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Vicky McClure will play the lead role in Sarah Pinborough’s adaptation of her novel Insomnia, due to arrive next year on Paramount+.

Deadline confirmed that Tom Cullen, Leanne Best, Lyndsey Marshal, Dominic Tighe, Jade Harrison, Corinna Marlowe, Robert Gilbert, Michelle Bonnard, India Fowler and Smylie Bradwell will also appear with Börkur Sigthorsson as director.

McClure will play sleep-deprived Emma Averill with Tom Cullen as her loving husband Robert; Smylie Bradwell and India Fowler play Will and Chloe, their children. Leanne Best is Emma’s estranged sister Phoebe, and Corinna Marlowe plays her mother Patricia.

“Myself and BYO Films are really excited to be working alongside Left Bank on Insomnia,” said McClure. “It’s a very different role for me. Sarah Pinborough has written such an exciting script. We have a fantastic cast, crew and production team all set for a very fulfilling few months ahead.”

Click here to read our review of the original novel.