The series include ‘Culprits’ from the producers of ‘The Night Manager’ and ‘Killing Eve’.
Streaming service Disney+ has ordered its first slate of original series in the UK, including a dark comedy thriller from UK filmmaker J Blakeson.
Culprits has been created by Blakeson, whose features include The Disappearance Of Alice Creed, The 5th Wave and I Care A Lot. The latter debuted at Toronto International Film Festival in 2020.
The series will come under Disney’s adult-focused Star brand and follows what happens after a heist, when the crew have gone their separate ways but are being targeted one-by-one by a killer.
Streaming service Disney+ has ordered its first slate of original series in the UK, including a dark comedy thriller from UK filmmaker J Blakeson.
Culprits has been created by Blakeson, whose features include The Disappearance Of Alice Creed, The 5th Wave and I Care A Lot. The latter debuted at Toronto International Film Festival in 2020.
The series will come under Disney’s adult-focused Star brand and follows what happens after a heist, when the crew have gone their separate ways but are being targeted one-by-one by a killer.
- 4/15/2021
- by John Elmes Broadcast
- ScreenDaily
Disney has announced its initial slate of scripted UK originals for Disney+ working with creatives from ‘Killing Eve’ and more.
Three UK productions have been confirmed for Disney+; one Disney-branded and two Star-branded originals that will add a diverse range of new stories. Spanning a wide range of genres, commissions include a swashbuckling family adventure, an electrifying heist drama and an innovative comedy series.
BAFTA Award-winning writer Sally Wainwright, along with BAFTA-winning producers Sally Woodward Gentle (Sid Gentle Films), Faith Penhale (Lookout Point) and Stephen Garrett (Character 7), are among the talent whose series will be launched on Disney+. Debut screenwriter Emma Moran brings an innovative Star Original comedy to the service.
The news follows the earlier announcement that Disney has teamed up with legendary footballer David Beckham on a factual entertainment series that will see Beckham going back to his roots to mentor a struggling young grassroots team.
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Three UK productions have been confirmed for Disney+; one Disney-branded and two Star-branded originals that will add a diverse range of new stories. Spanning a wide range of genres, commissions include a swashbuckling family adventure, an electrifying heist drama and an innovative comedy series.
BAFTA Award-winning writer Sally Wainwright, along with BAFTA-winning producers Sally Woodward Gentle (Sid Gentle Films), Faith Penhale (Lookout Point) and Stephen Garrett (Character 7), are among the talent whose series will be launched on Disney+. Debut screenwriter Emma Moran brings an innovative Star Original comedy to the service.
The news follows the earlier announcement that Disney has teamed up with legendary footballer David Beckham on a factual entertainment series that will see Beckham going back to his roots to mentor a struggling young grassroots team.
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- 4/15/2021
- by Zehra Phelan
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Disney+ has unveiled a slate of UK scripted originals, teaming on projects with the producers behind Killing Eve, Gentleman Jack, and The Night Manager.
Building on U.S. originals including WandaVision, the new eight-part shows will play across Disney+ and Star, the streamer’s grownup international brand, which sits as a tile on the Disney+ menu.
The three projects include a Disney+ swashbuckling adventure from BAFTA-winning Gentleman Jack writer Sally Wainwright, produced by Lookout Point and titled The Ballad of Renegade Nell; Star heist series Culprits, written by J Blakeson (I Care A Lot) and produced by Character 7’s Stephen Garrett, who made The Night Manager; and Sid Gentle Films’ Extraordinary, a Star comedy series from new talent Emma Moran.
Here are the loglines for each:
The Ballad of Renegade Nell
When she’s framed for murder, Nell Jackson is forced into a life of highway robbery, along with her...
Building on U.S. originals including WandaVision, the new eight-part shows will play across Disney+ and Star, the streamer’s grownup international brand, which sits as a tile on the Disney+ menu.
The three projects include a Disney+ swashbuckling adventure from BAFTA-winning Gentleman Jack writer Sally Wainwright, produced by Lookout Point and titled The Ballad of Renegade Nell; Star heist series Culprits, written by J Blakeson (I Care A Lot) and produced by Character 7’s Stephen Garrett, who made The Night Manager; and Sid Gentle Films’ Extraordinary, a Star comedy series from new talent Emma Moran.
Here are the loglines for each:
The Ballad of Renegade Nell
When she’s framed for murder, Nell Jackson is forced into a life of highway robbery, along with her...
- 4/15/2021
- by Jake Kanter
- Deadline Film + TV
BAFTA-winning writer Sally Wainwright, “Killing Eve” producer Sally Woodward Gentle and producers Faith Penhale (“Les Miserables”) and Stephen Garrett (“The Night Manager”) are among the creatives behind Disney Plus’ first scripted slate out of the U.K.
The service has unveiled two Star originals — including one from debut screenwriter Emma Moran — and one Disney-branded project. This brings the streamer’s European originals to 14 — almost a third of its planned 50-title slate out of Europe by 2024. They will be executive produced on behalf of Disney by Johanna Devereaux, director of scripted.
The U.K. original productions are as follows, with synopses provided by Disney:
The Ballad of Renegade Nell
Penned by Wainwright, “The Ballad of Renegade Nell” is billed as a “Disney-branded swashbuckling adventure series” that is set in the 18th century and produced by Lookout Point. When she’s framed for murder, Nell Jackson is forced into a life of highway robbery,...
The service has unveiled two Star originals — including one from debut screenwriter Emma Moran — and one Disney-branded project. This brings the streamer’s European originals to 14 — almost a third of its planned 50-title slate out of Europe by 2024. They will be executive produced on behalf of Disney by Johanna Devereaux, director of scripted.
The U.K. original productions are as follows, with synopses provided by Disney:
The Ballad of Renegade Nell
Penned by Wainwright, “The Ballad of Renegade Nell” is billed as a “Disney-branded swashbuckling adventure series” that is set in the 18th century and produced by Lookout Point. When she’s framed for murder, Nell Jackson is forced into a life of highway robbery,...
- 4/15/2021
- by Manori Ravindran
- Variety Film + TV
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