If there is any Emmy field that is utterly wide open it’s Lead Actress in a Drama Series. Despite the decline of Peak TV, there should be enough submissions for six nominees as was the case the past four years.
17.04.2024 - 08:35 / deadline.com
EXCLUSIVE: Industry and Rye Lane star David Jonsson is writing his first television drama series.
Deadline can reveal that Jonsson is working with Baby Reindeer producer Clerkenwell Films on Hype (working title), a comedy-drama series about four friends in East London who attempt to enter the world of fashion retail.
Plot details are under wraps but we hear the project will explore Black culture’s influence on British fashion through the lives of the friends, who embody a a culture of hustle.
Jonsson is set to write, executive produce and star in the series. He has been working with senior execs at Somewhere Boy and The End of the F***ing World producer Clerkenwell to shape the scripts. Petra Fried and Rachelle Constant are executive producers for the BBC Studios-owned indie.
“It’s important to me to put a lens on interesting stories, stories that represent where I’m from and what I seem,” told Jonsson Deadline in a statement. “As an actor, it’s usually your job to jump into other people’s visions, so it’s cool to be creating my own.”
Fried, Joint Managing Director of Clerkenwell, said the scripts were “funny and emotional,” adding that they were “unbelievably good.” Clerkenwell will take the project to market shortly.
The project marks Jonsson’s foray into series writing. He had previously scripted 2018 comedy short Gen Y, which he also directed alongside Lee Gray. That followed five teens who decide to leave education behind and make their own way in London. More recently, he wrote and directed Honeybaby, and he is working on several TV and film ideas.
Jonsson is best known for acting roles in shows such as BBC banking drama Industry and Agatha Christie adaptation Murder is Easy. He also starred in Raine
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