How to Kill Your Family

How to Kill Your Family
Based onHow To Kill Your Family by Bella Mackie
Written byEmma Moran
Starring
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
Production
Executive producers
  • Anya Taylor-Joy
  • Bella Mackie
  • Sally Woodward Gentle
  • Lee Morris
  • Emma Moran
  • Lizzie Rusbridger
Production companies
  • Sid Gentle Films
  • LadyKiller
Original release
NetworkNetflix

How To Kill Your Family is an upcoming Netflix series starring Anya Taylor-Joy. It is adapted by Emma Moran from the Bella Mackie novel of the same name.

Premise

The estranged daughter of a ruthless social-climbing billionaire plots her way to a denied inheritance.

Cast

Production

Development

The eight-part series was commissioned by Netflix in August 2024. It is adapted by Emma Moran from the novel by British writer Bella Mackie of the same name. That month, Anya Taylor-Joy was cast in the lead role. The series has executive producers including Mackie, Taylor-Joy, Moran Sally Woodward Gentle, Lee Morris, and Lizzie Rusbridger, and is being produced by Sid Gentle and LadyKiller. A lawsuit with StudioCanal who own the rights to Kind Hearts and Coronets was settled in October 2025.

Casting

Clive Owen, Orlando Norman and David Shields joined Anya Taylor Joy in the cast in August 2026.

Filming

First-look images from filming in London were released to the media in October 2026.

References

  1. ↑ Shafer, Ellise (21 August 2024). "Anya Taylor-Joy to Star in 'How to Kill Your Family' Series Adaptation at Netflix". Variety. Retrieved 21 August 2024.
  2. ↑ "HOW TO KILL YOUR FAMILY: ANYA TAYLOR JOY LEADS NETFLIX DRAMA ADAPTATION". TVZoneUK. 21 August 2024. Retrieved 21 August 2024.
  3. ↑ Goldbart, Max (21 August 2024). "Anya Taylor-Joy Leading Netflix Series Adaptation Of Bella Mackie's 'How To Kill Your Family'". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 21 August 2024.
  4. ↑ Tinson, Emma (21 August 2024). "Anya Taylor-Joy to lead murderous Netflix revenge series "I knew I had to be a part of bringing this story to life."". Digital Spy. Retrieved 21 August 2024.
  5. ↑ Kanter, Jake (30 October 2025). "StudioCanal Settles Lawsuit That Threatened To Injunct 'How To Kill Your Family,' The Upcoming Netflix Series Starring Anya Taylor-Joy". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 17 October 2026.
  6. ↑ Whittock, Jesse (26 August 2026). "Clive Owen Joins Anya Taylor-Joy In Netflix Drama 'How To Kill Your Family'". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 26 August 2026.
  7. ↑ Moore, Kasey (17 October 2026). "'How to Kill Your Family' Begins Filming for Netflix; First Look at Anya Taylor-Joy in London". Retrieved 17 October 2026.