Catherine Zeta-Jones is set to take on a distinctly Welsh role in the upcoming eight-part series *Kill Jackie*, marking a notable first in her nearly five-decade acting career. The series, adapted from Nick Harkaway’s novel, features Zeta-Jones as Jackie Price, a former cocaine queenpin turned near-legitimate art dealer who finds herself targeted by seven highly trained assassins after a botched art deal.

The character of Jackie Price, described as a wry and unsettling antiheroine, navigates her dangerous circumstances with a sharp wit and fearless demeanor. Zeta-Jones, originally from Mumbles near Swansea, speaks with her native Welsh accent in the show—something that has drawn particular attention since the trailer’s release. “People were, like, ‘Thank God she’s using her Welsh accent,’” Zeta-Jones noted, adding that viewers see this role as a declaration of her embracing her Welsh identity.

*Kill Jackie*’s cast includes Sidse Babett Knudsen, Raferty Law, Julian Rhind-Tutt, and Daniel Ings. The plot centers on Price’s encounter with a careless young heir, played by Law, whose decision to set assassins on her points to a darkly comic and suspenseful narrative. Price’s confrontations with the hitmen are marked by a cool, almost predatory confidence that Zeta-Jones describes as embodying “a quirkiness of women in Wales.”

Currently filming in Ireland for Netflix’s reboot of *The Addams Family*, where she portrays Morticia Addams, Zeta-Jones balanced her roles with a candid discussion of her career and personal history. She reflected on her early start in show business, beginning dance lessons at age five in Swansea after her parents won £100,000 at bingo. By age nine, she was performing in London’s West End. Zeta-Jones recalled the determination that carried her through numerous auditions into starring roles, including her breakthrough as Peggy Sawyer in *42nd Street* at 18.

Her career trajectory took her from British television fame in *The Darling Buds of May* to Hollywood, where she landed major roles in films like *The Mask of Zorro*, *Traffic*, and *Ocean’s Twelve*. Her portrayal of Velma Kelly in *Chicago* earned her an Academy Award in 2002. Reflecting on the Hollywood climate during those years, Zeta-Jones acknowledged the significant changes brought about by the MeToo movement.

Despite living in New York with her husband, actor Michael Douglas, Zeta-Jones retains a strong connection to her Welsh roots. Taking on Jackie Price is a departure from her previous roles and highlights a renewed embrace of her heritage. Through this multifaceted character, Zeta-Jones aims to showcase a unique blend of toughness, humor, and complexity rooted in her own background.

*Kill Jackie* is anticipated to offer audiences a fresh and dynamic addition to the crime thriller genre, propelled by Zeta-Jones’s compelling performance and the series’ darkly imaginative storytelling.