Sam Mendes at the 2020 Baftas
Netflix has unveiled a slate of seven UK scripted originals from creatives including Rowan Atkinson, Sam Mendes, Joe Cornish, Sophie Petzal and Joe Barton.
Spanning multiple genres, the series will be filmed throughout the nations and regions of the UK, including the north, south west and Wales. The original commissions are part of Netflix’s continued investment in the UK creative ecosystem, with the streaming giant set to invest $1bn (£744.1m) on UK content this year.
The series includes
Baby Reindeer (eight x 30-minutes), written by
Sex Education alumnus and Edinburgh Comedy Awards winner Richard Gadd and produced by Clerkenwell Films. Based on a true story, the 2019 Edinburgh Fringe one-man stage-play follows Gadd’s warped relationship with his female stalker and the impact it has on him as he is ultimately forced to face a deep, dark buried trauma.
A Rowan Atkinson comedy among seven new UK original Netflix series
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Netflix pledges to be force for good by diversifying its programming Tara Conlan © Provided by The Guardian Photograph: Ian West/PA
Netflix has declared it is on a mission to “be a force for good” by increasing the diversity of its programming, and that British film-makers and writers will have their voices “amplified globally” by the streaming service.
Announcing a wide-range of new programmes involving Stormzy’s cultural strategist Akua Agyemfra, the film-maker Rapman, and the Sex Education and Ms Marvel writer Bisha K Ali , Anne Mensah, Netflix’s vice-president of original series, said it was an “indication of how seriously” the global giant takes the UK.
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The new commissions span horror, sci-fi, romance and physical comedy and will all be written and produced across the U.K. in the coming months.
Netflix has underlined its recent promise to double its investment in its U.K. productions, announcing seven new scripted series commissioned by the original series team in London.
Developed by renowned British talent including Rowan Atkinson, Sam Mendes and Joe Cornish, as well as newer creators including Sarah Dollard, Sophie Petzal, Richard Gadd, Barney Ronay and Jonathan Liew these commissions span horror, sci-fi, romance and physical comedy. All be written and produced across the U.K. in the coming months.
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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.)
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