Disney+ has ordered Ed Sheeran: The Sum Of It All, a four-part docuseries exploring how the singer rose to become one the biggest music stars in the world. Produced by Fulwell 73 (Elton John Live: Farewell from Dodger Stadium), the Disney Branded Television series will debut on the streamer on 3 May. The docuseries follows […]
Netflix has commissioned two new sports-focused docuseries based around the FIFA World Cup in Qatar and the Six Nations international rugby tournament. Produced by Fulwell 73, the untitled FIFA World Cup series, will debut this summer, and follows on from previous series The Captains, which followed players throughout qualifications for the competition. This follow-up is […]
DAZN snags Chelsea FC doc Sports streamer DAZN has acquired worldwide rights excluding Asia-Pacific to Fulwell 73’s docuseries One Team, One Dream. The show is a behind-the-scenes look at Chelsea FC Women (CFCW) and has been produced in partnership with Waffle Iron Entertainment. It is produced and directed by Alex Sunderland (The Secret Life Of […]
Romance is in the air at Amazon Prime Video, which has announced three new reality dating series, along with an Italian original documentary about social media personality and DJ Gianluca Vacchi. The reality shows will all debut this summer, beginning with The One That Got Away, which will launch all episodes on 24 June. The […]
UK indie Fulwell 73 is expanding its operations by opening a new office in Sunderland, which will act as a base for its business in the north of England. The company, which is behind the recently announced Disney+ docuseries Among The Stars, is looking to find and support new industry talent in the region and […]
Amazon has ordered a six-part comedy drama with James Corden (Gavin & Stacey) set to star and dropped its planned Tiger King scripted show that had Nicolas Cage attached. Corden’s series Mammals is being produced by UK-based Street Hassle, in association with Vertigo Films and Fulwell 73, and will be directed by Stephanie Laing (Made […]
Sky-owned British pay-TV channel Sky Documentaries has commissioned a football-focused feature length documentary about the rapid rise and fall of the European Super League (ESL) earlier this year. Debuting as a Sky Original, the 1 x 90-minute programme is being produced by Fulwell 73, in association with Sky Studios, and will air on Sky Documentaries […]
Fulwell 73 appoints ITV’s comedy chief Drop The Mic prodco Fulwell 73 is expanding its scripted interests in the UK with the appointment of Saskia Schuster, controller for comedy at domestic broadcaster ITV. Schuster will become head of scripted at Fulwell 73 from May and will be based out of London, reporting to MD and partner […]
The Late Late Show and Carpool Karaoke prodco Fulwell73 has hired The Mill’s Johnny Moore as its COO and CFO. Moore will be based in London and reports to Leo Pearlman, Fulwell73’s managing partner, with a remit for driving the company’s financial and operational performance and ongoing growth globally. He joins from VFX and creative […]
US broadcaster CBS has started development on a US version of Israeli scripted format La Famiglia. The adaptation, to be known as The Last Happy Couple, will be produced by CBS Television Studios in association with Fulwell 73 and Anoynmous Content. It will be written and executive produced by Liz Astrof (The King of Queens). […]
