The Inheritance

Synopsis

Thirteen strangers are summoned to a grand stately home. They are there to compete for part of the fortune left in the will of The Deceased, a fabulously glamourous benefactor played by Elizabeth Hurley.

First Air Date: 2025-08-31

Last Air Date: 2025-09-14

Number of Seasons: 1

Number of Episodes: 12

Networks: Channel 4

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Top Cast

Robert Rinder as N/A
Elizabeth Hurley as N/A

Seasons

Season 1 (2025)

No overview available for this season.

Episodes:

Ep. 1: Episode 1 (2025-08-31)

Thirteen strangers compete to inherit a glamorous benefactor's fortune by carrying out her devilish final requests.
Ep. 2: Episode 2 (2025-09-01)

As speculation and suspicion abound, The Deceased has a rather unsavoury request. Which player will bring home the bacon?
Ep. 3: Episode 3 (2025-09-02)

Alliances form as The Deceased makes her most devilish request yet. One player takes a risk, and a bombshell is dropped.
Ep. 4: Episode 4 (2025-09-07)

A player is brutally cut from The Deceased's will, and alliances buckle as the remaining group battle to outdo each other.
Ep. 5: Episode 5 (2025-09-08)

The players prepare for The Deceased's famed Estate Festival, but a crucial instruction is missed... Whose head will roll?
Ep. 6: Episode 6 (2025-09-09)

Secrets and lies swirl around the estate. With another cut looming, the Prime Beneficiary is more powerful than ever...
Ep. 7: Episode 7 (2025-09-14)

Two people are ruthlessly cut from the will. As the game intensifies, how far will the players go to protect themselves?
Ep. 8: Episode 8 (2025-09-15)

With the fallout from last night weighing heavy, the players go on a bear hunt. But there's a shocking twist in store...
Ep. 9: Episode 9 (2025-09-16)

The players face the ultimate test in the mirrored garden before a revelation forces a long, hard look at their loyalties.
Ep. 10: Episode 10 (2025-09-21)

As whispers, betrayal and deceit ripple through the group, the Deceased challenges them to recreate her iconic fashion looks.
Ep. 11: Episode 11 (2025-09-22)

The Deceased unveils her most extravagant request yet: the players must take charge of her legendary Masquerade Ball.
Ep. 12: The Final (2025-09-23)

As the devious game reaches its dramatic finale, The Deceased unveils a ruthless, bond-shattering, strategy-sabotaging twist. And can the ultimate Prime Beneficiary be trusted?