Keeley Hawes to Star in 'The Assassin' for Prime Video
Future Dame Keeley Hawes has set her next project after PBS' Miss Austen. The actor has signed on to lead The Assassin, the newest project from The Williams Brothers (Baptiste) at Amazon's Prime Video. She'll play Julie, a retired assassin whose estranged son, Edward, tracks her down to the remote Greek Island where she's settled to live her final years away from those who might come after her. (We will, for the purposes of this post, assume the Greek Island in question is not Corfu.) However, is she as safe as she thought if her normal civilian son can trace her to her hidden location?
Hawes' co-star for the limited series is Freddie Highmore (Bates Motel), who plays Edward. Having discovered the man who probably fathered him was not who he thought he was, he is determined to make his mother talk to him after she's spent his life keeping her distance to ensure his safety. However, his uncovering of her whereabouts is precisely what Julie's enemies were waiting for, and now they know not only where she is but that the one person she'd sacrificed for is with her.
The Assassin is the Williams Brothers' second series to air on an Amazon streaming service after Boat Story landed on Freevee in early 2024. The pair are also the brain trust behind Netflix's The Tourist, which stars Jamie Dornan.
