Playground has six current series a record for the 12-year-old company.
The latter has a strong British period element.
Dennis has to return the book or get killed.
“The Great When”; “All Creatures Great and Small” and “Wolf Hall” (inset) David Stern, Sir Colin Callender and Scott HuffGetty Images/Courtesy/BBC
And, given Playgrounds track record, I have little doubt that this will be anything short of spectacular.
Its taken me some time, but I think at last Im ready for my closeup.
Playground landed the rights toThe Great Whencompeting against a slew of other suitors.
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Talks are already underway with writers for the adaptation.
The experience informed his strategy with Playground.
There were UK production companies, there were U.S. production companies.
Thats part of the DNA of who we are.
Would Playground ever do a show for a global streamer?
Absolutely, absolutely, its possible, Callender said.
(Both Huff and Stern are American.)
There are three ongoing conversations, all with streamers at the moment, Huff said.
Skelton, described asBeverly HillbilliesmeetsDownton Abbey,.
(That number is expected to go up.)
I know theres a preconception against period drama, but suddenlyShogunwins a gazillion Emmys.
Callender also sees an upside in having a decade-long gap between the two parts of the Tudor drama.
Conversations with UK outlets are ongoing.
It was commissioned by U.S.s Britbox and will also premiere on the BBC in fall 2025.
One thing Playground has not been immune to the rising costs of production.
The companys series are filmed in the UK where the influx of U.S. streamers has driven prices up.
Some of that stems directly from the rise of streamers.
He pointed to interest he said the company has received for shows likeMaigret, Lynley, The HardacresandCreatures.
Theyre filling a void that has been created by the streamers with the more traditional broadcasters, Callender said.
