Little Disasters

Little Disasters is a 2025 television series that was released on Paramount+. It is an adaptation of the novel of the same name by Sarah Vaughan, and was created into a six part television series by Ruth Fowler. It is directed by Eva Sigurdardottir and produced by Roughcut Television, in association with Fremantle. It stars Jo Joyner, Diane Kruger and Ben Bailey Smith. It was released on Paramount+ in the United Kingdom and Ireland on 22 May 2025.

Little Disasters
Genre	Thriller
Created by	Ruth Fowler
Based on	Little Disasters by Sarah Vaughan
Written by	Ruth Fowler Amanda Duke
Story by	Sarah Vaughan Ruth Fowler
Directed by	Eva Sigurdardottir
Starring	Diane Kruger Jo Joyner Ben Bailey Smith Shelley Conn Emily Taaffe
Country of origin	United Kingdom
Original language	English
No. of series	1
No. of episodes	6
Production
Executive producers	Ash Atalla Sarah Vaughan Alex Smith Simon Judd Marianna Abbotts
Producer	Myf Hopkins
Production companies	Roughcut Television Fremantle
Original release
Network	Paramount+
Release	22 May 2025 (2025-05-22)

Premise

An A+E doctor treating an unexplained head injury on the child of one her best friends faces the dilemma of whether to subsequently make a report to child social services.^[1]

Cast

• Diane Kruger as Jess
• Jo Joyner as Liz, an A+E doctor
• Ben Bailey Smith as Nick, Liz's husband
• Shelley Conn as Charlotte
• Emily Taaffe as Mel
• JJ Feild as Ed, Jess' husband
• Stephen Campbell Moore as Rob, Mel's husband
• Patrick Baladi as Andrew, Charlotte's lawyer husband

Production

The six-part series was commissioned by Paramount+ in May 2023.^[2] It is produced by Roughcut Television in association with Fremantle. Ruth Fowler and Amanda Duke adapted the series for the screen from the Sarah Vaughan novel Little Disasters (2020), with Roughcut Television executive producers Ash Atalla, Alex Smith and Marianna Abbotts alongside Vaughan, as well as Simon Judd for Fremantle. Eva Sigurdardottir is the director, and Myf Hopkins is the series producer.^[3]

The cast is led by Diane Kruger and Jo Joyner, who are joined by Emily Taaffe, Shelley Conn, Patrick Baladi, Stephen Campbell Moore, JJ Feild, and Ben Bailey Smith.^[4]

Filming took place in Budapest in June and July 2024.^[1][5] Filming also took place in London.^[6] First-look images from filming were released in December 2024.^[7]

Release

It was released in the United Kingdom and Ireland on Paramount+ on 22 May 2025.^[8]