Bad Wolf (production company)

Bad Wolf is a British television production company founded by Julie Gardner and Jane Tranter in 2015, with its headquarters in Cardiff, Wales.[1][2] The company is responsible for the television series The Night Of, Beddgelert, A Discovery of Witches, and His Dark Materials.

Bad Wolf Ltd.
Private Limited Company
IndustryTelevision
Founded2015 (2015)
FounderJulie Gardner
Jane Tranter
HeadquartersCardiff, Wales
Key people
Julie Gardner
Jane Tranter
Websitebad-wolf.com

History

The company was founded in 2015 by former BBC executives Julie Gardner and Jane Tranter after leaving BBC Worldwide.[3] During their time at the BBC, they worked with Russell T Davies on the 2005 relaunch of Doctor Who, which was made in Wales.[4] The company name is a homage to the "Bad Wolf" storyline from the relaunched series.

In 2017, the company opened a new film and television studio in Cardiff, named Wolf Studio Wales.[5] That same year, Bad Wolf's first production, The Night Of[6], was nominated for thirteen Emmys, of which it won five[7]. Later that year, they also received investment from European media conglomerate Sky Group and American network HBO in return for minority stakes in the company.[8]

The first episode of Bad Wolf's His Dark Materials was watched by approximately seven million people, making it the biggest new British series in over five years[9].

In 2020, Bad Wolf announced that they were working on a new series starring Billie Piper (who previously starred in the revived Doctor Who series) called I Hate Suzie.[10][11]

Productions

Television series
Year Title Creator(s) Co-production(s)
2016 The Night Of Steven Zaillian
Richard Price		 BBC Worldwide
2017 Beddgelert Medeni Griffiths
2018– A Discovery of Witches Deborah Harkness
2019– His Dark Materials Philip Pullman New Line Cinema
2020– Industry Konrad Kay
Mickey Down
I Hate Suzie Lucy Prebble

Billie Piper
gollark: They're one of those "human body bad" things.
gollark: That would be right, if it wasn't wrong.
gollark: It would be silly to buy pizza from me, since I don't sell pizza.
gollark: Well, that's true, see.
gollark: Typos do NOT count as correctness errors.

References
  1. "BAD WOLF LTD". Companies House. Retrieved 22 December 2019.
  2. "Bad Wolf Cardiff Creative". Cardiff Creative. Retrieved 22 December 2019.
  3. Plunkett, John (27 July 2015). "BBC executives behind Doctor Who comeback set up production company". The Guardian. Retrieved 22 December 2019.
  4. Barraclough, Leo (27 July 2015). "Jane Tranter, Julie Gardner, BBC Execs Behind 'Doctor Who,' Launch Bad Wolf (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved 22 December 2019.
  5. Ravindran, Manori (16 May 2017). "NEWS Bad Wolf opens major film and television studio in Wales". Screen Daily. Retrieved 22 December 2019.
  6. "The Night Of". Bad Wolf. Retrieved 31 May 2020.
  7. "The complete list of 2017 Emmy winners and nominees". Los Angeles Times. 18 September 2017. Retrieved 31 May 2020.
  8. "Sky and HBO advance production partnership with investment in Bad Wolf". www.skygroup.sky. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
  9. "His Dark Materials is most watched new show in five years". The Independent. 5 November 2019. Retrieved 31 May 2020.
  10. "When is Billie Piper's Sky drama I Hate Suzie on TV?". Radio Times. Retrieved 6 April 2020.
  11. "Billie Piper will lead the cast of new Sky original drama I Hate Suzie". Radio Times. Retrieved 9 April 2020.
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