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productionproduction company shoot dates director / producer/ line producer / exec (EP)region or studioTXepisodesstatuscontactcompany website
Changing Ends (series 2)Baby Cow Productionsbeginning of 2024Dave Lambert (Dir), Mollie Freedman-Berthoud (P), Alan Carr / Danny Julian / Rupert Majendie / Sarah Monteith (EP)UKITVX6 x 30 minspreproductionhttps://babycowproductions.co.uk/contact/https://babycowproductions.co.uk/
Father Brown (series 12)BBC Birmingham4/8/2024Sioned Edwards (LP), David Innes Edwards (P)The CotswoldsBBC Onetbcin developmenttbcno website details available at the time of writing
Everyone Else Burns (series 2)JAX Media 2024/04 (beginning of April)Nick Collett (Dir), Louise Lyons (LP), Jake Fuller (Production Exec), Tony Hernandez / Dillon Mapletoft / Brooke Posch / Molly Seymour (London office) / Oliver Taylor (EP)ManchesterChannel 46 x 30 minspreproductionhttps://jaxmedia.com/contact/https://jaxmedia.com/
What It Feels Like For A GirlHera Pictures4/15/2024Chris Sweeney (Dir / EP), Joseph Sharpe (LP), Ron O’Berst (production Exec), Frances Du Pille (P), Paris Lees / Liza Marshall / Nawful Faizullah (EP)UKBBC Three 8 x 45 minsin developmenthttps://www.hera-pictures.com/https://www.hera-pictures.com/
Grace (series 5)Vaudeville Productions / Tall Story Pictures4/29/2024Phil Hunter (EP – Tall Story)SouthEast EnglandITVtbcin developmenthttps://www.tallstorypictures.co.uk/tsp-contacthttps://www.tallstorypictures.co.uk/
Call The Midwife (series 14)Neal Street Productions2024/04/29 – 8-month shootAnn Tricklebank (P / EP), Pippa Harris / Gaynor Holmes (EP)Southern England locationsBBC Onetbcin developmenthttps://www.nealstreetproductions.com/contact-ushttps://www.nealstreetproductions.com/
Death In Paradise (series 14)Red Planet Pictures 2024/04/30 – 6-month shootCat Fox (Production Exec), Tim Key (EP)GuadeloupeBBC One8 x 60 / 1 x 90 minsin development https://redplanetpictures.co.uk/contact https://redplanetpictures.co.uk/
Outlander (series 8)Left Bank Pictures / Sony Pictures Television / Tall Ship Productions2024/03 – end of MarchDavid Packham (LP), Douglas Matheson (PC), Catriona Balfe / Maril Davis / Toni Graphia / Andy Harries / Sam Heughan / Jim Kohlberg / Ronald D Moore / Matthew B Roberts / Luke Schelhaas (EPs)Wardpark Studios (Glasgow)Starz10 x 60 minsin developmenthttps://www.leftbankpictures.co.uk/contacthttps://www.leftbankpictures.co.uk/
Am I Being Unreasonable (series 2)Lookout Point / Boffola Pictures2024/04Jonny Campbell (Dir), Fran Mable (LP), Kate Daughton / Jack Thorne (EP)BristolBBC Onetbain development[email protected] https://boffolapictures.com/
Flatshare (series 2)42 Mangagment & Production2024/04Rory Aitken (P), Camilla Botterell-Race (P)tbcParamount+ tbapreproductionhttps://www.42mp.com/contact/https://www.42mp.com/production/tv
Lord Of The FliesEleven Film2024/04Jamie Campbell / Nawful Faizullah / Joel Wilson (EP)AustraliaBBC One4 x 60 minsin developmentenquiries: [email protected] / CVs: [email protected] *(*PLEASE INCLUDE THE ROLE YOU ARE APPLYING FOR IN THE SUBJECT LINEhttps://www.elevenfilm.com/
The UndertowComplete Fiction2024/04Donald MacKinnon (P)ScotlandNetflix8 x 60 minspreproductionhttps://www.completefiction.com/
The Witcher (series 4)Netflix2024/04 – mid-AprilFay Mohamed (PM), Mark Birmingham (Co-P)Longcross North Netflix8 x 60 minspreproductiontbano website details available at the time of writing
The Cleaner (series 3)Studio Hamburg UKfirst block: 2024/04/29 – 1 week shoot / second block: beginning of June – 5-week shootFiona Waltje (LP), Sam Ward (P), Vivien Muller-Rommel (EP)UKBBC One6 x 30 minsin development[email protected]http://www.studiohamburguk.com/
The Forsyte SagaMammoth Screen2024/05/06 – 12-week shootMeenu Gaur (Dir), Charles Bates (LP), Helen Bater (PM), Sally Lynn (PC), Sarah Lewis (P)BristolPBS6 x 60 minspreproductionhttps://www.mammothscreen.com/contacthttps://www.mammothscreen.com/
Black Mirror: USS Callister (season 7)House Of Tomorrow / Netflix5/31/2024Toby Haynes (Dir), Annabel Jones (P), LondonNetflix (release date: 2025)tbcpreproductionhttps://www.endemolshineuk.com/careers-2/https://www.endemolshineuk.com/
Code Of SilenceMammoth Screen2024/05 – 3-month shootTom Leggett / Catherine Moulton / Damien Timmer (EP), Polly Hill (Head of Drama ITV)UKITV / international distribution: ITV Studios6 x 60 minspreproduction[email protected]https://www.mammothscreen.com/
The RaptureMammoth Screen2024/05 (beginning of May)Chanya Button (Dir), Bryony Arnold (P)UKBBC One5 x 60 minsin developmenthttps://www.mammothscreen.com/contacthttps://www.mammothscreen.com/
The Death of Bunny MonroClerkenwell Films2024/05 – 3-month shootIsabella Eklof (Dir / EP), Paula Watkins (LP), Matthew Mulot (P), Nick Cave / Manpreet Dosanjh / Petra Fried / Emily Harrison / Pete Jackson / Ed Macdonald / Matt Smith (EP)Brighton Sky Atlantic6 x 60 minspreproductionhttps://www.clerkenwellfilms.com/contacthttps://www.clerkenwellfilms.com/
Chelsea Detective (series 3)Expectation TV / Acorn Media2024 springtbcLondonAcorn TVtbcpreproductionhttps://www.expectationtv.com/contact/https://www.expectationtv.com/
Hope Street (series 4)Long Story TV2024 springDonna Wiffen (P)BelfastBritboxtbcpreproductionhttps://longstorytv.com/contact/https://longstorytv.com/
Missing YouQuay Street Productions2024 springSean Spencer (Dir), Isher Sahota (Second Dir), Guy Hescott (P), Victoria Asare-Archer / Danny Brocklehurst / Harlan Coben (Final Twist Productions) / Richard Fee / Nicola Shindler (EP)tbcNetflixtbcin development https://www.quaystreetproductions.co.uk/contacthttps://www.quaystreetproductions.co.uk/
Karen Pirie (series 2)World Productions2024/06/03 – 10-week shootMarcus Wilson (P), Sam White (LP), Simon Heath / Emer Kenny (EP)GlasgowITV13 x 120 minsin developmenthttps://www.world-productions.com/contacthttps://www.world-productions.com/
Towards ZeroMammoth Screen / Agatha Christie Ltd6/3/2024Rebecca Durbin (P), Sarah Dibsdall (Co-P), Sheena Bucktowonsing / Stephen Nye / James Prichard / Reemah Sakaan / Robert Schildhouse / Danielle Scott- Haughton / Damien Timmer (EP), Rachel Bennette (Writer / EP)UK shootBBC One / Britbox3 x 60 minsin develomenthttps://www.mammothscreen.com/contacthttps://www.mammothscreen.com/
OutrageousFirebird Pictures6/10/2024Natasha Romaniuk (P), Aden Turner (LP), Philippa Collie Cousins / Elizabeth Kilgarriff / Matthew Mosley (EP)UKUKTV6 x 60 minsin developmenthttps://www.firebirdpictures.co.uk/contact-ushttps://www.firebirdpictures.co.uk/
Riot WomenDrama Republic2024/06/24 – 4-month shoootJess Taylor (P), Mike Noble (LP), Ben Mansley (PM), Roanna Benn (EP) YorkshireBBC One6 x 60 minspreproductionhttps://www.dramarepublic.com/home-1#contact_us_footerhttps://www.dramarepublic.com/
Sister Boniface Mysteries (series 4)BBC Television / BBC Studios2024/06/24 – 17-week shoottbcEast MidlandsBBC Onetbcin developmenttbcno website details available at the time of writing
Hijack 2Idiotlamp Productions / Green Door Pictures / 60Forty Films2024/06Jim Field Smith (Dir), Joel Stokes (LP), Mat Chaplin (SP), Idris Elba / Hakan Kousetta / Jamie Laurenson / Tom Nash (EP)UKApple TV+tbcin development[email protected] / http://www.idiotlamp.com/http://www.idiotlamp.com/
A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms: The Hedge KnightHBO2024/06Lisa Byrne (LP), Sarah Bradshaw (EP), Ira Parker (Showrunner)Titanic Studios, Belfasttbctbain developmentproduction office tba / HBO production jobs and careers page: https://careers.wbd.com/global/en/c/production-jobs https://www.hbo.com/
Code Of SilenceMammoth Screen2024/07/08 – 5-month shootJoe Shrubb (P), Bryony Arnold / Tom Leggett / Cat Moulton / Damien Timmer (EP)UK shootITV16 x 60 minsin developmenthttps://www.mammothscreen.com/contacthttps://www.mammothscreen.com/
LionsMam Tor Productions2024/07/08 – 14-week shootAlexandra Brodski (Dir), Wendy Griffin (P), Richard Gadd / Tally Garner / Gaynor Holmes / Morven Reid / Gavin Smith (EP)GlasgowBBC One6 x 45 minsin development[email protected]http://www.mamtorproductions.com/
Beyond Paradise (series 3)Red Planet Pictures 2024/07 – 4-month shootLindsay Hughes (P)SouthWest EnglandBBC Onetbcin developmenthttps://redplanetpictures.co.uk/contacthttps://redplanetpictures.co.uk/
Malpractice (series 2)World Productions2024/07Lloyd Elis (LP), Chrissy Skinns (P), Simon Heath / Grace Ofori-Attah (EP)UKITV15 x 60 minsin developmenthttps://www.world-productions.com/contacthttps://www.world-productions.com/
The WitnessSTV Studios2024/08tbcUKNetflixtbcin developmenthttps://www.stvplc.tv/contact/ / https://www.stvplc.tv/careers/https://www.stvplc.tv/
The Split UpNorthern Sister / Little Chick2024 summerSumrah Mohammed (P), Lucy Dyke, Jane Featherstone (Northern SISTER) / Abi Morgan (Little Chick) / Ursula Rani Sarma, Lucy Richer (BBC) (EP)North West England locationsBBC One6 x 60 minsin developmenthttps://www.sister.net/contacthttps://www.sister.net/
The War Between The Land And The Sea [ Doctor Who spin-off ]Bad Wolf2024/09tbcUKtbctbcin developmenthttps://bad-wolf.com/contact/https://bad-wolf.com/
But When We DanceEndor Productionsend of 2024Jonny Campbell (Dir) / Hilary Bevan Jones (P), Paul Mayhew-Archer / Lucy Richer / Ellie Wood (EP)UKBBC One1 x 90 minsin developmenthttps://endorproductions.co.uk/endorproductions/contact-us/https://endorproductions.co.uk/endorproductions/
Blade Runner 2099Alcon Entertainment / Scott Free Films / Amazon Studios2024Silka Luisa (EP / Showrunner), Ridley Scott (EP)BelfastAmazon Prime tbain developmenthttps://www.alconent.com/contact/contact-form/https://www.alconent.com/
The Buccaneers (series 2)The Forge Entertainment2024Tim Leach (LP), Priya Bhakta (PM), Joe Innes (P), Katherine Kakeways (EP)UKApple TV+tbcin developmenthttps://theforgeentertainment.co.uk/contact/https://theforgeentertainment.co.uk/
Good Omens (series 3)Narrativia / Amazon Studios / The Blank Corporation / BBC Studios2024Josh Cole / Neil Gaiman / Rob Wilkins (EP)UKAmazon Primetbcpreproductionhttps://blankcorporation.com/contact/https://narrativia.com/ / https://blankcorporation.com/
Grown UpsSee-Saw Films2024tbctbcNetflixtbcin developmenthttps://www.see-saw-films.com/contact/https://www.see-saw-films.com/
How To Stop TimeStudioCanal / SunnyMarch 2024Tomas Alfredson (Dir / EP), Adam Ackland / Leah Clarke / Benedict Cumberbatch / Claire Marshall (P), Robyn Slovo (SP) / Jamie Byng, Matt Haig, Ron Halpern, Joe Naftalin (EP), DC Moore (Writer / EP)London / European locationstbc6 x 60 minsin developmenthttps://www.studiocanal.co.uk/contact-us/ / [email protected] https://www.studiocanal.co.uk/ / https://sunnymarch.com/
The People vs Gary McKinnontbc2024Paul McGuigan (Dir), Leanne Klein (P)Scotlandtbc1 x 90 minsin developmenttbctbc
The Pet Sitter MysteriesSly Fox Productions / ZDF Studios (Germany)2024Linda James / Savannah James-Bayly (P)Dorset / SouthWest Englandtbc8 x 45 minsin developmenthttps://www.slyfoxproductions.co.uk/contacthttps://www.slyfoxproductions.co.uk/
Run AwayQuay Street Productons2024Danny Brocklehurst (Writer / EP), Harlan Coben / Richard Fee / Nicola Shindler (EP)UKNetflixtbain developmenthttps://www.quaystreetproductions.co.uk/contacthttps://theforgeentertainment.co.uk/contact/
Slow Horses (series 6)See-Saw Films2024Iain Canning / Hakan Kousetta / Jamie Laurenson / Gail Mutrux / Emile Sherman / Will Smith / Julian Stevens / Douglas Urbansk / Graham Yost tbcApple TV+tbcin development[email protected] https://www.see-saw-films.com/
The Twyford CodeRope Ladder Fiction / eOne2024Paul Andrew Williams (Dir / EP)tbctbctbain development[email protected]http://ropeladderfiction.com/
Youthless [ w/t ]Rollem Productions2024tba West Yorkshiretbc3 epsin developmenthttps://rollemproductions.co.uk/contacthttps://rollemproductions.co.uk/ / https://rollemproductions.co.uk/posts/youthless
The DonovansParamount+ / 101 Studios / MTV Entertainment Studiosend of 2024Guy Ritchie (Dir / EP), Ivan Atkinson / Ronan Bennett / Ron Burkle / David C Glasser / David Hutkin / Bob Yari (EP)UKParamount+ / Showtime10 epsin developmenttbano production company / industry website details at the time of writing
Run AwayQuay Street Productionsbeginning of 2025Danny Brocklehurst / Harlan Coben (Final Twist Productions) / Richard Fee / Nicola Shindler (EP)UKNetflixtbcin developmenthttps://www.quaystreetproductions.co.uk/contacthttps://www.quaystreetproductions.co.uk/
Shetland (series 10)Silverprint Pictures2025tbcShetland Isles / locations across ScotlandBBC Onetbcin developmenthttps://www.silverprint-pictures.co.uk/contacthttps://www.silverprint-pictures.co.uk/
All Creatures Great And Small (series 6)Playground Entertainmenttbc Aaron Anderson / Colin Callender / Seb Cardwell / Rebecca Eaton / Louise Pedersen / Susanne Simpson / Paul Testar (EP)Yorkshire Channel 56 x 60 minsin developmenthttps://playgroundentertainment.com/contacthttps://playgroundentertainment.com/
Breeders (series 4)Avalon / FXtbcChris Addison / Richard Allen-Turner / Rob Aslett / Simon Blackwell / Martin Freeman / David Martin / Jon Thoday / Toby Welch / Michael Wiggs (EP)UKSky One / FXtbain development[email protected] / https://avalonuk.com/about-avalon/https://avalonuk.com/
The Christie AffairMiramax TV (US-based)tbcJeremy Bell, DJ Goldberg, Ellen Goldsmith-Vein, Daisy Ridley (EP) / Marina Niel (Project Supervisor)UKtbctbain developmenthttps://www.miramax.com/contact/ https://www.miramax.com/
Civil BloodCaryn Mandabach Productions Ltdtbc Jonathan Entwistle (Dir)UKtbcin developmenthttps://www.mandabachtv.com/contact-ushttps://www.mandabachtv.com/
Empire Of Dirt [ w/t ]New Pictures / Thriker Films / All3 MediatbcKit Harington / Daniel West (P) (Thriker Films) / New PicturesLake Districttbc8 epsin developmenthttps://www.newpictures.co.uk/contact/https://www.newpictures.co.uk/
Fall Of GiantsCarnivaltbc Guy de Glanville (SP)tbctbctbcin developmenthttps://www.carnivalfilms.co.uk/contacthttps://www.carnivalfilms.co.uk/
FashHappy PrincetbcAlexander Lamb / Dominic Treadwell-Collins (EP)UKITVtbain developmenthttps://www.happyprince.co.uk/contact https://www.happyprince.co.uk/
Late In SummerGenesius PicturestbcTalitha Stevenson (Dir), Debbie Gray (P), Timothy Spall (EP), Christopher Doyle (DoP)Cornwalltbctbain developmenthttps://genesiuspictures.com/contact-us/https://genesiuspictures.com/
The Light In The Hall (series 2)Long Story TVtbctbctbctbc6 x 60 minsin developmenthttps://longstorytv.com/contact/https://longstorytv.com/
London Kills (series 5 & 6)Long Story TVtbctbctbctbc10 x 60 minsin developmenthttps://longstorytv.com/contact/https://longstorytv.com/
MammothBBC TelevisiontbcLuke Mason (P), Steven Canny / Josh Cole (EP)WalesBBC Wales3 x 30 minsin developmenttbctbc
Shuggie BainBBC Television / A24 Films (US-based)tbcGaynor Holmes (EP)Scotlandtbctbain developmenttbchttps://a24films.com/
SpentVarious Artists LtdtbcJack Bayles / Phil Clarke (EP)UKBBC Two6 x 30 minsin developmenthttps://val-tv.co.uk/contacthttps://val-tv.co.uk/home
The Sandman (series 2)Warner Bros / The Blank Corporation / DC Entertainment / Phantom Fouron holdJamie Childs (Dir)Shepperton StudiosNetflixtbapreproductionhttps://blankcorporation.com/contact/https://blankcorporation.com/contact/
The Out [ w/t ]Strong Film & Televisiontbctbctbctbctbain development[email protected] https://www.strongfilmandtelevision.co.uk/

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