James R | On 06, Dec 2022

“They hate the Suzie they know.” That’s the sound of Billie Piper stepping back into the spotlight as Suzie Pickles in I Hate Suzie Too.

The second season of the drama – written by Lucy Prebble and co-created with Billie Piper, – continues to follow the child star turned actress. Now, Suzie has a new agent, new PR and a new job – dancing for likes on Dance Crazee, a reality TV competition that has the Saturday night audience hooked. Having lost everyone that matters to her, Suzie returns to her first love – the public. Battling ex-husband Cob (Daniel Ings) with the help of estranged best friend Naomi (Leila Farzad), Suzie must try to keep life as stable as possible for her young son Frank (Matthew Jordan-Caws), all while staying on Dance Crazee long enough to finance her new role as single mum and ex-wife.

The three-part season co-stars Douglas Hodge (Joker, The Great), Blake Harrison (The Inbetweeners, The Great), Layton Williams (Everybody’s Talking About Jamie, Bad Education), Omari Douglas (It’s a Sin), Anastasia Hille (Snow White and the Huntsman), Angela Sant’Abalo (The Nevers), Reza Diako (Tehran) and Yaz Zadeh (I May Destroy You).

You can see them in action when Season 2 premieres on Sky Atlantic on 20th December. Here’s the trailer:

 

First look: Billie Piper returns this Christmas for I Hate Suzie Too

2nd October 2022

Billie Piper is returning to our screens this Christmas for I Hate Suzie Too.

Co-created by Lucy Prebble and Piper, I Hate Suzie is a drama about the moment in life when the mask slips, asking if any of us can survive being well and truly ‘known’. Suzie Pickles (Piper), a star on the wane, has her whole life upended when she is hacked and a photo of her emerges in an extremely compromising position. The eight-part first season followed Suzie’s unmasking and its trauma episode by episode, through the stages of Shock, Denial, Fear, Shame, Bargaining, Guilt, Anger and Acceptance, as Suzie and her best friend and manager Naomi (Leila Farzad) tried to hold her life, career and marriage to Cob (Daniel Ings) together.

Now, Suzie Pickles is returning for a second, three-part season. Billed as an “anti-Christmas Christmas special”, it picks up as Suzie has a new agent, new PR and a new job – dancing for likes on Dance Crazee, a reality TV competition that has the audience hooked. As she fights to regain the love of the British public while her personal life spirals out of control, will she win their hearts and votes? And restore her reputation? And at what cost?

I Hate Suzie Too co-stars Douglas Hodge (Joker, The Great), Blake Harrison (The Inbetweeners, The Great), Layton Williams (Everybody’s Talking About Jamie, Bad Education), Omari Douglas (It’s a Sin), Anastasia Hille (Snow White and the Huntsman), Angela Sant’Albano (The Nevers), Reza Diako (Tehran) and Yaz Zadeh (I May Destroy You). Leila Farzad (Avenue 5), Daniel Ings (Sex Education), Phil Daniels (Eastenders), Lorraine Ashbourne (Bridgerton) and Elle Piper will also reprise their roles.

I Hate Suzie Too will premiere on Sky Atlantic and NOW in December, just in time to unwrap it before Christmas. Watch this space for a confirmed air date.

 

Trailer: I Hate Suzie hits Sky this August

18th August 2020

“I’m a terrible mother, a terrible wife, a slightly above average actress.” That’s the sound of Billie Piper getting personal in bold new drama I Hate Suzie.

Co-created by Lucy Prebble and Piper, I Hate Suzie is a drama about the moment in life when the mask slips, asking if any of us can survive being well and truly ‘known’. Suzie Pickles (Piper), a star on the wane, has her whole life upended when she is hacked and a photo of her emerges in an extremely compromising position. This excruciatingly honest eight-part series reveals Suzie’s unmasking and its trauma episode by episode, through the stages of Shock, Denial, Fear, Shame, Bargaining, Guilt, Anger and Acceptance, as Suzie and her best friend and manager Naomi (Leila Farzad) try to hold her life, career and marriage to Cob (Daniel Ings) together.

The series premieres on 27th August on Sky Atlantic, with all episodes arriving at once on-demand. Here’s the new video:

 

Trailer: Billie Piper stars in I Hate Suzie

14th February 2020

Billie Piper stars in I Hate Suzie, a bold, bracing, Sky original drama – and a new trailer gives us our first look at the show.

Co-created by Lucy Prebble and Piper, I Hate Suzie is a drama about the moment in life when the mask slips, asking if any of us can survive being well and truly ‘known’. Suzie Pickles (Piper), a star on the wane, has her whole life upended when she is hacked and a photo of her emerges in an extremely compromising position. This excruciatingly honest eight-part series reveals Suzie’s unmasking and its trauma episode by episode, through the stages of Shock, Denial, Fear, Shame, Bargaining, Guilt, Anger and Acceptance, as Suzie and her best friend and manager Naomi (Leila Farzad) try to hold her life, career and marriage to Cob (Daniel Ings) together.

Directed by Georgi Banks-Davies and produced by Andrea Dewsbery for Bad Wolf, the series will air on Sky Atlantic and NOW in 2020.

Here’s the video:

#IHateSuzie coming 2020. 📺 #SkyUpNext pic.twitter.com/8A9RbDNrPf

— Sky TV (@skytv) February 13, 2020

Daniel Ings, Leila Farzad abnd Nathaniel Martello-White join Sky’s I Hate Suzie

5th October 2019

Filming has begun on Billie Piper and Lucy Prebble’s new Sky original I Hate Suzie with Daniel Ings (Lovesick, The Crown), Leila Farzad (Innocent, Twenty Twelve) and Nathaniel Martello-White (Collateral, Guerilla) joining the cast.

I Hate Suzie is a drama about the moment in life when the mask slips, asking if any of us can survive being well and truly ‘known’. Suzie Pickles (Piper), a star on the wane, has her whole life upended when she is hacked and a photo of her emerges in an extremely compromising position.

This excruciatingly honest eight-part series reveals Suzie’s unmasking and its trauma episode by episode, through the stages of Shock, Denial, Fear, Shame, Bargaining, Guilt, Anger and Acceptance as Suzie and her best friend and manager Naomi (Farzad) try to hold her life, career and marriage to Cob (Ings) together.

Also joining the cast are Lorraine Ashbourne (Unforgotten, Jericho) and Phil Daniels (EastEnders, New Tricks) as Suzie’s parents.

Co-creators Lucy Prebble and Billie Piper say: “A strong, dark, fun tale like I Hate Suzie needs actors with nerve as well as talent. We’re thrilled to be working with such a brilliant ensemble. We hope you enjoy!”

Directed by Georgi Banks-Davies and produced by Andrea Dewsbery for Bad Wolf, the series will air on Sky Atlantic and NOW in 2020.

 

I Hate Suzie: Billie Piper to star in new Sky drama

30th August 2019

Billie Piper will star in I Hate Suzie, a new Sky original drama.

Written by Emmy-nominee and critically acclaimed Lucy Prebble (Succession, Enron) and co-created by Piper, I Hate Suzie is a bold, bracing, funny drama about the moment in life when the mask slips, asking if any us can survive being well and truly ‘known’. Suzie Pickles (Piper), a star on the wane, has her whole life upended when her phone is hacked and a photo of her emerges in an extremely compromising position.

This excruciatingly honest show reveals her unmasking and its trauma episode by episode, through the stages of Shock, Denial, Fear, Shame, Bargaining, Guilt, Anger and Acceptance as Suzie and her best friend and manager Naomi try to hold her life, career and marriage together in the face of being exposed for who she truly is. But who the hell is that?

Piper says: “It’s taken years to finally get Lucy, my long-term GF and favourite writer in London – to work with me again. We feel we’ve created something timely and not for the faint-hearted. If you too suffer with anxiety, shame, compulsive lying but like a laugh, please tune in at some point.”

Prebble adds: “At last I get to make my best friend BIllie Piper do terrible things on screen again. It is all I live for.”

Executive producer for Bad Wolf Julie Gardner says: “Jane Tranter and I loved travelling time and space with Billie as the original ‘Bad Wolf’ – and know that her talent and fearlessness will make I Hate Suzie very special. Lucy Prebble’s blistering and provocative scripts take Suzie on a raw, rollercoaster ride full of upheaval and self-discovery. We can’t wait to get started!”

Made by Bad Wolf Limited, I Hate Suzie was commissioned by Zai Bennett, Managing Director of Content at Sky and Cameron Roach, Director of Drama, Sky Studios. Liz Lewin is the Commissioning Editor for Sky and the series is co-created and executive produced by Lucy Prebble and Billie Piper. Gardner is executive producer and Andrea Dewsbery is producing, both for Bad Wolf.

The eight-part series will air on Sky Atlantic and NOW in 2020.

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