{"id":17830,"date":"2022-11-09T10:07:47","date_gmt":"2022-11-09T15:07:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev2.worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/itv-commissions-sophie-turner-led-drama\/"},"modified":"2022-11-09T10:26:23","modified_gmt":"2022-11-09T15:26:23","slug":"itv-commissions-sophie-turner-led-drama","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/itv-commissions-sophie-turner-led-drama\/","title":{"rendered":"ITV Commissions Sophie Turner-Led Drama"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>ITV has ordered the six-part drama <em>Joan<\/em> for ITVX, with Sophie Turner (<em>Game of Thrones<\/em>, <em>X-Men: Dark Phoenix<\/em>, <em>The Staircase<\/em>) starring in the titular role.<\/p>\n<p>The drama is inspired by the life of the U.K.\u2019s notorious jewel thief Joan Hannington, who began as a petty offender and rose to be a highly talented diamond thief. Screenwriter Anna Symon (<em>Mrs. Wilson<\/em>, <em>The Essex Serpent<\/em>, <em>Deep Water<\/em>) is adapting Hannington\u2019s story for TV based on her memoir.<\/p>\n<p><em>Joan<\/em> is being produced by Snowed-In Productions, with Richard Laxton (<em>The Thief, His Wife and the Canoe<\/em>; <em>Honor<\/em>; <em>Mrs. Wilson<\/em>) directing. Executive producers are Ruth Kenley-Letts (<em>Stonehouse<\/em>,<em> The Midwich Cuckoos<\/em>, <em>Strike<\/em>), CEO of Snowed-In Productions; Jenny Van Der Lande (<em>Strike<\/em>, <em>You Don\u2019t Know Me<\/em>, <em>Too Close<\/em>), creative director of Snowed-In; and Neil Blair (<em>The Midwich Cuckoos<\/em>, <em>Strike<\/em>, <em>Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore<\/em>), chairman of Snowed-In. Paul Frift (<em>Anansi Boys<\/em>, <em>Deep State<\/em>, <em>Good Omens<\/em>) is producing. All3Media International will be responsible for international distribution.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m so excited to be bringing Joan Hannington\u2019s fascinating life story to screen in Joan,\u201d Turner said. \u201cShe is one of the most notorious figures in the criminal underworld of London, earning her the nickname \u2018The Godmother.\u2019 A woman who goes between her thriving and daring career as a jewel thief, all whilst trying to get her daughter back from social services, we see a mother in despair swept up in the exhilarating world of crime.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cJoan\u2019s story is incredible, making a success of life when the stakes seem stacked against her by not playing by the rules,\u201d said Polly Hill, head of drama at ITV. \u201cAnna\u2019s scripts are brilliant and a perfect fit for ITVX, and I can\u2019t wait to see Sophie Turner step into Joan\u2019s shoes. Set in the \u201980s with Richard Laxton directing and Ruth Kenley-Letts and Snowed-In producing, this is a great story with a great team bringing it to screen.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Executive producers Kenley-Letts, Van Der Lande and Blair commented, \u201cWe\u2019re thrilled to be bringing Joan Hannington\u2019s extraordinary and compelling life to the screen.\u00a0Anna\u2019s brilliant scripts are both heartbreaking and complex, capturing Joan\u2019s vivid and colorful life so perfectly. We couldn\u2019t be more excited to have the wonderful Sophie Turner playing the title role.\u00a0And in Richard Laxton we have the perfect director to tell Joan\u2019s story.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI am so excited to bring this story and Anna\u2019s astounding script to life,\u201d Laxton said. \u201cWith Sophie Turner in the title role and the 1980s as a rich and vibrant backdrop, <em>Joan<\/em> is sure to be an exhilarating and compelling ride.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Symon added, \u201cFrom penniless single parent to accomplished diamond thief, Joan Hannington\u2019s life story is a thrilling, rags-to-riches rollercoaster. I couldn\u2019t be more excited to watch the stellar talent Sophie Turner step into Joan&#8217;s shoes. Ever since I first read Joan\u2019s explosive memoir, I have been desperate to bring her story to screen, and I am thrilled to be collaborating once again with the incredibly talented teams at Snowed-In Productions and ITV. With the brilliant Richard Laxton at the helm, I cannot wait to get started.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ITV has ordered the six-part drama Joan for ITVX, with Sophie Turner (Game of Thrones, X-Men: Dark Phoenix, The Staircase) starring in the titular role.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1412,"featured_media":17831,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"pmpro_default_level":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[70],"tags":[314,5299,321,5052,5300,5301,5302,5303,5304,5305,5306,3311,5307],"class_list":["post-17830","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","","category-top-stories","tag-all3media-international","tag-anna-symon","tag-itv","tag-itvx","tag-jenny-van-der-lande","tag-joan","tag-joan-hannington","tag-neil-blair","tag-polly-hill","tag-richard-laxton","tag-ruth-kenley-letts","tag-snowed-in-productions","tag-sophie-turner","pmpro-has-access"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>ITV Commissions Sophie Turner-Led Drama - TVDRAMA<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/itv-commissions-sophie-turner-led-drama\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"ITV Commissions Sophie Turner-Led Drama - TVDRAMA\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"ITV has ordered the six-part drama Joan for ITVX, with Sophie Turner (Game of Thrones, X-Men: Dark Phoenix, The Staircase) starring in the titular role.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/itv-commissions-sophie-turner-led-drama\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"TVDRAMA\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2022-11-09T15:07:47+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2022-11-09T15:26:23+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2017\/07\/ITV-Joan-1122.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"600\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"320\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Jamie Stalcup\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Jamie Stalcup\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"3 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/itv-commissions-sophie-turner-led-drama\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/itv-commissions-sophie-turner-led-drama\/\",\"name\":\"ITV Commissions Sophie Turner-Led Drama - TVDRAMA\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2022-11-09T15:07:47+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2022-11-09T15:26:23+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/#\/schema\/person\/0da12602224807cc7b179b8405018deb\"},\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/itv-commissions-sophie-turner-led-drama\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/itv-commissions-sophie-turner-led-drama\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/itv-commissions-sophie-turner-led-drama\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"ITV Commissions Sophie Turner-Led Drama\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/\",\"name\":\"TVDRAMA\",\"description\":\"\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":\"required name=search_term_string\"}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/#\/schema\/person\/0da12602224807cc7b179b8405018deb\",\"name\":\"Jamie Stalcup\",\"description\":\"Jamie Stalcup is the executive editor of World Screen. 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