ITV Studios has acquired a majority stake in Hartswood Movies, the manufacturing firm behind the Emmy Award-winning collection Sherlock.
Based in 1979, Hartswood is the UK’s oldest scripted producer. Led by CEO Sue Vertue, Hartswood Movies has produced a lot of high-profile dramas, together with latest hits Douglas Is Cancelled for ITVX and ITV1 and The Satan’s Hour for Prime Video.
The corporate, which is predicated in London and Cardiff, works with actors together with screenwriters Steven Moffat and Mark Gatiss and actors Benedict Cumberbatch, Stanley Tucci and Karen Gillan Cooperation with many proficient folks.
Hazlewood’s latest credit embrace Dracula and The Insider for the BBC and Netflix, in addition to Wolf and Management Room for the BBC. Their flagship collection Sherlock has been bought to greater than 200 territories all over the world.
ITV Studios will deal with worldwide distribution for future Hartswood Movies commissions.
Julian Bellamy, managing director of ITV Studios, mentioned: “From Males Behaving Badly to Sherlock and The Satan’s Hour to Douglas Cancelled, Hazlewood Movies has been have all the time been a significant a part of the tv panorama. They’ve earned a hard-earned popularity for producing high-quality, formidable and extremely profitable scripted tv programmes. I’m delighted to welcome them to ITV Studios.
Sue Vertue, CEO of Hartswood Movies, added: “Hartswood just isn’t identified for making rash choices and it took us 40 years to make this choice: so we’re delighted to have chosen to work with ITV Studios. If we will meet like-minded folks Individuals who perceive Hartswood’s “core” unbiased wants whereas bringing us new strengths and abilities we’re all the time open to funding. We’re a small firm and have accomplished nicely on our personal, however we’re actually excited in regards to the greater future and what we will obtain along with ITV Studios.
The acquisition additional advances ITV’s technique to increase its worldwide content material enterprise. Hartswood Movies joins different latest additions to the ITV Studios group together with Quay Road Productions, Joyful Prince, Poison Pen Studios and Plimsoll Productions.
