The Listeners Premiere Date, Trailer, and Key Art Unveiled
STARZ has announced that the suspense drama The Listeners will premiere in the U.S. on Friday, June 12. The series stars BAFTA and Golden Globe nominee Rebecca Hall (Peter Hujar’s Day, Resurrection, Christine) and is adapted from Jordan Tannahill’s bestselling novel of the same name.
The female-driven series centers on Claire Kutty, a popular English teacher who suddenly begins to hear a low, persistent hum that no one else around her can hear. New episodes of the five-part series will be available to stream weekly on Fridays only on the STARZ app and all STARZ streaming and on-demand platforms.
In The Listeners, Claire hears a sound that neither her husband nor her daughter can hear. This seemingly innocuous hum triggers migraines, nosebleeds, and insomnia, with no obvious source or medical explanation. After weeks of suffering, the strain starts to fracture her relationships with family, friends, and colleagues.
When she discovers that one of her students can also hear the hum, the two strike up an unlikely and intimate friendship that gradually transforms into something more extreme, with devastating consequences.
Alongside Rebecca Hall, The Listeners stars Prasanna Puwanarajah (The Crown, Payback), as Claire’s pragmatic husband, Paul; Ollie West (The Sparrow) as Kyle, a student of Claire’s who also hears the hum; Mia Tharia (Phoenix Rise) as Claire’s daughter, Ashley; Amr Waked (Lucy) as Omar, facilitator of a support group for those who hear the Hum; and Gayle Rankin (The Greatest Showman, GLOW) as his wife and co-facilitator, Jo.
STARZ is the premium streaming home for women and underrepresented audiences, driven by inclusive, adult storytelling and an unwavering commitment to the viewers it serves. STARZ’s expanding slate is a blend of self-owned originals (Fightland), prestige acquisitions (Amadeus), and powerhouse franchises (Outlander, Power).
The Listeners is an Element Pictures, a Fremantle company, production for the BBC. The series is written by Jordan Tannahill and directed by Janicza Bravo (Zola, The Bear). Both also serve as executive producers, alongside Ed Guiney, Andrew Lowe, Chelsea Morgan Hoffmann, and Rachel Dargavel for Element Pictures, Rebecca Ferguson for the BBC, and Alice Birch.
The series is produced by Ed King (His House, Suspect, Howl). Fremantle handles global sales.
