Latest news, air date, new cast for HBO’s Strike created by J.K. Rowling

HBO and J.K. Rowling created show Strike to return to screens, as Live By Night’s Robert Glenister and Peaky Blinders’ Natasha O’Keeffe join series.

Everyone in the world – apart from undiscovered tribes – know of J.K. Rowling. More than likely, they’ll know the great female author through her globally popular book series Harry Potter. Well, she also writes adult stuff too, that’s drama for grown-ups – nothing salacious.

Novel Cormoran Strike under the pen name, Robert Galbraith, was a best-seller as well for the writer. It is a crime series about an eponymous detective that was developed by always creative British institution, BBC. In the United States and as well as Canada it is known by the title C.B. Strike.

New season of Strike

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Now comes a fourth season. There have been three seasons already: The Cuckoo’s Calling in 2017; The Silkworm, also in 2017; along with Career of Evil in 2018. The next installment of Strike is entitled Lethal White and was announced on October 2018.

In the new season, which will be adapted from the book with a four-parts, Tom Burke returning as Cormoran Strike and Holiday Grainger as Robin Ellacott. While the screenplay was undertaken by Tom Edge, whose credits include: Lovesick, The Crown, The Last Dragonslayer, and Judy.

Though fans will have to wait until after Christmas, with an air date of 2020 for the Sue Tully directed show. Which has added new cast members, Robert Glenister and Natasha O’Keeffe, as Deadline recently revealed.

Additional information is that the program will be available on U.S. cable network Cinemax and BBC in the UK. According to the aforementioned outlet, Rowling, along with Neil Blair and Ruth Kenley-Letts are executive producing. Whilst Jackie Larkin is producing for Brontë Film and TV.