The Couple Next Door
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The Couple Next Door is a British psychological thriller television series written by David Allison, based on the Dutch series Nieuwe Buren. Developed by Eagle Eye Drama for Channel 4 and Starz, the first series stars Eleanor Tomlinson, Sam Heughan, Alfred Enoch, Hugh Dennis and Jessica De Gouw. The programme was renewed for a second series which started airing on Channel 4 from 14 July 2025.
Infobox
Genre
Psychological thriller
Based on
Nieuwe Buren
Written by
David Allison
Directed by
Dries Vos
Starring
mw- Eleanor Tomlinson Sam Heughan Alfred Enoch Hugh Dennis Jessica De Gouw Annabel Scholey Sam Palladio Aggy K. Adams Sendhil Ramamurthy
Composer
Hannes De Maeyer
Country of origin
United Kingdom
Original language
English
No. of series
2
No. of episodes
12
Executive producers
David Allison Dries Vos Jo McGrath Walter Iuzzolino Alison Kee
Producer
Jennifer Burnet
Production companies
Eagle Eye Drama Happy Duck Films
Network
Channel 4 (UK) Starz (US)
Release
27 November 2023 (2023-11-27) –present
Tables
First released
First released
Series
First released
Episodes
Last released
1
1
Series
1
Episodes
6
Episodes
27 November 2023 (2023-11-27)
Originally released
14 December 2023 (2023-12-14)
2
2
Series
2
Episodes
6
Episodes
14 July 2025 (2025-07-14)
Originally released
23 July 2025 (2025-07-23)
| Series | Episodes | Originally released | ||
| First released | Last released | |||
| 1 | 6 | 27 November 2023 (2023-11-27) | 14 December 2023 (2023-12-14) | |
| 2 | 6 | 14 July 2025 (2025-07-14) | 23 July 2025 (2025-07-23) | |
· Episodes › Series 1 (2023)
1
1
No.overall
1
No. inseries
1
Title
"New on the Block"
Directed by
Dries Vos
Written by
David Allison
Original release date
27 November 2023 (2023-11-27)
Viewers(millions)
N/A
2
2
No.overall
2
No. inseries
2
Title
"Little Kids Full of Sin"
Directed by
Dries Vos
Written by
David Allison
Original release date
28 November 2023 (2023-11-28)
Viewers(millions)
N/A
3
3
No.overall
3
No. inseries
3
Title
"Don't Stop"
Directed by
Dries Vos
Written by
David Allison
Original release date
4 December 2023 (2023-12-04)
Viewers(millions)
N/A
4
4
No.overall
4
No. inseries
4
Title
"I Know It's a Secret"
Directed by
Dries Vos
Written by
David Allison
Original release date
5 December 2023 (2023-12-05)
Viewers(millions)
N/A
5
5
No.overall
5
No. inseries
5
Title
"Inside You"
Directed by
Dries Vos
Written by
David Allison
Original release date
13 December 2023 (2023-12-13)
Viewers(millions)
N/A
6
6
No.overall
6
No. inseries
6
Title
"The Cottage"
Directed by
Dries Vos
Written by
David Allison
Original release date
14 December 2023 (2023-12-14)
Viewers(millions)
N/A
| No.overall | No. inseries | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date | Viewers(millions) |
| 1 | 1 | "New on the Block" | Dries Vos | David Allison | 27 November 2023 (2023-11-27) | N/A |
| 2 | 2 | "Little Kids Full of Sin" | Dries Vos | David Allison | 28 November 2023 (2023-11-28) | N/A |
| 3 | 3 | "Don't Stop" | Dries Vos | David Allison | 4 December 2023 (2023-12-04) | N/A |
| 4 | 4 | "I Know It's a Secret" | Dries Vos | David Allison | 5 December 2023 (2023-12-05) | N/A |
| 5 | 5 | "Inside You" | Dries Vos | David Allison | 13 December 2023 (2023-12-13) | N/A |
| 6 | 6 | "The Cottage" | Dries Vos | David Allison | 14 December 2023 (2023-12-14) | N/A |
· Episodes › Series 2 (2025)
7
7
No.overall
7
No. inseries
1
Title
"Episode 1"
Directed by
Dries Vos
Written by
David Allison
Original release date
14 July 2025 (2025-07-14)
Viewers(millions)
N/A
8
8
No.overall
8
No. inseries
2
Title
"Episode 2"
Directed by
Dries Vos
Written by
David Allison
Original release date
15 July 2025 (2025-07-15)
Viewers(millions)
N/A
9
9
No.overall
9
No. inseries
3
Title
"Episode 3"
Directed by
Dries Vos
Written by
David Allison
Original release date
16 July 2025 (2025-07-16)
Viewers(millions)
N/A
10
10
No.overall
10
No. inseries
4
Title
"Episode 4"
Directed by
Dries Vos
Written by
David Allison
Original release date
21 July 2025 (2025-07-21)
Viewers(millions)
N/A
11
11
No.overall
11
No. inseries
5
Title
"Episode 5"
Directed by
Dries Vos
Written by
David Allison
Original release date
22 July 2025 (2025-07-22)
Viewers(millions)
N/A
12
12
No.overall
12
No. inseries
6
Title
"Episode 6"
Directed by
Dries Vos
Written by
David Allison
Original release date
23 July 2025 (2025-07-23)
Viewers(millions)
N/A
| No.overall | No. inseries | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date | Viewers(millions) |
| 7 | 1 | "Episode 1" | Dries Vos | David Allison | 14 July 2025 (2025-07-14) | N/A |
| 8 | 2 | "Episode 2" | Dries Vos | David Allison | 15 July 2025 (2025-07-15) | N/A |
| 9 | 3 | "Episode 3" | Dries Vos | David Allison | 16 July 2025 (2025-07-16) | N/A |
| 10 | 4 | "Episode 4" | Dries Vos | David Allison | 21 July 2025 (2025-07-21) | N/A |
| 11 | 5 | "Episode 5" | Dries Vos | David Allison | 22 July 2025 (2025-07-22) | N/A |
| 12 | 6 | "Episode 6" | Dries Vos | David Allison | 23 July 2025 (2025-07-23) | N/A |
References
- All 6 episodes of the first series were available on Channel 4 online on 27 November 2023.
- All 6 episodes of the second series were available on Channel 4 online on 14 July 2025.
- Cosmopolitanhttps://www.cosmopolitan.com/uk/entertainment/g65379976/the-couple-next-door-season-2-cast-characters/
- Indie Wirehttps://www.indiewire.com/2023/03/sam-heughan-starz-couple-next-door-1234823994
- Cosmopolitanhttps://www.cosmopolitan.com/uk/entertainment/g65379976/the-couple-next-door-season-2-cast-characters/
- Channel 4https://www.channel4.com/programmes/the-couple-next-door
- Deadline Hollywoodhttps://web.archive.org/web/20230329143139/https://deadline.com/2023/03/starz-channel-4-greenlight-psychological-thriller-the-couple-next-door-with-eleanor-tomlinson-sam-heughan-1235312364/
- Radio Timeshttps://www.radiotimes.com/tv/drama/sam-heughan-eleanor-tomlinson-couple-next-door-newsupdate/
- Hellohttps://www.hellomagazine.com/film/488666/outlander-sam-heughan-announces-exciting-news-major-new-update/?viewas=amp
- Radio Timeshttps://www.radiotimes.com/tv/drama/hugh-dennis-the-couple-next-door-newsupdate/
- Radio Timeshttps://www.radiotimes.com/tv/drama/the-couple-next-door-season-2-cast-confirmed-newsupdate/
- Colliderhttps://collider.com/sam-heughan-eleanor-tomlinson-cast-the-couple-next-door/
- The Telegraph & Argushttps://www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/news/23947508.couple-next-door-thriller-partly-filmed-area-air/
- Televisual.comhttps://www.televisual.com/news/shoot-starts-on-c4-starz-drama-the-couple-next-door/
- Radio Timeshttps://www.radiotimes.com/tv/drama/couple-next-door-season-2-release-date-newsupdate/
- Rotten Tomatoeshttps://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/the_couple_next_door/s01
- The Daily Telegraphhttps://www.telegraph.co.uk/tv/2023/11/27/the-couple-next-door-channel-4-review/
- The Guardianhttps://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2023/nov/27/the-couple-next-door-review-a-sexy-fantastic-time-with-hot-swingers
- The Timeshttps://www.thetimes.com/culture/tv-radio/article/the-couple-next-door-channel-4-review-not-king-of-the-swingers-rrpfshmsz
- "'The Couple Next Door' Defended By Channel 4 As Producers Raise Nepotism Questions"https://deadline.com/2023/12/the-couple-next-door-defended-channel-4-nepotism-concerns-1235644134/