''Inheritance'' is an upcoming British television series directed by Storm Saulter, written by Karla Crome and starring

Gugu Mbatha-Raw Gugulethu Sophia Mbatha-Raw, MBE (; born 21 April 1983) is an English actress. She began acting at the National Youth Music Theatre and the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, and gained acclaim for her roles as Juliet in ''Romeo and Juliet'' and O ...

and

Jonny Lee Miller Jonathan Lee Miller (born 15 November 1972) is an English actor. He achieved early success for his portrayal of Simon "Sick Boy" Williamson in the dark comedy-drama film '' Trainspotting'' (1996) and as Dade Murphy in '' Hackers'' (1995) before ...

Synopsis

A lawyer investigates an inheritance claim in Jamaica.

Cast

as Claudia *

as Oliver Connaught * Sheldon Shepherd as Cudjoe East *

Bel Powley Isobel Dorothy Powley Booth (born 7 March 1992) is an English actress. Born and raised in London, Powley was educated at Holland Park School. She began acting as a teenager on television, starring on the CBBC action television series ''M.I. Hig ...

as Charlotte * Nadean Rawlins as Mercy *

Sean Gilder Sean Brian Gilder (born 1 March 1964) is an English stage, film and screen actor and playwright. Gilder was born in Brampton, Cumberland, England. He is best known for his portrayal of Styles on '' Hornblower'' and Paddy Maguire on '' Shamele ...

as Tom McKenzie * Olunike Adeliyi as Patsy Dawkins *

Richard Dillane Richard Dillane (born 1964) is an English actor. He appears in ''Soldier Soldier'' (1995), ''Cold Feet'' (2000), ''Space Race'' (2005), '' Tristan & Isolde'' (2006), '' Spooks'' (2007), ''Casualty'' (2008-2009), ''Oranges and Sunshine'' (2010), ' ...

as Eugene Desfrienes * Diveen Henry as Flora *

Jack Bandeira Jack Bandeira (born 29 March 1994) is an English actor. He is known for his roles in television series '' Noughts + Crosses'', ''Young Wallander'', ''Vera'', ''Silent Witness'', ''Holby City'', '' Happy Valley'' and '' Lockwood & Co.'' He has a ...

as Kenneth Connaught * Shantol Jackson as Sarah

Production

The five-part series is written by Karla Crome from an original idea by Jefferson Bannis, and directed by Storm Saulter. It is produced by Snowed-In Productions, in association with

Sky Studios Sky Studios is a production company founded by Sky in June 2019 with assets from the now defunct Sky Vision. It develops, produces and funds original drama, comedy and documentary, and has investments in a number of production businesses in ...

. Executive Producers are Ruth Kenley-Letts, Jenny van der Lande, Neil Blair, Karla Crome, Storm Saulter, Sam Hoyle, Serena Thompson,

and

. Series producer is Kate Ogborn. Mbatha-Raw and Miller lead the cast as well as being executive producers. The cast also includes

and Sheldon Shepherd. The series is set in

Bristol Bristol () is a City status in the United Kingdom, cathedral city, unitary authority area and ceremonial county in South West England, the most populous city in the region. Built around the River Avon, Bristol, River Avon, it is bordered by t ...

and

Jamaica Jamaica is an island country in the Caribbean Sea and the West Indies. At , it is the third-largest island—after Cuba and Hispaniola—of the Greater Antilles and the Caribbean. Jamaica lies about south of Cuba, west of Hispaniola (the is ...

. Filming began in December 2024 with filming locations including Bristol in the United Kingdom and Jamaica.

Broadcast

The series will be available on Sky Television in the UK and Ireland.

References

{{reflist 2025 British television series debuts 2020s British drama television series Television shows filmed in Jamaica Television shows set in Bristol Television shows set in Jamaica Sky UK television dramas Upcoming British television series British English-language television shows