BBC Sets May 23 Premiere for Two Weeks in August as Greek Holiday Reunion Unravels
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Updated · BBC.com · May 16
BBC Sets May 23 Premiere for Two Weeks in August as Greek Holiday Reunion Unravels
3 articles · Updated · BBC.com · May 16
May 23 is the BBC One and iPlayer launch date for Two Weeks in August, a new drama about university friends whose reunion on a Greek island spirals after an illicit kiss.
Jessica Raine and Damien Molony lead the series as Zoe and Dan, a married couple strained by caregiving pressure, depression and widening cracks in their relationship.
Antonia Thomas said the show turns a long-awaited villa holiday into a pressure cooker, with old group roles resurfacing as the friends confront how much they have changed over 10 years.
Writer Catherine Shepherd has pushed back on White Lotus comparisons, saying the series focuses on relatively normal people rather than the super-rich, with a more grounded British discomfort.
Filmed in Malta and Gozo, the drama also threads in Greek mythology—especially the Fates—as Zoe's emotional unravelling deepens.
How does ancient Greek mythology turn a modern holiday drama into a life-or-death struggle?
If it's not satire like 'The White Lotus,' what makes this psychological drama so terrifying?