Netflix has announced a partnership with Canadian video game developer The Coalition to adapt the Gears of War universe. Netflix will first adapt the popular Xbox video game series into a live action feature film, followed by an adult animated series, with the potential for more content to follow. With over 40 million copies sold […]

Sky and Peacock have announced a new original series inspired by Frederick Forsyth’s seminal thriller The Day of the Jackal and the award-winning 1973 film adaptation from Universal Pictures. The new series is a contemporary reimagining of the novel and film. While remaining true to the DNA of the original IP, the drama will delve […]

ITV Studios has acquired a majority stake in the Australian production company, Lingo Pictures. Led by Helen Bowden and Jason Stephens, Lingo Pictures will be ITV Studios’ first-ever Australian scripted label. Bowden and Stephens will continue to head up the business based in Sydney. As part of the wider ITV Studios Group, Lingo will sit […]

Pathe has announced that Faith Penhale will be joining its UK operation, Pathe Productions Limited, on March 1st 2023 as its new Managing Director. Penhale is currently CEO of Lookout Point, one of the UK’s leading producers of scripted television, responsible for such critical and commercial hits as Gentleman Jack, Les Miserables, Happy Valley and […]

Kent-based media hub Maidstone Studios is marking turning 40-years-old by revealing plans to build a third studio on site offering a virtual production workflow, scheduled to open in 2023. Being a home from home to dozens of iconic shows over the years from Blankety Blank and Catchphrase through to Rugby World Cup and Family Fortunes, […]

Formula 1 drive Lewis Hamilton is launching a film and TV production company, saying he intends to help “diverse voices” and tell “impactful stories”. The production company, entitled Dawn Apollo films, is already working on two prjects: a Formula One movie set to star Brad Pitt and be helmed by Top Gun: Maverick director Joe […]

Hollywood director James Gunn and producer Peter Safran have been appointed to the new roles of Co-Chairmen and Chief Executive Officers of DC Studios, overseeing the overall creative direction of the DC Universe across film, TV, and animation under a single banner. Gunn (pictured) and Safran will report to David Zaslav, President and Chief Executive […]

Disney+ is to become new global home for upcoming seasons of Doctor Who outside the UK and Ireland. The BBC and Disney Branded Television have come together to transform Doctor Who into a global franchise for UK audiences and the rest of the world. Under a shared creative vision, they will deliver this quintessentially-British show […]

The multi award-winning feature film Boiling Point is coming to BBC One and iPlayer as a new drama series. Picking up six months on from where the movie left off, Boiling Point will see Sous Chef Carly (Vinette Robinson) as Head Chef at her own restaurant, with many of the film’s original cast reprising their […]

Producer, record executive and entertainment impresario Simon Cowell and talent discovery formats specialist Syco Entertainment, along with international entertainment executive Tim Van Rongen, have partnered with Universal Music Group and its Republic Records label to create StemDrop. The service is described as a new evolution of musical collaboration, curation and artist discovery to be launched […]