Film legend Eric Roberts to star in drama series featuring the city.
Hollywood Legend Eric Roberts has been cast in a groundbreaking TV drama about Milton Keynes.
The acclaimed actor has taken on a starring role in ‘The Jacksons of Milton Keynes’, a project filmed in the area, and the first-ever TV drama series produced and featuring the city.
The TV series was written by eight Milton Keynes based writers over a period of three months in a project called ‘The Writers’ Room’, led by series director Blessing Egbe.
Eric Roberts, whose celebrated career includes roles in The Dark Knight, Runaway Train, and The Expendables, will portray Steve Wallace, a powerful and emotionally complex Scottish businessman with deep personal ties to the central character, Nse Jackson.
His return to Nse’s life, after years of estrangement, triggers a seismic shift in the Jackson family’s story, setting the stage for long-buried secrets to unravel.
Set against the backdrop of Milton Keynes’ dynamic multicultural landscape, ‘The Jacksons of Milton Keynes’ follows the elite Jackson family as their empire teeters under the weight of betrayal, ambition, and generational secrets.
When matriarch Nse collapses at her 70th birthday celebration, her children are forced into a battle not only for power, but for truth.
“We are honoured to welcome Eric Roberts to Milton Keynes,” said Nana Ofori-Atta Oguntola, the drama’s executive producer.
“His presence not only raises the bar for storytelling and performance, but it also shines an international spotlight on the incredible creative talent emerging from this city.”
