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Strike: The Ink Black Heart Trailer Unveils Cormoran Strike’s Darkest case yet
The highly anticipated trailer for Strike: The Ink Black Heart has finally dropped, giving fans their first glimpse of Cormoran Strike and Robin Ellacott’s next gripping investigation.Â
Tom Burke and Holliday Grainger return to lead this four-part series, based on J.K. Rowling’s best-selling crime novels written under the pseudonym Robert Galbraith. With its dark intrigue and fast-paced twists, the trailer sets the stage for one of the most complex cases yet, as the duo delves into a murder shrouded in online deception and personal turmoil.
This latest installment is already generating buzz, following the massive success of the previous series, Troubled Blood. From cast details to an in-depth look at what the new season promises, we’re unpacking everything fans need to know. Stay tuned, as we’ll keep updating with every new detail that emerges!
Release date & Where to Watch
Strike: The Ink Black Heart is a four-part series set to premiere on BBC One and BBC iPlayer on Monday, Dec. 16, 2024, at 9 pm GMT, with the second episode airing the following night, Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2024, also at 9 pm GMT. Each episode will run for 60 minutes, and the series has been officially included in the BBC’s Christmas line-up.
Strike: The Ink Black Heart Official Plot and Trailer
The trailer for Strike: The Ink Black Heart offers a gripping glimpse into the latest chapter of Cormoran Strike and Robin Ellacott’s detective work. It opens with an eerie introduction to the victim, Edie Ledwell, co-creator of the titular cartoon, as she pleads for help from the agency, setting a tense and mysterious tone.
Quick cuts reveal flashes of online harassment and cryptic messages from the elusive figure known as Anomie. Edie is desperate to unmask her persecutor but her request is declined, leaving Robin to think little of it—until news breaks that Edie has been brutally murdered in Highgate Cemetery, the very setting of her cartoon.
As they unravel a tangled web of online aliases, business disputes, and family tensions, the detectives find themselves tested like never before in a case that pushes their skills—and their limits—to the edge.
The trailer teases high-stakes confrontations, emotional turmoil, and a web of suspects that leave viewers questioning who can be trusted. With its dark atmosphere, rapid pacing, and haunting score, the trailer promises a deeply layered mystery that will test Strike and Robin like never before. Watch the trailer below.
Who’s in the cast of Strike: The Ink Black Heart?
- Tom Burke (Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga, The Souvenir) as Cormoran Strike
- Holliday Grainger (The Capture, Animals) as Robin Ellacott
- David Westhead (Enola Holmes 2, Bodyguard)
- Christian McKay (Rivals, Dangerous Liaisons)
- Emma Fielding (Sanditon, Van der Valk)
- Tupele Dorgu (The Full Monty, Ridley)Â
- James Nelson-Joyce (Time, Industry)Â
- Ruth Sheen (Unforgotten, It’s A Sin) as Pat
- Jack Greenlees (The Trial of Cristine Keeler, Payback) as Sam Barclay
- Natasha O’Keeffe (Peaky Blinders, The Wheel of Time) as Charlotte
- Caitlin Innes Edwards (Hanna, Black Mirror: Smithereens) as Ilsa Herbert
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