Screen reveals a snapshot of the latest high-end TV and film productions shooting in the UK for the big studios and streamers.
Productions that are still on hold following the SAG-AFTRA strike (which concluded earlier this month) are noted.
Please contact us here to add or update changes to the following or new productions taking place in the UK.
Films
How To Train Your Dragon
Live-action remake of the 2010 animation about a hapless Viking who befriends a dragon.
Dir: Dean DeBlois
Production company: Universal, Marc Platt
Where: Titanic Studios, Belfast
When: January 2024
Distributor: Universal
Cast: Mason Thames, Nico Parker
Above The Below
A trio of astronauts end up trapped in the middle of the ocean.
Dir: Idris Elba, Martin Owen
Production company: Future Artists Entertainment
Where: Pinewood
When: November - ongoing
Distributor: Lionsgate
Cast: Idris Elba, Hero Fiennes Tiffin, Caitlin Fitzgerald
Heavyweight
Surrounds a boxer and his cornermen in the hours leading up to an important fight
Dir: Christopher M. Anthony
Production company: Blackwater Pictures, Silver Milk Productions
Where: London
When: Dec - ongoing
Distributor:
Cast: Nicholas Pinnock, Jordan Bolger
Amateur
A CIA cryptographer is desperate to avenge the death of his wife after she’s killed in a London terror attack.
Dir: James Hawes
Production company: 20th Century Studios
Where: UK
When: June - July; Dec - ongoing
Distributor:
Cast: Rami Malek, Rachel Brosnahan Laurence Fishburne
Deadpool 3
The third instalment in the comedic superhero franchise, this time joined by Wolverine.
Dir: Shawn Levy
Production company: Marvel Studios
Where: Pinewood Studios
When: May - July, Nov - ongoing
Distributor: Disney
Cast: Ryan Reynolds, Hugh Jackman, Matthew Macfayden
Speak No Evil
Remake of the Danish thriller about two families who go on a vacation together that quickly turns sinister.
Dir: James Watkins
Production company: Blumhouse Productions
Where: Gloucester
When: May - July, Nov
Distributor: Universal Pictures
Cast: James McAvoy, Mackenzie Davis
Land Of Legend
A misfit teenager travels through a magical portal where he discovers his destiny as a warrior.
Dir: Niall Johnson
Production company: Straightwire Entertainment Group, Baldoni Entertainment, Brit Film Services
Where: South Wales, Gloucestershire
When: Nov - Dec
Distributor: N/A
Cast: Rupert Everett, Tamsin Greig, Harry Gilby
Hamlet
A modern re-telling of the Shakespeare classic, set in London.
Dir: Aneil Karia
Production company: Left Handed Films, Storyteller Productions
Where: London
When: Nov - Dec
Sales: WME Entertainement
Cast: Riz Ahmed, Morfydd Clark and Joe Alwyn
Cleaner
A group of activists ambush an energy company’s meeting at the Shard and take 300 people hostage.
Dir: Martin Campbell
Production company: Anton
Where: London
When: September - ongoing
Sales: Anton
Cast: Daisy Ridley, Clive Owen, Taz Skylar
By The Throat
Horror follows a carer who has been booked by a couple grappling with the loss of their daughter.
Dir: David Luke Rees
Producers: David Luke Rees, Richard Fletcher and Simon Crowe
Where: Yorkshire
When: Oct 17 - ongoing
Sales: SC Films International
Cast: Patricia Allison, Jeany Spark, Rupert Young and Matthew Cottle
Sonic The Hedgehog 3
Plot under wraps. Filming was taking place without actors during the strike.
Dir: Jeff Fowler
Production company: Blur Studio, Sega
Where: Pinewood Studios
When: Sep - ongoing
Distributor: Paramount
Cast: Idris Elba, James Marsden, Ben Schwartz
Albion
Two old friends reunite across four seasons.
Dir: Giles Borg
Production company: Far Away Films
Where: Buckinghamshire
When: summer - ongoing
Distributor:
Cast: Ian Bonar, Ankur Bahl
Hedda ON HOLD
Adaptation of the Herick Ibsen play surrounding a woman trapped in a marriage.
Dir: Nia DaCosta
Production company: Plan B, Orion Pictures, Viva Maude
Where: UK
When: Late summer
Distributor:
Cast: Tessa Thomspon, Eve Hewson, Callum Turner
Wicked ON HOLD
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, Sky Studios Elstree
When: Dec 2022 - ongoing
Distributor: Universal
Cast: Ariana Grande, Cynthia Erivo, Michelle Yeoh, Jonathan Bailey
TV Series
Silo (series two)
The second series in AppleTV’s hit sci-fi set in the future where people are forced to live underground
Series creator: Graham Yost
Where: Hoddesdon, Hertfordshire
When: June - July, Nov - ongoing
Production company: AMC Studios
Distributor: AppleTV
Cast: Rebecca Ferguson, Common, Tim Robbins
The Diplomat (series two)
Political thriller following the US ambassador the to the UK.
Series creator: Debora Cahn
Where: London, North London studios
When: June - July, Nov - ongoing
Production company: Netflix Studios
Distributor: Netflix
Cast: Keri Russell, Rufus Sewell, Rory Kinnear
The Sandman (series two)
The second series of the comic book adaptation about metaphysical entities.
Series creator: Neil Gaiman, David S. Goyer, Allan Heinberg
Where: Pinewood Group, Shepperton
When: June - July, Nov - ongoing
Production company: PurePop Inc, The Blank Corporation, Phantom Four, DC Entertainment, Warner Bros Television
Distributor: Netflix
Cast: Tom Sturridge, Patton Oswalt, Boyd Holbrook
Black Doves
A spy and wife to a politician has her life turned upside down when her secret lover mysteriously dies.
Series creator: Joe Barton
Production company: Sister Productions, Noisy Bear
Where: UK
When: October - March
Distributor: Netflix
Cast: Keira Knightley, Ben Whishaw, Sarah Lancashire
Gangs Of London (series three)
The third series in the London-set crime drama following rivalling gangs.
Series creators: Gareth Evans, Matt Flannery
Production company: Pulse Films
Where: London
When: October - ongoing
Distributor: Sky
Cast: Joe Cole, Sope Dirisu
Suspect: The Shooting of Jean Charles de Menezes
A dramatisation of the manhunt for the terrorists involved in the 2005 London bombings.
Series writer: Jeff Pope
Production company: Etta Pictures
Where: London
When: October - ongoing
Distributor: Disney
Cast: TBC
Insomnia
A woman, about to turn 40, stops sleeping and fears she may suffer a psychotic breakdown.
Series director: Börkur Sigthorsson
Production company: Left Bank Pictures, Build Your Own Films
Where: London
When: September - ongoing
Distributor: Sony Pictures Television
Cast: Vicky McClure, Tom Cullen, Leanne Best
The Day Of The Jackal
Inspired by Fred Zinnemann’s 1973 film. Also shooting in Budapest, Croatia and Austria.
Series creator: Ronan Bennett
Where: London
When: June - Dec
Production company: Carnival Films, Sky
Distributor: Sky/Peacock
Cast: Eddie Redmayne
A Thousand Blows
Follows two friends from Jamaica who get caught up in Victorian London’s illegal boxing scene.
Series creator: Steven Knight
Where: London, UK
When: March - ongoing
Production company: The Story Collective, Matriarch Productions, Water & Power Productions
Distributor: Disney+
Cast: Malachi Kirby, Stephen Graham, Erin Doherty
Andor (series two) ON HOLD
Prequel series to Star Wars’ Rogue One.
Series creator: Tony Gilroy
Where: Pinewood Studios
When: Nov 2022 - July,
Production company: LucasFilm
Distributor: Disney+
Cast: Diego Luna, Stellan Skarsgård
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