The Famous Five

The Famous Five is a loving tribute to Enid Blyton’s legendary 21-book series, which follows the adventures of four children and their dog as they solve fantastic mysteries, battle sinister forces, and have the most magical summer of their lives. 

As they navigate dark tunnels and deadly traps, George, Julian, Dick, Anne and Timmy form an indestructible bond – and forge memories as profound, enduring and powerful as myth. 

The three-part series stars Diaana Babnicova, Elliott Rose, Kit Rakusen, Flora Jacoby Richardson and Kip the Dog as The Famous Five, alongside James Lance, Ann Akinjirin, Diana Quick, William Abadie and Jack Gleeson.  Further cast: Nora Arnezeder, Ed Speleers, Art Malik, Emma Paetz, Jason Flemyng and Tilly Walker.

It’s created by Nicolas Winding Refn and Matthew Read, written by Matthew Read, Priya K. Dosanjh and Matthew Bouch, directed by Tim Kirkby, Asim Abbasi and Bill Eagles, and produced by Sophie MacClancy. 

The executive producers are Matthew Read, Will Gould, Matthew Bouch and Frith Tiplady for Moonage Pictures, Nicolas Winding Refn, Christina Bostofte Erritzøe and Kimberly Willming for byNWR, Amy Buscombe for BBC, Karen Lawler for Enid Blyton Entertainment, Katharina Kremlin and Frank Seyberth for ZDF and Tim Kirkby. 

The Famous Five is a Moonage Pictures and byNWR production for BBC1, CBBC and iPlayer. 

Bodies

Four detectives. Four timelines. One body.

Based on the mind-bending graphic novel by Si Spencer, Bodies is a police procedural with a twist.

When a body – the same body – is found on Longharvest Lane in London’s East End in 1890, 1941, 2023, and 2053, one detective from each period must investigate. As connections are drawn across the decades, the detectives soon discover their investigations are linked, and an enigmatic political leader – Elias Mannix – becomes increasingly central. Did he have a part to play in the murder? Or is something far more sinister at play?

To solve the mystery, the four detectives must somehow collaborate to uncover a conspiracy spanning over 150 years.

The eight-part series stars Stephen Graham as Elias Mannix, and Shira Haas, Jacob Fortune-Lloyd, Kyle Soller, and Amaka Okafor as the detectives.

It’s written by Paul Tomalin and Danusia Samal, directed by Marco Kreutzpaintner and Haolu Wang, and produced by Susie Liggat (series) and Sophie MacClancy (episodes 5-8).

The executive producers are Will Gould and Frith Tiplady for Moonage Pictures, Paul Tomalin, and Marco Kreutzpaintner.

Bodies is a Moonage Pictures production for Netflix.