Film

  • Mary's Monster

    Terrified of giving voice to the darkness of her subconscious mind, Mary Shelley locks into a dangerous battle with her own 'inner monster' as she struggles to write her seminal science fiction novel, Frankenstein.

    Couture fashion meets gothic horror as we revist this 19th century world through today’s eyes. An edgy, sexy take on a story we think we know.

    Co-producer: Fulwell73.

    Repped by CAA.

    Director: Farren Blackburn

    Farren’s credits include the acclaimed YA drama The Innocents for Netflix, Shut In for Luc Besson’s Europacorp starring Naomi Watts, Daredevil for Marvel, The Golden Globe winning Luther and the genre-busting YA fantasy horror The Fades for the BBC which won him the BAFTA Award for Best Drama Series.

  • The Toynbee Convector

    Based on the short story by iconic sci-fi writer Ray Bradbury (Fahrenheit 451).

    Somewhere in the future…

    Roger Stiles is plucked out of thousands to meet a legendary time-traveller — a man who, years earlier, left for the future, returning with blueprints that would change the world.

    Now, the day the time traveller arrived in the future has come back around – and the utopian world awaits the moment when the present man will come face to face with his past self.

    But as the clock counts down, Roger encounters a twist ahead…

    Director: Nicolas Pesce

    Nicolas is known for ‘The Eyes of My Mother’ (2016), ‘Piercing’ (2018), starring Christopher Abbott and Mia Wasikowska for Universal Pictures, and ‘The Grudge’ (2020), released by Sony Pictures.

  • Joey Benefit

    A comedian who never got his big shot. With a heart of gold, Joey never turns down a benefit (“You got a charity? I got a tuxedo.”) … The ups and downs that come along with a life spent trying to make people laugh. The Wedding Singer meets Broadway Danny Rose.

    Writer: Norman Steinberg

    A Hollywood legend, Norman Steinberg has an array of accolades under his belt with classic hits such as Mel Brooks’ Blazing Saddles, My Favorite Year, Wise Guys and Johnny Dangerously, to name a few.

  • Mrs De Kooning

    What do we know about Elaine de Kooning?

    That she was the engine of the Abstract Expressionist Movement?

    That her portrait of John F Kennedy hangs amongst the other American presidents in the National Portrait Gallery, Washington?

    That she was as brilliant an essayist as she was a painter?

    Mostly, we know her as the wife of the artist Willem de Kooning, whose paintings now sell for many millions of dollars. But there's so much more.

    A story of art, love and freedom. Based on the life of Elaine de Kooning.

    Repped by Gersh.

    Director: Claire Van Kampen.

    Claire van Kampen is a director, playwright, screenwriter and composer. She is currently adapting her hit play ‘Farinelli and the King’ for the big screen.

    ‘Farinelli’ played at Broadway after acclaimed runs on London’s West End – receiving six Olivier Award nominations, including Best Play.

  • Roman Nights

    Playwright Tennessee Williams and his muse, the actor Anna Magnani battle demons - real and imagined- as they make their way through the labyrinth of fame in Rome.

    Set during sexy and glamorous Dolce Vita era of the 1950s, Tenn and Anna learn that the veneer of fame is belied by the ugliness and darkness of what Williams called “the catastrophe of success.”

    Their devotion to each other is often tested as the two deal with jealousy, betrayal and addiction while producing their respective works of genius.

    Director: Marco Pontecorvo

    Marco Pontecorvo is best known for HBO's 'Rome' and 'Game of Thrones'. He received the Silver Ribbon and won the Pasinetti Award at Venice for his first film ‘Pa-ra-da’. His feature, FATIMA, starring Sonia Braga and Harvey Keitel was distributed by Picturehouse US and Netflix.

  • The Nanny

    After a young mother suffers from postpartum depression, her family moves from a stylish corner of Rome to a remote town in Sicilia. It's the villa of their dreams.

    But her initial enthusiasm begins to fade as she hears strange rumours in the town about the house, and notices strange phenomena within its walls.

    As time goes on, her little son, and the whole family, will emerge as the target of a terrifying revenge.

    Based on the prize-winning novel by Marco Tiano, published by Fazi Editore.

  • Self-Made

    After a client's fake green-card interview goes awry, a fraudulent entrepreneur has to conceal his escalating problems from his hardworking family – or risk failure as an American father.

  • Thornfield

    A ghost story turned feminist revenge fantasy. A re-visiting of the Jane Eyre story, set as a thriller in present-day Maine.

    The strong pulse of Ambition struck / In every vein I owned; / At the same instant, bleeding broke / A secret, inward wound.’ — Charlotte Brontë

    Writer: Frances F. Denny

  • Ever There

    A contemporary gothic about a psychologist who takes on a strange child patient at a boarding school in Britain - uncovering a trail of violence that leads her back to the mysterious disappearance of two evacuees in 1939.

Television

  • Jack Staff

    The Original Adventures of Britain’s Greatest Superhero. A uniquely British take on the live-action superhero genre.

    Co-producers: Sony Pictures Television, Alfresco Pictures, Mad as Birds.

    Writers: Joe Markham & Joe Parham.

    BAFTA-winning duo Joe Parham and Joe Markham wrote the Sky One comedy series, Hitmen, available in the US on Peacock. The series stars British national treasures Mel and Sue in their first ever scripted sitcom, where they’ve traded in reviewing cakes for contract killing. It has received glowing reviews. They are currently writing Series Two which will shoot in Spring 2021.

  • Daughter of Fortune

    Based on the New York Times best-seller by author Isabel Allende.

    As the Gold Rush rages in California, 16 year old Eliza Sommers secretly boards a ship destined for San Francisco, aided by the ship's cook, Tao Chien, who will become her savior and confidant.

    Eliza leaves behind a life of privilege in Chile to chase a dream. But she isn't after gold, she’s pursuing a man named Joaquin who left to find his fortune on the West Coast of North America.

    Unbeknownst to him, Eliza is carrying his child.

    Co-producers: Invercine TV, Aliwen Entertainment, Belladonna Productions.

    Isabel Allende is the author of The House of the Spirits, Daughter of Fortune, Paula, My Invented Country and The Japanese Lover. Her books have been translated into more than 35 languages and have sold over 65 million copies worldwide. The Japanese Lover was an international and New York Times bestseller. She lives in California.

  • The Crime Writer

    The true story of a journalist who was sued for fraud by a convicted murderer after appearing to befriend the defendant during his trial while secretly writing a scathing bestseller that would go on to portray him as a sociopathic monster.

    A little more than a decade after the Watergate story brought down a president, MacDonald vs. McGinniss served as a bookend on an era when reporters were accorded near superhero status. It also marked the pivotal moment in American culture when the initial seeds of public skepticism of the press were first widely sewn—from which we can draw a direct line to the Fake News dog whistles of today.

    Writer: Matthew Zoni

  • Black, White and Jewish

    A series based on the book by Rebecca Walker, daughter of the author and activist, Alice Walker (The Color Purple).

    The Civil Rights movement brought Alice Walker and lawyer Mel Leventhal together, and in 1969 their daughter, Rebecca, was born. Some saw this unusual copper-colored girl as an outrage or an oddity; others viewed her as a symbol of harmony, a triumph of love over hate.

    But after her parents divorced, leaving her a lonely only child ferrying between two worlds that only seemed to grow further apart, Rebecca was no longer sure what she represented.

    Writer: Rebecca Walker

  • The One %

    The One % own more than half the world's wealth. They've crashed economies, bought governments, and have amassed more power than any other group in history. And they still don't have enough. With this kind of power how can anyone make them pay? Who will make them pay? Enter Renato Jones, a mysterious vigilante, out to even the score. And when he enters the fray THE SUPER-RICH ARE SUPER F***ED!

    Based on the Image comic created by Kaare Andrews. Developed by Kaare Andrews and William Laurin. An original 10 part drama series.

  • Jerry Lewis

    The story of the unparalleled comic genius, Jerry Lewis, his triumphs, failures and legacy. To be announced.