's Hayley Squires as Shy, and The Diary of a Teenage Girl star Bel Powley as Lola - with filming due to start in Hull and Leeds this spring.
Screenwriter Amanda said of the six-part series: 'With such a rich and spiky central relationship at its core, Shy & Lola is a dream of a show to write, full of fun, action and emotion.
'I can't wait to see our hugely exciting cast and director bring it to life.'
Tudor period drama 1536 is also in the works - based on the play of the same name by Ava Pickett - for BBC One.
The eight episode series, written by How To Get To Heaven from Belfast and The Great writer Ava, will be set in the heart of Tudor England.
The story, which follows Anne Boleyn's arrest, will 'weave royal scandal with rural struggle'.
The six episodes, which mark the third BBC project for writers Adam Patterson and Declan Lawn after The Salisbury Poisonings and Blue Lights, have been teased to take a dive into 'how truth and power speak to one another'.
A new six-part drama called Shy & Lola is also in the works for BBC One, produced by the BAFTA and Emmy winning Clerkenwell Films, who are behind the likes of Baby Reindeer and The Death Of Bunny Munro.
It's set to be a busy year for BBC viewers, as the broadcaster has announced THREE brand new series for viewers to tune into which are currently filming.
The writers of hit policing drama Blue Lights are behind D-Notice, a thriller set in the world of investigative journalism and deeply rooted in politics.
Written by Apple Tree Yard's Amanda Coe, the dark comedy story follows two women who are forced to become allies when a murder entangles them.
They are thrown into the criminal underworld operating in a small coastal town in the North of England - and it soon transpires they have quite the talent for crime.
Building an operation that threatens to blow the bad guys out of the water, they have to decide whether to use their earnings towards a fresh start, or whether they should become the new bosses in town.
It will star The Night Manager's Hayley Squires as Shy, and The Diary of a Teenage Girl star Bel Powley as Lola - with filming due to start in Hull and Leeds this spring.
Screenwriter Amanda said of the six-part series: 'With such a rich and spiky central relationship at its core, Shy & Lola is a dream of a show to write, full of fun, action and emotion.'
'I can't wait to see our hugely exciting cast and director bring it to life.'
Tudor period drama 1536 is also in the works - based on the play of the same name by Ava Pickett - for BBC One.
The eight episode series, written by How To Get To Heaven from Belfast and The Great writer Ava, will be set in the heart of Tudor England.
The story, which follows Anne Boleyn's arrest, will 'weave royal scandal with rural struggle'.