'It's not our job to make the audience comfortable': Gugu Mbatha-Raw on why new supernatural Sky TV thriller Possession will make colonial history 'accessible' — not more palatable
Cue a terrifying slew of 1800s flashbacks, curses, and misunderstood spiritual connection.Latest Videos FromTechRadarWatch full video here: On a surface level, you can see why someone might find this frightening. Culturally and historically, we know how abhorrently the Western world behaved during the Transatlantic Slave Trade, but here, we also understand how regularly spirituality and beliefs were misunderstood and chastised. But according to star Gugu Mbatha-Raw, it's not the cast and crew's job to make the uncomfortable comfortable.
- ▪Cue a terrifying slew of 1800s flashbacks, curses, and misunderstood spiritual connection.Latest Videos FromTechRadarWatch full video here: On a surface level, you can see why someone might find this frightening.
- ▪Culturally and historically, we know how abhorrently the Western world behaved during the Transatlantic Slave Trade, but here, we also understand how regularly spirituality and beliefs were misunderstood and chastised.
- ▪But according to star Gugu Mbatha-Raw, it's not the cast and crew's job to make the uncomfortable comfortable.
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Streaming Sky TV 'It's not our job to make the audience comfortable': Gugu Mbatha-Raw on why new supernatural Sky TV thriller Possession will make colonial history 'accessible' — not more palatable Features By Jasmine Valentine Published 5 August 2026 The series is hitting the streamer on August 6 When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Mbatha-Raw stars as Claudia. (Image credit: Sky TV) Copy link Facebook X Whatsapp Reddit Pinterest Flipboard Threads Email Share this article 0 Join the conversation Follow us Add us as a preferred source on Google Newsletter Subscribe to our newsletter If you like the aesthetic vibes of colonial gothic horror stories such as Jamaica Inn and Wide Sargasso Sea, new Sky TV supernatural thriller…
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