Get the latest gossip
Neal Street Founder Pippa Harris On Satirizing The Industry In HBO’s ‘The Franchise’ & Plans To Film Sam Mendes’ Beatles Movies From Next Summer
In an interview with Deadline, Neal Street boss Pippa Harris talks HBO comedy 'The Franchise' and plans to shoot Sam Mendes' Beatles movies.
The All3Media-backed company has recently wrapped The Magic Faraway Tree, an Enid Blyton adaptation that had eluded Harris for 17 years, and in the space of around 10 days opened The Hills of California on Broadway and The Lehman Trilogy in the West End. At a time when Labour ministers have signaled their intention to explore new funding models for the BBC, Harris remains a firm supporter of the licence fee, adding that the household levy represents “incredible value for money.” She hopes the HBO series, which debuts on Sky in the UK on October 21, will be renewed for a second season, particularly given it’s “impossible to think of a comedy which, straight out of the gate, everyone thought was a work of genius.” Harris says there are “so many” more stories to tell from the set of Tecto, not that she will be revealing any IRL inspirations anytime soon.
Or read this on Deadline
