Scripted series · Channel 4
Utopia
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Who's in it
Cast
The principal ensemble across the run of the series.
Adeel Akhtar
Wilson Wilson
12 eps
Paul Higgins
Michael Dugdale
12 eps
Neil Maskell
Arby
12 eps
Fiona O'Shaughnessy
Jessica Hyde
12 eps
Alexandra Roach
Becky
12 eps
Nathan Stewart-Jarrett
Ian Johnson
12 eps
Oliver Woollford
Grant Leetham
12 eps
Alistair Petrie
Geoff Lawson
12 eps
Ruth Gemmell
Jen Dugdale
9 eps
Anna Madeley
Anya Levchenko
6 eps
Tim McInnerny
Airey Naeve
1 eps
Corey Johnson
Niall
1 eps
Kevin Eldon
Tony Bradley
1 eps
David Calder
Dobri Gorski
1 eps
Will Attenborough
Ben
1 eps
Diana Hardcastle
CIA Woman
1 eps
Alan Williams
Danny "The Tramp"
1 eps
Michael Smiley
Detective Inspector Joshua Reynolds
1 eps
Oliver Dimsdale
Greg Ashby
1 eps
Sacha Dhawan
Paul
2 eps
Allan Corduner
Ross
2 eps
Tom Burke
Philip Carvel
1 eps
Michael Maloney
Christian Donaldson
3 eps
Simon McBurney
Professor Donaldson
3 eps
James Fox
The Assistant
6 eps
Stephen Rea
Conran Letts
5 eps
Mark Stobbart
Bejan Chervo
1 eps
Lloyd Hutchinson
William Kaye
1 eps
David Sibley
Jack Tate
1 eps
Mitchell Mullen
Lane Monroe
1 eps
Rose Leslie
Milner
1 eps
Anca Androne
Brosca
1 eps
Ed Birch
The Assistant
1 eps
Trystan Gravelle
Tom
1 eps
Kevin Trainor
Mr. Omida
1 eps
Clive Wood
Dr. Isherwood
1 eps
William Belchambers
Christos
1 eps
Aine Garvey
Young Jessica
1 eps
Pixie Davies
Amanda
1 eps
Diane Morgan
Tess
1 eps
The Nutevio profile
TV DNA
How Utopia actually feels to watch, measured on the traits our editors track across every series.
Signature profile
Utopia reads strongest on Bingeability, Character Depth and Spectacle.
How hard it is to stop after one episode.
How fully written and psychologically layered the ensemble is.
Visual ambition — scale, craft and set-piece filmmaking.
The scale, internal logic and texture of the world.
How often an episode ends on a hook you can't ignore.
How often the series is genuinely funny, by design.
The sustained pressure the series keeps you under.
How much the series is designed to affect you.
How much each hour depends on the one before it.
The story
What it's about
The Utopia Experiments is a legendary graphic novel shrouded in mystery. When a group of strangers find themselves in possession of an original manuscript, their lives suddenly and brutally implode.
The run
Seasons
2 seasons · 12 episodes.
Season 0 · Complete
Specials
20134 episodes
Season 1 · Complete
Season 1
20136 episodes
7.9IMDbWhen a group of strangers find themselves in possession of the manuscript for a legendary graphic novel, their lives brutally implode as they are pursued by a shadowy and murderous organisation...
Best episode · S01E06 Episode 6
Season 2 · Complete
Season 2
20146 episodes
8.4IMDbIt has been three months since the destruction of the Utopia manuscript, and things have been quiet for Ian, Becky and co. Believing the Network to be finished, they each try to get back to some semblance of normality. But far from being over, the Network are only just beginning...
Best episode · S02E01 Episode 1
Where the series peaks
Best Episodes
The hours that define the show, ranked by audience response and editorial signal.
S02E01
Episode 1
In 1974, genius Philip Carvel meets an idealistic security services agent, Milner, at a secret forum of political, industrial, financial and academic leaders... by 1979, Carvel's losing his mind.
- Directed by Marc Munden
- Written by Dennis Kelly
S01E06
Episode 6
The final episode sees time running out. As a daring plan is formed, only one question remains - will the true secrets of Utopia finally be revealed?
- Directed by Alex Garcia Lopez, Wayne Che Yip
- Written by Dennis Kelly
S02E05
Episode 5
Following the revelation that her father's alive, Jessica sets off to find him, with hostage Milner in tow. Wilson and Leah analyse their information and discover a far darker, more terrifying secret.
- Directed by Sam Donovan
- Written by Dennis Kelly
S02E04
Episode 4
A shocked Dugdale reluctantly agrees to harbour Jessica, but who should be scared of who? When Dugdale visits Jen and Alice in a secret prison it's clear he will do whatever The Network asks.
- Directed by Sam Donovan
- Written by Dennis Kelly, John Donnelly
S02E03
Episode 3
The gang are on the run and find a precocious young hacker, who uncovers the key to The Network's new plan: a real global outbreak of weaponised Russian flu.
- Directed by Marc Munden
- Written by Dennis Kelly, John Donnelly
S02E02
Episode 2
In the present day, Jessica has been held captive by Milner who has tortured her in a desperate attempt to find out just what adjustment Carvel made to Janus
- Directed by Marc Munden
- Written by Dennis Kelly
Recently aired
Latest Episodes
S02E04
Episode 4
- Directed by Sam Donovan
- Written by Dennis Kelly, John Donnelly
S02E03
Episode 3
- Directed by Marc Munden
- Written by Dennis Kelly, John Donnelly
Behind the series
Created by
Showrunners, creators, executive producers and the writers who set the voice of the series.
The craft
Key Crew
Directing, writing, production, camera, music and editing.
Executive production
- Marc MundenExecutive Producer
- Karen WilsonExecutive Producer
- Rebekah Wray-RogersProducer
- Jane FeatherstoneExecutive Producer
- Dennis KellyExecutive Producer
Writing
- Dennis KellyWriter
- John DonnellyWriter
Direction
- Marc MundenDirector
- Sam DonovanDirector
- Alex Garcia LopezDirector
- Wayne Che YipDirector
Cinematography
- Ole Bratt BirkelandDirector of Photography
- Lol CrawleyDirector of Photography
Music
- Cristóbal Tapia de VeerOriginal Music Composer
Where to watch
Streaming
Availability verified against regional listings.
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