Endemol UK Sets Up New Production House with Charlie Brooker

LONDON: Charlie Brooker and Annabel Jones have aligned with Endemol UK to set up a new production outfit, House of Tomorrow, which will produce dramas, comedies and feature films.

Brooker, an award-winning writer/producer/presenter, will be serving as creative director of the newly formed indie. Jones, formerly the managing director of Zeppotron, will be managing director. There are already projects in development at House of Tomorrow for broadcasters in the U.K. and the U.S., with further announcements to be made soon.

House of Tomorrow will build on the successful productions that have been written by Brooker and executive produced by Jones. Their credits include the satirical drama Black Mirror, the detective spoof A Touch of Cloth, the thriller Dead Set and the Wipe programming for the BBC.

Brooker said: “The one thing the world doesn't need is yet more entertainment, but unfortunately for the world that's what we're hell-bent on producing. We'll produce fun in all its guises, whether that be the laugh-a-minute gaiety of Black Mirror, the show-stopping musical stylings of Weekly Wipe, or some hitherto-untested form of amusement that just about fits on a screen."

Jones added: “It’s an exciting time for original drama and comedy drama at the moment. We're hoping to build on the international success of Black Mirror and make some bold and distinctive drama that traumatizes viewers here and across the Atlantic. As well as shows that Charlie has devised, we will be developing projects with both established and new writers so we don't end up killing each other.”

Lucas Church, the CEO of Endemol UK, commented: “Charlie and Annabel's partnership has already produced some of the best comedy and satire seen on British television and around the world. We’re thrilled to be backing them and can’t wait for more.”