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The Ex-Wife

The Ex-Wife is a British drama thriller television series based on Jess Ryder's book of the same name. It premiered on 12 October 2022, on Paramount+. The series stars Céline Buckens, Tom Mison, Janet Montgomery, Jordan Stephens, Clare Foster, Adam Drew and Sam Hoare. The first series consisted of four episodes, all directed by Brian O'Malley. The book was adapted to TV by Downton Abbeys Catherine Steadman. A second series was released in 2025, with Katie McGrath replacing Janet Montgomery.

Premise

The series follows a young woman, Tasha, who is married to middle-aged Jack. Their marriage appears happy, but Tasha is haunted by Jack's ex-wife, Jen. But as the plot unfolds, the true villain appears not to be Jen.

Cast and characters

Main

  • Céline Buckens as Natasha "Tasha", a young woman, Jack's new wife, who returns home one day to find out that her daughter Emily and husband Jack have disappeared.
  • Tom Mison as Jack, Tasha's husband. He was previously married to Jen. He and Tasha have one daughter together, Emily.
  • Janet Montgomery (Season 1) and Katie McGrath (Season 2) as Jen, Jack's ex-wife. Although she and Jack split up to divorced, she keeps on coming to their house frequently, and is asked by Jack's sister to be godparent to her child together with Jack, which upsets Tasha and decides revenge. When Jack and Emily disappear, she is reluctantly asked for help by Tasha.
  • Jordan Stephens as Sam, Tasha's friend, with whom she had a sexual relationship in the past.
  • Clare Foster as Hayley, Jack's sister. She misbehaves with Tasha, who endures it for the sake of the family.

Recurring

  • Adam Drew as Toby
  • Amro Mahmoud as Darren
  • Rebecka Johnston as nursery manager
  • Sam Hoare as Johnny
  • Sam Bell as nursery worker
  • Roderick Hill as Officer Warren
  • Abe Jarman Officer Clarke
  • Nina Singh as Lola
  • Daniel Bellus as Alex
  • Dylan Baldwin as I.O. Berry
  • James Lailey as Simon

Production

Casting

It was first announced that Céline Buckens would play the main role of Tasha. On 25 April 2022 it was announced that Tom Mison, Janet Montgomery and Jordan Stephens would join the cast as Tasha's husband Jack, Jack's ex-wife Jen and Tasha's old friend Sam, respectively. Executive producer Mike Benson commented upon the announcement: "We are absolutely delighted Tom, Janet and Jordan have joined the project alongside the brilliant Celine Buckens – our international cast have incredible experience and credits behind them. I'm sure they will inject a real nuance and complexity to a drama where nothing is quite what it seems."

Filming

Though set in London, England, the miniseries was shot in Budapest, Hungary. Filming began on 10 April 2022 in Budapest, set to wrap later in the Spring, for a total of six weeks of filming. Filming for the second season took place in Cyprus in 2024.

Release

The miniseries premiered on Paramount+ on 12 October 2022.

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