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Next of Kin Heads to Lionsgate Play as Cast Emphasizes Family and Identity

Cast interviews frame it as a family-first thriller that rejects stereotypes.

Overview

  • The British thriller is set to stream on the Lionsgate Play streaming service, with fresh interviews aimed at viewers discovering it online.
  • The plot centers on London doctor Mona after a relative is killed overseas and a bomb goes off in the city, with her nephew Danny vanishing under suspicion of radicalisation.
  • Archie Panjabi leads an ensemble with Shabana Azmi, Jack Davenport, Viveik Kalra and Navin Chowdhry in a series created by Paul Rutman and directed by Justin Chadwick.
  • Panjabi says the story presses the question of how far someone would go to protect family as Mona fights to clear Danny and keep loved ones united.
  • Azmi portrays Mrs Shirani as a devout matriarch who holds the home together yet defies the stock “Asian mother” image, underscoring the show’s realistic take on identity and faith.