Drama Republic

Drama Republic

Founded	January 9, 2013;12 years ago (2013-01-09)
Founder	Greg Brenman Roanna Benn
Headquarters	London , England
Parent	Mediawan (2021–)
Website	www.dramarepublic.com

Drama Republic is a British independent television production company specialising in high-quality drama, founded in 2013 by Greg Brenman, Roanna Benn, and Jude Liknaitzky, and since 2021, they have been part of the French audiovisual production & distribution company Mediawan.

History

Drama Republic was founded on 9 January 2013 when British drama producers Greg Brenman and Roanna Benn have left Endemol-owned British production company Tiger Aspect Productions to set up their own independent drama production company based in London and had signed a first-look distribution deal with BBC Worldwide to distribute the new production company's programmes internationally. ^[1]

On July 5 2021, it was announced that French audiovisual production and distribution company Mediawan and German audiovisual production and distribution company Leonine Holding through their joint venture production division Mediawan & Leonine Studios announced that they've acquired a majority stake in Drama Republic, marking Mediawan and Leonine Holding's expansion into the British television market along and their English-language operations with Drama Republic founders & CEOs Greg Brenman and Roanna Benn continued leading Drama Republic. ^{[2] [3]}

Filmography

Title	Years	Network	Notes
Doctor Foster [4] [5] [6]	2015–2017	BBC One
Wanderlust	2018	BBC One Netflix (international)
Us	2020	BBC One
Life
The Lovers [7]	2023	Sky Atlantic	co-production with Sky Studios
One Day [8]	2024	Netflix	co-production with Universal International Studios and Focus Features
Steal [9]	Coming 2025	Amazon Prime Video	co-production with Amazon MGM Studios

References

1. Barraclough, Leo (January 9, 2013). "Brenman, Benn set up Drama Republic". Variety. Retrieved May 2, 2025.
2. Kanter, Jake (July 5, 2021). "Mediawan & Leonine Studios Acquires Majority Stake In 'Doctor Foster' & 'The Irregulars' Outfit Drama Republic". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved May 9, 2024.
3. Wittingham, Clive (July 5, 2021). "Mediawan, Leonine buy Drama Republic". C21Media. Retrieved October 19, 2024.
4. "BBC One announces new drama series, Doctor Foster". BBC. 28 February 2014. Retrieved 3 March 2014.
5. Considine, Pippa (28 February 2014). "BBC One orders Drama Republic drama series by Mike Bartlett". Televisual. Archived from the original on 6 September 2019. Retrieved 3 March 2014.
6. Kanter, Jake (28 February 2014). "BBC signs Agatha Christie deal". Broadcast Now. Retrieved 3 March 2014.
7. "Sky Studios Starts 'The Lovers,' Reveals Deutschland Slate – Global Bulletin". Variety. June 28, 2022. Archived from the original on 2022-08-09. Retrieved February 20, 2023.
8. Ritman, Alex (November 30, 2021). "Netflix Orders 5 U.K. Series, Including Adaptation of David Nicholls' 'One Day'". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved May 18, 2023.
9. Kelley, Adam (10 May 2024). "Sophie Turner to Lead New Heist Series 'Haven'". Collider. Retrieved 12 May 2024.