HBO & Sky Team for Darkly Comic Horror Series

From screenwriter Siân Robins-Grace (Kaos, Sex Education), The Baby is a brand-new HBO and Sky co-production that examines the institution of motherhood.

The series is co-created by Robins-Grace and Lucy Gaymer (Gangs of London, Liar) and produced by SISTER and Proverbial Pictures. The darkly comic horror series deconstructs the “joy of motherhood,” exploring the powerful anxiety of whether or not to have children, questioning who gets to choose motherhood and who doesn’t.

The eight-episode first season will be produced by SISTER and Proverbial Pictures and executive produced by Jane Featherstone (Chernobyl, Giri/Haji, The Split), Carolyn Strauss (Chernobyl, Game of Thrones), Naomi de Pear (The Power, Don’t Forget the Driver, Flowers), Katie Carpenter (Landscapers, The Bisexual, Flowers) and Robins-Grace. Gaymer joins the female-led creative team as producer.

“With The Baby, we want to explore the powerful anxiety around the question of whether or not to have children,” said Robins-Grace and Gaymer. “The ambivalence of not knowing, the bafflement at everyone else’s certainty and the suspicion that the whole thing is one millennia-long scam. We’re thrilled to be working with such a phenomenal team of producers to help us bring this weird baby into the world with HBO and Sky.”

“Siân and Lucy’s exploration of motherhood is as funny and resonant as it is twisted,” said Amy Gravitt, executive VP of HBO Programming. “The Baby gives voice to all the women who just don’t know. We’re thrilled to be partnering again with Jane Featherstone, Carolyn Strauss, and our friends at Sky.”

“The Baby is by turns dark, comedic, and horrifying,” commented Cameron Roach, director of drama at Sky Studios. “The vision that Siân and Lucy are bringing to life is truly unique.”

The SISTER team noted: “We are so inspired by the horrific and hilarious vision that Siân and Lucy have for The Baby and fell in love with Siân’s script the moment we read it. Natasha and the baby are two rare beings who we can’t wait to bring to life.”