'Best limited series ever' with Department Q star now streaming
Disney+ has added the 'best limited series ever' that features one of the stars from Department Q.
Originally airing on BBC back in 2018, The Cry has a new streaming home on the platform that is also home to Marvel and The Simpsons. The series is based on the novel of the same name, written by Helen Fitzgerald.
According to the synopsis, the four-part drama follows young parents Joanna and Alistair who travel from Scotland to a town in Australia to visit family and fight for custody of Alistair's daughter, Chloe, against his Australian ex-wife, Alexandra.
However, on the drive from Melbourne to the coastal town of Wilde Bay, their baby son Noah goes missing. In the aftermath of this tragedy, under public scrutiny, their relationship collapses and her psychological state disintegrates.
Jenna Coleman leads the series as Joanna. Coleman is known for her roles in Doctor Who, period drama Victoria and The Sandman. Also starring are Nine Perfect Strangers star Asher Keddie along with Kate Dickie who recently appeared in Netflix series Department Q.
Many fans have praised the series online ever since its initial debut. One person advised other Disney Plus subscribers: "The Cry is in a class of its own. The acting is sublime. Set aside a day and binge-watch it."
Another claimed: "One of the best TV dramas I've ever seen! Totally hooks you in and you never know what's gonna happen next! Jenna Coleman is incredible!"
Someone else commented: "Honestly one of the best limited series I have seen in a long time. I binge watched it in one hit which at four episodes long is not hard to do!"
They continued: "Sure, it isn't perfect, but who cares when the acting is this good, and the story so gripping, intriguing and surprising from the beginning right until the very end.
"It's truly every parent's worst nightmare losing a child, but how this situation plays out is so different to other stories like this that I have seen."
One viewer shared: "I can't stop thinking about this series and I want to watch it all over again. Jenna Coleman, brilliant and so believable; and Ewen Leslie is so convincingly unlikable and silently frightening.
"I love the way time is shifted and your brain is forced to work a little harder. Continuity rules are broken, as are comfort levels."
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