Clive Owen joins Anya Taylor-Joy in Netflix drama ‘How to Kill Your Family,’ based on Bella Mackie novel

Clive Owen has joined Anya Taylor-Joy in the Netflix drama How to Kill Your Family, according to Deadline. The series is described as a British production and is based on Bella Mackie’s bestselling novel, which centers on Grace Bernard, the protagonist portrayed by Taylor-Joy.

Deadline reports that Owen will appear opposite Taylor-Joy, with additional cast announced including Orlando Norman and David Shields. The casting sets up an ensemble in which Taylor-Joy’s character, Grace Bernard, anchors the story’s central plotline drawn from Mackie’s book.

In Mackie’s novel, Grace Bernard is depicted as “the murderous” focus of the narrative, and Deadline characterizes Taylor-Joy’s role in the Netflix series accordingly. The series title indicates the adaptation’s premise, which Deadline frames as a drama rather than a comedy or thriller standalone, while still emphasizing the book’s dark central character arc.

The Netflix project places Taylor-Joy, a longtime Netflix presence who has starred in multiple high-profile series and films, at the center of a new adaptation. Deadline’s casting report also notes that Norman and Shields will be acting opposite Taylor-Joy, indicating a focus on character-driven interactions among the announced roles.

Deadline’s report describes How to Kill Your Family as a drama adaptation of a widely read novel, positioning it for a broad streaming audience already familiar with Mackie’s work. The casting announcements broaden the series beyond Taylor-Joy’s lead billing by adding Owen, a screen actor known for a wide range of dramatic roles, to the Netflix lineup.

The article also includes production and publicity details tied to the casting announcement, alongside a credited image from Karlovy Vary Film Festival 2024. While the Deadline summary does not specify additional production dates, release timing, or episode counts, it establishes the main performers and confirms that the adaptation is in the casting stage with Netflix as the distributor.

Netflix and the show’s producing team have not been described in the Deadline summary with additional information such as showrunner, directors, or a start date. However, the announced cast names suggest the series is moving forward through development and pre-production, with further casting and technical credits expected as the project’s release plan becomes clearer.