‘How to Kill Your Family’ on Netflix: Plot, Cast, and Everything to Know About The Dark Thriller

Netflix has become a treasure trove for audiences who crave gripping stories, offering everything from heart-wrenching family dramas like Bloodline and The Crown to pulse-pounding thrillers such as You and Ozark. In a brilliant twist, the streaming giant has combined these two irresistible elements in the new darkly comedic series How to Kill Your Family, blending tense suspense with twisted family dynamics. This seamless mix of intrigue and domestic chaos sets the stage for a story that viewers will not easily forget, and it naturally leads into the details.

The cast, plot, and release date of How to Kill Your Family will surely capture the curiosity of thriller and family-drama enthusiasts alike.

When will How to Kill Your Family hit you screens

Netflix has not yet announced an official release date for the darkly comedic series How to Kill Your Family, with production slated to commence in early 2026. The adaptation of Bella Mackie’s bestselling novel, revealed in August 2024, is planned as an eight-part limited series. Mackie’s How to Kill Your Family has achieved remarkable success, selling 1.2 million copies since its 2021 debut. 

The author of the book has expressed excitement over the collaboration with Sid Gentle Productions and the involvement of Emma Thompson, praising the team for bringing her characters to life.

What is How to Kill Your Family about

Netflix’s eight-episode series How to Kill Your Family follows Grace, a young woman shaped by betrayal and loss. Her father, Simon Artemis, a billionaire and relentless social climber, abandoned her and her mother following an affair he claims not to remember. After her mother’s death and rejection by the family who should have protected her, Grace channels her rage into meticulously planned murders of her estranged relatives. The series blends dark humor, suspense, and shocking ingenuity as Grace claws toward revenge and an inheritance.

Writer Moran has expressed deep admiration for Grace, describing her as a darkly funny antihero. Moran anticipates that the cast will bring precision and wit to portraying the complex balance of camp and brutality that defines the story.

Who is in the cast of How to Kill Your Family

Anya Taylor-Joy, acclaimed for her award-winning performance as Beth Harmon in The Queen’s Gambit and known for her wish to be in an Avatar movie, will take the lead role of Grace in How to Kill Your Family. Taylor-Joy’s remarkable talent and nuanced portrayals promise to bring the darkly comedic antihero to life. The rest of the cast has not yet been officially announced, but industry insiders expect further casting news in the coming months. The series marks the first Netflix collaboration with Sid Gentle Films Ltd., the studio behind the Emmy-winning Killing Eve.

Writer Moran joins as an executive producer alongside Woodward Gentle, Rusbridger, and Lee Morris, with Taylor-Joy also executive producing for LadyKiller Productions Inc. Bella Mackie, author of the bestselling novel, is signed on as a co-executive producer. With this creative team at the helm, How to Kill Your Family promises a stylish, thrilling, and sharply funny exploration of revenge, family, and ambition on Netflix.

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