Sky takes Possession

Sky takes Possession


By Michael Pickard
March 17, 2026

First Look

FIRST LOOK: Gugu Mbatha-Raw heads the cast of Possession, a five-part event series set between Bristol and Jamaica coming to Sky and Now in 2026.

Formerly titled Inheritance, the series sees Mbatha-Raw play Claudia, an ambitious young bi‑racial lawyer who travels to Jamaica to challenge an inheritance claim made by a local man, Cudjoe East (Sheldon Shepherd), against Oliver Connaught (Jonny Lee Miller), a wealthy white aristocrat.

But the case takes an unsettling turn when Claudia discovers that the disputed estate is the very place that has haunted her nightmares: Hope Hill, the Connaught family’s former plantation. As Claudia and Oliver dig deeper, they uncover a disturbing link between the plantation’s brutal past and the injustices still shaping the present.

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, Shantol Jackson as Sarah, Jeff Crossley as Angelo and Safina Simpson as Betina.

Possession is produced by Snowed-In in association with Sky Studios. The series is based on an original story created by Jefferson Bannis. Executive producers are Ruth Kenley-Letts, Jenny van der Lande, Neil Blair, Karla Crome, Storm Saulter, Sam Hoyle, Serena Thompson, Gugu Mbatha-Raw and Jonny Lee Miller. The development producer is Roxanne Harvey and the series producer is Kate Ogborn.

NBCUniversal Global TV Distribution is handling international sales of the series.

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