Actress, model and British icon Elizabeth Hurley to play ‘The Deceased’ in Channel 4’s wickedly immersive new reality series, The Inheritance

Broadcaster, barrister and author Robert Rinder MBE is The Executor.

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.

But winning the money won’t be easy. The Deceased had a wicked sense of humour and has designed a mischievous game to ensure only the best players can get their hands on her inheritance. 

Overseeing the stipulations of The Deceased’s will is her Executor and trusted legal counsel, Robert Rinder.

The lucky thirteen must work as a team to complete The Deceased’s final requests, a series of devilishly difficult assignments that will demand they are clever, collaborative and cunning.  

The Deceased’s game has a delicious twist: only one player can claim the money gained in each request, so it’s up to one of them to persuade the others that they alone deserve the cash they earnt together.

The Inheritance is a game of wit, willpower, persuasion and betrayal, where it’s not about who deserves the money, but who is willing to outplay, out-charm and out-scheme the competition to claim it. It is camp, cut-throat and completely gripping.

Elizabeth Hurley said: “It’s a thrill to be part of this clever game, playing The Deceased; it all takes place on her huge estate in the English countryside and she dresses to the nines in every scene. Tune in this Autumn to catch The Inheritance on Channel 4.”

Rob Rinder said: “This is a high-stakes strategy game served with a side of scheming and sabotage. As The Executor I enforce the rules, keep the chaos in check - more or less - and make sure our players are deserving of every glittering penny left by our dearly departed deceased, played by the iconic Elizabeth Hurley.”

The Inheritance will air on Channel 4 later this year. The Inheritance is a 12-episode series co-produced by Studio Lambert (part of All3Media) and GroupM Motion Entertainment. It was commissioned for Channel 4 by Steve Handley, Head of Reality & Entertainment, with Tom Beck, Head of Live Events and Commissioning Editor, Reality & Entertainment and Genna Gibson, Commissioning Editor, Reality & Entertainment. 

Executive Producers for Studio Lambert are Tim Harcourt, Darrell Olsen, Kim Murphy and Joe Wildman, with Martin Oxley for GroupM Motion Entertainment. Production Executives for Studio Lambert are Shona Kemp and Ellie Rowe, with Karen Bonnici for GroupM Motion Entertainment. All3Media International will handle format and tape sales worldwide.

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About GroupM Motion Entertainment: 
GroupM Motion Entertainment funds, develops, produces and distributes premium television, digital content and award-winning programming around the globe in partnership with the world’s leading producers, talent, networks, and platforms. Through innovative commercial and creative partnerships Motion works alongside GroupM agencies to produce original brand-funded content and unique entertainment partnerships that create value and help clients play a positive and active role in culture. The company has co-produced over 2,300 series, equating to over 42,000 hours of television across all programming genres. Motion currently operates in 35+ countries worldwide with headquarters in London and Los Angeles. GroupM Motion Entertainment is part of GroupM, a WPP company. 

About Studio Lambert:
Studio Lambert is a world-renowned production company based in Los Angeles, London, Manchester and Scotland, producing high-quality scripted and unscripted series. 

Alongside Boarders, Studio Lambert’s scripted productions include: Three Girls which won five BAFTA awards; The Feed for Amazon Prime; The Nest and Three Families for BBC.

The company’s multi-award-winning unscripted formats include Gogglebox, the global phenomenon originally for Channel 4 and replicated globally across multiple territories; The Circle for Netflix and Channel 4; BAFTA-award winning Race Across the World and Celebrity Race Across the World for BBC; as well as U.S. and U.K. editions of the psychological adventure format, and multi-award winning, The Traitors for NBCUniversal’s Peacock and the BBC, as well as new competition reality series, The Anonymous for NBCUniversal owned USA Network.

Most recently Studio Lambert received seven nominations in this year’s Emmy Awards, winning Outstanding Host For A Reality Or Reality Competition Program (with Scottish actor Alan Cumming) and Outstanding Casting For A Reality Program and was recognised as Best Independent Production Company award at both the 2024 and 2025 Broadcast Awards.

Studio Lambert is part of the All3Media group.