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Rafe Spall, Jonathan Pryce Join Kelly Reilly in ‘Under Salt Marsh’

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Rafe Spall (The English, Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom) and Kelly Reilly (Yellowstone, Right here) will lead Sky Unique’s new crime thriller, Below Salt Marsh, now in manufacturing.

Jonathan Pryce (The Crown, Sluggish Horses), Naomi Yang (Nightsleeper, Wolfe) and Harry Lawtey (Business, Joker: Folie à Deux) may also characteristic within the six-part restricted occasion collection, which earlier confirmed Reilly’s involvement, created and directed by Claire Oakley.

Set within the fictional Welsh city of Morfa Halen, a tight-knit neighborhood nestled between towering mountains and a sea that threatens its very existence, a once-in-a-generation storm begins to collect. Former detective turned trainer Jackie (Reilly) discovers the physique of her eight-year-old scholar, Cefin, seemingly drowned. The dying sends shockwaves by means of the city, reviving the ghost of an unsolved chilly case that rocked the Morfa Halen three years prior — the disappearance of Jackie’s niece, Nessa, which value her profession.

Cefin’s dying summons Jackie’s former companion, Detective Eric Bull (Spall), again to Morfa Halen to guide the investigation right into a neighborhood he failed as soon as earlier than. Satisfied the instances are linked, Jackie and Eric should reconcile to uncover long-buried secrets and techniques inside Morfa, earlier than the storm breaks and all of the proof is gone for good. 

Naomi Yang and Harry Lawtey have additionally joined the ‘Below Salt Marsh’ forged.

‘Below Salt Marsh’

Dinita Gohil (Sandman, Greed), Brian Gleeson (Unhealthy Sisters, Phantom Thread), Kimberley Nixon (Contemporary Meat, Life and Loss of life within the Warehouse), Mark Stanley (Joyful Valley, The Reckoning), Dino Fetscher (Idiot Me As soon as, Basis), Lizzie Annis (The Witcher: Blood Origin, Extraordinary), Rhodri Meilir (Pren Ar y Bryn/Tree On A Hill, Craith/Hidden), and Julian Lewis Jones (Home of the Dragon, Wheel of Time) spherical off a star-studded forged.

Below Salt Marsh is produced by Little Door Productions in affiliation with Sky Studios and is being filmed solely in Wales, U.Okay.

“We’re extremely lucky to have such a proficient forged bringing these characters to life,” mentioned Elwen Rowlands, government producer and CEO, Little Door. “Claire’s compelling scripts inform an exciting story of a neighborhood deeply linked with its surroundings, uncooked with emotion, and superbly mirrored by the beautiful backdrop of North Wales the place the story unfolds.”

Below Salt Marsh, which acquired manufacturing assist from the Welsh Authorities by way of Artistic Wales, can be out there on Sky and streaming service NOW within the U.Okay. and Eire. NBCUniversal World TV Distribution will deal with worldwide gross sales of the collection. 

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Sky Content Team Rejig Expands Remit of Meghan Lyvers, Caroline Cooper

Comcast-owned European media and telecommunications large Sky not too long ago all of its non-sports content material groups within the U.Okay. and Eire below one management construction, led by Cécile Frot-Coutaz as she expanded her position from CEO of Sky Studios by including the chief content material officer title.

In late July, BBC Studios mentioned that its BBC Studios Productions arm has named Sky managing director of content material Zai Bennett its new CEO and chief artistic officer, beginning within the fall.

Frot-Coutaz has now broadened the roles and remits of Meghan Lyvers and Phil Edgar-Jones, amongst others, as a part of a brand new construction of the Sky content material workforce.

Lyvers will lead the scripted group as government director of authentic scripted, with Julia Stuart, director of authentic movie, now reporting to her alongside Katherine Butler for drama commissioning, Alex Moody for comedy commissioning and Lyvers’ present experiences.  

Edgar-Jones will now lead the unscripted group as government director of authentic unscripted “the place he could have total management throughout our leisure, arts and factual providing,” based on Sky. Poppy Dixon, director of documentaries & factual, will report back to him now along with his present experiences.  

“As a part of his remit as government director, content material technique & efficiency, accountable for our platform and channel efficiency, Jamie Morris can even tackle duty for our compliance groups led by Elizabeth Rowlands, director of content material compliance and coverage, in addition to commissioning of Sky Youngsters originals led by Lucy Murphy, director of children content material, U.Okay. & Eire,” Sky mentioned. 

Meghan Lyvers

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In the meantime, Helen Northrop, director of economic affairs for unscripted output, will now report back to Caroline Cooper who will develop her remit from CFO to incorporate content material as COO of Sky Studios and Content material. “This implies all enterprise affairs, manufacturing administration , methods and operations, and worldwide financing exercise throughout scripted and unscripted will probably be below a unified management,” Sky mentioned.  

Katie Keenan, group director of acquisitions will now report on to Frot-Coutaz. 

The corporate can be increasing the remit of Sky Studios’ Authentic Manufacturers workforce to cowl all authentic scripted and precedence unscripted titles throughout Sky Studios and Content material, in addition to awards work, the agency unveiled. As director of authentic manufacturers and worldwide advertising and marketing, studios and U.Okay. & Eire content material, Harrison Kelly will lead this mixed unit, with Luke Seraphin, head of variety & inclusion, Sky Authentic Programming, additionally reporting to Harrison. The objective is to “proceed to associate carefully with producers, expertise and the broader artistic group,” Sky mentioned.