Actor, writer and singer-songwriter Nicôle Lecky’s Mood is a ground-breaking, unflinching, funny, and deeply affecting new 6-part drama for BBC Three featuring a killer original soundtrack performed by Lecky herself, directed by Dawn Shadforth and Stroma Cairns.

Told in part through the songs that Sasha creates, Mood follows the inimitable and irrepressible Sasha (Lecky), a 25-year-old wannabe singer and rapper. Sasha wants to be a major recording artist but right now she’s a bedroom artist: spending her days smoking weed, avoiding her mum (Jessica Hynes – Years and Years, Shaun of the Dead), her stepdad (Paul Kaye – Game of Thrones) and sister Megan (Mia Jenkins –Hanna) obsessing over her ex-boyfriend Anton (Jordan Duvigneau – My Mum Tracy Beaker) on Instagram.

Sasha has told Anton something and now she’s burnt all her bridges, she’s kicked out of her family home and is forced to fend for herself. She finds herself sofa-surfing with local dealer Saleem (newcomer Mohammed Dalmar) until she moves in with enigmatic party girl Carly (Lara Peake – Brave New World), who introduces her to the exciting world of social media influencing. But as the gap between her new online presence and her original dream of being a singer continues to widen, Sasha finds herself struggling to escape a world that is more complex and darker than she could have imagined, while run-ning away from her past. Will she have the strength to find her voice?

Also featured in the cast are Flo Wilson (Death In Paradise), Jorden Myrie (Stephen), Jason York (Sliced), Chantelle Alle (Vera, We Are Lady Parts) and Ebony Aboagye (The Lost Girls). Alongside the main cast, there are also guest appearances from names such as Sai Bennett (Mr Selfridge), Tom Moutchi (Famalam), Kiell Smith-Bynoe (Ghosts), Tom Stourton (Horrible Histories) and Renee Bailey in her first TV role.

Taking inspiration from how young women navigate social media today, Lecky was drawn to exploring the thin line between liberation and exploitation that exists both online and in real life. Through the fictional character of Sasha, Mood exposes the dark underbelly of a complex world, which many young women with big dreams and empty pockets aspire to be part of. Written by one of today’s most exciting new talents – and featuring new original music by Lecky (who worked with some of the UK’s freshest, hottest music artists and producers) – Mood is funny, dark and boldly original, a deeply resonant and powerfully affecting story for our times.

Mood (6x45’) has been commissioned by Piers Wenger, Controller of BBC Drama, and Fiona Campbell, Controller of BBC Three. Directed by Dawn Shadforth (Adult Material) and Stroma Cairns, and produced by Lisa Walters (On The Edge), it is written by and stars Nicôle Lecky. The series is executive produced by Nicôle Lecky, Margery Bone for Bonafide, and Lucy Richer and Ayela Butt for the BBC. BBC Studios will be distributing the series internationally.