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Season 1 – Insomnia

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Successful career woman Emma Averill fears that she is losing her mind as her hard-won lifelong dream begins to turn into a nightmare, forcing her to do everything she can to prevent it from collapsing around her.
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Jasper Rees Daily Telegraph (UK) 08/06/2024
2/5
The three excellent main performances are stronger than the writing: like good sculptors McClure, Best and Marshal use their skill to carve depths into shallow matter. Go to Full Review Hugo Rifkind The Times (UK) 05/25/2024
Insomnia [is] one of those quite annoying “just tell us what bloody happened!” dramas, in which the tension largely comes from stuff that lots of the characters know, but the script has deemed the audience should not. Go to Full Review Carol Midgley The Times (UK) 05/23/2024
3/5
It’s a daft ride but a well-acted one. Go to Full Review Adam Sweeting The Arts Desk Jul 10
4/5
The supernatural dimension which helps make the opening episodes so gripping disappears for a while in later instalments, only to make a powerful late comeback which makes you realise what you’ve been missing. Go to Full Review Tilly Pearce Radio Times 07/02/2024
3/5
The faults in Insomnia don't make the ride any less compelling and enjoyable, but it does bring you back down to Earth with a thud as the dissatisfaction sets in. Go to Full Review Alison Rowat The Herald (Scotland) 05/31/2024
Trouble is, scenes of someone walking around a darkened house unable to sleep are not naturally gripping. Indeed, they tend to send viewers to sleep. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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Chris T @RT52357940 Jul 25 Absolute Nonsense, does not make sense, a story for the sake of a few ideas, codswallop, give it a miss, or you will regret it. See more Dan B @RT54415027 Jul 16 I stuck with this until the end, only because I'd invested some time in it. The storyline was very slow and I spent a lot of time thinking 'That would never have happened'. I like a thriller to have some elements of believability. It became too ridiculous. Why the Vicky McClure character stayed away from her own home so long made no sense at all. Why the daughters boyfriend turned up near the end also made no sense. If there's nothing else on give it a try but it's just ok. See more Barrie S @Barrieboy Jul 8 I managed to watch the first 30 minutes before the f word saturation level became too much. I’ve got more important/interesting things to do & programmes/films to watch than this potentially good mystery mired in squalid language. It’s time these writers & actors stopped behaving as if they’re still immature adolescents. Time to grow up. See more Mehr D @RT76379094 08/08/2024 A shabby plot and a very poor script held together only by the performance of the exceptional actors! Waste of time. See more Jane T @RT76195475 06/23/2024 Vicky McClure was great in Line of Duty opposite Martin Compston. But "Insomnia" was just a giant monotonous mess. Not only were the false leads predictable, but the pacing was strangely dull for a thriller. The "surprise" about the mother and kids reciting numbers is so puerile and just tacked on to make an otherwise dull, predictable story seem more chilling. Avoid! See more Monkorn U @RT08156937 06/20/2024 The premise is preposterous, despite the good acting from the overall casts. See more Read all reviews
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Vicky McClure

Emma Averill

Tom Cullen

Robert Averill

India Fowler

Chloe Averill

Leanne Best

Phoebe Bournett

Corinna Marlowe

Patricia Bournett

Lyndsey Marshal

Caroline Mitchell

Episodes

Episode 1 Aired May 23, 2024 Mummy? As her 40th birthday approaches, Emma stops sleeping; she realizes she is repeating the same unsettling behavior as her mother, who had a psychotic break on her own 40th; she fears that she is turning into the monster she has been trying to forget. Details Episode 2 Aired May 23, 2024 Bad Blood After their mother unexpectedly dies, Emma and Phoebe are shocked to learn her death is suspicious; reeling from recent events and with worsening insomnia, Emma is forced to come clean to her husband Robert about her past. Details Episode 3 Aired May 30, 2024 This Family is so Fucked Up. Emma Averill fears that she is losing her mind as her hard-won lifelong dream begins to turn into a nightmare, forcing her to do everything she can to prevent it from collapsing around her. Details Episode 4 Aired Jun 6, 2024 Happy Birthday Emma seeks solace in a new friend, while Phoebe replaces her sister in the family home; as Emma digs deeper into the past, a forgotten childhood memory shines a light on her relationship with Phoebe, causing her to doubt her sister's intentions. Details Episode 5 Aired Jun 13, 2024 What Have You Done? As Emma comes under the spotlight, she becomes increasingly convinced of her sister's treachery; before she can get answers to a newly emerging memory, tragedy strikes and Emma begins to mistrust herself. Details Episode 6 Aired Jun 20, 2024 Ah, There You Are Realising her home has been infiltrated by a wolf in sheep's clothing and her family is in danger, Emma races to save them. Details

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Season Info

Director
Börkur Sigthorsson
Executive Producer
Andy Harries, Tim Bricknell, Jessica Burdett
Screenwriter
Sarah Pinborough
Network
Paramount+
Genre
Drama
Original Language
British English
Release Date
May 23, 2024