Inheritance (miniseries)

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Inheritance
Genre Thriller
Written byKarla Crome
Directed by Storm Saulter
Starring
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
Production
Executive producers
  • Ruth Kenley-Letts
  • Jenny van der Lande
  • Neil Blair
  • Karla Crome
  • Storm Saulter
  • Sam Hoyle
  • Serena Thompson
  • Gugu Mbatha-Raw
  • Jonny Lee Miller
ProducerKate Ogborn
Production companies
Original release
Network Sky Television

Inheritance is an upcoming British thriller television miniseries directed by Storm Saulter, written by Karla Crome, and starring Gugu Mbatha-Raw and Jonny Lee Miller.

Contents

Premise

A lawyer investigates an inheritance claim in Jamaica. [1]

Cast and characters

Production

The series is written by Karla Crome from an original idea by Jefferson Bannis, and directed by Storm Saulter. It is produced by Snowed-In Productions, in association with Sky Studios. Executive Producers are Ruth Kenley-Letts, Jenny van der Lande, Neil Blair, Karla Crome, Storm Saulter, Sam Hoyle, Serena Thompson, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, and Jonny Lee Miller. Series producer is Kate Ogborn. [2]

In December 2024, Mbatha-Raw and Miller were announced to lead the cast along with Bel Powley and Sheldon Shepherd in main roles [3] while Nadean Rawlins, Sean Gilder, Olunike Adeliyi, Richard Dillane, Diveen Henry, Jack Bandeira, and Shantol Jackson joined the cast in supporting roles. [4]

The series is set in the city of Bristol in the United Kingdom and Jamaica. [5] Filming began in December 2024 with filming locations including Bristol in the United Kingdom and Jamaica. [6] [7]

Broadcast

The five-episode series is set to premiere on Sky Television. [4]

References

  1. Bennett, Harrison (4 December 2024). "Gugu Mbatha-Raw to star in Inheritance, a new Sky thriller with a colonialist twist". Royal Television Society. Retrieved 4 December 2024.
  2. Keslassy, Elsa (4 December 2024). "Gugu Mbatha-Raw Leads Cast of Sky's Jamaica-Set Limited Thriller Series Inheritance, Tackling Enduring Legacy of Colonialism". Variety. Retrieved 4 December 2024.
  3. Ntim, Zac (4 December 2024). "Gugu Mbatha-Raw To Lead Sky Limited Series Inheritance From Writer Karla Crome". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 4 December 2024.
  4. 1 2 Ford, Lily (4 December 2024). "Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Jonny Lee Miller Lead Sky's Jamaica-Set Thriller Inheritance". Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 4 December 2024.
  5. Anderton, Joe (4 December 2024). "Sky confirms cast for new Bristol and Jamaica-set thriller". Digital Spy. Retrieved 4 December 2024.
  6. "Filming begins on Sky Snowed-In thriller Inheritance". Televisual. 4 December 2024. Retrieved 4 December 2024.
  7. Driscoll, Alex (16 December 2024). "New TV series being filmed in iconic Bristol location". Bristol Post. Retrieved 16 December 2024.