‘The Doll Factory’ Lands At Free Streamer The Network; Italian Series ‘The Bad Guy’ Also Set
The British series 'The Doll Factory,' starring Esmé Creed-Miles, will premiere in the U.S. on free streamer The Network on May 28, following its UK run on Paramount+. Set in Victorian London, the show follows a doll maker's pursuit of artistic freedom amid danger and dark intrigue. The Network also acquired the Italian thriller 'The Bad Guy,' set to debut June 23, about a prosecutor framed by the mafia. These additions are part of the streamer's expanding original and exclusive content lineup.
- ▪The Doll Factory, a six-part British series based on Elizabeth Macneal’s novel, will launch on The Network in the U.S. on May 28.
- ▪The series stars Esmé Creed-Miles as a Victorian-era doll maker drawn into the dark world of the Pre-Raphaelites.
- ▪The Network has also acquired the Italian thriller The Bad Guy, which follows a prosecutor framed by the mafia and seeking revenge.
- ▪The Bad Guy, starring Luigi Lo Cascio, originally ran for two seasons on Prime Video in Italy and will premiere on The Network on June 23.
- ▪The Network, a two-year-old free streaming service, continues to expand its original programming with international series and documentaries.
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The Doll Factory The Network EXCLUSIVE: The Doll Factory, the British series that stars The Sandman’s Esmé Creed-Miles, has found a U.S. home. The series, which is based on Elizabeth Macneal’s book, will launch on free streamer The Network. The six-part series, which was written by Charley Miles and directed by Sacha Polak, premiered on Paramount+ in the UK in 2023. It will launch in the U.S. on May 28. The Doll Factory follows doll makers Iris Whittle (Creed-Miles) and her sister Rose (Mirren Mack) in Victorian London. Iris’ dreams of becoming an artist are impeded by her oppressive boss and rigid social structure of the 1850s. As young girls begin to go missing, Iris falls in with a shadowy, brutish painter Louis (George Webster) who promises her an education in the arts.
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