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Channel 4’s social audiences thrive, driven by YouTube and Channel 4.0

Channel 4 led British broadcasters’ embrace of social in 2024, as YouTube audiences for full episodes of hit shows such as First Dates, Murder Case: Digital Detectives and Grand Designs swelled by more than two-and-a-half times (+169% year on year). Newly released data for 2024 highlights Channel 4

12 Feb 25 News Release

Channel 4 commissions Falling, a new original drama from Jack Thorne

Produced by The Forge Entertainment ( National Treasure, The Buccaneers, Marriage ), a Banijay UK company, Falling is a major new six-part drama written by acclaimed BAFTA award-winning writer Jack Thorne ( Help, Kiri, His Dark Materials ) who brings his first ever love story to Channel 4. Anna is a

12 Feb 25 News Release

Channel 4 announces adaptation of the best-selling novel The Rachel Incident from Caroline O’Donoghue

Channel 4 has commissioned an adaption of The Rachel Incident, from the New York Times bestselling novelist, podcaster and screenwriter Caroline O’Donoghue. The eight-part series will be produced by the award-winning Element Pictures ( Normal People, POOR THINGS ) and UCP, a division of Universal

12 Feb 25 News Release

Channel 4 commissions gripping new thriller Maya, from writer and creator Daisy Haggard

Channel 4 has commissioned Maya, a gripping new six-part drama written and created by BAFTA and International Emmy-nominated Daisy Haggard. The original series follows the story of mother and daughter as they are forced into witness protection to escape a dangerous threat and will be produced by the

12 Feb 25 News Release

Channel 4 announces second series of cyber-thriller The Undeclared War: Simon Pegg and Hannah Khalique-Brown return and Sian Brooke joins the cast; first look images released

Link to download first-look images: https://mediaassets.channel4.com/share/EFA1DD9F-FF3D-4914-91BD5B3C69689E6D/ Channel 4 has announced a second series of The Undeclared War, a six-part cyber-thriller written by Colin Teevan ( Das Boot, Rebellion ) and all episodes directed by Paul McGuigan (

12 Feb 25 News Release

David Harewood leads major new legal drama Pierre on Channel 4

Channel 4 has commissioned a new six-part original drama, Pierre, from indie producer The Lighthouse ( Scoop ), co-written by BAFTA-winning screenwriter, Roy Williams OBE ( Soon Gone: The Windrush Chronicles, Fallout) and BAFTA-nominated writer John Donnelly ( Summerwater, Utopia ) and starring

12 Feb 25 News Release

Channel 4 announces brand new drama adaptation of Barbara Taylor Bradford’s A Woman of Substance

Channel 4 announces a brand-new adaptation of A Woman of Substance, produced by The Forge Entertainment ( National Treasure, Help, Generation Z ), a Banijay UK company and written by Katherine Jakeways ( The Buccaneers ) and co-written by Roanne Bardsley ( The Buccaneers, Screw ). Both Emmy

12 Feb 25 News Release

Ollie Madden, Director of Film4 and Channel 4 Drama, announces new slate of bold and ambitious drama

Ollie Madden, Director of Film4 and Channel 4 Drama, announced in August last year he was doubling Channel 4’s drama budget and the number of commissions, delivering on the Channel’s plan to launch new drama consistently throughout the year - a key pillar in Channel 4’s move to becoming a streaming

12 Feb 25 News Release

Channel 4 commissions landmark film on gang grooming featuring devastating stories of survivors

21 years ago Anna Hall was the first person to expose a pattern now known as gang grooming in her groundbreaking documentary Edge of the City. The multi award-winning filmmaker now returns with Groomed: A National Scandal , a powerful new film for Channel 4 on the explosive issue of gang grooming