EXCLUSIVE: A Good Lady’s Information to Homicide producer Moonage Photos is on the gross sales block, Deadline has realized.
We perceive that BBC Studios will retain a minority curiosity within the firm it took a stake in in 2018 in the meanwhile, though this might change relying on who is available in for Moonage. There’s understood to be loads curiosity in Moonage and the sale has generated chatter in UK TV M&A and manufacturing circles. Moonage and BBC Studios declined remark.
Run by the previous Peaky Blinders producing trio of Frith Tiplady, Matthew Learn and Will Gould, Moonage has delivered various exhibits of late. The London-based prodco was behind the A Good Lady’s Information to Homicide adaptation for the BBC and Netflix starring Emma Myers, which is at the moment sitting fairly on the high of the streamer’s international top-10 most-watched listing.
In the meantime, with Miramax and STX Tv, Moonage co-produced one other large Netflix hit, Man Ritchie’s The Gents TV collection spin-off, which dominated top-10s earlier this 12 months and has just been recommissioned. One other current venture is Nicolas Winding Refn’s Well-known 5 adaptation for the BBC and ZDF, which is bought by BBC Studios, whereas upcoming is Netflix Italy’s The Leopard, Moonage’s debut non-English language present. Talking to Deadline a number of months again, the Moonage bosses stated they have been assured in the face of a tricky market.
In response to its newest Firms Home submitting, Moonage turned over £12.2M ($15.6M) for the 12 months to March 31 2023, which fell by simply over £5M however was previous to the supply of various large exhibits. It made a small revenue of £639,000.
Sources speculated over the businesses that could be considering Moonage. ITV Studios has dipped into the UK drama market of late, having bought Sherlock producer Hartswood last month, whereas Common Worldwide Studios, which owns the likes of Carnival and Monkey, was additionally floated as potential by one producer supply. All3Media, which might quickly be unleashed on the M&A market now that RedBird IMI has completed its £1.15B ($1.45B) takeover, can also be after a brand new drama outfit, a special supply steered.
BBC Studios retains a minority stake in the meanwhile. It has exited minority stakes within the current previous reminiscent of with Jimmy Savile: A British Horror Story indie 72 Movies, which was subsequently snapped up by Fremantle, whereas it has additionally upped stakes into majority shareholdings within the case of Sherwood producer Home Productions and The Jetty maker Firebird. The corporate additionally owns outright the likes of Steve Coogan’s Child Cow and Gentleman Jack producer Lookout Level.
