Watch the Trailer for Pivot Drama 'Fortitude'

Fortitude premieres January 29 on Pivot.

Fortitude, Pivot's first original scripted drama will premiere Thursday, January 29 at 10 p.m. ET with a special two-hour television event. The 12-part one-hour series, starring Stanley Tucci, Richard Dormer and Michael Gambon, airs Thursdays at 10 p.m. with encores every Friday at 10 p.m. ET.

The series, set in the melting Arctic, featuring psychological and thriller elements, tells the story of the small idyllic town of Fortitude, whose peaceful existence is shattered after a brutal and shocking murder. Above-average temperatures lead to a record ice melt revealing secrets long since hidden beneath the frozen landscape. Sheriff Dan Anderssen (Richard Dormer) leads the investigation and is forced to work alongside DCI Morton (Stanley Tucci), a detective who has flown into town from the mainland to contribute his forensic expertise. As the search for the killer progresses, their list of suspects – and suspicions of each other– grows.

Watch the trailer below:





Academy Award nominee Stanley Tucci, Michael Gambon, Christopher Eccleston, Sofie Gråbøl, Richard Dormer, Jessica Raine, Luke Treadaway, Nicholas Pinnock, Verónica Echegui, and Johnny Harris star in the series, which was co-produced with Sky Atlantic and filmed in Iceland and the UK.