AMC+ Picks Up Catherine Zeta-Jones Thriller Kill Jackie for U.S. Release
The acquisition gives AMC+ an exclusive, gender‑swapped adaptation led by Zeta‑Jones that strengthens the streamer’s premium scripted lineup.
Overview
- The acquisition, announced July 21–22, gives AMC+ exclusive U.S. streaming rights to Kill Jackie and schedules the series to premiere on AMC+ in fall 2026.
- Catherine Zeta‑Jones stars as Jackie Price and serves as an executive producer on the show, which follows a former international cocaine dealer whose quiet life is upended when assassins are hired to kill her.
- The series adapts Nick Harkaway’s novel The Price You Pay, flips the protagonist’s gender, and was created by Tom Butterworth and Conor Keane with Damon Thomas directing.
- Steel Springs Pictures and Fremantle co‑produced the series, Steel Springs founder Peter Lawson and Lorenzo De Maio negotiated and will co‑manage U.S. sales, and Prime Video will stream the show in several European territories and Canada while Fremantle handles broader international sales.
- Production was supervised in Bizkaia, Spain, and the deal highlights AMC+’s strategy of using star‑led, creator‑driven imports and cross‑border production partnerships to build its premium drama slate.