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Jo Joyner and Diane Kruger star in frantic first look at thriller Little Disasters

Things get tense.

Published: Wednesday, 21 May 2025 at 3:15 pm

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Prepare to get your hearts raising with an exclusive first look at new psychological thriller Little Disasters.

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Based on the book of the same name by best-selling author Sarah Vaughan, the six-part drama stars Jo Joyner, Diane Kruger, Shelley Conn and Emily Taaffe as a group of friends thrown together with little in common apart from their due dates.

But their seemingly perfect lives begin to fracture when Jess (Kruger) brings her baby daughter to the hospital with a head injury she can't explain and on-duty A&E doctor Liz (Joyner) must make the decision of whether to call social services.

With one phone call, Liz sets in motion a chain of events that ripples, fractures and nearly destroys not only their families but their entire friendship group.

And as the plot unfolds, the consequences of Jess and Liz's actions come to light, families unravel and the women begin to articulate long-held judgements against each other, as per the show's synopsis.

It continues: "As the truth is unmasked, deep-rooted issues and insecurities are thrust into the spotlight as the women question what really happened to Jess's baby."

In the pulse-raising first look, it appears even more goes wrong, as the women's children go missing while they're on holiday.

Jo Joyner and Shelley Conn stood next to each other looking worried as Shelley holds a phone and looks confused.

Jo Joyner and Shelley Conn in Little Disasters. Paramount Plus

Stress begins to mount for Jess when the reality of the situation sets in, as she screams to Liz: "They're not going to be fine!"

As Jess runs around to try and find her children, it appears as they won't be able to find them, until someone yells: "They're here!" and the children appear.

While everyone is in high spirits about being reunited with their children, Jess shoots Liz a glare...

You can watch the full clip above.

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Little Disasters premieres on Thursday 22nd May on Paramount Plus.

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Katelyn MensahSenior Entertainment Writer

Katelyn Mensah is the Senior Entertainment Writer for Radio Times, covering all major entertainment programmes, reality TV shows and the latest hard-hitting documentaries. She previously worked at The Tab, with a focus on reality TV and showbiz news and has obtained a BA (Hons) in Journalism.

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