A taut British crime thriller with a pulse of family betrayal and moral complexity.
Perfect for Netflix, BBC, or HBO Max.
If you crossed the intense moral pressure of Line of Duty with the personal stakes of Happy Valley and the crime family dynamics of Peaky Blinders, you’d get The White Crow—a gripping and emotionally layered police drama adapted from Michael Robotham’s critically acclaimed novel.
At its core is Philomena McCarthy, a principled London Metropolitan Police officer with aspirations of becoming a detective. But her path is anything but clean-cut—because Phil’s father and uncles are among the most notorious gangsters in southeast England. She wants nothing to do with their criminal legacy… but in this gritty thriller, family isn’t so easily escaped.
The story begins when Phil stumbles upon a five-year-old girl wandering the London streets in her pajamas. Her mother, Caitlin, is found dead in a locked home—a suspicious death made even darker by a plastic bag over her head and jewelry gone missing. Phil doesn’t officially work the case—she’s kept at arm’s length due to whispers about her family ties—but that doesn’t stop her from being drawn into a deeper, deadlier web.
With child welfare failures, a godmother with secrets, and a father being squeezed by a brutal Bulgarian gang, The White Crow delivers a perfect blend of crime procedural and family noir. Phil’s moral compass is constantly tested as the line between her father’s world and her own begins to blur. The result? A slow-burn, emotionally charged thriller that forces its heroine to choose: blood or badge.
Visually moody and grounded in emotional realism, this is a series that makes London feel both vast and claustrophobic—where danger can come from a back alley or a family dinner table. With sharp dialogue, suspenseful plotting, and a conflicted female lead you can’t help but root for, The White Crow would thrive as a 6- to 8-episode limited series for fans of Broadchurch, Marcella, or Bodyguard.
It’s not just the criminals who have something to hide.
