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I, Jack Wright

2025 · 1 season

A tense, melancholic family mystery that feels like a slow-burn autopsy of grief and greed, with a bleak, slightly absurd edge.

Created by
Chris Lang
Genres
Crime, Mystery, Drama
Starring
Nikki Amuka-Bird, Daniel Rigby, Gemma Jones
Overview
Explosive events unfold after Wright family patriarch Jack is discovered dead from a supposed suicide, leaving his immediate family utterly devastated.

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Stream in the UK
  • Sky Go
  • Now TV
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Created by
Chris Lang
Genres
Crime, Mystery, Drama
Starring
Nikki Amuka-Bird, Daniel Rigby, Gemma Jones
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Tone
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • absurdstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • family
  • grief
  • greed
  • betrayal
  • death
Places
  • single country house
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror2
Humour3
Realism7
Romance2
Tension6
Darkness7
Complexity6
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
crime, mystery, drama
Created by
Chris Lang
Written by
Chris Lang
Starring
Nikki Amuka-Bird, Daniel Rigby, Gemma Jones, John Simm, Zoë Tapper, Ruby Ashbourne Serkis, Harry Lloyd, Liz Kingsman
Length
1 seasons, 6 episodes
Network
U&Alibi
Country
United Kingdom
Languages
English, French

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