Sky has just revealed a first look at its "hide and seek" thriller, The Iris Affair – and it's safe to say it looks like a seriously compelling watch.

Described as a "tense and cinematic chase thriller", the eight-parter pits "two brilliant minds" – played by Niamh Algar and Tom Hollander – against each other. The outcome? A deadly game of hide and seek that unfolds across sun-drenched Italy.

The official synopsis reads: "When enigmatic genius Iris Nixon (Algar) cracks a string of complex online puzzles, she's led to a piazza in Florence where she meets charismatic entrepreneur Cameron Beck (Hollander).

"He invites her to come and work for him to unlock a powerful and top-secret piece of technology. Her curiosity piqued, she accepts. But when Iris discovers its dangerous potential

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