Maryland: Cast, release date and everything you need to know about Suranne Jones and Eve Best's family drama

Maryland is a new three-part drama series which brings together Suranne Jones (Vigil, Doctor Foster) and Eve Best (House of the Dragon) as sisters reunited in tragic circumstances.

Created by Anne-Marie O’Connor (Trollied, Hullraisers), the drama has been described as a story that "beautifully reveals the complexities of a sisterly relationship" after they uncover their mother’s secrets and lies.

O’Connor said the series was "a love story about two sisters", which explores the story of woman who steps away from the traditional roles we assign in families.

Coming to ITV1 and ITVX in 2023, here is everything you need to know about Maryland…

What is the Maryland plot?

Maryland is the story of Becca and Rosaline, two sisters who have grown apart because of complex family dynamics and their careers.

However, when the body of an older woman found on Laxey Beach in the Isle of Man is revealed to be their mum, the sisters are reunited.

On top of mother Mary's death, the sisters discover she has been living a double life, leaving their father at home in Manchester to create another world… Maryland.

Confined to the island, the sisters can't escape the ripple effect of their mother's secrets and lies.

Suranne Jones said: "Maryland delves into family dynamics and the way in which we ‘label’ each other, sometimes never letting ourselves or our siblings break free from those roles.

"We look at how we grow apart from one another and how sometimes we don’t really know anything about the people we call our own.

"I love how complex sibling relationships can be and I'm thrilled we get to do it over three wonderful hours and not as a 'side story'.

"Maryland is an uncomfortable, funny and sometimes difficult story with two sisters at its heart and we can’t wait to take our audience along for the ride."

What is the Maryland release date?

Maryland is coming in 2023 to ITV1 and ITVX.

The series will premiere on ITVX before it airs on ITV1.

Maryland cast

• Suranne Jones – Plays Becca
• Eve Best – Plays Rosaline
• Stockard Channing – Plays Cathy
• George Costigan – Plays Richard
• Hugh Quarshie (Riches)
• Dean Lennox Kelly (Shameless)
• Andrew Knott (Ackley Bridge)

Gentleman Jack star Suranne Jones, Eve Best (Nurse Jackie) and Stockard Channing (The Good Wife, The West Wing, Grease) lead the cast of ITV’s highly anticipated drama series Maryland.

Channing plays the sisters’ late mother’s larger-than-life friend Cathy, while George Costigan (Happy Valley, Line of Duty) is their father Richard.

ITV commissioner Chloe Tucker said: "We are delighted to be working with Suranne Jones and Anne-Marie Connor on their show, Maryland.

"It is an incredibly moving and well-observed piece about family, as we follow two sisters, Becca and Rosaline, dealing with the ties that bind them and the secrets that have kept them apart."

Where is Maryland filmed?

ITV filmed the series in 2022 in Ireland.

The series is directed by Sue Tully (Line of Duty, Too Close) and produced by Emma Burge (Wolfe, The Village) and Suranne Jones.

How to watch Maryland

Maryland is coming in 2023 to ITV1 and ITVX.

The series will premiere on ITVX before it airs on ITV1.