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Idris Elba Launches New Production Company 22Summers With Former Pulse & BBC Exec Diene Petterle


Hijack and Luther star Idris Elba is launching a company that will initially focus on high-end documentaries but will also add a scripted unit.

Hijack and Luther star Idris Elba is teaming with factual producer Diene Petterle to launch production company 22Summers, we can reveal. The co-production with October films, narrated and executive-produced by Elba, explores the conflict through the lens of black and brown experiences.It premieres on Disney+ today (June 10). Elba’s previous production company Green Door Pictures and Petterle’s Drumroll Films are folded into 22Summers, which will look to be a full-service outfit, taking projects from conception through to delivery.

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