Overview
- BBC released the first look at Mint, a drama that follows Shannon, the daughter of a crime boss, who falls for Arran from a rival family.
- The teaser highlights a stylised, intimate mood with a night-time train-station meet, slow-motion shots, and tight close-ups that build tension.
- Creator-director Charlotte Regan told Radio Times she avoids showing the family’s criminal operations to focus on the characters’ emotional lives.
- Press materials frame the show as a contemporary Romeo and Juliet–style forbidden romance led by Emma Laird and Benjamin Coyle-Larner, with Sam Riley, Laura Fraser, Lewis Gribben, and Lindsay Duncan also starring.
- BBC plans a dual launch with the full series on iPlayer the same day as the BBC One premiere, signaling a binge-and-broadcast rollout.