Coming off the massive hit Baby Reindeer, Richard Gadd is following up with Lions (working title) for HBO and BBC. Gadd created Lions and will write and executive produce, with Alexandra Brodski (Somewhere Boy) and Eshref Reybrouck (Cheyenne & Lola) directing.
HBO and BBC offered this description of Gadd’s next series: “When Niall’s estranged ‘brother’ Ruben shows up at his wedding, it leads to an explosion of violence that catapults us back through their lives. Spanning almost forty years from the 1980s to the present day, this ambitious series will cover the highs and lows of the brothers’ relationship, from them meeting as teenagers to their falling out as adults – with all the good, bad, terrible, funny, angry, and challenging moments along the way. It will capture the wild energy of a changing city – a changing world, even – and try to get to the bottom of the difficult question… What does it mean to be a man?”
“Ordering a HBO boxset of The Sopranos, The Wire, or Oz and watching it from start to finish were some of the happiest moments of my childhood. Since then, it has always been a dream of mine to work with HBO and be part of their iconic roster of shows,” said Richard Gadd. “I am so grateful to Francesca Orsi, Kara Buckley, and Clint LaVigne for taking this chance on the show and on Ruben and Niall too who – despite growing up in a dead-end Scottish town – would be absolutely pinching themselves at this! I cannot wait to get started.”
Additional executive producers include Tally Garner and Morven Reid from Mam Tor Productions, BBC’s Gaynor Holmes, and Gavin Smith for BBC Scotland.
“We are tremendously excited to partner with the BBC and Richard Gadd, whose remarkable talent continues to make waves across the globe,” stated Kara Buckley, Senior Vice President HBO Drama Programming. “With this new, gripping and evocative series, we are proud to welcome Richard to the HBO family.”
The six-episode season is produced by Wendy Griffin (Limbo).
“Morven and I are utterly delighted to be partnering with HBO alongside the BBC and can’t wait to bring Richard Gadd’s incredible vision to the screen. The quality and prestige of HBO is world-renowned, and we are so grateful to the HBO Drama team and the BBC for supporting us on this journey,” said Tally Garner, MD, Mam Tor Productions.
And Lindsay Salt, Director of BBC Drama, added, “We are delighted that HBO are joining us to bring Richard Gadd’s exquisite Lions scripts to the screen. This is bold, brilliant, one-of-a-kind storytelling and we can’t wait for viewers to see it.”
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