Kill Jackie starring glamorous Zeta-Jones lands on HBO Max
Warner Bros. Discovery has acquired the revenge thriller Kill Jackie starring glamorous Catherine Zeta-Jones for HBO Max across multiple European markets, including Spain, Portugal, the Nordics, France and Belgium. The eight-part Fremantle series is set to debut in 2026, expanding the Oscar winner's streaming footprint with a lethal, high-octane comedic thriller.
Key Takeaways
- Warner Bros. Discovery picked up Kill Jackie for HBO Max in Spain, Portugal, Sweden, Denmark, Norway, Finland, Iceland, France and Belgium.
- Catherine Zeta-Jones stars as a drug dealer turned glamorous art dealer hunted by a hit squad called The Seven Demons.
- The eight-part series, produced by Fremantle and Steel Spring Pictures, is scheduled to debut in 2026.
- The deal follows other major-territory sales, including multi-territory Prime Video rights and a U.S. sale to AMC+.
For readers tracking European streaming moves, this acquisition is one of the clearer recent signals that HBO Max is still buying buzz-heavy originals for its growth markets. Follow more platform alerts on our Streaming & TV Alerts hub.
What is Kill Jackie about?
Zeta-Jones plays Jackie, a drug dealer who remakes herself as a glamorous art dealer—until her past catches up. She becomes the target of The Seven Demons, described as a hit squad of the world's most terrifying assassins.
After a tragic event pushes her toward revenge, Jackie sets out to take the Demons down one by one and taps her old killer instincts. The official synopsis says she soon finds her own demons more terrifying than the killers chasing her, with buried secrets leading much closer to home.
Daniel Ings (The Knight of the Seven Kingdoms) co-stars as Jackie's foil: a violence-averse tax lawyer who, according to reports cited by Variety, supplies much of the humor in a twisting, comedic thriller.
Why does the HBO Max deal matter?
Variety reports the package covers two of HBO's most established streaming markets—the Nordics and Spain—plus Portugal, Iceland, France and Belgium. Ampere Analysis projects HBO Max will pass Prime Video to become Spain's second-largest streamer by the end of 2026.
"HBO Max has an outstanding track record of partnering on the very best projects, making it the perfect home for 'Kill Jackie,'" said Jamie Lynn, EVP co-production & distribution EMEA. With prior Prime Video and AMC+ sales, Variety says the series has closed the lion's share of major world territories.
Who is making the series, and when does it arrive?
Fremantle handles international distribution outside the U.S., alongside Steel Spring Pictures. Tom Butterworth (Gangs of London) and Conor Keane wrote the show; Damon Thomas (Killing Eve) lead directs. It adapts The Price You Pay by Nick Harkaway, writing as Aidan Truhen.
Production partner Deabru Kalea Filmeak supervised shoots in and around Bilbao. The series is co-created by Keane, Butterworth, Peter Lawson (John Wick) and Thomas, with Butterworth as writer-showrunner. Zeta-Jones is among the executive producers. Debut remains scheduled for 2026.