BBC Three & BBC America’s ‘Mood’ Creator Nicôle Lecky: “Americans Want To See A Different Side Of Britishness”

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Nicôle Lecky, the creator of BBC Three and BBC America drama Mood, believes the TV adaptation of her award-winning play will satisfy America’s desire to “see a different side of Britishness.”Featuring an original soundtrack performed by Lecky, Mood starts tomorrow night on the newly-relaunched BBC Three linear channel and follows Sasha, played by Lecky, an aspiring musician who spends her days smoking weed and stalking her ex-boyfriend.Speaking exclusively to Deadline as distributor BBC Studios shops the show at this week’s Showcase, Lecky said “Americans want to see a different side of Britishness,” with Mood set to air on BBC America later this year.“They’ve seen a lot of Brits sipping tea and gang shows but not much like this, about a normal girl in a pocket of London who goes on a huge journey,” she added.BBC America was involved with the creative process from the moment it became co-producer, added Lecky, describing the channel as the “right home who understood that I wanted a much wider audience to see my show.”Although it is rooted in London at a time when ‘local’ content is a hot topic in the drama market, Lecky said she had always wanted Mood to work for an international audience and is hoping others territories will pick it up at BBC Studios Showcase.“You only have to look at a show like Squid Game,” added Lecky.“Being able to explore another culture is fascinating and we’re obsessed with that at the moment.

I can totally imagine people in China and Spain watching a show like Mood and learning something about British culture.”The series is based on Lecky’s award-winning stage play Superhoe, which was its original working title.A TV pilot had already been commissioned while she was performing the play and the