BBC COMEDY THRILLER “AM I BEING UNREASONABLE?” PREMIERES APRIL 11 AS A HULU ORIGINAL

The Twisted Series is Written By and Stars Daisy May Cooper and Selin Hizli, and is Executive Produced by Jack Thorne

(BBC/Hulu’s Am I Being Unreasonable? Is written by and stars Daisy May Cooper (R) and Selin Hizli (L))

February 23, 2023 (Santa Monica, CA) In a deal with BBC Studios, Hulu has acquired the U.S. rights to all episodes of the new genre-bending comedy thriller, Am I Being Unreasonable?, written by and starring multi-BAFTA award winning Daisy May Cooper (This Country) and Selin Hizli (Mum). The series is executive produced by Jack Thorne (His Dark Materials, Help, National Treasure) and is slated to debut in the U.S. on April 11, 2023 as a Hulu Original.

Co-produced by Boffola Pictures and Lookout Point, critically-acclaimed Am I Being Unreasonable? sees Nic (Daisy May Cooper) grieving a loss that she can’t share with anyone whilst stuck in a depressing marriage. Only her son, Ollie (Lenny Rush, Apple Tree House) who she adores, keeps her going. But when Jen (Selin Hizli) arrives in town, her life is lit up with laughter and, through this kindred soul, her dark secret starts to bubble up.

The impressive cast is rounded out by comedy BAFTA award winner Jessica Hynes (There She Goes), Dustin Demri-Burns (Cardinal Burns, The Great), Amanda Wilkin (The Split), David Fynn (Game of Thrones), Juliet Cowan (Back to Life), Ruben Catt (Ted’s Top Ten), and Karla Crome (Under the Dome).

The 6 x 30’ series is a Boffola Pictures and Lookout Point co-production for the BBC, created and written by Daisy May Cooper & Selin Hizli and commissioned by Kate Phillips, former Acting Director of BBC Comedy. The Producer is Pippa Brown (The Other One, Psychobitches), the Director is Jonny Campbell (Phoenix Nights, Eric & Ernie) and the Executive Producers are Shane Allen, Jonny Campbell, Daisy May Cooper, Kate Daughton, Selin Hizli & Jack Thorne. Tanya Qureshi, Head of BBC Comedy, is the Commissioning Editor for the BBC. The series is being distributed by BBC Studios internationally.

A second season of Am I Being Reasonable? has been commissioned and was announced in October.

 

About Hulu:
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About BBC Studios:
BBC Studios, a global content company with bold British creativity at its heart, is a commercial subsidiary of the BBC. Able to take an idea seamlessly from thought to screen and beyond, its activities span content financing, development, production, sales, branded services, and ancillaries across both its own productions and programs and formats made by high-quality UK independents. Award-winning British programs made by the business are internationally recognized across a broad range of genres and specializations, with brands like Dancing with the Stars/Strictly Come Dancing, Top Gear, and Doctor Who. BBC.com, BBC Studios’ global digital news platform, provides up-to-the-minute international news, in-depth analysis and features to more than 139 million unique browsers each month. BBC Studios has offices in 20 markets globally, including ten production bases in the UK and production bases or partnerships in a further nine countries around the world. The company, which ordinarily makes around 2,000 hours of content a year for both the BBC and third parties including Apple, Netflix, and Migu, is a champion for British creativity around the world. It is also a committed partner for the UK’s independent sector through a mix of equity partnerships, content investment, and international distribution for program titles.

In the Americas, BBC Studios operates a diverse portfolio of businesses focused on bringing the best of British content to fans across the region. This includes joint ventures with AMC Networks for flagship channel BBC AMERICA (U.S.) and with ITV for SVoD service BritBox (U.S./Canada), as well as a strategic partnership in Canada with Blue Ant Media for channels BBC Earth and BBC First. In February 2021, BBC SELECT, an ad-free, digital streaming channel offering all-new documentaries across culture, politics, and ideas, launched in the U.S. and Canada on Amazon Prime Video Channels and the Apple TV app. BBC Studios also runs a robust linear and digital content sales and co-productions operation, as well as a franchise management business. In addition, BBC Studios operates one of its major scripted and unscripted production unit in Los Angeles, responsible the Emmy®-winning Dancing with the Stars, the multi-award-winning Life Below Zero, and the popular reboot of the classic quiz show Weakest Link, among others.

 

About Boffola Pictures
Boffola Pictures was set up in May 2021 by Kate Daughton and Shane Allen. The company’s ambition is to enable comedy writers and performers to achieve excellence across the spectrum of sitcom and comedy drama. Alongside the hit first series of Am I Being Unreasonable? the company has produced the recent revival of Friday Night Live for Channel 4 and is currently shooting the six-part series Undoing Martin Parker, written by Sian Gibson and Paul Coleman, for BBC One. Whilst Controller of Comedy at the BBC Shane was responsible for finding, nurturing and commissioning Daisy May Cooper’s multiple BAFTA winning This Country.

Lookout Point, the BBC Studios owned indie, have a founding minority stake in the company and provide commercial and strategic support. BBC Studios are the global distribution partner for all content developed by Boffola Pictures.