The Crow Girl is a television series based on the Crow Girl book series by Erik Axl Sund, adapted by Milly Thomas for Paramount+. The first series was released in its entirety on 16 January 2025.[1] A second series is currently in development.[2]
Premise
DCI Jeanette Kilburn and eminent psychotherapist Dr. Sophia Craven join forces to hunt the killer of young men. The investigation takes Jeanette and Sophia into a dangerous world of historic abuse and murder.[3]
DCI Jeanette Kilburn hunts a killer, leading her to Dr. Sophia Craven.
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"The Egg She Wishes to Crack"
Charles Martin
Erik Axl Sund and Milly Thomas
16 January 2025 (2025-01-16)
Another body gives Jeanette new leads, while Sophia is haunted by a patient.
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"She Wishes to Believe"
Charles Martin
Laura Lomas, Erik Axl Sund and Milly Thomas
16 January 2025 (2025-01-16)
Jeanette comes under fire. Madeleine is in danger as Victoria gets closer.
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"The Dirt She Can't Bury"
Rebecca Rycroft
Lydia Mulvey, Erik Axl Sund and Milly Thomas
16 January 2025 (2025-01-16)
A cold case shifts Jeanette's focus, as Sophia gets some distressing news.
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"She Shoots for the King"
Rebecca Rycroft
E.V. Crowe, Erik Axl Sund and Milly Thomas
16 January 2025 (2025-01-16)
Jeanette and Sophia dig into Victoria's past. Madeleine plans her escape.
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"I'll See You There"
Rebecca Rycroft
Erik Axl Sund and Milly Thomas
16 January 2025 (2025-01-16)
Jeanette turns to Sophia as her world begins to crumble. Victoria seeks revenge.
Production
Development
The book series by Erik Axl Sund, the pen name of Swedish author duo Jerker Eriksson and Håkan Sundquist, was optioned by ITV Studios and Tomorrow Studios in 2014.[4]
In 2023, an adaptation by E.V. Crowe for Paramount+ with executive producers Tony Wood and Richard Tulk-Hart, under the banner of Buccaneer Media began to move forward.[5] Milly Thomas adapted the book for the series. Charles Martin and Rebecca Rycroft are directors with Andy Mosse serving as producer.[6]
In April 2024, guitarist Slash, a huge fan of the original novel who helped bring it to Buccaneer Media for the adaptation, joined the series as an executive producer and a contributor to the series' soundtrack alongside composer Adam Price.[11]
Release
The first series became available on Paramount+ from 16 January 2025.[12]
Reception
Vicky Jessop for the Evening Standard gave the show four stars and praised the performance of Myles who found "levity in a show that often feels mired in darkness, but never fails to be anything less than compelling".[13]
Lucy Mangan in The Guardian also gave the show four stars and described it as "a very well-made, pacy drama" with an "overall confidence, style and authenticity".[14]
Ed Power in The Independent also gave the series four stars and praised the performance of Myles and the soundtrack which he described as "understated and spooky" and "the perfect accompaniment to a thriller illuminated by the reliably likeable Myles but not afraid to get much darker than the average streaming whodunit."[15]
