Synopsis and Photos of Episode One
"AT 6.52AM TODAY, THE BODY OF A TWELVE YEAR OLD CHILD WAS FOUND ON NORTH BEACH HERE IN GRACEPOINT."
When a young boy is found dead on an idyllic beach, a major police investigation gets underway in the small California seaside town where the tragedy occurred. Soon deemed a homicide, the case sparks a media frenzy, which throws the boy’s family into further turmoil and upends the lives of all of the town’s residents.
The riveting crime series carves a powerfully dark wake through the town of Gracepoint with a startling conclusion, as the detectives piece together what happened on the night of Danny’s death.
Welcome to Gracepoint, a new 10-episode mystery event series based on Broadchurch, the U.K.’s critically acclaimed hit crime drama. Gracepoint is an expansion of the original series, introducing new characters, identifying new suspects and threading new storylines through the gripping narrative.
Leading the investigation is Detective Emmett Carver (David Tennant), who has just arrived in Gracepoint to fill a high position in the town’s police force. That job previously had been promised to Detective Ellie Miller (Anna Gunn), who, in light of the tragedy, must put any resentment aside and work the case with her prickly new boss.
Det. Miller must break the news to her doting husband, Joe (Josh Hamilton) and her son, Tom (Jack Irvine), who was the best friend of the murder victim, Danny Solano (Nikolas Filipovic).
Danny is survived by his grieving parents, Mark (Michael Peña) and Beth Solano (Virginia Kull), and his rebellious older sister, Chloe (Madalyn Horcher), who has an older boyfriend, Dean Iverson (Kendrick Sampson), unbeknownst to her parents.
All of Gracepoint is pulled into the investigation, including Jack Reinhold (Nick Nolte), a private man who runs the kayak rental service on the beach, as well as the local wildlife observation program, for which Danny volunteered.
Produced by Shine America in association with Kudos and Imaginary Friends, Gracepoint is executive-produced by Anya Epstein, Dan Futterman, the original series’ creator, Chris Chibnall, Kudos’ Jane Featherstone, John Goldwyn and Shine America’s Carolyn Bernstein. Futterman and Epstein serve as showrunners. Chibnall wrote the premiere episode, and James Strong directed.
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