Manufacturing has begun for Sky Unique movie The Radleys, a scarily relatable vampire thriller tailored from the critically acclaimed novel by best-selling creator Matt Haig (A Boy Known as Christmas) and produced by Genesius Photos (Good Luck To You Leo Grande, Mrs Lowry and Son). Coming to Sky Cinema in 2024, filming will begin in London and Yorkshire from the beginning of June for six weeks.
With wickedly humorous dialogue and real spine-chilling scares, The Radleys explores the turmoil which follows once we deny our deepest, darkest wishes. Removed from being one other bloody vampire story, this can be a deliciously darkish drama that asks the query “What are you hungry for?”
Emmy® and Golden Globe® winner Damian Lewis (A Spy Amongst Associates, Homeland) can be taking part in a twin function alongside Emmy® winner Kelly Macdonald (Operation Mincemeat, No Nation for Previous Males) and BAFTA® nominee Shaun Parkes (Small Axe).
Nestled in a quiet, suburban English city stay The Radleys. To their neighbours, they’re as extraordinary as they arrive, but beneath the floor, mother and father Peter (Lewis) and Helen (Macdonald) are concealing a devastatingly darkish secret from their teenage kids, Rowan and Clara. They’re abstaining vampires, selecting to not drink blood regardless of their pure cravings, but changing into increasingly more bloodthirsty by the day.
When Clara is unexpectedly attacked by a boy in her class and her pure instincts take over, Peter and Helen are pressured to disclose the reality. The surprising revelation encourages lovesick son Rowan and beforehand vegan Clara to query their very own id and suppressed wishes. It’s at this pivotal juncture that Peter’s twin brother Will arrives on the scene (performed by Damian Lewis in a twin function). A proud, practising vampire who overtly embraces his hedonistic, bloodthirsty way of life, Will forces the household to face their repressed urges even additional. Can the household proceed to carry again their hidden bloodlust, or will they provide in to their true nature?
A Genesius Photos manufacturing, The Radleys was developed with British Comedy Award winner Jo Model (Getting on, The Extra You Ignore Me) and is written by Talitha Stevenson (Late in Summer time). The movie can be directed by BAFTA® award-winning director Euros Lyn (Heartstopper, Dream Horse) and produced by Debbie Grey (Good Luck to You, Leo Grande) with Lewis as govt producer by means of his manufacturing firm, Ginger Biscuit Leisure. Further govt producers embrace Julia Stuart and Laura Grange at Sky, Mark Gooder and Alison Thompson at Cornerstone, Peter Touche, Andrea Scarso and Christelle Conan at Ingenious Media and Julian Gleek of Genesius. The movie is financed by Sky and Ingenious Media and Cornerstone is dealing with worldwide gross sales and distribution.
Julia Stuart, Director of Unique Movie at Sky feedback: “I’m very excited to watch Matt Haig’s The Radleys come alive on screen as it begins production with top British talent including Damian Lewis and Kelly Macdonald. Wickedly funny and darkly compelling, I’m so pleased to bring this film to Sky Cinema in 2024.”
Debbie Grey, Managing Director of Genesius Photos says: “Delighted to be partnering once more with the crew at Sky Cinema on our adaptation of Matt Haig’s great novel The Radleys. An thrilling script to provide and a singular black comedy underneath Euros Lyn’s sensible route.”
