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Left Bank Pictures
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Prime Video cancels Canadian detective drama ‘Three Pines’
Amazon Prime Video has cancelled Left Bank Pictures’ detective drama series Three Pines after one…
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Kudos hires Left Bank Pictures exec Jemima Jennings as development expands
SAS Rogue Heroes producer Kudos has hired former Left Bank Pictures exec Jemima Jennings to…
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Left Bank & Blast! alums among first cohort for Sky’s commissioner scheme
Sky in the UK has named alumni from The Crown producer Left Bank Pictures and…
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Ben Stephenson’s Poison Pen adds Left Bank, Hachette & Heyday alums to UK team
Poison Pen Studios, Ben Stephenson’s ITV Studios-backed transatlantic scripted label, is expanding its London team…
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‘The Crown’s Left Bank Pictures names new creative director
The Crown producer Left Bank Pictures has named Sian McWilliams as its creative director. McWilliams,…
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Starz to expand ‘Outlander’ world with prequel series in development
US network Starz is reportedly in development on a prequel series to its hit historical…
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eOne hires Left Bank exec as creative director for UK scripted
Entertainment One (eOne) has appointed Sharon Hughff as creative director of scripted television for the…
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Netflix returns to ‘The Crown’ producer for Spanish-set robbery drama
Netflix is returning to The Crown producer Left Bank Pictures for its latest UK drama,…
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Netflix orders ‘One Day’ series among five UK originals
Netflix has commissioned a slew of new UK-based productions, as it continues to build upon…
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Scripted round-up: ‘Moominvalley’ prodco Gutsy moves into drama; ITV orders ‘Without Sin’; Starzplay, Sony & ‘Homeland’ duo prep Spanish drama
Gutsy Animation moves into drama Moominvalley producer Gutsy Animations is developing its first adult-targeted drama…
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Sky ratchets up ‘Fear Index’ from ‘The Crown’ prodco with Josh Hartnett starring
Sky and The Crown prodco Left Bank Pictures have added Josh Hartnett (Penny Dreadful) to…
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Finland’s Elisa Viihde adapts BBC drama ‘The Replacement’
Finnish streamer Elisa Viihde has started production on a local adaptation of BBC drama The Replacement,…
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Netflix pledges to start declaring full $1bn+ UK tax revenues
Netflix is to start declaring the more than £1bn ($1.3bn) it makes from British subscribers…
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‘The Crown’ producer Suzanne Mackie launches new production company
Suzanne Mackie, one of the executive producers behind Netflix hit The Crown, is leaving UK-based…
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Netflix to end ‘The Crown’ with sixth season
Netflix is to end The Crown, its hit drama about the British monarchy, after a…
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‘Girl With The Dragon Tattoo’ series in development at Amazon
Amazon is developing a new series based around The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo heroine…
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TBI Scripted: Left Bank’s Andy Harries on life after ‘The Crown’
When Netflix spent big money on two seasons of The Crown back in 2014, it…
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TBI Scripted: How I became a producer on a Netflix drama
Michael Eagle-Hodgson tells TBI Scripted how he became a producer on Alex Piña and Left…
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Andy Harries TBI Masterclass: TV industry becoming even more like film
The TV industry is increasingly becoming like the film industry, according to Left Bank Pictures…
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TBI Masterclass prepares to welcome Left Bank Pictures’ CEO Andy Harries
Join us tomorrow for our second TBI Masterclass, this time with Left Bank Pictures’ CEO…
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Netflix to end ‘The Crown’ with Imelda Staunton confirmed as Queen
Netflix is to bring the curtain down on royal drama The Crown after a fifth…
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Netflix makes first episode of Olivia Colman-fronted ‘The Crown’ free to UK viewers
Netflix is making the first episode of the Olivia Colman-fronted third season of The Crown…
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BBC orders Windrush drama from Left Bank Pictures
The Crown producer Left Bank Pictures is working on a true-life drama about the Windrush…
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YouTube Red orders Sony’s Origin story drama
Subscription VOD service YouTube Red has ordered a sci-fi drama called Origin that has China…
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ITV Studios, Sky execs join Lookout Point
High-ranking production execs at ITV Studios (ITVS) and satcaster Sky are joining UK drama house…
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Sovereign drama
Top drama producers tell Jesse Whittock about the small screen’s enduring fascination with royalty. The…
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US, UK writers join C4, Sony anthology drama
British broadcaster Channel 4 and US studio Sony Pictures Television have pooled together top writing…
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ITV goes for wartime drama
UK commercial channel ITV has commissioned an 8x60mins period drama set in high London society…
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The Crown producer targets China drama
UK drama production company Left Bank Pictures is to begin targeting the Chinese market after…
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Regal ambitions
Royalty is in vogue. Ahead of the launch of Lionsgate’s series The Royals, TBI speaks…
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