AMC Global Media has acquired exclusive U.S. streaming rights to Kill Jackie, a gripping thriller centered on reinvention, survival and the cost of escaping one’s past.
Starring and executive produced by Oscar, BAFTA and Tony Award-winning actress Catherine Zeta-Jones (Chicago, Wednesday) and co-produced by Fremantle and Steel Springs Pictures, the eight-episode series is slated to premiere this fall, exclusively on AMC+.
Based on the acclaimed novel The Price You Pay by best-selling author Nick Harkaway, writing as Aidan Truhen (Karla’s Choice, Tigerman), Kill Jackie follows Jackie Price (Zeta-Jones) who has spent the last twenty years living a quiet, luxurious existence selling fine art while remaining anonymous after escaping a criminal past. Her carefully constructed world is shattered when she discovers that The Seven Demons, a squad of ruthless assassins, have been hired to kill her. Jackie will need to unleash her old instincts and execute a dangerous plan to take down the Demons.
Appearing alongside Zeta-Jones are Daniel Ings (A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms, The Gentlemen), Sidse Babett Knudsen (Prime Target, Borgen), Bill Paterson (Fleabag, House of the Dragon), Ron Perlman (Sons of Anarchy, Hellboy), Óscar Jaenada (Rambo V, Cantinflas), Hattie Hook (Of An Age, Ten Pound Poms), Darci Shaw (A Thousand Blows, This City is Ours), Raff Law (Masters of The Air, Triton), Enzo Cilenti (Black Mirror, The Crown), Christine Adams (Hijack, Malice), Julian Rhind-Tutt (Britannia, Napoleon), Karlis Arnolds Avots (Soviet Jeans, Lovable), Set Sjöstrand (The Wheel of Time, Valhalla), Tadashi Ito (Society of the Snow, The Platform 2), Sebastian Armesto (Gangs of London, A Small Light), Julian Barratt (The Mighty Boosh, The Great), Gavin Spokes (House of The Dragon, Slow Horses), Jonathan Cake (And Just Like That, Camping), and Bamshad Abedi-Amin (A Town Called Malice, The Last Kingdom).
"Kill Jackie is a standout addition to AMC+’s curated slate of premium scripted content, and a great example of the bold, character-driven storytelling for which we are known," said Dan McDermott, Chief Content Officer of AMC Global Media and President of AMC Studios. "Catherine Zeta-Jones commands the screen with a magnetic leading performance, and we’re thrilled to be working with her and the entire producing team to bring this daring, dark, comedic thriller to U.S. audiences."
"We're thrilled to partner with AMC Global Media to bring Kill Jackie to audiences in the U.S.,” said Peter Lawson, Founder of Steel Springs Pictures. "AMC has built an exceptional reputation for championing bold, premium storytelling, making it the ideal home for this series. We couldn't be more excited for viewers to experience Kill Jackie on AMC+."
Kill Jackie is co-created by Conor Keane (North Sea Connection), Tom Butterworth (Gangs of London), Peter Lawson (John Wick) and Damon Thomas (Killing Eve). Series Executive Producers are Lawson and Jose Agustin Valdes for Steel Springs Pictures, Butterworth, Thomas and Zeta-Jones, with Rebecca Dundon and Dante Di Loreto for Fremantle, and Jeffrey Levine. Thomas serves as lead director with writer/showrunner Butterworth. Keane co-wrote the TV adaptation and is associate producer. Nick Harkaway serves as executive consultant.
Lorenzo De Maio of De Maio Entertainment and Steel Springs founder Peter Lawson negotiated the deal and co-manage U.S. sales. Fremantle handles sales in all other territories.
