AMC+ Lands U.S. Rights to Zeta-Jones' 'Kill Jackie'
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- AMC Global Media acquired U.S. rights to "Kill Jackie," the Catherine Zeta-Jones-led revenge thriller set to premiere this fall on AMC+, with Fremantle handling all other territories.
- Catherine Zeta-Jones stars as Jackie Price and executive produces; the character has lived "a quiet, luxurious existence selling fine art" for 20 years while hiding from a criminal past, per the official synopsis.
- The series is based on Nick Harkaway's bestselling novel "The Price You Pay," written under the pseudonym Aidan Truhen, and follows Jackie as "The Seven Demons," a squad of assassins, are hired to kill her.
- "Kill Jackie" is co-produced by Steel Springs Pictures and Fremantle, and co-created by Conor Keane, Tom Butterworth, Peter Lawson, and Damon Thomas — with credits spanning "Gangs of London," "John Wick," and "Killing Eve."
- The ensemble cast includes Daniel Ings, Ron Perlman, Óscar Jaenada, Sidse Babett Knudsen, Bill Paterson, Raff Law, Darci Shaw, and Julian Rhind-Tutt among roughly 20 announced roles.
- AMC Chief Content Officer Dan McDermott called the show "a standout addition" to AMC+'s slate and praised Zeta-Jones for "a magnetic leading performance," while Steel Springs' Peter Lawson said AMC is "the ideal home" for the series.
- Deal terms were negotiated by Peter Lawson and Lorenzo De Maio of De Maio Entertainment, who also co-manage U.S. sales alongside Fremantle's international distribution.
Why it matters: AMC+ lands a premium, character-driven thriller with a built-in literary pedigree (a Harkaway novel) and a recognizable leading name in Catherine Zeta-Jones for its fall slate, while Steel Springs and Fremantle retain international sales — meaning AMC's investment is specifically a U.S. window, not a global one. The deal underscores AMC's continued focus on curated, genre-leaning scripted series rather than broad-appeal dramas.
