I, Jack Wright

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I, Jack Wright
Screenplay by Chris Lang
Directed byTom Vaughan
Starring
Country of originUnited Kimgdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of series1
No. of episodes6
Production
Executive producersChris Lang
Polly Williams
Arielle Gottlieb
Tom Vaughan
Helen Perry
ProducerNickie Sault
Production company
  • Federation Stories
Original release
Network UKTV

I, Jack Wright is an upcoming British family drama television series created by Chris Lang and starring John Simm, Nikki Amuka-Bird, Daniel Rigby and Trevor Eve.

Contents

Premise

Following an apparent suicide, a wealthy patriarch's will and testament surprisingly leaves virtually nothing of his wealth to his third wife and two sons. [1]

Cast

Production

The series was announced for UKTV in February 2024, with Chris Lang writing the script for I, Jack Wright with Federation Stories producing. Executive producers are Polly Williams, Arielle Gottlieb, Lang and Tom Vaughan. Helen Perry is executive producer for UKTV. The series is directed by Tom Vaughan and produced by Nickie Sault. [2]

The cast is led by John Simm and Nikki Amuka-Bird. [3] In March 2024, Trevor Eve, Daniel Rigby, Ruby Serkis, Harry Lloyd, Liz Kingsman and James Fleet were among those who joined the cast. [4]

Filming got underway in March 2024. [5] First-look images from the set were released to the press in August 2024. [6]

The series will air on Alibi in 2025.

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References

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