Playing Nice – First Look at the new ITV drama starring James Norton and Niamh Algar

Playing Nice premieres on ITV1 and ITVX in January 2025.

ITV has today released the official trailer and first-look images for the gripping new psychological thriller Playing Nice, starring BAFTA-nominated James Norton, BAFTA-nominated Niamh Algar, Olivier-nominated James McArdle and BIFA-nominated Jessica Brown Findlay. The limited series will launch on ITV1 and ITVX in January 2025.

Produced by StudioCanal and Rabbit Track Pictures, Playing Nice is adapted from the best-selling novel by British thriller author JP Delaney and written by Malpractice writer Grace Ofori-Attah. Set against a sweeping Cornish landscape, two couples discover that their toddlers were switched at birth in a hospital mix-up and face a horrifying dilemma: do they keep the sons they have raised and loved or reclaim their biological child?

Living a waking nightmare, Pete (James Norton) and Maddie (Niamh Algar) are jettisoned into the world of the other couple, Miles (James McArdle) and Lucy (Jessica Brown Findlay). Initially, all four agree on a solution, but it soon becomes apparent that hidden motives are at play. How far can each couple trust the real parents of their child – or even each other? As Pete and Maddie are stretched to breaking point, they realise they will stop at nothing to keep their family together.

Playing Nice will be distributed globally by Studiocanal.