Archie Panjabi and Jack Davenport to star in ITV thriller 'Next of Kin'

March 28 (UPI) -- Archie Panjabi and Jack Davenport have signed on to star in Next of Kin, a six-part thriller helmed by Justin Chadwick.

  Filming is scheduled to start in the United Kingdom in April and expected to last for four months.

The Good Wife alum Panjabi will play a London physician, while the Pirates of the Caribbean veteran Davenport will play her husband, a political lobbyist.

"Family life is shattered when Mona's brother is brutally murdered whilst working for a medical charity abroad," a press release noted. "As the death brings buried secrets to light, Mona's family finds itself under suspicion, each drawn deep into a tangle of betrayal and conspiracy as they try to protect their loved ones and careers. Mona finds herself facing the ultimate dilemma: how far would you go to keep your family safe?"

   "I was instantly hooked by Paul [Rutman] and Natasha [Narayan's] gripping and intelligent script," Chadwick said in a statement. "This is a highly relevant and important story in today's multicultural Britain, telling -- from a domestic perspective -- how a family can be ripped apart by events larger than themselves. I'm excited to be working with such stellar talent in Archie Panjabi and Jack Davenport, who are perfectly cast as a loving couple struggling with divided loyalties."