John Simm & Nikki Amuka-Bird to Star in 'I, Jack Wright' from 'Unforgotten's Chris Lang

Filming for Unforgotten Season 6 may be underway for ITV, but series creator Chris Lang has been busy with more than just the further adventures of Sunny and Jesse. The mystery writer has been busy in between seasons, first with The Thief, His Wife, and the Canoe, which premiered on BritBox in 2023, and now with a brand new series coming to Alibi, I, Jack Wright. The new miniseries is a family drama that's described as "one part dark comedy" and one part "murder mystery."

Alibi, the mystery-only TV channel from UK TV, doesn't produce many stand-alone originals. Most of the series it has that aren't imports are co-productions with other networks: Miss Scarlet and Annika, for example, are done in conjunction with Masterpiece, We Hunt Together with the BBC and Showtime, The Diplomat (no, not the Netflix one, the other one starring Sophie Rundle) with the BBC. I, Jack Wright is only the second they have currently in the works; the first, The Red King, which also does not have an American distributor at this time, is due out this year.

However, landing a high-profile project like this one from a well-known talent like Chris Lang is a major get for the channel's production arm, and the cast lineup is one that is bound to make a splash. The series has signed on John Simm (Doctor Who) and Nikki Amuka-Bird (Luther) as the main leads in the series, with Harry Lloyd (The Lost King) cast as the primary detective in charge of the case.