Channel 5 debuts The Wives tonight as part of its exciting autumn lineup, which sits alongside popular series such as All Creatures Great and Small and The Teacher.
The drama revolves around three British sisters-in-law who visit Malta often for family holidays. However, this trip confronts them with the evolving dynamics within their family and their own lives.
Announced back in November 2023, the show was both penned and created by Helen Black, with gorgeous Malta serving as the setting.
The premiere airs this evening, September 16, at 9pm. Helen Black took inspiration from Daphne du Maurier's 1938 novel 'Rebecca' for 'The Wives', a fact she discussed with Radio Times: "The previous wife is spoken about with such deference and is held up as an angel, yet funnily enough the husband quickly finds a new partner, which arouses suspicions." She also noted, "A dynamic I find interesting is that age in life when some friends are divorced or widowed and a new partner enters that circle." Heres everything you need to know about the latest show.