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Channel 4 unleashes The Hunt: Prey vs Predator. A thrilling new reality adventure competition from CPL Productions and GroupM Motion Entertainment

Hunt the Money. Hunt Each Other. Survive the Game. From CPL Productions, the masterminds behind Married at First Sight UK, with GroupM Motion Entertainment, comes The Hunt: Prey vs Predator - a heart-pounding, high-stakes game of predator versus prey, where there is only one rule – hunt or be hunted

12 Feb 25 News Release

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 UCP, a division of Universal Studio Group, in association with the award-winning Element Pictures (

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