Somewhere Boy

Somewhere Boy is a British drama series filmed in South Wales, starring Lewis Gribben and written by Pete Jackson. It began airing on Channel 4 from 16 October 2022.^[1][2][3]

Somewhere Boy
Genre	Crime Drama Mystery
Written by	Pete Jackson
Directed by	Alex Winckler Alexandra Brodski
Starring	Lewis Gribben
Composer	Paul Haslinger
Country of origin	United Kingdom
Original language	English
No. of series	1
No. of episodes	8
Production
Executive producers	Murray Ferguson Petra Fried Emily Harrison
Producer	Gavin O'Grady
Production company	Clerkenwell Films
Original release
Network	Channel 4
Release	16 October (2022-10-16) – 19 October 2022 (2022-10-19)

Filming locations include Cardiff and the Brecon Beacons.^[3]

In June 2023 the show aired in the US on Hulu.^[4]

Plot

The series focuses on teenager Danny, who since his mother's fatal accident, has been isolated from the outside world by his father. When Danny realises that monsters do not exist, like his father has claimed, he questions his entire existence.

Cast and characters

• Lewis Gribben as Danny
• Samuel Bottomley as Aaron
• Rory Keenan as Steve
• Lisa McGrillis as Sue
• Johann Myers as Paul
• Kieran Urquhart as Ash
• Austin Haynes as Young Danny

Episodes

No. overall	Episode	Directed by	Written by	Original release date	UK viewers (millions) [5][6][a]
1	Episode 1	Alex Winckler	Pete Jackson	16 October 2022 (2022-10-16)	0.854
2	Episode 2	Alex Winckler	Pete Jackson	16 October 2022 (2022-10-16)	0.731
3	Episode 3	Alex Winckler	Pete Jackson	17 October 2022 (2022-10-17)	0.677
4	Episode 4	Alex Winckler	Pete Jackson	17 October 2022 (2022-10-17)	0.511
5	Episode 5	Alexandra Brodski	Pete Jackson	18 October 2022 (2022-10-18)	0.464
6	Episode 6	Alexandra Brodski	Pete Jackson	18 October 2022 (2022-10-18)	N/A (<0.443)[b]
7	Episode 7	Alexandra Brodski	Pete Jackson	19 October 2022 (2022-10-19)	0.545
8	Episode 8	Alexandra Brodski	Pete Jackson	19 October 2022 (2022-10-19)	0.449

1. Excludes viewership through All4 and devices.
2. Not reported in the weekly top 50 programmes.

Reception

The series received positive reviews. Rebecca Nicholson in The Guardian gave the series a perfect five out of five stars.^[7] Anita Singh in The Telegraph also gave it five out of five stars, praising Gribben's performance and dubbing the show 'unforgettable'.^[8] Nick Hilton from The Independent gave the first episode four out of five stars.^[9]