Carnival Films has started filming new historical drama The Last Kingdom for BBC America, with production scheduled for Hungary and the UK. Based on novels by Bernard Cornwell, the drama series will be looking to emulate the success of Game of Thrones and Vikings.
A new TV drama version of the classic Jekyll and Hyde story is set to film in India and London from early next year. The series is from UK network ITV, which recently commissioned The Chronicles of Frankenstein, featuring former Game of Thrones star Sean Bean.
Ardmore Studios near Dublin is set to help establish a new film facility in the city of Limerick in western Ireland. The plan is to adapt existing industrial spaces in the city to emulate the success of Northern Ireland’s production industry, which has grown around Game of Thrones.
Production company Revolver doubled Romania for frozen northern Europe for this year’s Christmas campaign for supermarket Aldi’s Australian market. The spot follows a man returning to his northern home after a trip to Australia, and bringing with him a range of culinary delights.
Disney will film a remake of its 1977 fantasy Pete’s Dragon on location in New Zealand. Production will be based at Stone Street Studios in Wellington – home to the Lord of the Rings and Hobbit trilogies – and the project will also shoot on location across the country.
Location filming in Virginia got a boost in 2013 with TV dramas like TURN: Washington’s Spies, according to the Governor’s Office. In contrast, a report published in neighbouring Maryland has urged the cancellation of the state’s filming incentive.
New Zealand and China have signed a TV co-production filming agreement, the first of its kind for China. The deal will enable co-productions to benefit from New Zealand’s national TV incentives while giving New Zealand producers better access to China’s tightly regulated market.
A host of new drama commissions has been announced by the BBC, many of which will be planning to film on location in the UK. The commissions include a new miniseries of the hit crime drama Luther, which will shoot in London.