An inheritance dispute forces a reckoning with the past in Possession, an ambitious five-part thriller that raises the ghosts of empire. When the heir of a British slave and plantation owner dies and leaves the £50 million estate not to his son Oliver Connaught (Jonny Lee Miller) but to Jamaican man Cudjoe East (Sheldon Shepherd), mixed-race lawyer Claudia (Gugu Mbatha-Raw) is deployed to Kingston to fight Oliver's corner.
You can watch Possession online from anywhere with a VPN.
Premiere: Thu, Aug 6 at 9pm BST (UK) |
UK stream: Sky Atlantic / NOW |
AUS stream: Binge (27 August) |
"This is punishment for what my ancestors did to his," concedes Oliver, who nonetheless insists that the former plantation house at Hope Hill is rightfully his.
"It is owed to my people," is Cudjoe's counter. "He is not getting it back."
The case serves as an allegory for the legacy of slavery and the conversation – or more pertinently, the lack thereof – over justice and the form it should take. To this day the UK Government's official stance remains that reparations will comprise an apology and nothing more. British slave owners and their descendents, however, were awarded tens of millions of pounds in compensation from 1837 to 2015, all taken from the public purse.
It's a gross injustice that pits Claudia's obligations to her profession against her own morals, and the discovery of grim trophies claimed by former mistress of the house Charlotte (Bel Powley) provides a tangible link with the past, bringing a horrible new dimension to an already unsettling case.
Read on as we explain how to watch Possession from anywhere.
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Can I watch Possession in the US?
At the time of writing, it isn't clear when Possession will be available to watch in the US. However, it's likely to air on either NBC or Peacock.
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How to watch Possession in the UK
Possession premieres with a double-header on Sky Atlantic from 9pm BST on Thursday, August 6 in the UK.
However, all five episodes will be available to watch as a boxset from launch.
Alternatively, you can tune in via a NOW Entertainment Membership, which starts at £3.99/month.
Away from home? You can access your subscriptions by downloading a VPN and pointing your location back to the UK.
Can I watch Possession in Canada?
Any plans to broadcast Possession in Canada are firmly under wraps at the time of writing.
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How to watch Possession in Australia
Binge is home to Possession in Australia, with all five episodes of the miniseries set to hit the streaming service on Thursday, August 27.
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Possession – Need to Know
Possession trailer
When is the Possession release date?
Possession premieres in the UK on Thursday, August 6. All five episodes will be available to watch from launch.
Possession cast
- Gugu Mbatha-Raw as Claudia
- Jonny Lee Miller as Oliver Connaught
- Sheldon Shepherd as Cudjoe East
- Bel Powley as Charlotte
- Nadean Rawlins as Mercy
- Sean Gilder as Tom McKenzie
- Olunike Adeliyi as Patsy Dawkins
- Richard Dillane as Eugene Desfrienes
- Diveen Henry as Flora
- Jack Bandeira as Kenneth Connaught
- Shantol Jackson as Sarah
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