A five part drama starring Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Jonny Lee Miller, Sheldon Shepherd and Bel Powley…
Set in Bristol, UK, and Jamaica, Inheritance is a five-part series directed by Storm Saulter. The production will star Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Jonny Lee Miller, Sheldon Shepherd and Bel Powley. This provocative new Sky Original thriller comes from acclaimed writer and actor Karla Crome.
Karla Crome, writer and creator:
“I feel humbled to be working with such a brilliant team both here and in Jamaica. It is a privilege to see Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Jonny Lee Miller, Sheldon Shepherd and Bel Powley bringing my characters to life under Storm Saulter’s evocative direction and I can’t wait to share our work with audiences.”
Claudia (Gugu Mbatha-Raw), an ambitious young bi-racial lawyer, embarks on a journey to Jamaica to challenge an inheritance claim filed by an unknown local resident, Cudjoe East (Sheldon Shepherd), against Oliver Connaught (Jonny Lee-Miller), a wealthy white aristocrat.
Her quest takes an unexpected turn when the contested estate reveals the ominous house that has haunted her nightmares: the Connaught family’s Jamaican plantation, Hope Hill. As Claudia and Oliver investigate, they uncover a chilling connection between historical horrors and present-day injustices.
Inheritance is an ambitious genre-bending series that boldly confronts the enduring legacy of colonialism, marrying shadowy intrigue with the pulsating energy of the Caribbean.
Alongside Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Jonny Lee-Miller, and Sheldon Shepard, the series also stars Bel Powley as Charlotte, Nadean Rawlins as Mercy, Sean Gilder as Tom McKenzie, Olunike Adeliyi as Patsy Dawkins, Richard Dillane as Eugene Desfrienes, Diveen Henry as Flora, Jack Bandeira as Kenneth Connaught and Shantol Jackson as Sarah.
Meghan Lyvers, Executive Director of Original Scripted, Sky UK and Ireland:
“We are proud to support Karla Crome and the Snowed In team in bringing this bold, original, and provocative story to screen. With production beginning shortly, we’re thrilled to embark on this journey with an extraordinary creative team and this stellar cast.”
The series will be available on Sky in the UK and Ireland.
