Normal People producer Element Pictures has appointed Michael Dawson and Lucas Ochoa as executive producers to oversee its TV output. The duo will take up their roles from early October and report into co-founder Ed Guiney at Element, which has also been behind movies including The Favourite, Lobster and Room. Fellow co-founder Andrew Lowe will […]
Disney-owned streamer Hulu has doubled-down on author Sally Rooney and joined the BBC’s adaptation of her book Conversations With Friends, following the runaway success of their recent collaboration on Normal People. The 12 x 30-minute series will be led by the same creative team as Normal People, with Lenny Abrahamson returning to direct alongside writer […]
Romantic drama Normal People, from Irish prodco Element Pictures, has been picked up for broadcast around the world, thanks to a slew of deals by international distributor Endeavor Content. Starzplay is bringing the 12 x 30-minute series to Germany, Austria, Switzerland, France, Italy, Spain, Benelux, Latin America, and Japan this summer, while it will air on Stan […]
The BBC is doubling down on its adaptations of acclaimed author Sally Rooney’s work. BBC Drama is to adapt the writer’s best-selling debut novel Conversations With Friends (12×30-minutes). The news comes ahead of the Spring launch of the BBC and Hulu’s adaptation of Rooney’s Normal People. Like Normal People, Conversations with Friends will be produced […]
Element Pictures, the UK- and Ireland-based producer behind Oscar winning film The Favourite, has appointed a drama commissioning exec from Channel 4 to oversee development of its TV slate. Jonny Richards takes the newly created role of head of TV development and will oversee Element’s push into TV drama with a remit to expand its […]
Hulu has boarded the BBC’s upcoming adaptation of Sally Rooney’s acclaimed novel Normal People, which has just gone into production as a 12×30 series through Element Pictures. Adapted by Rooney alongside writers Alice Birch and Mark O’Rowe, Normal People will star Daisy Edgar Jones (War of the Worlds, Cold Feet) as Marianne and Paul Mescal in his first television role as Connell. […]
BBC Worldwide has presold two of its drama miniseries around the world. Ecosse Films-produced Fleming: The Man Who Would Be Bond (pictured) has been sold into twelve international territories. Arte (France), ABC (Australia), Showcase (Canada), Zon (Portugal), HBO Nordic, TV4 (Sweden), DR (Denmark), TV2 (Norway), VRT (Belgium), Sinema TV (Turkey) and Wowow (Japan) have all […]
