The drama sands are shifting, however, and UK producers are finding U.S. funding thinner on the ground.
He also gets into the weeds of the international drama biz.
A green light followed forGet Millie Black, Booker Prize-winning scribe Marlon James first TV work.
L-R: ‘Get Millie Black,’ ‘The Woman In The Wall’ (inset) Simon MaxwellHBO, Showtime, Motive
In Marlons hands, there is a unique story to be told that has real emotional heft.
He also acknowledges that original concepts can take longer to gain traction.
The majority of our slate is original work.
Marlon James & Simon Maxwell on the set of ‘Get Millie Black’Motive
We always seek out writers who have bold, singular voices.
Guy Ritchie &Young Sherlock
One IP-based project, however, is Prime VideosYoung Sherlock.
The show follows the world-famous sleuth in his formative years.
Weve certainly got that in abundance.
The young Holmes is played by Hero Fiennes Tiffin and other cast includes Donal Finn as Moriarty.
Its a deeply personal story for Sherlock.
Guy Ritchie directs and executive produces.
Matthew Parkhill is writer and showrunner, with Motive producing alongside Inspirational Entertainment.
Maxwell credits Ritchie as one of the most dynamic and inventive filmmakers in the world.
He promisesYoung Sherlockis absolutely vintage Guy Ritchie.
Is it a franchise in the making?
Jean-Baptiste is attached to star inMagpie.
Thats a recipe weve found fruitful in terms of getting broadcasters to the table, Maxwell says.
The Brie project is calledLong White Cloudand is an original crime series set in New Zealand.
It will require some new models coming into place, he says.
We need to bifurcate and split the international co-financed projects and the domestically financeable projects.
Its up to us as an industry to figure out how to do that.
The transatlantic opportunities are still there, Maxwell says.
Is the idea youve got worth spending 10 years pushing up 10 multiple hills?
If the answer is no you should probably find something else to be on your slate.
