Mammoth Screen

Deadline has established that several top producers have declined to throw their hat into the ring, with many citing concerns about the lack of rights and the production contract sucking creative energy away from other projects.

Among those not bidding are A24 UK, Playground, Mammoth Screen, uh, New Pictures, Big Talk Studios, Expectation, and Cree Street.

And, and there's a quote, "Anyone with a pulse knows it will go to BBC Studios," which is what I suspect anyway, was the view of one producer.

Another seasoned production chief added, "If Jane Tranter and Russell T. Davies can't make sense of that show, then who can and who wants to? It feels like a thankless task." In a document inviting submissions, the BBC said producers should detail a version of Doctor Who returning to screens in 2028, 2029.

What's on the ITV Studios scripted slate for MIPCOM this year? First up, I believe, is a six-part drama, First Woman.

That's a lunar thriller from ITV Studios' own Mammoth Screen, makers of Code of Silence, co-produced with Blade Runner owner Alcon Entertainment and Germany's ZDF.

That's destined for ITV.

Tell us about that show.