Sky Studios is a production company founded by Sky in June 2019 with assets from the now defunct Sky Vision. It develops, produces and funds original drama, comedy and documentary, and has investments in a number of production businesses in the UK and US: Love Productions (wholly owned), Blast Films!, Sugar Films, True North Productions, Chrysalis Vision, True to Nature, Longboat Pictures and The Lighthouse in the United Kingdom; Jupiter Entertainment, Talos Films, Znak & Co. and Catalina Content in the United States.

As part of the launch of Sky Studios, the broadcaster also announced that they would double their spend on original productions to over $1.3 billion over the next five years.

In September 2019, Sky Studios announced they were launching a US-arm called The Hive, based in New York and Tennessee, utilising expertise from Jupiter Entertainment. In December 2021, Sky Studios sold their minority stake in Bad Wolf to Sony Pictures Television.

Sky Studios Elstree

In December 2019, Sky announced plans to develop Sky Studios Elstree. The facility was constructed at Rowley Lane, Borehamwood, located close to the existing Elstree Studios. The final sound stage was opened by the Duke of Edinburgh in March 2023.The completion of the whole project was celebrated with Pop Up Cinema screenings for local residents in October 2023. The studio provides production space for Sky's original content as well as film and TV productions from NBCUniversal, which is owned by Sky's parent company Comcast.

The facility has 13 stages ranging from 10,000 sq ft to 30,000 sq ft. The site also houses post-production facilities and an on-site screening cinema.

Filmography Paddington in Peru (2024) Wicked (2024) Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy (2025) Jurassic World Rebirth (2025) Wicked: For Good (2025) Wuthering Heights (2026) Masters of the Universe (2026) Werwulf (2026) How to Train Your Dragon 2 (2027)

Partnerships Sky Studios has creative partnerships in place with a range of production companies including Merman TV (founded by Sharon Horgan and Clelia Mountford), Rangabee (founded by Romesh Ranganathan and Benjamin Green), The Apartment (part of Fremantle and led by Lorenzo Mieli) and an overall deal with German filmmaker Philipp Leinemann.

Original productions + Scripted series Year Title Original network(s) Notes Refs. 2020 The New Pope Sky Atlantic (Italy), HBO, Canal+ with The Apartment, Wildside, Haut et Court TV, Mediapro, Sky Italia ZeroZeroZero Sky Atlantic (Italy), Canal+, Amazon Prime Video with Cattleya, Bartleby Film, Sky Italia Gangs of London Sky Atlantic (UK), Cinemax/AMC with Pulse Films, Sister, Sky UK Devils Sky Atlantic (Italy), OCS with Lux Vide, Sky Italia, Orange Studio Das Boot Sky One (Germany) with Bavaria Film, Sky Deutschland I Hate Suzie Sky Atlantic (UK) with Bad Wolf, Sky UK Two Weeks to Live Sky One (UK) with Kudos, Sky UK Petra Sky Atlantic (Italy) , Sky Serie (Italy) with Cattleya, Bartleby Film, Sky Italia The Third Day HBO, Sky Atlantic (UK) with Plan B Entertainment, Punchdrunk International, Sky UK We Are Who We Are HBO, Sky Atlantic (Italy) with The Apartment, Wildside, Small Forward, Sky Italia Romulus Sky Atlantic (Italy) with Cattleya, Groenlandia, Sky Italia Hausen Sky One (Germany) with Lago Film, Sky Deutschland 2021 A Discovery of Witches Sky One (UK) , Sky Max (UK) with Bad Wolf, Sky UK Bloods Sky Comedy with Roughcut TV, Sky UK Speravo de morì prima Sky Atlantic (Italy) with Wildside, Capri Entertainment, Fremantle, The New Life Company, Sky Italia Anna Sky Atlantic (Italy) with Wildside, Arte France, The New Life Company, Sky Italia Intergalactic Sky One (UK) with Moonage Pictures, Motion Content Group, Tiger Aspect, Sky UK Domina Sky Atlantic (Italy), Sky Atlantic (UK), MGM+ with Fifty Fathoms, Cattleya, Sky Italia Ich und die Anderen Sky One (Germany) with Superfilm Filmproduktions GmbH, Sky Deutschland Britannia Sky Atlantic (UK) with Vertigo Films, Neal Street Productions, Sky UK Brassic Sky Max (UK) with Calamity Films, Sky UK The Ibiza Affair Sky Atlantic (Germany) with W&B Television, Sky Deutschland Temple Sky Max (UK) with Hera Pictures, Sky UK Gomorrah Sky Atlantic (Italy) with Cattleya, Sky Italia Landscapers HBO, Sky Atlantic (UK) with Sister, South of the River Pictures, Sky UK A casa tutti bene - La serie Sky Serie (Italy) with Lotus Production, Sky Italia 2022 Christian Sky Atlantic (Italy) with Lucky Red, Newen Connect, Sky Italia The Fear Index Sky Atlantic (UK) with Left Bank Pictures, Sky UK The Rising Sky Max (UK) with Sky UK Funeral for a Dog Paradiso Sky One (Germany) with Flare Entertainment, Sky Deutschland Il re Sky Atlantic (Italy) with The Apartment, Wildside, Zocotoco, Sky Italia The Baby HBO, Sky Atlantic (UK) with Sister, Proverbial Pictures, Sky UK Blocco 181 Sky Atlantic (Italy) with Red Joint Film, TapelessFilm, Sky Italia The Midwich Cuckoos Sky Max (UK) with Snowed-In Productions, DayOut Productions, Route 24, Sky UK The Lazarus Project Sky Max (UK) with Urban Myth Films, Sky UK 2025 The Art of Joy Sky Atlantic (Italy) with HT Film2026Gomorrah: The OriginsSky Atlantic (Italy)with Cattleya, BETA, Sky Italia,

+ Unscripted series Year Title Original network(s) Notes Refs. 2021 Murder at the Cottage: The Search for Justice for Sophie Sky Crime (UK) with Hell's Kitchen, Dare Films, Sky UK Shark with Steve Backshall Sky Nature (UK) with True to Nature, Sky UK

+ Unscripted films Year Title Original network(s) Notes Refs. 2021 Steve McQueen: The Lost Movie Sky Documentaries (UK) with Associated Rediffusion Productions, Sky UK Bruno v Tyson Sky Documentaries (UK) with Workerbee, Sky UK Hawking: Can You Hear Me? Sky Documentaries (UK) with Atlantic Productions, Sky UK

Upcoming Scripted series Impero (TBC) – for Sky Italia – with Èliseo Entertainment, Sky Italia

Unscripted series Greenpeace Inside - Mission: Saving the Planet (2022) - for Sky Documentaries (UK) – with M.E. Works, Constantin Dokumentation, Sky UK

Unscripted films

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