Screen reveals a snapshot of the latest high-end TV and film productions shooting in the UK and Ireland for the big studios and streamers. Please contact us here to add or update changes to the following or new productions taking place in the UK.
Films
Untitled Ghostbusters: Afterlife sequel
Plot under wraps.
Dir: Gil Kenan
Production company: Colombia Pictures, Ghost Corps, Right of Way Films
Where: London
When: March – ongoing
Distributor: Sony
Cast: Paul Rudd, Carrie Coon, Kumail Nanjiani, Patton Oswalt
Back To Black
Explores the rise of musician Amy Winehouse in the early noughties.
Dir: Sam Taylor-Johnson
Production company: Monumental Pictures, StudioCanal, Focus Features
Where: London
When: Jan 2023 – ongoing
Distributor: Focus, Universal Pictures, StudioCanal
Cast: Marisa Abela, Ryan O’Doherty
The Gorge
Two soulmates find each other in a violent and corrupt world.
Dir: Scott Derrickson
Production company: Skydance Media, Crooked Highway
Where: London
When: March – ongoing
Distributor: Apple TV+
Cast: Anya Taylor-Joy, Miles Teller, Sigourney Weaver
Wicked
A film adaptation of the popular musical that serves as a prequel to The Wizard Of Oz.
Dir: Jon M. Chu
Production company: Marc Platt Productions, Universal
Where: London
When: Dec 2022 – ongoing
Distributor: Universal
Cast: Ariana Grande, Cynthia Erivo, Michelle Yeoh, Jonathan Bailey
Untitled Bob Marley Biopic
A biopic surrounding the life of musician Bob Marley.
Dir: Reinaldo Marcus Green
Production company: Paramount Pictures, Tuff Gong Pictures
Where: London
When: Dec 2022 – ongoing
Distributor: Paramount
Cast: Kingsley Ben-Adir, Lashana Lynch
Blitz
Drama following the stories of Londoners during the German air raids.
Dir: Steve McQueen
Where: London
When: November 2022 – ongoing
Production Company: Lammas Park, Working Title Films
Distributor: Apple TV+
Cast: Saoirse Ronan, Erin Kellyman, Harris Dickinson, Stephen Graham
TV Series
The Palace
Follows the collapse of a European authoritarian regime over a year.
Dirs: Stephen Frears, Jessica Hobbs
Where: London
When: March – ongoing
Production company: Warner Bros
Distributor: HBO
Cast: Kate Winslet, Hugh Grant, Andrea Riseborough
Boiling Point
Set six months after the events of the 2021 film of the same name.
Dir: Philip Barantini
Where: Manchester
When: Jan – ongoing
Production company: Ascendant Fox, Made Up Productions, Matriarch Productions
Distributor: BBC
Cast: Stephen Graham, Vinette Robinson, Hannah Walters, Ray Panthaki
The Killing Kind
Adapted from Jane Casey’s bestseller, the drama follows a barrister defending a man accused of coercive control.
Series creators: Jane Casey, Zara Hayes, Jonathan A Stewart
Where: Bristol
When: Jan – March
Production company: Eleventh Hour Films
Distributors: Paramount+
Cast: Colin Morgan
Mary & George
Period drama about how the Countess of Buckingham used her son to seduce King James I.
Series creator: D.C. Moore
Where: London
When: Jan – June
Production company: Sky Studios, Hera Pictures
Distributors: Sky, AMC
Cast: Julianne Moore, Nicholas Galitzine
Andor (season two)
Prequel series to Star Wars’ Rogue One.
Series creator: Tony Gilroy
Where: London
When: Nov 2022 – Aug 2023
Production company: LucasFilm
Distributor: Disney+
Cast: Diego Luna, Stellan Skarsgård
The Gentlemen
Adaptation of Guy Ritchie’s 2019 film about a US drug cartel in London.
Dir: Guy Ritchie
Production company: Miramax TV, Moonage Pictures
Where: London, South, South East
When: Nov 2022 – April
Distributor: Netflix
Cast: Theo James, Kaya Scodelario, Vinnie Jones, Daniel Ings, Joely Richardson, Giancarlo Esposito
The Lord Of The Rings: The Rings Of Power (season two)
Prequel to JRR Tolkien’s classic trilogy.
Series creators: Patrick Mckay, John D. Payne
Where: Bray Film Studios, Bovingdon Airfield Studios
When: November 2022 – ongoing
Production company: Amazon Studios, New Line Cinema
Distributor: Amazon Prime Video
Cast: Morfydd Clark, Ismael Cruz Cordova, Charlie Vickers, Markella Kavenagh, Robert Aramayo, Benjamin Walker
The Crown (season six)
The final season of the big-budget drama will follow the Windsor family through to the end of the 20th century.
Series creator: Peter Morgan
Where: Elstree studios
When: August 2022 – ongoing
Production companies: Left Bank Pictures, Sony Pictures Television
Distributor: Netflix
Cast: Imelda Staunton, Jonathan Pryce, Lesley Manville, Dominic West and Elizabeth Debicki
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