Earlybird
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Scripted earlybird
production | production company | shoot dates | director / producer/ line producer / exec (EP) | region or studio | TX | episodes | status | contact | company website | ||
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But When We Dance | Endor Productions | beginning of 2024 | Jonny Campbell (Dir) / Hilary Bevan Jones (P), Paul Mayhew-Archer / Lucy Richer / Ellie Wood (EP) | UK | BBC One | 1 x 90 mins | in development | https://endorproductions.co.uk/endorproductions/contact-us/ | https://endorproductions.co.uk/endorproductions/ | ||
I, Jack White | Federation Stories | 2024/02/19 – 12-week shoot | Tom Vaughan (Dir), Emma James (LP), Nickie Sault (P) | UK | BBC One | 6 x 60 mins | preproduction | https://federationstories.com/#contact | https://federationstories.com/ | ||
Silent Witness (series 28) | BBC Television | 2024/02/12 – 7-month shoot | Sean Gleeson (SP), Miranda Paraskeva (PCo-ord) | BBC Park Western (Acton) / London locations | BBC One | tba | preproduction | BBC Park Western: 41-44 Kendal Avenue, London, W3 0RP / 0208 992 5344 | https://www.bbc.co.uk/aboutthebbc | ||
Strike, The Ink Black Heart | Brontë Film & Telvision | 2024/02/12 – 11-week shoot | Alex Rendell (P), Rhian Griffiths (Co-P) | UK | BBC One | tbc | preproduction | https://brontefilmandtv.co.uk/contact/ | https://brontefilmandtv.co.uk/ | ||
Dalgliesh (series 3) | New Pictures | 2024/02/19 – 14-week shoot | Leon McGeown-Fee (P), Elaine Pyke (EP) | UK | Channel 5 | 6 x 60 mins | preproduction | https://www.newpictures.co.uk/contact/ | https://www.newpictures.co.uk/ | ||
All Creatures Great And Small (series 5) | Playground Entertainment | 2024/02/26 – 4-month shoot | Yvonne Francas (P), Richard Godfrey (LP) | Yorkshire | Channel 5 | 6 x 60 mins | preproduction | [email protected] | https://playgroundentertainment.com/ | ||
The Devil’s Hour (series 3) | Hartswood Films (London) | 2024/02/26 – 15-week shoot | Lawrence Till (P), Menzies Kennedy (LP), Steven Moffat / Sue Vertue (EP) | Farnborough Film Studios | Amazon Prime | 6 x 60 mins | preproduction | https://hartswoodfilms.co.uk/contact/ | https://hartswoodfilms.co.uk/ | ||
The Franchise | Neal Street Productions / Dundee Productions | 2024/02/26 – 3-month shoot | Sam Mendes (Dir / P / EP), Jon Brown (Showrunner / EP), Boo Motjuoadi (PM), Dean O’Toole (P), Nicolas Brown / Pippa Harris / Armando Iannucci / Jim Kleverweiss / Julie Pastor (EP) | UK | HBO | 30 mins | preproduction | https://nealstreetproductions.com/contact-us | https://nealstreetproductions.com/ | ||
Missing You | Quay Street Productions | 2024/02/26 – 16-week shoot | Isher Sahota / Sean Spencer (Dirs), Guy Hescott (P), Richard Fee (EP) | Manchester | Netflix | 5 x 60 mins | preproduction | https://www.quaystreetproductions.co.uk/contact | https://www.quaystreetproductions.co.uk/about | ||
Changing Ends (series 2) | Baby Cow Productions | 2024/02 | Dave Lambert (Dir), Mollie Freedman-Berthoud (P), Alan Carr / Danny Julian / Rupert Majendie / Sarah Monteith (EP) | UK | ITVX | 6 x 30 mins | preproduction | https://babycowproductions.co.uk/contact/ | https://babycowproductions.co.uk/ | ||
Curfew | Vertigo Films | 2024/02 | Joasia Goldyn (Dir), John Adams (P) | London | Paramount+ | tbc | preproduction | https://vertigofilms.com/contact/ | https://vertigofilms.com/ | ||
Slow Horses (series 5) | See-Saw Films | 2024/02 | Iain Canning / Hakan Kousetta / Jamie Laurenson / Gail Mutrux / Emile Sherman / Will Smith / Julian Stevens / Douglas Urbansk / Graham Yost | London | Apple TV+ | tbc | preproduction | [email protected] | https://www.see-saw-films.com/ | ||
Lockerbie | World Productions | 3/4/2024 | Michael Keillor (Dir / EP), Derek Donohoe (LP), Paula Fleming (PM), Alison Still (PCo-ord), Julia Stannard (P), Sara Curran / Simon Heath / Gaynor Holmes / Herbert L Kloiber / Stacey Levin / Adam Morane-Griffiths / Roger Seligman / Steve Stark (EP) | UK / Glasgow / Canada / Malta | BBC One / Netflix | 6 x 60 mins | preproduction | https://www.world-productions.com/contact | https://www.world-productions.com/ | ||
Whitstable Pearl (s3) *fully crewed, but SAs may still be required | Buccaneer Media | 2024/03/11 – 12-week shoot | David Sant (Dir), Taylor Ross (PC), Debbie Pisani (P), Alec Thorne (LP) | Kent | Acorn TV | tbc | preproduction | https://www.buccaneermedia.com/contact | https://www.buccaneermedia.com/ | ||
Unforgotten (series 6) | Mainstreet Pictures | 2024/03/18 – 13-week shoot | Deborah Morgan (LP), Sally Haynes / Laura Mackie (EP) | UK | ITV | 6 x 60 mins | preproduction | https://www.mainstreetpictures.co.uk/contact | https://www.mainstreetpictures.co.uk/ | ||
The Windsors (series 4) | Noho Film and Television | 2024/03/25 – 6-week shoot | Caroline Wyard (LP), Matthew Galagher (P) | UK | Channel 4 | tbc | in development | https://nohofilmandtv.com/contact/ | https://nohofilmandtv.com/ | ||
In The Room | Binocular | 2024/03 | David Meanti (P), Matt Charman (EP), Elena Hamilton (Production Exec) | London locations | Netflix | 5 x 60 mins | preproduction | [email protected] | https://www.binocularproductions.com/ | ||
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) | Manchester | Channel 4 | 6 x 30 mins | preproduction | https://jaxmedia.com/contact/ | https://jaxmedia.com/ | ||
What It Feels Like For A Girl | Hera Pictures | 4/15/2024 | Chris Sweeney (Dir / EP), Joseph Sharpe (LP), Ron O’Berst (production Exec), Frances Du Pille (P), Paris Lees / Liza Marshall / Nawful Faizullah (EP) | UK | BBC Three | 8 x 45 mins | in development | https://www.hera-pictures.com/ | https://www.hera-pictures.com/ | ||
Grace (series 5) | Vaudeville Productions / Tall Story Pictures | 4/29/2024 | Phil Hunter (EP – Tall Story) | SouthEast England | ITV | tbc | in development | https://www.tallstorypictures.co.uk/tsp-contact | https://www.tallstorypictures.co.uk/ | ||
Call The Midwife (series 14) | Neal Street Productions | 2024/04/29 – 8-month shoot | Ann Tricklebank (P / EP), Pippa Harris / Gaynor Holmes (EP) | Southern England locations | BBC One | tbc | in development | https://www.nealstreetproductions.com/contact-us | https://www.nealstreetproductions.com/ | ||
Death In Paradise (series 14) | Red Planet Pictures | 2024/04/30 – 6-month shoot | Cat Fox (Production Exec), Tim Key (EP) | Guadeloupe | BBC One | 8 x 60 / 1 x 90 mins | in development | https://redplanetpictures.co.uk/contact | https://redplanetpictures.co.uk/ | ||
Outlander (series 8) | Left Bank Pictures / Sony Pictures Television / Tall Ship Productions | 2024/03 – end of March | David 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) | Starz | 10 x 60 mins | in development | https://www.leftbankpictures.co.uk/contact | https://www.leftbankpictures.co.uk/ | ||
Am I Being Unreasonable (series 2) | Lookout Point / Boffola Pictures | 2024/04 | Jonny Campbell (Dir), Fran Mable (LP), Kate Daughton / Jack Thorne (EP) | Bristol | BBC One | tba | in development | [email protected] | https://boffolapictures.com/ | ||
Father Brown (series 12) | BBC Birmingham | 2024/04 | Sioned Edwards (LP), David Innes Edwards (P) | The Cotswolds | BBC One | tbc | in development | tbc | no website details available at the time of writing | ||
Flatshare (series 2) | 42 Mangagment & Production | 2024/04 | Rory Aitken (P), Camilla Botterell-Race (P) | tbc | Paramount+ | tba | preproduction | https://www.42mp.com/contact/ | https://www.42mp.com/production/tv | ||
Lord Of The Flies | Eleven Film | 2024/04 | Jamie Campbell / Nawful Faizullah / Joel Wilson (EP) | Australia | BBC One | 4 x 60 mins | in development | enquiries: [email protected] / CVs: [email protected] *(*PLEASE INCLUDE THE ROLE YOU ARE APPLYING FOR IN THE SUBJECT LINE | https://www.elevenfilm.com/ | ||
The Undertow | Complete Fiction | 2024/04 | Donald MacKinnon (P) | Scotland | Netflix | 8 x 60 mins | preproduction | https://www.completefiction.com/ | |||
The Witcher (series 4) | Netflix | 2024/04 – mid-April | Fay Mohamed (PM), Mark Birmingham (Co-P) | Longcross North | Netflix | 8 x 60 mins | preproduction | tba | no website details available at the time of writing | ||
Code Of Silence | Mammoth Screen | 2024/05 – 3-month shoot | Tom Leggett / Catherine Moulton / Damien Timmer (EP), Polly Hill (Head of Drama ITV) | UK | ITV / international distribution: ITV Studios | 6 x 60 mins | preproduction | [email protected] | https://www.mammothscreen.com/ | ||
The Rapture | Mammoth Screen | 2024/05 (beginning of May) | Chanya Button (Dir), Bryony Arnold (P) | UK | BBC One | 5 x 60 mins | in development | https://www.mammothscreen.com/contact | https://www.mammothscreen.com/ | ||
Chelsea Detective (series 3) | Expectation TV / Acorn Media | 2024 spring | tbc | London | Acorn TV | tbc | preproduction | https://www.expectationtv.com/contact/ | https://www.expectationtv.com/ | ||
The Death of Bunny Monro | Clerkenwell Films | 2024/05 – 3-month shoot | Isabella 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 Atlantic | 6 x 60 mins | preproduction | https://www.clerkenwellfilms.com/contact | https://www.clerkenwellfilms.com/ | ||
Hope Street (series 4) | Long Story TV | 2024 spring | Donna Wiffen (P) | Belfast | Britbox | tbc | preproduction | https://longstorytv.com/contact/ | https://longstorytv.com/ | ||
Sister Boniface Mysteries (series 4) | BBC Television / BBC Studios | 2024/06 – mid-June | tbc | East Midlands | BBC One | tbc | in development | tbc | no website details available at the time of writing | ||
Outrageous | Firebird Pictures | end of 2024/06 | Natasha Romaniuk (P), Philippa Collie Cousins / Elizabeth Kilgarriff / Matthew Mosley (EP) | UK | UKTV | 6 x 60 mins | in development | https://www.firebirdpictures.co.uk/contact-us | https://www.firebirdpictures.co.uk/ | ||
Beyond Paradise (series 3) | Red Planet Pictures | 2024 summer | tbc | SouthWest England | BBC One | tbc | in development | https://redplanetpictures.co.uk/contact | https://redplanetpictures.co.uk/ | ||
Karen Pirie (series 2) | World Productions | 2024 summer | Simon Heath / Emer Kenny (EP) | Glasgow | ITV | 3 x 120 mins | in development | https://www.world-productions.com/contact | https://www.world-productions.com/ | ||
A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms: The Hedge Knight | HBO | 2024 summer | Ira Parker (Showrunner) | Belfast | tbc | tba | in development | production office tba / HBO production jobs and careers page: https://careers.wbd.com/global/en/c/production-jobs | https://www.hbo.com/ | ||
The War Between The Land And The Sea [ Doctor Who spin-off ] | Bad Wolf | 2024/09 | tbc | UK | tbc | tbc | in development | https://bad-wolf.com/contact/ | https://bad-wolf.com/ | ||
Blade Runner 2099 | Alcon Entertainment / Scott Free Films / Amazon Studios | 2024 | Silka Luisa (EP / Showrunner), Ridley Scott (EP) | Belfast | Amazon Prime | tba | in development | https://www.alconent.com/contact/contact-form/ | https://www.alconent.com/ | ||
The Buccaneers (series 2) | The Forge Entertainment | 2024 | Tim Leach (LP), Priya Bhakta (PM), Joe Innes (P), Katherine Kakeways (EP) | UK | Apple TV+ | tbc | in development | https://theforgeentertainment.co.uk/contact/ | https://theforgeentertainment.co.uk/ | ||
Good Omens (series 3) | Narrativia / Amazon Studios / The Blank Corporation / BBC Studios | 2024 | Josh Cole / Neil Gaiman / Rob Wilkins (EP) | UK | Amazon Prime | tbc | preproduction | https://blankcorporation.com/contact/ | https://narrativia.com/ / https://blankcorporation.com/ | ||
How To Stop Time | StudioCanal / SunnyMarch | 2024 | Tomas 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 locations | tbc | 6 x 60 mins | in development | https://www.studiocanal.co.uk/contact-us/ / [email protected] | https://www.studiocanal.co.uk/ / https://sunnymarch.com/ | ||
Malpractice (series 2) | World Productions | 2024 | Simon Heath / Grace Ofori-Attah (EP) | UK | ITV | 5 x 60 mins | in development | https://www.world-productions.com/contact | https://www.world-productions.com/ | ||
The Pet Sitter Mysteries | Sly Fox Productions / ZDF Studios (Germany) | 2024 | Linda James / Savannah James-Bayly (P) | Dorset / SouthWest England | tbc | 8 x 45 mins | in development | https://www.slyfoxproductions.co.uk/contact | https://www.slyfoxproductions.co.uk/ | ||
Run Away | Quay Street Productons | 2024 | Danny Brocklehurst (Writer / EP), Harlan Coben / Richard Fee / Nicola Shindler (EP) | UK | Netflix | tba | in development | https://www.quaystreetproductions.co.uk/contact | https://theforgeentertainment.co.uk/contact/ | ||
Slow Horses (series 6) | See-Saw Films | 2024 | Iain Canning / Hakan Kousetta / Jamie Laurenson / Gail Mutrux / Emile Sherman / Will Smith / Julian Stevens / Douglas Urbansk / Graham Yost | tbc | Apple TV+ | tbc | in development | [email protected] | https://www.see-saw-films.com/ | ||
The Twyford Code | Rope Ladder Fiction / eOne | 2024 | Paul Andrew Williams (Dir / EP) | tbc | tbc | tba | in development | [email protected] | http://ropeladderfiction.com/ | ||
Youthless [ w/t ] | Rollem Productions | 2024 | tba | West Yorkshire | tbc | 3 eps | in development | https://rollemproductions.co.uk/contact | https://rollemproductions.co.uk/ / https://rollemproductions.co.uk/posts/youthless | ||
Breeders (series 4) | Avalon / FX | tbc | Chris Addison / Richard Allen-Turner / Rob Aslett / Simon Blackwell / Martin Freeman / David Martin / Jon Thoday / Toby Welch / Michael Wiggs (EP) | UK | Sky One / FX | tba | in development | [email protected] / https://avalonuk.com/about-avalon/ | https://avalonuk.com/ | ||
The Christie Affair | Miramax TV (US-based) | tbc | Jeremy Bell, DJ Goldberg, Ellen Goldsmith-Vein, Daisy Ridley (EP) / Marina Niel (Project Supervisor) | UK | tbc | tba | in development | https://www.miramax.com/contact/ | https://www.miramax.com/ | ||
Fash | Happy Prince | tbc | Alexander Lamb / Dominic Treadwell-Collins (EP) | UK | ITV | tba | in development | https://www.happyprince.co.uk/contact | https://www.happyprince.co.uk/ | ||
Late In Summer | Genesius Pictures | tbc | Talitha Stevenson (Dir), Debbie Gray (P), Timothy Spall (EP), Christopher Doyle (DoP) | Cornwall | tbc | tba | in development | https://genesiuspictures.com/contact-us/ | https://genesiuspictures.com/ | ||
The Light In The Hall (series 2) | Long Story TV | tbc | tbc | tbc | tbc | 6 x 60 mins | in development | https://longstorytv.com/contact/ | https://longstorytv.com/ | ||
London Kills (series 5 & 6) | Long Story TV | tbc | tbc | tbc | tbc | 10 x 60 mins | in development | https://longstorytv.com/contact/ | https://longstorytv.com/ | ||
Mammoth | BBC Television | tbc | Luke Mason (P), Steven Canny / Josh Cole (EP) | Wales | BBC Wales | 3 x 30 mins | in development | tbc | tbc | ||
Shuggie Bain | BBC Television / A24 Films (US-based) | tbc | Gaynor Holmes (EP) | Scotland | tbc | tba | in development | tbc | https://a24films.com/ | ||
Spent | Various Artists Ltd | tbc | Jack Bayles / Phil Clarke (EP) | UK | BBC Two | 6 x 30 mins | in development | https://val-tv.co.uk/contact | https://val-tv.co.uk/home |
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