'I, Jack Wright' Will Be Introduced in America in April

The success of Unforgotten was far from assured when writer Chris Lang first penned the cold case series in 2015 after spending two decades mostly writing on ITV shows created by other people. Though the success of the series keeps building despite significant casting turnover, Lang has yet to replicate the success. His "Unforgotten but Set It In the Courtroom" series, Innocent, only managed to last two series; The Thief, His Wife & the Canoe made zero impact in the U.S., and Poikani Joel never even crossed the pond. But his latest, I, Jack Wright, is one of BritBox's three big debuts in April 2025, and those who agreed to star suggest the script for this hit a nerve the way Unforgotten's first season did.

I, Jack Wright may also be far more successful than, say, The Thief/Wife/Canoe series, as BritBox International's footprint has grown exponentially in the last year, going from 3.75 million subscribers across the eight countries where it is offered to over 4 million, much of which came from the U.S. and Canada. BritBox has also stopped putting out their higher profile series as binges and returned to the tried-and-trued weekly release format to let attention and marketing have time to build an audience. 

It's also been very strategic about what shows it's releasing and when. I, Jack Wright arrives on the heels of BritBox's high-profile yearly Agatha Christie adaptation, which for 2025 is the Matthew Rhys/Anjelica Houston starring Towards Zero, and the day after the Season 3 debut of one of the few comedies to make any headway in the U.S., The Cleaner. That means BritBox has a mystery, a comedy, and a drama, all streaming in April.

Here's the limited 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 that offers many twists and turns as one family deals with treachery and hidden agendas from all involved.

The cast of I, Jack Wright is a who's who of BBC talent, including former guest stars who starred in Unforgotten's first season, Trevor Eve, taking the title role of Jack Wright and Gemma Jones as his ex-wife, Rose Wright. The series also stars Nikki Amuka-Bird (Luther) as Jack's third wife, Sally Wright, and John Simm (Doctor Who) as Jack's oldest son, Gray Wright. Harry Lloyd (The Lost King) and Liz Kingsman (Hijack) are the officers assigned to the case, DCI Hector Morgan and DC Katie Jones.

The rest of the family includes 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. Rakhee Thakrar (Sex Education) and Victoria Broom (The Undeclared War) round out the ensemble.

Lang penned all six episodes with Tom Vaughan (Doctor Foster) directing 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 on BritBox with two episodes on Thursday, April 24, 2025, and then one a week to follow on Thursdays through the end of May. The series is expected to arrive in the U.K. on Alibi, which has yet to announce a premiere date.