New projects from Stern & Wild clients feature in the Guardian’s list of new season’s must-watch TV shows
As practitioners and audiences welcome a reset after a very long hot summer, we are delighted to announce that two very different projects from Stern & Wild filmmakers have been selected for the Guardian’s list of the 50 best TV shows to watch this autumn.
The first of the two must-see picks is DAMILOLA TAYLOR: THE LAST 24 HOURS (Optomen Television for the BBC) which promises to be one of the most powerful documentary films seen on UK screens this year. Directed by multi-award winner Alex Thomas (BIBAA & NICOLE: MURDER IN THE PARK), the film explores the final day of 10-year-old schoolboy Damilola Taylor who was murdered in a Peckham stairwell 26 years ago, and the lasting impact his death has had on those who knew him, including childhood friend and Star Wars actor John Boyega. It’s heartrending.
Our second must-see pick is the eight-part culinary adventure show THE UNLIKELY COOK WITH AWKWAFINA (Twofour for Apple TV), which follows actor and comedian Nora Lum, aka Awkwafina, as she makes a personal journey across the USA to explore contemporary Asian American cuisine, starting with her own family’s remarkable legacy. The Series Producer is fantastic Stern & Wild filmmaker Tara Jang (ACCUSED: GUILTY OR INNOCENT?). We have high hopes it will be just as popular as Twofour’s first collaboration with Apple, the Emmy-winning THE RELUCTANT TRAVELLER WITH EUGENE LEVY.
Neither production has a confirmed tx date as yet. Watch this space for more details. In the meantime, for a full list of the Guardian’s top 50 TV shows, click here.
Damilola Taylor (left) and his childhood friend John Boyega. Image: PA/Optomen
Nora Lum, aka Awkwafina, is THE UNLIKELY COOK. Image: Twofour/Apple TV
