Sometimes running from your past leads you right back to it. That’s how things are shaping up for British expat Erin Carter (Berlin International Film Festival award-winner Evin Ahmad) after relocating to Barcelona. Her exit from the UK was a bit rushed, but we don’t quite know why, and when her local grocery store is held up by gunmen, Erin, now a substitute teacher, starts kicking ass. Like, hard. So much so that the police begin to wonder how she’s managed it. She’s a teacher. How does she know all these slick moves? Soon, her tranquil life in Spain spirals out of control, and her mysterious — and violent — past is exposed.

Created by two-time BAFTA nominee Jack Lothian (Strike Back), Who Is Erin Carter? stars Ahmad (Snabba Cash), Sean Teale (Rosaline), and Denise Gough (Andor). 

When will Who Is Erin Carter? be released?

Stream it now on Netflix.

Where can I find the trailer for Who Is Erin Carter?

Check it out at the top of this page.

Who’s in the cast of Who Is Erin Carter?

• Evin Ahmad (Call Mom!) as Erin Carter, a British expat schoolteacher living in Barcelona with a mysterious past. Ahmad won the Berlin International Film Festival award. “I have never actually seen a woman like this in a show before, Ahmad told Netflix. “When you see female action characters, it’s mostly in a sci-fi context, but Erin is a seemingly normal woman who knows how to fight really well. She obviously has a past which she tries to hide, but I think she’s ultimately a person who wants to do right.”
• Sean Teale (B&B) as Jordi Collantes, Erin’s husband, who works as an ER nurse
• Indica Watson (Gold Digger) as Erin and Jordi’s 10-year-old daughter, Harper
• Denise Gough (Under the Banner of Heaven) as Lena Campbell, a woman from Erin’s past life
• Pep Ambròs (Matadero) as police detective Emilio Martin
• Susannah Fielding (This Time with Alan Partridge) as Olivia Thorne, a school administrator and Erin’s friend
• Douglas Henshall (Shetland) as Daniel Lang, whose son, Dylan, is one of Erin’s students

Indica Watson and Evin Ahmad in Who Is Erin Carter?

 

What happens in Who Is Erin Carter?

Five years after leaving England with her daughter, Harper, Erin is working as a substitute teacher at an exclusive Barcelona international school, where Harper is a student. After Erin gallantly takes down gun-wielding robbers at a supermarket, people start asking questions. Erin seems… skilled at fighting. Too skilled. She’s a substitute teacher, not a secret agent. Not only that, but one of the gunmen Erin leaves in critical condition recognizes her. Why? Who is Erin, really? As she tries to avoid attracting attention amidst police questioning and press for her heroic actions, Erin grows intent on keeping herself hidden from the spotlight — but that proves difficult. As more dangerous people come out of the woodwork, Erin’s lethal defense skills draw out questions that she’s not prepared to answer. (Can’t wait to find out what happens to Erin at the end? Check out this guide to the show’s thrilling conclusion. Beware, spoilers abound.)

Is Who Is Erin Carter? based on a book?

No, the series is not based on a book. 

Is Who Is Erin Carter? based on a true story?

No, it’s entirely a work of fiction. 

Where does Who Is Erin Carter? take place?

It takes place in Barcelona. According to Lothian: “I was thinking of a story about a town where everybody has a secret and those 1950s noir movies of a woman with a hidden past and wondering what an updated version of that might look like… and Netflix were saying rather than setting it in a fictional city why not just set it in Barcelona where we were filming. That way we can feature more of Barcelona.”

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