“Each episode has a different anchor character… Millie is our star, but she is part of a bright constellation.”

The New York Times

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Key Cast

Millie Black: Tamara Lawrence

Luke Holborn: Joe Dempsie

Curtis: Gershywn Eustache Jnr

Hibiscus: Chyna McQueen

Lead Director: Tanya Hamilton

Creator: Marlon James

Synopsis

Formidable ex-Scotland Yard detective Millie-Jean Black, returns home to Kingston, Jamaica after her mother’s passing, hoping to rebuild her broken relationship with her sister Hibiscus, a queen of the Kingston gully. She joins the local police force to work missing persons but when a local schoolgirl disappears, Millie and her partner Curtis begin to uncover suspicious ties to a prominent family, taking her from the steaming streets of downtown Kingston, up through the post-colonial plantations of Jamaica’s elite. Millie soon discovers she isn’t the only one bringing heat, as Scotland Yard inspector Luke Holborn arrives with his own agenda.

Haunted by ghosts of her past and present – including a sibling who refuses to be saved and a child who can’t be found – Millie’s search for the truth endangers her partner Curtis, jeopardises her career and leads her on an intercontinental cat-and-mouse chase. Set against the post-colonial landscape of Jamaica and the United Kingdom, this gripping contemporary noir thriller follows one unforgettable woman’s determination to crack a case that could blow her world apart. Pretty soon, everyone is out to Get Millie Black.

  • “Doing everything right… The characters are vivid, unpredictable ina human way and perfectly played. The five-part series feels original, not quite like anything we’ve seen before.”

    Los Angeles Times

  • “What makes the series fresh is the conviction it brings to the genre’s pro forma tropes… indelible characters and vivid performances.”

    Slate

  • “Terrific… devotes time to all of its characters’ stories, heightening its portrayal of why Black is so determined to bring bad people to justice.”

    The Mercury News

  • “The dialogue has an effective crackle, blending theatrical repartee and low-key Jamaican patois… making every character feel distinctive.”

    The Hollywood Reporter

  • “Each episode has a different anchor character… Millie is our star, but she is part of a bright constellation.”

    The New York Times

  • “Even as the central mystery approaches resolution, the writing and performances leave these stories hanging alluringly. Get Millie Black lives and breathes.”

    The Independent