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Graham Norton novel to be adapted by 5

Six-part thriller Forever Home is co-produced by FilmNation Entertainment and The Mediapro Studio 5 is lining up a drama based

Vicky McClure, Ross Kemp and Rick Edwards fronting projects for Hearst Networks channels

Hearst Networks 2026 slate: Sky History, Crime+Investigation and Blaze commissions revealed FirstLook TV, Vice Studios, Soho Studios and Two Rivers

Stephen Graham indie agrees first-look deal with Disney+

Matriarch Productions signs two-year partnership with streamer Stephen Graham and Hannah Walters’ outfit Matriarch Productions has signed a two-year first-look

Left Bank Pictures to produce The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo for Sky

Eight-part series is based on Stieg Larsson’s Millennium novels Left Bank Pictures is producing a tentpole eight-part adaptation of Stieg

MPTS 2026 10th anniversary edition – registrations open

The event takes place at Olympia London on 13-14 May, with 300+ exhibitors, a new Creator Hub, live podcast studio,

Dara Ó Briain returns as Mock the Week host

Comedy panel show part of wider WBD UK&I linear revamp as company looks to ’broaden the offer’ Dara Ó Briain is

Steph McGovern to host The Big Deal

The BBC art competition was first announced in 2023 as part of BBC Northern Ireland’s Hot House development scheme Steph

UK shooting of Studiocanal’s Elsinore begins as Billie Piper and Johnny Flynn join cast

Andrew Scott and Olivia Colman lead cast in story of Ian Charleson’s preparations for performing Hamlet at London’s National Theatre

Ant and Dec to host more Accidental Tourist

Expansion of ITV travelogue comes less than a month after the first episode’s debut ITV has ordered three more specials

Netflix UK appoints director of comedy

Liz Lewin to lead on the genre for the streamer Liz Lewin, the former Sky drama commissioner and Derry Girls exec producer, is to become Netflix UK’s first