Miss Scarlet & The Duke
Created and written by Rachael New and now airing on PBS Masterpiece and UKTV’s Alibi, this popular series has built an international audience as it wraps a Victorian era mystery and romance around one of the great female characters — Eliza Scarlet, London’s first female detective, played by Kate Phillips. Opposite her as Scotland Yard inspector William “ Duke” Wellington is Stuart Martin. Eliza is a woman determined to have it all in this smart, witty and deeply engrossing series.
Clean Sweep
Written by Gary Tieche, Clean Sweep is a breathtaking drama about a seemingly ordinary Irish housewife, Shelly Mohan, the wife of a Guarda detective and mother of three, who wants nothing more than to hold her family together. However, long hidden secrets emerge, and she commits a murder to bury her past. The pressure builds as her husband is leading the investigation in the case. Starring Charlene McKenna and Barry Ward, the series is a co-production with ShinAwiL and Incendo.
Coming soon
HOT
HOT: An original series by Sharon Soboil (After We Fell, Ever After Happy) and Hayley Schore (The Resident) inspired by the true story of the trailblazing young women who arrived in Palm Springs at the beginning of the 20th Century, redefining women’s roles as they transformed the barren scorching desert into the iconic Shangri-La we know today. These extraordinary women navigated the rugged terrain, unrelenting heat and lawlessness. They built a city defended from gangsters, engaged in passionate affairs, and entertained the most celebrated icons of the time.
Producers: Element 8 Entertainment, Untitled Entertainment(Laura Rister), Bronwyn Cornelius Productions
Writers: Sharon Soboil (After We Fell, Ever After Happy) and Hayley Schore (The Resident, Call Jane)
PERFECT BLEND
THE PERFECT BLEND: Based on true events and the book, this series follows Rita Cowan Taketsuru, the bold Scotswoman who helped shape Japan’s whisky industry. Spanning from the early 20th century to the post-World War II, it blends historical depth with Jane Austen’s charm, weaving sharp wit and heartwarming moments. Exploring themes of female empowerment, cultural appreciation, love, and resilience, it also portrays the challenges of a Western woman navigating life in Japan through war and its aftermath.
Producers: Element 8 Entertainment, STORIES®, Hannah Davis-Law (Cooper’s Bar, Mother and Daughters).
Scottish & Japanese Co-Production
EVERGREEN
EVERGREEN is a big-hearted comedy about growing up, acting your age, and the importance of living your life fully in every moment. Set in an idealistic retirement community with oversized personalities and a young couple, it is an alarmingly truthful, cheeky, and at times naughty, big-hearted comedy that global audiences will return to again and again as their favorite comfort watch.
AUSPICES: Element 8 Entertainment, Joy Studios
Australian Co-Production
Writers: Peter Matessi (Return to Paradise) and Sarah Dollard (Bridgerton, A Discovery of Witches)
ACTS OF GOD
Acts of God follows a fearless insurance investigator uncovering crimes—child abduction, corruption, and blackmail—in a small American town. But as she encounters inexplicable “Acts of God,” she realizes these transgressions stem from an ancient, elemental conflict that has raged for millennia.
AUSPICES: Element 8 Entertainment, AT-Prod (Belgium), and Attraction (Canada)
Belgium – Canadian Coproduction
Created by Matthew Bouch (BAFTA & Emmy nominated for Being Human).
PRIDE, PREJUDICE & THE PATELS (Working Title)
PRIDE, PREJUDICE & THE PATELS (Working Title)
A sharp, witty family drama series with a modern Jane Austen touch, blending romance with humor from culture clashes and generational misunderstandings. Four very different sisters navigate love, duty, and independence in a community where arranged marriages and cross-cultural relationships still challenge tradition. Set against the backdrop of London’s staid suburbs and wealthy city center, the series explores class, money, power, and the evolving roles of South Asian women in modern London society.
AUSPICES
Element 8 Entertainment, Enlightenment Entertainment (Hanan Kattan), Bedrock Entertainment (Tony To), Freebird Films (Freida Pinto).
Writer-Director:
Shamim Sarif (novelist, director, writer, and Executive Producer of YOU).
SOMEDAY WE WILL FLY
Based on an Award-winning novel.
Shanghai, 1941: A fiery Jewish teenage refugee, daughter of circus-dancing royalty, falls in love with a Chinese school janitor amid the turmoil of World War II. As she struggles to survive, questions linger—how did she and her father end up in China? What happened to her mother? How far will she go to protect her family without losing herself? Even in the depths of war, can young love, art, and imagination still light the way?
AUSPICES: Element 8 Entertainment
Writer: Nicola Berman (Polekat)
Author: Rachel DeWoskin (Banshee, Blind, Foreign Babes in Beijing)