EXCLUSIVE: The Crown producer Left Financial institution Footage has landed on its subsequent royal venture.
With Netflix’s smash hit changing into a extra distant reminiscence, Left Financial institution has turned consideration to an ITV and BritBox Worldwide drama about Jane Andrews, the Duchess of York’s former aide and dresser who was convicted of homicide. Sony Footage Tv will promote globally.
The Woman charts the rise and fall of former royal dresser Jane Andrews, whose rags to riches fairytale fell aside when she was convicted of homicide. Shifting amongst the best social circles in Britain, she managed to safe a spot within the upper-classes, solely to lose her job with the Duchess after 9 years of service. Having labored in these higher echelons of British royal society, she was subsequently convicted of murdering her husband Thomas Cressman in 2001. She was launched in 2019.
ITV mentioned the drama shall be partly fictionalized. It will likely be penned and exec produced by Debbie O’Malley (Payback, People, Harlots) and directed by Lee Haven Jones (The Feast, Merciless Love: The Ruth Ellis Story, Passenger). Set in Grimsby and London, The Woman will begin filming through the early a part of 2025 with information of casting and key manufacturing personnel introduced nearer to the date.
Jane Andrews. Picture: Peter Jordan – PA Photographs / Contributor
ITV commissioner Helen Ziegler mentioned: “Debbie’s compelling and good scripts re-evaluate what we predict we all know of Jane Andrews and the occasions that led to the tragic finish of Thomas Cressman’s life.”
Robert Schildhouse President, BritBox North America and Normal Supervisor, BritBox Worldwide, added: “Impressed by true occasions, The Woman is a riveting exploration of ambition, want, and the pursuit of social mobility. With an excellent script penned by Debbie O’Malley, and with the inventive partnership of Left Financial institution Footage and ITV, we’re intent on portraying this true crime drama with nuance and depth.”
Since ending The Crown, Left Financial institution has landed orders for the likes of the BBC’s This Metropolis is Ours. The Woman shall be exec produced by Left Financial institution’s Andy Harries, Sian McWilliams and Rebecca Hodgson. Robert Schildhouse, Jess O’Riordan and Stephen Nye govt produce on behalf of BritBox Worldwide. Florence Haddon-Cave (All the things Now, Quiz, The Crown) will produce the sequence.
The Woman is the second ITV drama revealed this week by Deadline. We additionally introduced you information of interval drama Majesty from a trio of ex-Gray’s Anatomy showrunners.
