22nd April 2026: U have unveiled exclusive first-look images for their six-part police thriller Hit Point, starring Nick Blood (Day of the Jackal) and BAFTA nominee Saffron Hocking (Top Boy). The series promises edge-of-your-seat action, high-stakes drama, and a gripping storyline that will stream on U and air on U&Dave, marking the channel’s first bold step into original scripted drama.
Hit Point is developed & produced by Urban Myth Films (Paris Has Fallen, The Lazarus Project) co-financed by CANAL+, with STUDIOCANAL (Families Like Ours, Playing Nice) handling worldwide sales & distribution. Hit Point will air on U and U&Dave this summer.
Written by BAFTA-winner Howard Overman (Misfits, The War of The Worlds), and directed by David Caffrey (The Gentlemen, Peaky Blinders), Hit Point is an adrenaline-charged blend of high-stakes crime thriller and sizzling romantic drama, following thirty-something detectives Leo (Nick Blood) and Bella (Saffron Hocking) as their latest case pulls them into a dangerous West London underworld.
On the hunt for answers, the lines between their personal and professional lives blur with every twist and betrayal. Packed with razor-sharp humour, and heart-stopping action, Hit Point is a gripping, fast-paced series where loyalty is tested, secrets explode, and love might just be the most dangerous game of all.
Alongside Nick Blood and Saffron Hocking, the series also stars William Abadie (Emily in Paris)Brendan Coyle (Toxic Town), Peter Serafinowicz (The Gentlemen), Nadia Parkes (Kidnapped: The Chloe Ayling Story), Moe Bar-El (Alien: Earth), and Ossian Perret (The Last Kingdom) and Joshua Sher (The Undeclared War).
Hit Point is developed & produced by Urban Myth Films, a STUDIOCANAL company, co-financed by CANAL+, with STUDIOCANAL handling worldwide sales & distribution. It is commissioned by Helen Perry, head of drama commissioning for UKTV, and ordered for U&Dave and U by Emma Tibbetts, director of programming, scripted, and Hilary Rosen, director of commissioning. David Caffrey directs, the executive producers are Johnny Capps, Julian Murphy and Howard Overman for Urban Myth Films and Helen Perry for UKTV. CANAL+ has pre-bought the series for its global footprint in over 50 countries including France and across Europe, Africa and Asia.
U&Dave is UKTV’s free-to-air entertainment channel, home to original entertainment commissioning like Will & Ralf Should Know Better, Guy Martin: Proper Jobs, Silence is Golden and BAFTA-winning Big Zuu’s Big Eats. All U&Dave programming can be found on U, UKTV’s free streaming service with over 9000 hours of content from UKTV’s free-to-air channels U&Dave, U&Drama, U&Yesterday and U&W, as well as programming exclusive to U.
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