Colm Meaney Joins Action Thriller Series ‘Safe Harbor,’ From Emmy-Nominated ‘Ozark’ Co-Creator Mark Williams (EXCLUSIVE)
Submarine’s action thriller series “Safe Harbor,” whose showrunner and executive producer is Emmy-nominated “Ozark” co-creator Mark Williams, has added several cast members, including Colm Meaney, whose credits include “Layer Cake,” “Con Air” and “Star Trek.”
Also joining the cast are Pauline McLynn (“Father Ted,” “Last Night in Soho”), Damien Molony (“The Split,” “Crashing”), Charlotte Timmers (“Billie vs. Benjamin,” “Zillion”) and Daniel Lapaine (“Catastrophe,” “Black Mirror”).
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The cast, as previously announced, also includes Emmy- and Tony-nominated actor Alfie Allen (“Game of Thrones,” “Rogue Heroes”), Charlie Murphy (“Happy Valley,” “Peaky Blinders”), Jack Gleeson (“Game of Thrones,” “Sex Education”) and Martijn Lakemeier (“The East,” “Marie Antoinette”).
Filming commenced in the fall of 2023 and the series will be delivered in the fourth quarter of 2024.
Inspired by true events, “Safe Harbor” follows gifted hacker Tobias (Allen) and his ambitious best friend Marco (Lakemeier), intent on cracking into the tech billionaires club. Marco and Tobias are plucked from quiet obscurity and plunged headfirst into the chaos of organized crime when they cross paths with the Irish mob. Leading the family’s operations in Holland are Sloane (Murphy) and Farrell (Gleeson), who enlist Tobias and Marco’s services to hack into the computer system of Rotterdam harbor — Europe’s largest shipping port — to secure the undetected deliveries of drug shipments.
The Netherlands’ Arne Toonen is directing the series together with Williams and Belgian directing team Norman Bates. Writing is already underway for the show’s second season.
Submarine, which is part of Mediawan, is leading the production. Femke Wolting is executive producing for Submarine alongside Williams for Zero Gravity. The series is financially supported by Creative Europe, ScreenFlanders and the Netherlands Film Fund. It was commissioned by and developed with anchor broadcaster Videoland in the Netherlands. Night Train Media is financing and controlling worldwide distribution rights, and sales for the series are undertaken by Eccho Rights, part of the Night Train Media Group.
Wolting, executive producer for Submarine, said: “It’s a pleasure to be bringing on board even more fantastic talent from around the world, marking ‘Safe Harbor’ as a truly global project. This unique thriller will leave audiences on the edge of their seat, and with such a brilliant cast and talented creative team including writer/director Mark Williams and director Arne Toonen, it’s going to be an unforgettable experience.”
Added Williams, “It’s a wonderful treat to watch these great European actors bring life to our band of colorful characters.”
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