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The Widow

The Widow

20196.81 Season8 EpisodesEnded

Overview

A woman's search to uncover the mystery of the disappearance of her husband leads her to the Congo, where she's forced to seek the truth about what happened to the man she loved.

Created by Jack Williams
Written by Jack Williams, Harry Williams
Produced by Eliza Mellor
NetworksITV1Prime Video

Top Cast

Kate Beckinsale

Kate Beckinsale

Georgia Wells

Matthew Le Nevez

Matthew Le Nevez

Will Mason

Alex Kingston

Alex Kingston

Judith Gray

Charles Dance

Charles Dance

Martin Benson

Bart Fouche

Bart Fouche

Pieter Bello

Ólafur Darri Ólafsson

Ólafur Darri Ólafsson

Ariel Helgason

S

Shalom Nyandiko

Adidja

Babs Olusanmokun

Babs Olusanmokun

General Azikiwe

Themes & Keywords

africawalescongowidowairplane crashfake death

About The Widow

The Widow is a drama, action & adventure series that first aired in 2019 exploring themes of africa, wales, congo, widow, airplane crash, fake death. Created by Jack Williams, it stars Kate Beckinsale, Matthew Le Nevez, Alex Kingston. A woman's search to uncover the mystery of the disappearance of her husband leads her to the Congo, where she's forced to seek the truth about what happened to the man she loved.

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