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Catherine Zeta-Jones to star in new Prime Video revenge thriller 'Kill Jackie'

The series is based on the acclaimed novel The Price You Pay.

Credit: Rene & Radka
Credit: Rene & Radka

Today, Prime Video has announced Kill Jackie, a new eight-partrevenge thriller starring Catherine Zeta-Jones, based on the acclaimed novel The Price You Pay by Nick Harkaway, written as Aidan Truhen.


Catherine Zeta-Jones plays Jackie Price who has been living a luxurious existence for the last twenty years – travelling the world, selling fine art using sophisticated tax loopholes, and, above all, trying to stay anonymous after escaping a dangerous past as an international cocaine dealer.


But just as life starts to feel a little boring, it takes a sudden lethal turn when 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 wild, dangerous game plan: to take down The Demons one by one before they kill her.


However, she soon realises her own demons are much more terrifying than the ruthless killers on her trail… and her buried secrets ultimately lead her much closer to home, with surprising consequences.


On starring in Kill Jackie, Catherine Zeta-Jones said: “I’m thrilled to be a part of Kill Jackie both behind and in front of the camera. 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.”


To which Prime Video UK's head of TV, Hannah Blyth added "Kill Jackie is a thrilling series and we are excited to be working with Catherine Zeta-Jones and the incredible creative team to bring this story to life. With its bold storytelling, striking visual style, and unexpected twists, the series is set to captivate Prime Video audiences internationally - we can’t wait for them to experience it."


Co-produced by Fremantle and Steel Springs Pictures, Kill Jackie will be directed by Damon Thomas with writer and showrunner Tom Butterworth.


Associate producer Conor Keane created and co-wrote the TV adaptation with José Luis Escolar’s Deabru Kalea Filmeak supervising production in Bizkaia. And it'll be executive produced by Peter Lawson and Jose Augustin Valdes for Steel Springs Pictures, Dante Di Loreto for Fremantle, Jeffrey Levine, Tom Butterworth, Damon Thomas and Catherine Zeta-Jones.


Speaking about Kill Jackie, Christian Vesper, CEO Global Drama & Film, Fremantle and Peter Lawson, Steel Springs Pictures said "Kill Jackie is an irreverent and contemporary thriller which is all at once dramatic, escapist and darkly comedic. Catherine Zeta-Jones shines as Jackie, and together with our incredible creative team, twisting storyline and elaborate international backdrop, I’ve no doubt audiences all over the world are going to be hooked.”


Production will begin in March in Bilbao, Lisbon, London and Swansea.


Kill Jackie will air on Prime Video

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