Sky UK Limited has unveiled a first look image from Possession, confirming the new title for the Sky Original thriller formerly announced as  Inheritance.

Created and written by Karla Crome (Something Very Bad is Going to Happen) and directed by Storm Saulter (Better Mus’ Come,
Sprinter), Possession is a five-part limited event series set between Bristol in the UK and Jamaica, led by Gugu Mbatha-Raw-(
Loki, Surface), Jonny Lee Miller (The Crown, Elementary), Sheldon Shepherd (Bob Marley: One Love, Sprinter) and Bel Powley
(A Small Light, The Morning Show).

Guests at the Sky Up Next content showcase on March 18 received an exclusive first look at the production trailer at Freemasons’ Hall in London. The event included a panel discussion featuring Mbatha-Raw and Saulter, who joined host Dermot O’Leary to share behind-the-scenes insights into the upcoming series.

Claudia (Gugu Mbatha-Raw), an ambitious young biracial lawyer, 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.

Possession is a bold, genre-bending series that confronts the enduring legacy of colonialism, blending eerie mystery with the vibrant, restless energy of the Caribbean.

Alongside Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Jonny Lee Miller, and Sheldon Shepherd, the series also stars Bel Powley as Charlotte, Nadean Rawlins
(Bob Marley: One Love, Sprinter) as Mercy, Sean Gilder (Mary & George, Slow Horses) as Tom McKenzie, Olunike Adeliyi (The Fire Inside, Mike) as Patsy Dawkins, Richard Dillane (Wolf Hall, The Crown) as Eugene Desfrienes, Diveen Henry (The Day of the Jackal,
Manhunt) as Flora, Jack Bandeira (Happy Valley, Black Mirror) as Kenneth Connaught, Shantol Jackson (Death in Paradise,
Yardie) as Sarah, Jeff Crossley (Bob Marley: One Love, Sprinter) as Angelo and Safina Simpson as Betina.

Possession is produced by Snowed-In in association with Sky Studios. Written and created by Karla Crome, the series is based on an original story created by Jefferson Bannis and directed by Storm Saulter. 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.

The series will be available on Sky in the UK and Ireland. NBCUniversal Global TV Distribution is handling international sales of the series.

Photos: Mike Marsland and Storm Saulter

A first look at British actress Gugu Mbatha-Raw as Claudia in the Sky Original limited series Possession. (Photo courtesy of Storm Saulter)

Jamaican director Storm Saulter and British actress Gugu Mbatha-Raw shared the frame at Sky Up Next 2026 — a showcase of Sky’s unmissable new content — at Freemasons’ Hall on March 18, 2026 in London, England. (Photo: Mike Marsland)

Possession is the latest project from Jamaican director Storm Saulter, who appeared at the Sky Up Next showcase on March 18 to unveil an exclusive first look at the series. (Photo: Mike Marsland)

British actress Gugu Mbatha-Raw and director Storm Saulter (right) shared insights on the new limited series Possession at the Sky content showcase event Up Next with host Dermot O’Leary. (Photo courtesy of Storm Saulter)