Sky Studios, the production arm of Comcast-owned European pay TV giant Sky, has taken a minority stake in new U.K. scripted indie banner The Lighthouse.
Launched in late 2019, The Lighthouse was founded by a trio of former BBC Studios veterans in Hilary Salmon, its former head of drama; Radford Neville, previously managing director of drama; and Nick Betts, BBC Studios' first managing director of scripted.
The Lighthouse already has a number of projects in development, including an adaptation of Howard Marks' cult autobiography Mr.
Nice, a co-production with Independent Film Company and written by Neil Forsyth. Salmon will also be an exec producer on AMC's upcoming drama series 61st Street, written by Peter Moffat.
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