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‘Dope Girls’: Bad Wolf Adopts U.S.-Style Pilot Strategy On Upcoming BBC Series & Will Shop Ep 1 At London & LA Screenings
'Doctor Who' indie Bad Wolf has made 'Dope Girls' pilot for the BBC, and will shop at the Sony London Screenings and LA Screenings.
EXCLUSIVE: Bad Wolf is adopting a U.S.-style pilot strategy on BBC drama Dope Girls by finishing episode one months before the rest so that it can be shopped at the London and LA TV Screenings. As one of the few high-end TV shows to have rolled cameras last year due to the writers strike and broader economic slowdown, Tranter described the Peaky Blinders- style series about inter-war Soho as a “rare jewel.” She acknowledged tricky economic headwinds have somewhat forced Bad Wolf’s hand in terms of taking the pilot approach and predicted the strategy will become “more commonplace” as the industry gets used to reduced commissioning and lower budgets.
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