Exclusive: Lisa McGee has signed with CAA for U.S. representation.
McGee is creator, writer, and executive producer of the British teen comedy Derry Girls, which ran for three seasons on the UK’s Channel 4, and was acquired by Netflix after the success of its first season.
She has earned several awards for Derry Girls, including this year’s BAFTA Award for Best Scripted Comedy and Best Writer, Comedy.
McGee is currently writing her next series, a comedy thriller titled How to Get to Heaven From Belfast, which has been greenlit for eight episodes by Channel 4.
Her previous work includes Channel 4’s six-part sitcom London Irish; the psychological thriller The Deceived, which she co-created and co-wrote with Tobias Beer for the British Channel 5; as well as Raw, which she created, and ran for five seasons on the Irish Network Rte.
McGee’s additional credits include Indian Summers, The White Queen and Being Human,...
McGee is creator, writer, and executive producer of the British teen comedy Derry Girls, which ran for three seasons on the UK’s Channel 4, and was acquired by Netflix after the success of its first season.
She has earned several awards for Derry Girls, including this year’s BAFTA Award for Best Scripted Comedy and Best Writer, Comedy.
McGee is currently writing her next series, a comedy thriller titled How to Get to Heaven From Belfast, which has been greenlit for eight episodes by Channel 4.
Her previous work includes Channel 4’s six-part sitcom London Irish; the psychological thriller The Deceived, which she co-created and co-wrote with Tobias Beer for the British Channel 5; as well as Raw, which she created, and ran for five seasons on the Irish Network Rte.
McGee’s additional credits include Indian Summers, The White Queen and Being Human,...
- 11/2/2023
- by Lynette Rice
- Deadline Film + TV
How well can you truly know someone? “The Deceived” tackles its own mysteries surrounding love, loss, and the darkest of thoughts when familiarity is all we have. This series, originally shown in the UK, marks a decidedly different viewpoint into humanity from creator and writer Lisa McGee. Best known for creating “Derry Girls,” McGee builds on a different genre this time with classic elements of deceit and mistrust at its center.
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The project also serves as an opportunity for the multi-hyphenate to work with husband Tobias Beer.
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The project also serves as an opportunity for the multi-hyphenate to work with husband Tobias Beer.
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- 7/13/2021
- by Valerie Thompson
- The Playlist
Executive producer Willow Grylls has been appointed as co-chief executive officer of New Pictures, whose output includes “The Missing” and “Catherine the Great,” working alongside existing CEO Charlie Pattinson. Elaine Pyke also takes on a new role as creative director.
Grylls joined Pattinson and George Faber’s Company Pictures when it was set up, working initially in film development as well as business affairs. She then became a producer and series producer for television commencing with Martina Cole’s “The Take” for Sky One, starring Tom Hardy. She co-founded New Pictures alongside Pattinson and Pyke in 2013, executive producing across New Pictures output and specifically “The Missing,” “The Missing II” for BBC One/Starz, “Rellik” for BBC One/Cinemax, and “Requiem” for BBC One/Netflix.
She achieved further success recently with critically successful ITV drama “White House Farm,” which gained a consolidated 8 million viewers, becoming one of the most successful dramas on the channel this year.
Grylls joined Pattinson and George Faber’s Company Pictures when it was set up, working initially in film development as well as business affairs. She then became a producer and series producer for television commencing with Martina Cole’s “The Take” for Sky One, starring Tom Hardy. She co-founded New Pictures alongside Pattinson and Pyke in 2013, executive producing across New Pictures output and specifically “The Missing,” “The Missing II” for BBC One/Starz, “Rellik” for BBC One/Cinemax, and “Requiem” for BBC One/Netflix.
She achieved further success recently with critically successful ITV drama “White House Farm,” which gained a consolidated 8 million viewers, becoming one of the most successful dramas on the channel this year.
- 5/27/2020
- by Leo Barraclough
- Variety Film + TV
U.K. broadcaster Channel 5 has unveiled a slate of original dramas, marking the latest step in the Viacom-owned broadcaster’s push into scripted content.
The new dramas include a two-hour ghost story from Awesome Media & Entertainment and Two Rivers Media called “The Small Hand” adapted from novel by “The Woman in Black” author Susan Hill; psychological thriller “Penance” from West Road Pictures; four-part thriller “The Deceived” from New Pictures; and the return of thriller “Blood” for a new six part series.
Channel 5 increased the amount of money going into scripted following its cancellation of the “Big Brother” franchise. Dramas “15 Days” and “Agatha & The Truth of Murder” have already aired, while the broadcaster has previously announced drama commissions “Cold Call” and “All Creatures Great and Small.”
“The Small Hand” is a feature-length single drama adapted from crime writer Susan Hill’s book by Barbara Machin, creator of BBC’s long-running crime drama,...
The new dramas include a two-hour ghost story from Awesome Media & Entertainment and Two Rivers Media called “The Small Hand” adapted from novel by “The Woman in Black” author Susan Hill; psychological thriller “Penance” from West Road Pictures; four-part thriller “The Deceived” from New Pictures; and the return of thriller “Blood” for a new six part series.
Channel 5 increased the amount of money going into scripted following its cancellation of the “Big Brother” franchise. Dramas “15 Days” and “Agatha & The Truth of Murder” have already aired, while the broadcaster has previously announced drama commissions “Cold Call” and “All Creatures Great and Small.”
“The Small Hand” is a feature-length single drama adapted from crime writer Susan Hill’s book by Barbara Machin, creator of BBC’s long-running crime drama,...
- 8/21/2019
- by Tim Dams
- Variety Film + TV
Exclusive: Viacom’s Channel 5 is doubling down on its dive into drama with a four-part thriller from the creator of Derry Girls.
The British broadcaster has ordered The Deceived from All3Media-owned producer New Pictures, the company behind Starz’ The Spanish Princess, Netflix’s The Innocents and HBO and Sky’s forthcoming Helen Mirren-fronted mini-series Catherine The Great.
The show is created by Lisa McGee, who created Channel 4 hit comedy Derry Girls, which is set during The Troubles in Northern Ireland and is available globally on Netflix, and her husband, Tobias Beer, an actor and writer.
It is set in Cambridge in the UK and Donegal, the northernmost county in Ireland. It is a contemporary psychological thriller following a young English student called Ophelia, who falls in love with her married lecturer, Michael. However, when their affair results in a shocking and tragic death, Ophelia finds herself...
The British broadcaster has ordered The Deceived from All3Media-owned producer New Pictures, the company behind Starz’ The Spanish Princess, Netflix’s The Innocents and HBO and Sky’s forthcoming Helen Mirren-fronted mini-series Catherine The Great.
The show is created by Lisa McGee, who created Channel 4 hit comedy Derry Girls, which is set during The Troubles in Northern Ireland and is available globally on Netflix, and her husband, Tobias Beer, an actor and writer.
It is set in Cambridge in the UK and Donegal, the northernmost county in Ireland. It is a contemporary psychological thriller following a young English student called Ophelia, who falls in love with her married lecturer, Michael. However, when their affair results in a shocking and tragic death, Ophelia finds herself...
- 7/19/2019
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
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