Catherine Zeta-Jones explains why Kill Jackie changed the novel's male lead
The actress and executive producer says the AMC+ series gave Jackie Price a daughter, Gwen, played by Darci Shaw, and a backstory the book did not have.
Catherine Zeta-Jones has explained why the AMC+ series Kill Jackie changed the male protagonist of its source novel into a female lead. In the book, the character is Jack Price; in the series, the role is Jackie Price, played by Zeta-Jones, who is also an executive producer.
The show also adds a daughter for Jackie, Gwen, played by Darci Shaw, who does not appear in the source novel. The fifth episode, which premiered on October 30, revealed that Gwen is Jackie's long-lost daughter. Zeta-Jones said she wanted the series to explore who Jackie really was and the trauma she tried to suppress.
Kill Jackie adapts Nick Harkaway's 2018 novel The Price You Pay, published under his pseudonym Aidan Truhen. The series premiered on AMC+ on October 2, according to comingsoon.net. New episodes arrive weekly on Fridays on AMC+.
Quick answers
Why did Kill Jackie change the novel's male lead into a female character?
Catherine Zeta-Jones said she wanted the show to explore who Jackie really was and the trauma she tried to suppress.
When did the fifth episode of Kill Jackie premiere?
The fifth episode premiered on October 30 and revealed that Gwen is Jackie's long-lost daughter.
When do new episodes of Kill Jackie air on AMC+?
New episodes arrive weekly on Fridays on AMC+.