Claire Danes' dark mystery drama is coming to UK streaming soon – here's your first look

First-look images have been revealed for upcoming Disney+ drama The Spot, starring Claire Danes and Ewan McGregor. The show is scheduled to debut in January 2027.

In it, Danes plays a successful surgeon who begins to suspect that she might have been responsible for a child's death in a hit-and-run.

Together with her schoolteacher husband (McGregor), their search for answers soon descends into what the official synopsis calls "a web of mounting suspicion and dark secrets, testing their resolve and their relationship as they confront the possibility of hidden guilt and betrayal".

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Daveed Diggs, Michael Patrick Thornton and Macon Blair also star in the project, which is helmed by Bill & Ted creator Ed Solomon. He also wrote films such as Now You See Me, Men In Black and this year's The Christophers, which was fronted by Sir Ian McKellen and Michaela Coel.

The Spot is produced by A24 and 20th Television, and is expected to debut on 13 January, 2027.

It's a busy time for Danes, who earlier this year was also confirmed for Netflix series Lovesick, described as a "modern romantic epic".

That show will also see her playing a successful surgeon, here specialising in breast cancer. Her entire world is shaken when she receives a shocking diagnosis of her own.

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"Her new patient, Nate, is a promising politician," a synopsis reads. "The series explores their interwoven lives, delving into themes of love, sex, illness, death, family, children, health, medicine, and the meaning of life — all while Annika is simultaneously undergoing breast cancer treatment."

She has also recently been seen in Netflix smash The Beast in Me alongside Matthew Rhys, which was recently renewed for a second season, with Danes to return.

The show garnered acclaim upon its release, with Rhys winning a Primetime Emmy Award for his performance.

The Spot lands on Disney+ in January 2027.

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