Channel 4's "gripping and provocative" new 4-part thriller confirms release date – and it's soon

A Channel 4 thriller with House of the Dragon's Solly McLeod and Bridgerton's Katie Leung has just confirmed a release date for early December.

Four-part drama Careless follows Glaswegian backpacker Robbie Summerhill (McLeod) who finds himself in Sydney, where he lands a job as a live-in carer for Mike Garton (Richard Roxburgh), a rock 'n' roll legend living with multiple sclerosis.

Branded a "gripping and provocative" thriller in Channel 4's official description, the show turns sinister when it becomes clear that Robbie, who has grown closer to Mike and his wife Angela (Robyn Malcolm), is hiding something that could upend the couple's life.

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Also starring Leung as Sheila Armstrong, Dept Q's Alison Peebles as Morvern Barclay, Mabel Li as Hannah Garton and Thomas Weatherall as Colm, Careless is set to start airing on Channel 4 at 9pm on 2 December.

The cast is rounded out by Anita Hegh and Nathalie Morris.

The series is created by The Cry's Helen Fitzgerald and Broadchurch's Louise Fox, and is said to explore themes of privilege, class, revenge, and trauma.

Lead star McLeod, known for playing Joffrey Lonmouth in the first season of Game of Thrones' spinoff House of the Dragon, teased that Careless is "full of complex characters".

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His Robbie is one of them, as the actor described him as "an incredibly damaged, traumatised young man" with a burning desire for redemption and revenge after growing up in foster care.

Introducing Robbie to the audience, McLeod explained: "A lot of his grief comes from having nowhere to put all the love and care he has to give, and we see that emotional conflict build until it reaches a breaking point."

Careless starts airing on 2 December at 9pm on Channel 4 and will also be available to stream on Channel 4's own streaming platform.

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