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Formerly | Cherubs Ltd. (1996) |
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Company type | Private |
Industry | Film industry |
Founded | 10 October 1996 in London, England |
Founder | David Heyman |
Headquarters | , England, United Kingdom |
Key people | David Heyman |
Products | Harry Potter |
Services | Film production Television production |
Divisions | Heyday Television (joint venture with Universal International Studios) |
Heyday Films Ltd. is a British film studio founded in 1996 [1] by producer David Heyman [2] in London, England, and currently headquartered in Borehamwood, Hertfordshire. The studio made its feature film debut with the production of Ravenous in 1999, and is best known for producing the Harry Potter film series, based on the popular fantasy novels of the same name by author J. K. Rowling and the Paddington Bear Film Series based on the novels of the same name by Michael Bond.
Year | Title | Credit | Notes |
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2010 | Awkward Situations for Men | Executive producer | |
2011 | Page Eight | ||
2013 | The Thirteenth Tale | ||
2014 | Turks & Caicos | Executive producer | |
Salting the Battlefield | Executive producer |
Heyday have produced a number of television series. [6]
Show | First aired | Last aired | Co-production | Network | Ref. |
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Threshold | 16 September 2005 | 1 February 2006 | Paramount Network Television Phantom Four Films Braga Productions | CBS | |
The Long Song | December 18, 2018 | December 20, 2018 | BBC One | ||
The InBetween | 29 May 2019 | 14 August 2019 | Universal Television Look at My New Bag | NBC | |
The Capture | 3 September 2019 | 12 September 2022 | NBCUniversal International Studios | BBC One | |
The Adventures of Paddington | 20 December 2019 | present | StudioCanal Blue-Zoo Productions Superprod Studio | Nickelodeon | |
Clickbait | 20 August 2021 | NBCUniversal International Studios Matchbox Pictures Tony Ayres Productions | Netflix | ||
Apples Never Fall | 14 March 2024 | Universal Content Productions Universal International Studios Matchbox Pictures Call Me Mel Productions Inc. | Peacock |
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