Bryan Elsley's innovative thriller series combines live action with stunning state-of-the-art computer-generated virtual world sequences in a TV drama first. Based on Lottie Moggach's debut novel, Kiss Me First moves between the real and virtual animated worlds.
In a world where almost every day there are more media revelations of historic abuse and impropriety at the hands of male authority figures, this timely single drama imagines a 27-year-old woman exacting her finely choreographed revenge for such an act. It's an act of revenge for her teenage self, an act that has been brewing in her head for 10 years.
Sam appears to be a model teenager. He's an affectionate son to single mum Jenny and stands up to bullies at school. But Jenny is protecting him from a dark secret, and when new girl Chrissy arrives in town, Sam's suppressed violent desires start to emerge.