Just when we thought we’d been gifted our fair share of brilliant revenge thrillers for one year, a new one comes along – and one that might even top the likes of Killing Eve at that. Catherine Zeta-Jones is leading the cast of Prime Video’s latest offering, Kill Jackie – and having had a sneak peek at newly-released images, we’d recommend adding it to your watchlist immediately.
The eight-part female-led series will see Catherine step into the shoes of Jackie Price, a former cocaine dealer who's escaped a dangerous past and spent the last 20 years trying to stay anonymous. So far, so good. Only it seems her past is about to catch up with her in spectacular fashion - and the consequences could be lethal.
With the series coming to our screens imminently, here's everything you need to know about the new series, including the full plot, cast and how to watch it.
What is Kill Jackie about?
The eight-part series is based on the novel, The Price You Pay, by Sunday Times best-selling author Nick Harkaway. Catherine Zeta-Jones, who we last saw in Netflix's Wednesday, will play Jackie Price who’s been living a luxurious existence for the last 20 years - travelling the world and selling fine art using sophisticated tax loopholes – while also trying to stay anonymous after escaping a dangerous past as an international cocaine dealer.
Just as life starts to feel somewhat peaceful, however, she discovers The Seven Demons, a squad of the world’s most terrifying hitmen, have been hired to kill her. Assuming someone from her past is behind it, Jackie unleashes her old instincts and embarks on a dangerous game plan: to get revenge herself and take each of The Demons down one by one before they kill her. But will her buried secrets catch up with her? And will The Demons get her before she gets them?
Killing Eve's Damon Thomas is the lead director on the series, while Catherine also serves as an executive producer and has shared how thrilled she is to be working on a female-driven plot. “I’m thrilled to be a part of Kill Jackie both behind and in front of the camera,” she says. “The opportunity to bring this multifaceted character to life, and explore a female driven plot that encompasses empowerment, identity, and redemption is something I’m looking forward to.”
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Who's in the cast of Kill Jackie?
The cast of Kill Jackie includes:
- Catherine Zeta-Jones (Wednesday) as Jackie
- Daniel Ings (The Gentlemen, I Hate Suzie) as Sam
- Sidse Babett Knudsen (Prime Target, Borgen)
- 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)
- Bamshad Abedi-Amin (A Town Called Malice, The Last Kingdom)
- Bill Paterson (Fleabag, Criminal Justice)
How can I watch Kill Jackie?
Kill Jackie will premiere on Prime Video on Friday 2nd October. All eight episodes will be available in the UK and Ireland from that date.
