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Studiocanal Shutters ‘Happy Valley’ Outfit Red Production in the U.K.
Studiocanal has shuttered Red Production Company, the U.K. production outfit behind 'It's a Sin' and 'Happy Valley.'
Acquired in 2013 by Studiocanal as part of its big move into the television landscape, Red Production was founded Nicola Shindler and Andrew Critchley. Red Production’s popular IP’s include “Happy Valley,” “It’s a Sin,” as well as “Queer as Folk,” “Scott & Bailey” and “Last Tango in Halifax.” Studiocanal’s new executive managing director of TV series, M-K Kennedy, who joined from Netflix last year, has been listed as director of Red Production on Companies House, the U.K.’s exec agency of the business and trade department, which suggests that the ongoing projects will be handled internally by Studiocanal. Red Production’s current pipeline included “Anansi Boys,” an adaptation of Neil Gaiman’s fantasy novel, commissioned by Amazon Prime.
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