'I, Jack Wright' Finds a Home on BritBox
Sabrina Bartlett as Bella Wright, John Simm as Gray Wright, James Fleet as Bobby Wright, Gemma Jones as Rose Wright, Zoe Tapper as Georgia Wright, Ruby Ashbourne Serkis as Emily Wright, and Daniel Rigby as John Wright in 'I, Jack Wright'
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The UKTV series I, Jack Wright was initially announced in early 2024. Described as "a propulsive, darkly comic and moving murder mystery family drama, which offers many twists and turns as one family deals with treachery and hidden agendas from all involved," it is only the second stand-alone original produced in 2024 by Alibi, the mystery-only TV channel. The first, The Red King, which premiered in mid-2024, does not have an American distributor at this time; however, I Jack Wright has been luckier, landing a deal to stream on BritBox in 2025.
Jack Wright found an American streaming home partially because it is the brainchild of well-known talent Chris Lang, whose main series, Unforgotten, is one of Masterpiece's most-watched titles on PBS. (Lang is also one of Alibi's highest-profile gets so far.) His more recent stand-alone miniseries, The Thief, His Wife, and the Canoe, premiered on BritBox in 2023, so it was odd where the show was going to land on one of the two platforms; it was just a matter of who wanted it more.
Alibi and UKTV recently released the first images from the six-part limited series, and the cast lineup reads like a who's who of the current up-and-coming BBC A-list crowd, with a few heavyweights thrown in for good measure.
Nikki Amuka-Bird as Sally Wright and Eden Hollingsworth as Daisy in 'I, Jack Wright'
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Here's the series synopsis:
Jack Wright is a powerful and successful businessman, who leaves his family in disarray when they learn of his suicide. When the provisions of Jack's final will and testament are made known, his third wife, Sally, and two sons, Gray and John, are shocked to discover they have been largely cut out of Jack's enormous fortune. As DCI Morgan and DC Jones delve further into the case, they realize Jack's cause of death was, in fact, murder. Their sights turn to the Wright family, where the mother of all feuds is beginning. As each family member becomes more reckless and desperate in their bid to own a piece of Jack's legacy, dark secrets and resentments are revealed with explosive consequences. I, Jack Wright is a propulsive, darkly comic, and moving murder mystery family drama which offers many twists and turns as one family deals with treachery and hidden agendas from all involved.
Harry Lloyd as DCI Hector Morgan in 'I Jack Wright'
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I, Jack Wright has a star-studded cast, starting with Trevor Eve (A Discovery of Witches) taking the title role of Jack Wright. Nikki Amuka-Bird (Luther) plays his third wife, Sally Wright, and John Simm (Doctor Who) is his oldest son, Gray Wright.
The rest of the family includes Gemma Jones (Gentleman Jack) as Rose Wright, Daniel Rigby (Landscapers) as John Wright, Ruby Ashbourne Serkis (Becoming Elizabeth) as Emily Wright, Zoë Tapper (Grace) as Georgia Wright, James Fleet (Tom Jones) as Bobby, Sabrina Bartlett (The Larkins) as Bella, Percelle Ascott (Domino Day) as Reuben, and newcomer Eden Hollingsworth as Daisy Wright.
Harry Lloyd (The Lost King) co-stars as DCI Hector Morgan, Liz Kingsman (Hijack) as DC Katie Jones, Rakhee Thakrar (Sex Education) as Laura Johnstone, and Victoria Broom (The Undeclared War) as Mary Robbins.
Trevor Eve as Jack Wright in 'I Jack Wright'
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Lang penned all episodes with director Tom Vaughan (Doctor Foster) helming all six installments and Nickie Sault (The Outlaws) producing. Lang and Vaughn executive produce along with Polly Williams, Arielle Gottlieb, plus Helen Perry for UKTV.
I, Jack Wright, will debut in the U.K. on Alibi in early 2025 and will cross the pond to debut on BritBox sometime in May 2025.
