River

About River

Respected police officer John River, a gifted cop with a troubled mind, struggles to come to terms with the recent loss of a colleague, and chases a suspect across London - with tragic consequences. Now at odds with the authorities, River ends up in a precarious position as he seeks to bring closure to the mother of murdered teenager, who blames him for failing to keep his promise.

BBC One's River is a crime and mystery series. Its themes are hallucination, miniseries, police, and murder investigation.

Its one season of 6 episodes was broadcast from October 2015 to November 2015.

Stellan Skarsgård leads the cast as John River, Nicola Walker as Jackie 'Stevie' Stevenson, Adeel Akhtar as Ira King, and Lesley Manville as Chrissie Read. Produced by Kudos.

In the United States it streams on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, and BritBox. Cold Case, DCI Banks, and The Night Of make useful companions to River, all filed under police detective. TMDB voters put it at 7.4 out of 10 across 229 votes and it carries a TV-MA rating.