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Created by and featuring Idris Elba, comedy In The Long Run is loosely based on the award-winning actor’s own childhood. A Sky Original Production, it will also star Bill Bailey and air on Sky 1 and streaming service NOW TV. The series is written by Claire Downes, Ian Jarvis, Stuart Lane and Grace Ofori-Attah and is a…

Idris Elba is working hard to encourage and support new and emerging creatives in the business. Not only has he just wrapped the inaugural Write To Green Light competition with Lionsgate UK, which is designed to find new voices in the TV writing space, but he is now set to star alongside an array of young talent in BBC…

Idris Elba's Green Door Pictures is set to collaborate with Studiocanal-owned Tandem Productions and Havas Media's Save Ferris Entertainment for new drama series Brazza. Set in the capital city of the Congo, where one family's bloody feud threatens the country's uneasy truce, Brazza is a gritty drama that explores the…

Idris Elba is stepping into the ring. The actor and producer is buffing up for Idris Elba: Fighter, a limited series that will extend the Golden Globe winner and Emmy nominee’s relationship with Discovery Networks International following their collaboration on racing program No Limits. The three-part hourlong factual…

Lionsgate UK and Idris Elba's Green Door Pictures are partnering to launch the Write To Green Light competition, designed to discover new creative voices for television in the returnable drama space. Lionsgate's Zygi Kamasa and Elba will judge the entries alongside a panel of industry experts. The winner receives a…

SAG and Golden Globe winner Idris Elba has tapped Ana Garanito as Head of Development for his Green Door Pictures. She will spearhead scripted film and TV development for the company, which is looking to ramp up its efforts in the arena. Veteran Garanito, who most recently did stints for Runaway Fridge Productions and…