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

The show is described as a bold, genre‑bending series that confronts the enduring legacy of colonialism, blending eerie mystery with the vibrant, restless energy of the Caribbean.

What do we know about Possession

The press release tells us the show was created and written by Karla Crome (Something Very Bad is Going to Happen) and directed by Storm Saulter (Better Mus’ Come, Sprinter). It 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, Better Mus’ Come) and Bel Powley (A Small Light, The Morning Show).

Claudia (Gugu Mbatha-Raw), an ambitious young bi‑racial 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.

The show is set to appear in 2026. We have no specifics as to when.