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Airdate: Chance

Hugh Laurie stars as a forensic neuropsychiatrist in a new psychological thriller, on SBS.

SBS premieres a new series starring Hugh Laurie.

Chance sees Laurie feature as Eldon Chance, a San Francisco-based forensic neuropsychiatrist in a psychological thriller based on the novel by Kem Nunn.

The 10 part series was produced for Hulu, where it premiered in October last year. A second season debuted last month.

Eldon reluctantly gets sucked into a violent and dangerous world of mistaken identity, police corruption and mental illness. After an ill-advised decision regarding an alluring patient who may or may not be struggling with multiple personality disorder, he finds himself in the crosshairs of her abusive spouse, who also happens to be a ruthless police detective.

In over his head, Chance’s descent into the city’s shadowy underbelly, all while navigating the waters of a contentious divorce and the tribulations of his teenage daughter, soon spirals into an ever-deepening exploration of one of mankind’s final frontiers – the shadowy, undiscovered country of the human mind.

Episode One: (9.40pm) Thursday, 30 November
While Chance is going through the motions of his divorce, he meets Jaclyn, a woman who claims to have an aggressive personality named ‘Jackie Black’. Chance decides to intervene when he learns that Jaclyn is being abused by her husband.

Episode Two: (10.40pm) Thursday, 30 November
Unnerved by D’s violent behaviour, Chance tries to help Jaclyn through more legitimate channels. Jaclyn’s husband threatens Chance and his daughter.

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