Rising
Rising, broadcast as The Rising, is a 2022 British supernatural crime drama television series in which a murdered young woman, Neve Kelly, returns as a ghost and investigates her own killing. Produced by Sky Studios, it was the first series the studio produced entirely in-house, and it adapts the Belgian thriller Hotel Beau Séjour (2017) to a contemporary British setting in the Lake District.1 • 2
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Format | Eight-episode British supernatural crime drama, average runtime about 43 minutes3 |
| Premiere | All episodes available on Sky Max and the streaming service NOW from 22 April 20221 |
| Source material | Adaptation of the Belgian series Beau Séjour, created by Bert Van Dael and Sanne Nuyens2 |
| Lead cast | Clara Rugaard as Neve Kelly, with Matthew McNulty as Tom Rees and Emily Taaffe as Maria Kelly3 |
| Creative team | Showrunner Pete McTighe; created for UK television by Charlotte Wolf; directors Ed Lilly, Þóra Hilmarsdóttir, Carl Tibbetts, and Paul Walker4 • 5 |
| Setting | Filmed in and around England's Lake District5 • 6 |
| Status | Cancelled at Sky Max in March 2023, shortly before production on a second series was due to begin3 |
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Premise
Neve Kelly (Clara Rugaard) emerges from a lake after a party and makes her way home, only to discover that no one can see her and that she has been murdered. Trapped in a kind of purgatory, she uses her new supernatural abilities to go where the police cannot and investigate her own death, convinced her killer was someone she knew. In the process she uncovers buried secrets in her isolated community and is forced to re-examine her life and the people she cared about, including her estranged father Tom (Matthew McNulty) and her mother Maria (Emily Taaffe).1 • 3
The series inverts the usual murder-mystery perspective by centering the victim, who can be seen by some people but not by most. Her return forces those around her to change, confess, or start covering their tracks, and it also reveals that others like her exist.3 • 5
Story conclusion and cancellation
The eight-episode first season told a self-contained story. In the finale, which climaxes at Keaton Hall, the killer is revealed to be Michael Wyatt (William Ash), brother of the initially suspected William Wyatt (Nicholas Gleaves).7 • 3
Sky commissioned a second series, but canceled it in March 2023, shortly before production was due to begin. Because the first season resolved the central mystery, the cancellation left the single season as the complete story.3
Cast and production
Clara Rugaard, previously known for the Netflix film I Am Mother, leads the cast alongside newcomers Nenda Neururer (Alex Wyatt) and Solly McLeod (Joseph Wyatt). The supporting cast includes Nicholas Gleaves as William Wyatt, William Ash as Michael Wyatt, Alex Lanipekun as Daniel Sands, Robyn Cara as Katie Sands, Ann Ogbomo as DS Christine Wyatt, and Rebecca Root as DC Diana Aird.1 • 3
Writing and directing. Pete McTighe (Wentworth, Doctor Who, A Discovery of Witches) showran the series and developed it for UK television with Charlotte Wolf (The Last Kingdom), with additional episodes written by Charlene James, Roanne Bardsley, and Laura Grace. Ed Lilly directed the first two episodes, and Þóra Hilmarsdóttir, Carl Tibbetts, and Paul Walker each directed a further two.4 • 5 • 1
The series was shot in and around the Lake District, whose landscapes are a visible part of the show, including the lake from which Neve emerges after her murder.5 • 6
Relationship to Beau Séjour
Rising is based on the Belgian crime drama Beau Séjour, created by Bert Van Dael and Sanne Nuyens, in which a murdered girl also wakes in a liminal state and investigates her own death. The British version is less a straightforward adaptation than a reinterpretation of the same idea, with new characters, a new plot, and a new setting.2 • 5 The original series' international distribution rights are held by LS Distribution, a Mediawan group company.1
Release and promotion
All eight episodes were released on Sky Max and NOW on 22 April 2022.1 To mark the launch, Sky staged a publicity stunt on 19 April 2022 in which a life-sized hologram of Neve Kelly appeared to rise from Derwentwater in the Lake District, appearing to mouth the words "come find me". The figure was created by Kaleida, the team behind the viral Robert Kardashian hologram of 2020, and took two months to build using postproduction techniques and a transparent holographic gauze.1
The series later became available on other platforms, including purchase on the Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, and Google Play Movies.6
References
- Ghostly apparition appears in The Lake District to launch Sky's brand-new supernatural crime thriller, The Rising, Sky Group press release (19 April 2022)
- The Rising (TV Series 2022), IMDb
- The Rising, TVmaze
- The Rising (TV Series 2022), Full cast & crew, IMDb
- The Rising: Sky Max and NOWTV release date, trailer, and cast, NationalWorld (21 April 2022)
- The Rising TV Show, Moviefone
- The Rising ending explained: Writer Pete McTighe talks season finale, Radio Times (6 May 2022)
Topic: Encyclopedia › Arts and culture › Screen and stage › Film and television › Series and fictional screen worlds › Scripted television and comedy series › Drama and prestige series (individual series) › Science fiction, horror, and supernatural
Initially written Oct 3, 2026 · Reviewed: Oct 3, 2026; Oct 25, 2026 · Edited: Oct 15, 2026; Oct 25, 2026; Nov 1, 2026 · Last review: Oct 25, 2026
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