Eleven is a British

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company founded by Jamie Campbell and Joel Wilson and owned by

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through its International Production division. It was formed in 2006 and was the first drama production company to benefit from the

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Growth Fund, set up to nurture independent creative companies based in the UK. Eleven produces scripted and non-scripted content for the UK and international markets.

History

Eleven was founded in 2006 by Jamie Campbell and Joel Wilson, named so due to the initial number of projects being undertaken by the pair. The Channel 4 Growth Fund took a minority stake in Eleven in 2014, making it the first drama production company to benefit from their £20m fund. In April 2020, American television production studio

had announced that they've invested a deal to acquire a significant stake in Eleven Film. The deal to acquire a stake of Eleven Film that could include

's 20% stake in the company and would expand Sony Pictures Television's British television operations and their drama production output. Two months later in June, American television production studio Sony Pictures Television announced that it had acquired a majority stake in Eleven Film, expanding Sony Pictures Television's drama production operations and its British television production with Channel 4 dropping its 20% stake in the company.

Productions

Early significant output includes the critically acclaimed, multi-award nominated series ''

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'', an eight-part mystery drama for E4 written by multi-

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winner

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, starring

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, Billy Howle,

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, Charlotte Spencer,

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, and

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; ''

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,'' a comedy drama written by

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and the first UK TV scripted series to film in China for E4; BAFTA-Nominated ''

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,'' a drama series starring

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and

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for

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; and BAFTA-nominated ''

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'' for

The company's most successful project to date is ''

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'', a four series drama for

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released in 2019 and created by Laurie Nunn. The series received critical acclaim for its ensemble cast, writing, directing, production values, and mature treatment of its themes, with over 40 million viewers streaming the first series after its debut. The series has won two

TV Awards and the third series won Best Comedy at the 50th

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. Production for the fourth and final season of ''Sex Education'' was confirmed to be underway in August 2022 and it premiered on 21 September 2023. In August 2019,

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commissioned '' Red Rose'', an eight part horror series created by The Clarkson Twins, which was released on

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on 15 August 2022. In February 2020, it was announced that

had commissioned a 10-part political drama named ''White Stork'' to be produced by Eleven. The series' cast was due to feature

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as lead, with

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also rumoured to have been offered a role. Production was halted in the wake of the

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, which caused scheduling conflicts for Hiddleston. In May 2022, the

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and STAN commissioned a new series titled ''

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'', a drama about the British citizens who migrated to Australia after the

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, with filming commencing in Australia shortly after. The series premiered in May 2023 and won Best Series at the 62nd

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. In February 2024, the BBC confirmed a second series had been commissioned and in February 2025, it was confirmed that the series would be released on Sunday 9 March 2025. An eight-part mystery thriller, which centres around a young deaf woman, titled ''I.D.'', was announced by

in August 2022. The series was created by

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. In April 2023, the

announced that Eleven would produce the first ever

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of 1954 novel ''

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'' by

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-winning British author

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. The executive producers are set to be Joel Wilson and Jamie Campbell for Eleven,

for One Shoe Films and Nawfal Faizullah. Filming was confirmed to be underway in

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in September 2024. In October 2023, it was announced that Eleven would be adapting

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's best-selling '' Kane and Abel'' trilogy.

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announced in November 2023 that it had commissioned a new original drama from Eleven, ''

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''. Principal photography commenced on location in

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the same month. The cast includes

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, Charlie Cooper, Paul Forman and

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. David Kerr was announced as lead director. The series was released on 15 August 2024.

References

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