First Teaser Trailer for Chase Thriller ‘The Iris Affair’ with Niamh Algar

First Teaser Trailer for Chase Thriller ‘The Iris Affair’ with Niamh Algar

by Alex Billington
August 18, 2025
Source: YouTube

“What’s the problem that needs solving?” “One that matters…” Something involving a complex calculation? Hmm what could it be. Sky TV has revealed the teaser trailer for a new chase thriller series titled The Iris Affair, from the same creator behind the successful “Luther” series. It sounds a lot like a Dan Brown story. A rootless genius, Iris Nixon, steals an enigmatic code from a charming philanthropist and then disappears. A tense countdown ensues as she races to unravel the code’s mystery. From acclaimed writer, creator and showrunner Neil Cross, The Iris Affair is a tense and cinematic chase thriller that pits two brilliant minds against each other in a deadly game of hide and seek across Italy – from Florence to Sardinia to Rome and back. With Niamh Algar as Iris & Tom Hollander as Cameron, with Kristofer Hivju, Harry Lloyd, Meréana Tomlinson, Sacha Dhawan, Debi Mazar, Marco Leonardi, Peter Sullivan, Lorenzo De Moor, and Maya Sansa. This is a snazzy trailer, but it still looks like a cheesy TV show. Check it out below.

Here’s the first teaser trailer for Neil Cross’ action series The Iris Affair, direct from Sky TV’s YouTube:

When enigmatic genius Iris Nixon (Niamh Algar) cracks a string of complex online puzzles, she’s led to a piazza in Florence where she meets charismatic entrepreneur Cameron Beck (Tom Hollander). He invites her to come & work for him to unlock a powerful, top-secret piece of technology. Her curiosity piqued, she accepts. But when Iris discovers its dangerous potential, she steals the journal containing the device’s activation sequence—and vanishes. What follows is a relentless pursuit, from a remote cabin in Sardinia through the bustling streets of Rome, as Cameron races to find Iris in a high-stakes game where trust is dangerous and failure could be catastrophic. The Iris Affair is a series created and showrun by British TV writer Neil Cross, also the creator of “Luther”, “Luther: The Fallen Sun”, “The Sister”, and “The Mosquito Coast” series previously. With additional writing by Susan E. Connolly and Ian Scott McCullough. Featuring episodes directed by Terry McDonough & Sarah O’Gorman. Made by Wildside & Sky Studios; produced by Tim Bricknell. Executive produced by Neil Cross, Terry McDonough, Adrian Sturges, Dante Di Loreto, Jenni Sherwood. Sky TV debuts The Iris Affair series streaming on Sky and NOW in the UK in the fall. Stay tuned.

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