Catherine Zeta-Jones-Led ‘Kill Jackie’ Sets AMC+ Release Date
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- AMC+ slotted Friday, October 2 as the premiere date for Kill Jackie, with new episodes dropping weekly on the U.S. streamer.
- Catherine Zeta-Jones stars as Jackie Price, a former international drug smuggler living luxuriously for 20 years under the radar, and serves as executive producer on the series.
- Kill Jackie is based on Sunday Times bestselling author Nick Harkaway's novel The Price You Pay (written under the pen name Aidan Truhen), following Jackie as she hunts down The Seven Demons hit squad before they can kill her.
- The ensemble cast includes Daniel Ings, Sidse Babett Knudsen, Óscar Jaenada, Ron Perlman, Julian Barratt, Julian Rhind-Tutt, Bill Paterson, and Raff Law, among others.
- The series was co-created by Conor Keane, Tom Butterworth, Peter Lawson, and Damon Thomas, with Damon Thomas as lead director and Butterworth as writer/showrunner.
- Kill Jackie is co-produced by Fremantle and Steel Springs Pictures, with Harkaway serving as executive consultant on the adaptation.
Why it matters: The October 2 slot gives AMC+ a prestige thriller with a recognizable lead in Catherine Zeta-Jones, expanding her range beyond dramatic roles into an action-revenge vehicle. The international co-production between Fremantle and Steel Springs Pictures, paired with a stacked ensemble including Ron Perlman and Daniel Ings, signals a significant budget bet on a genre series outside AMC Networks' flagship franchises.
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