Clerkenwell Films Ltd.

Name

Clerkenwell Films Ltd.

Legal name

Clerkenwell Films Limited

Website

https://clerkenwellfilms.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1998

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Television and Film Production

NAICS

Motion Picture and Sound Recording Industries (512), Motion Picture and Video Industries (5121)

SIC

Services-Motion Picture & Video Tape Production (7812)

akta.pro primary industry

Content Studio & Creative Resourcing (In-house/Embedded Teams) (BPAFAIAJ)

Keywords

• Scripted television production
• Film production services
• Premium drama series
• Television content licensing
• Original content development

Headquarters

HQ city

London

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Content Licensing and Commissioning: Clerkenwell Films develops and produces original television series which are commissioned or licensed to broadcasters (BBC, Channel 4) and streaming platforms (Netflix, Disney+, HBO, Amazon). Revenue is generated through upfront licensing fees, production financing, and potentially backend participation depending on the deal structure with each platform or broadcaster.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels6 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Clerkenwell Films develops and produces original scripted television series and feature films that are commissioned or licensed to broadcasters and streaming platforms (BBC, Channel 4, Netflix, Disney+, HBO, Amazon). Its portfolio spans dark comedy, psychological thriller, period drama, coming-of-age, romantic comedy, and supernatural genres, with titles including Baby Reindeer, The End of the F***ing World, Misfits, The Dig, Alice and Steve, and The Death of Bunny Munro.

Product overview

Clerkenwell Films is a multi-award-winning film and television production company based in London that produces dramatic and comedic TV series and films. The company produces content across multiple genres including drama, comedy-drama, supernatural, and romantic comedy, with notable productions including Baby Reindeer (which won Golden Globes and Emmys for Best Limited Series), Alice and Steve (Disney+ Canneseries winner), The End of the F***ing World, Misfits, The Dig, and others. The portfolio represents a diverse range of original scripted content for broadcast and streaming platforms.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Baby Reindeer A TV series following a struggling comedian whose act of kindness to a vulnerable woman sparks a suffocating obsession that threatens both their lives. Produced for Netflix; became Netflix's most-watched series at the time of release.
• Alice and Steve A Disney+ series about lifelong best friends Alice and Steve whose relationship implodes when middle-aged Steve begins dating Alice's twenty-six-year-old daughter Izzy. Written by Sophie Goodhart and starring Nicola Walker and Jemaine Clement.
• The Death of Bunny Munro A TV series following sex-addicted door-to-door beauty product salesman Bunny Munro who, after his wife's suicide, finds himself caring for his young son. Written by Pete Jackson and starring Matt Smith.
• The End of the F***ing World A dark comedy-drama series about rebel teenagers James and Alyssa running away from home, with James secretly believing he is a psychopath who has chosen Alyssa as his first target. Created by Charlie Covell.
• Somewhere Boy A drama series about Danny, who was locked inside a house by his father as a baby and told the outside world was full of monsters, until one night everything he knew explodes.
• Cheaters A comedy romance series about strangers Josh and Fola who have a drunken night of sex during a delayed flight, only to discover they are new neighbours back in England.
• The Dig A feature film set on the eve of WWII in which self-taught archaeologist Basil Brown is hired to investigate mysterious mounds on wealthy landowner Edith Pretty's property, leading to a groundbreaking archaeological discovery.
• Truelove A drama series about a group of 70-something friends who reunite at a funeral and begin imagining what a dignified death might look like, with their dark humour turning into shocking reality.
• Misfits A supernatural drama series following a group of young offenders sentenced to community service who obtain supernatural powers after a strange electrical storm. Commissioned by Channel 4.
• Lovesick A romantic comedy series following Dylan who, after discovering he has chlamydia, must track down everyone he has ever had sex with to inform them.

Quantifiable outcome

• Baby Reindeer became Netflix's most-watched series at time of release.
• +2 more outcomes

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Sister Pictures: London-based prestige scripted drama producer (Chernobyl, The Split, Fleabag co-production). Highly comparable in scale, prestige positioning, and BBC/Sky/HBO commissioning relationships.
• Bad Wolf: Wales-based prestige scripted TV producer (His Dark Materials, I Hate Suzie, The Night Of-adjacent projects). Near-identical size, indie status, and commissioning footprint (BBC, HBO, Sky) to Clerkenwell.
• Warp Films: Sheffield/London-based UK scripted film and TV production company of comparable indie scale. Produced acclaimed prestige work including This Is England, Four Lions, and TV adaptations like The Virtues — directly comparable as a similarly-sized UK indie competing for the same commissioning briefs.
• See-Saw Films: London/Sydney-based prestige scripted production company behind Top of the Lake, The Power of the Dog, and Shōgun. Closely comparable in scale, genre breadth, and reliance on writer-led prestige projects for major streamers.
• Heyday Films: London-based film and TV producer (Harry Potter franchise, Marriage Story, The Essex Serpent). Comparable UK prestige production company with both film and limited-series capability and major platform relationships.
• DNA Films: London-based indie film and TV producer (28 Days Later, Notes on a Scandal, The Last King of Scotland). Comparable UK indie pedigree with prestige feature and TV crossover capability.
• Two Brothers Pictures: London-based scripted drama producer (The Missing, Fleabag, Baptiste). Similar indie scale and genre mix; comparable BBC and international streamer commissioning model.

Broad incumbents

• Fremantle: Global production and distribution giant with extensive scripted drama operations across the UK and Europe. Represents a much larger incumbent competing for the same international streamer commissions.
• Working Title Films: Major London-based film and TV producer (Love Actually, Bridget Jones, Fleabag). Much larger scale and broader commercial remit than Clerkenwell, but overlapping commissioning network and prestige TV ambitions.
• All3Media: Major UK-headquartered global scripted production group encompassing multiple labels (Company Pictures, New Pictures, Neal Street). Significantly larger scale but operates in the same commissioning ecosystem as Clerkenwell.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Instagraminstagram.com/clerkenwellfilms
• Xx.com/clerkenwellfilm
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/clerkenwell-films-limited

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles11 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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