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STV Studios announces first Netflix commission
STV Studios announces first Netflix commission.
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[{"type":"text","content":"\n\n\n \n8am, Friday 15 March\n \nSTV Studios commissioned by Netflix to produce new drama series, The Witness\n \nSTV Studios today announces that it has been commissioned for the first time by global streamer, Netflix, to produce a new three-part drama series, The Witness.\n \nIn 1992, Rachel Nickell was murdered on Wimbledon Common and her son, Alex, just three weeks from his third birthday, was the only witness. The drama is based on the memoir and experiences of Alex and his father, André Hanscombe.\n \nThe series is written by Rob Williams (creator and writer of STV Studios series, The Victim and Screw) and filming will commence in Summer 2024. Alex and André Hanscombe are consultants on the series.\n \nThe Witness will comprise 3 x 60\" episodes.\n \nDavid Mortimer, MD of STV Studios, said: \"This is STV Studios first commission for Netflix and we very much look forward to collaborating with them on this project, which our experienced and committed drama team will produce with the utmost sensitivity and care that it deserves.\"\n \nSTV Studios recently confirmed new drama commissions for its majority owned label, Two Cities Television: Amadeus for Sky and a third and fourth series of police drama, Blue Lights for BBC One. A further high-end drama, Criminal Record, produced by TOD Productions and STV Studios, launched on AppleTV+ in January to widespread critical acclaim.\n \nwww.stvplc.tv | www.stvstudios.com\n \nContact: Kirstin Stevenson (STV Studios), 07803970106 or [email protected].\n \nAbout STV Studios\nSTV Studios is one of the UK's leading producers of scripted and unscripted content and Scotland's biggest production group. Led by David Mortimer, the group has an impressive track record of success across drama, entertainment and factual, working with the world's biggest broadcasters and streamers including Apple TV+, BBC, Channel 4, Channel 5, ITV, Sky and Warner Bros. Discovery. \nSTV Studios and their labels have produced hundreds of hours of critically acclaimed conversation-starting television. In the scripted area, these include BAFTA and International Emmy award-winning TV film Elizabeth Is Missing (BBC One); Apple TV+ thriller Criminal Record (a co-production with Tod Productions); award-winning drama, The Victim (BBC One);...