Archive · 26 Aug 2026
Netflix Casts Clive Owen in How to Kill Your Family
Netflix is making a TV show called How to Kill Your Family.
Clive Owen has joined the cast alongside Anya Taylor-Joy.
Taylor-Joy plays Grace, a woman who wants revenge on her very rich father and his family.
The story comes from a bestselling book by Bella Mackie.
Emma Moran is adapting the book for television.
The show once faced a copyright lawsuit, but that disagreement has been settled.
Netflix also announced another show called Marbles.
Marbles will be a comedy about parents dealing with energetic children and difficult older relatives.
Clive Owen has joined Anya Taylor-Joy in Netflix’s How to Kill Your Family.
Taylor-Joy will play Grace Bernard, who seeks revenge against her billionaire father’s family.
The series is based on Bella Mackie’s bestselling novel and is being created by Emma Moran.
The show’s copyright lawsuit involving Studiocanal and Kind Hearts and Coronets was settled last year.
Netflix also announced Marbles, a family comedy starring Robert Webb, Timothy Spall and others.
- Who
- Clive Owen, Anya Taylor-Joy, Bella Mackie and Emma Moran are involved in How to Kill Your Family; Netflix also announced a Marbles cast including Robert Webb and Timothy Spall.
- What
- Netflix announced new casting for How to Kill Your Family and announced the family comedy Marbles.
- When
- The announcements were made during a talk at the final Edinburgh Television Festival; Marbles is scheduled to begin filming this fall.
- Where
- The announcements were made at the Edinburgh Television Festival.
- Why
- The casting is intended to advance How to Kill Your Family, whose story follows Grace Bernard’s revenge plan after rejection by her billionaire father.
- How to Kill Your Family
- A British Netflix drama based on Bella Mackie’s bestselling novel.
- Lead role
- Anya Taylor-Joy plays Grace Bernard, the story’s murderous protagonist.
- New cast member
- Clive Owen has joined the series.
- Creator
- Emma Moran is creating the television adaptation.
- Production
- Sid Gentle is producing the series.
- Legal dispute
- A copyright lawsuit involving Studiocanal was settled last year.
- Marbles
- A family comedy from Robert Popper and Big Talk Studios, scheduled to film this fall.