Netflix announce SEVEN new shows and one of them stars Mr Bean. (Canva/PA Wire) Netflix has announced Rowan Atkinson will star in a new comedy - one of SEVEN new shows commisioned by the popular streaming service. The Mr Bean star will appear in Man Vs Bee, a comedy he co-created for the streaming giant. The comedy tells the story of a man who finds himself at war with a bee while housesitting in a mansion.
Rowan Atkinson (Ian West/PA) The seven new series have been commissioned by Netflix’s original series team based in London. Anne Mensah, vice president of UK original series at Netflix, said: “Setting up a team entirely based in the UK was always about being able to better connect to the fantastic programme makers we have here – to provide a space for writers, producers and actors that feels local, friendly and familiar but also provides talent the opportunity to make shows that will impact on a global scale.
Netflix announce SEVEN new shows and one of them stars Mr Bean. (Canva/PA Wire) Netflix has announced Rowan Atkinson will star in a new comedy - one of SEVEN new shows commisioned by the popular streaming service. The Mr Bean star will appear in Man Vs Bee, a comedy he co-created for the streaming giant. The comedy tells the story of a man who finds himself at war with a bee while housesitting in a mansion.
Rowan Atkinson (Ian West/PA) The seven new series have been commissioned by Netflix’s original series team based in London. Anne Mensah, vice president of UK original series at Netflix, said: “Setting up a team entirely based in the UK was always about being able to better connect to the fantastic programme makers we have here – to provide a space for writers, producers and actors that feels local, friendly and familiar but also provides talent the opportunity to make shows that will impact on a global scale.
Mr Bean star Atkinson will star in Man Vs Bee, which he co-created for the streaming giant.
The comedy tells the story of a man who finds himself at war with a bee while housesitting in a mansion.
Rowan Atkinson (Ian West/PA)
The seven new series have been commissioned by Netflix’s original series team based in London.
Anne Mensah, vice president of UK original series at Netflix, said: “Setting up a team entirely based in the UK was always about being able to better connect to the fantastic programme makers we have here – to provide a space for writers, producers and actors that feels local, friendly and familiar but also provides talent the opportunity to make shows that will impact on a global scale.
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It’s time to start serving tea and biscuits at the Netflix offices, because things are starting to get a bit more British. According to
The Hollywood Reporter, the streaming service has ordered seven new TV projects from its U.K. branch, including some from big-name British people like Rowan Atkinson (Mr. Bean himself!) and Sam Mendes (Mr.
1917 himself!). In a statement, Netflix’s U.K. vice president of original shows, Anne Mesah, said that this new crop of projects “provides talent the opportunity to make shows that will impact on a global scale” and that “U.K.-made stories really do speak to the world.” (But of course someone in charge of producing U.K.-made stories will say that.)