Sister

Television and Film Production Servicessister.net

Sister (Sister Holdings Limited) is an independent London-based television and film production company that develops and produces premium scripted drama for major UK and global broadcasters and streamers, including BBC, HBO, Sky, Netflix, and Amazon, operating alongside a sister portfolio of animation, podcast, and digital-first studios.

Company typePrivate
Founded2019
HeadquartersLondon, United Kingdom
Headcount51–100
GTM typeB2B
OfferingServices

What Sister does

Sister (legally Sister Holdings Limited, registered in England and Wales at 34 Park Street, London, W1K 2JD) is an independent, privately held production company co-founded by Jane Featherstone, Elisabeth Murdoch, and Stacey Snider that develops, produces, and licenses premium scripted television and film for major UK and global broadcasters. Its core output is high-end drama — limited series and returning shows — including Chernobyl (HBO/Sky), The Split trilogy (BBC), Gangs of London S1/S2 (Sky/AMC), This is Going to Hurt (BBC/AMC), Black Doves (Netflix), The Power (Amazon Prime Video, 200+ countries), Giri/Haji (BBC/Netflix), Landscapers (Sky/HBO), and The Split Up (BBC). Sister operates a B2B commissioned-content model: it secures commissions and co-production financing from broadcasters and streamers, produces the content with in-house and freelance creative teams, then monetizes through production fees, international licensing (via BBC Studios for many titles, with The Split sold to 179+ territories), and platform deals. Sister does not sell to end consumers directly and does not publish pricing; deal economics are negotiated per-project.

Beyond the scripted label, Sister has built the multi-entity Sister Group portfolio spanning animation (Locksmith Animation), podcasts (Campside Media), graphic novels (AWA Studios), unscripted (Dorothy Street Pictures, South of the River), live events (KOKO), publishing (Zando), interactive formats (stake in Yes Yes Media, 2023), and digital-first production (majority stake in After Party Studios, April 2026, bringing clients including Netflix, Sky Sports, Red Bull, and Just Eat and formats reaching 150M+ views). Underlying production technology is conventional film/TV production — there are no disclosed APIs, SDKs, AI/ML capabilities, or platform technical features in the public record. Sister is the registered UK private limited company (company number 12111207, VAT GB 236 0780 14), employs 51-100 people, and operates across Europe (UK primary) and North America with no public ticker, no disclosed funding rounds, no parent company, and no regulatory actions on record.

Sister firmographics

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Name: Sister
Legal name: Sister Holdings Limited
Website: https://sister.net
Company type: Private
Founded year: 2019
Operating status: Operating
Headcount range: 51–100 employees
Short description: Sister (Sister Holdings Limited) is an independent London-based television and film production company that develops and produces premium scripted drama for major UK and global broadcasters and streamers, including BBC, HBO, Sky, Netflix, and Amazon, operating alongside a sister portfolio of animation, podcast, and digital-first studios.
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Sister industry classification

Industry

Product category: Television and Film Production Services
NAICS: Television Broadcasting Stations (51612)
SIC: Services-Motion Picture & Video Tape Production (7812), Television Broadcasting Stations (4833)
akta.pro primary industry: Full-Service Game Publishers (1st/2nd/3rd-Party Publishing) (MPAFABAA)

Keywords

Television production
Scripted drama series
Limited series production
Film production studio
Content licensing

Where Sister is headquartered

Location

Headquarters

HQ city: London
HQ country: United Kingdom
HQ region: Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

Sister business model

Business model

GTM type: B2B
Offering type: Services
Cost components: Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

Content Production and Licensing: Sister produces original television content and licenses it to broadcasters and streaming platforms globally. Revenue is generated through production deals, co-production financing, and content licensing fees with major networks including BBC, Sky, HBO, Netflix, Amazon, and AMC.
Digital Content Production: Following the acquisition of After Party Studios, Sister generates revenue from digital-first content creation for clients including Netflix, Sky Sports, Red Bull, and Just Eat, including format productions like the Sidemen Charity Match.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels7 records

Marketing channels3 records

Sister product offering

Product offering

Core offering

Sister is a London-based independent production studio that develops, produces, and invests in original scripted television drama, limited series, and film content. Founded in 2019 by Jane Featherstone, Elisabeth Murdoch, and Stacey Snider, the studio creates premium content that is licensed to major global broadcasters and streaming platforms.

Product overview

Sister Pictures is an award-winning independent television and film production company that develops and produces bold, distinctive content for global audiences. The company produces a diverse portfolio of drama series and limited series including award-winning productions like Chernobyl, The Split trilogy, Gangs of London, This is Going to Hurt, The Power, and Black Doves. Sister operates as part of Sister Group, which includes production entities such as Locksmith Animation, Campside Media, AWA Studios, Dorothy Street Pictures, KOKO, South of the River, and Zando.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Quantifiable outcome

Chernobyl won 10 Emmy awards and 9 BAFTAs, becoming the biggest BAFTA-winning series in history
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Companies that use Sister

Customer profile

Named customers12 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Sister technology and API

Technology

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API: No
API docs
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App detail

Sister partnerships and signals

Strategic signal

Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

After Party StudioscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 21 April 2026Sister Group acquired a majority stake in After Party Studios, a British digital-first production company founded in 2016. The deal marks Sister Group's first foray into digital media and enables collaboration with other entities in Sister Group's portfolio including Sister Pictures, Locksmith Animation, and Campside Media.
Platform94minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 12 February 2026Platform94, Ireland's largest innovation hub based in Galway, signed a twelve-month partnership with Sister (Manchester's £1.7 billion innovation district). The agreement provides reciprocal workspace access and supports Irish technology companies expanding into the UK market.
Yes Yes MediaminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 4 April 2023SISTER took a significant stake in Yes Yes Media, a new TV and tech entertainment company founded by Richard Bacon. The deal enables Yes Yes to leverage Sister's global network and develop interactive formats across multiple devices.
AWA StudioscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAWA Studios is listed as a partner company within Sister Group's portfolio.
Campside MediacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCampside Media is a podcast company listed as a partner within Sister Group's portfolio.
Dorothy Street PicturescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDorothy Street Pictures is listed as a partner company within Sister Group's portfolio.
KOKOcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerKOKO is listed as a partner company within Sister Group's portfolio.
Locksmith AnimationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocksmith Animation is an animation studio listed as a partner within Sister Group's portfolio.
South of the RivercoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSouth of the River Pictures is listed as a partner company within Sister Group's portfolio.
ZandocoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerZando is listed as a partner company within Sister Group's portfolio.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Sister competitors and assessment

Company assessment

Market position

Competitive moat5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Sister financial estimates

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Sister leadership team

Management profile

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Sister subsidiaries and ownership

Company hierarchy

Subsidiaries3 records

Sister funding detail

Funding detail

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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Sister M&A and investment

M&A and investment

M&A2 records

Investments1 record

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Frequently asked questions about Sister

What does Sister do?

Is Sister a public or private company?

Sister is a private company. It is classified as founder individual operated bootstrapped and is currently operating.

When was Sister founded?

Sister was founded in 2019. It employs 51 to 100 people.

Where is Sister based?

Sister is headquartered in London, United Kingdom, in the Europe region.

How does Sister make money?

Two revenue lines are on record. Content Production and Licensing is the primary driver. The others are digital Content Production.

Does Sister have an API?

No public API is recorded for Sister.

What industry is Sister in?

Sister's product category is Television and Film Production Services. Its primary akta.pro industry code is MPAFABAA, Full-Service Game Publishers (1st/2nd/3rd-Party Publishing). Its NAICS code is 51612 and its SIC code is 7812.