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A new year is just around the corner and if you’re wondering what new British productions Netflix has coming up for 2024 and beyond, you’ve come to the right place. Below, we’ll break down all the currently announced new British movies, series and documentaries in the works.
Please remember that this doesn’t represent every movie and series currently in development at Netflix. There are a few that we’re not allowed to mention just yet, including a hotly anticipated new series from a writer who has produced some excellent titles for Netflix so far.
There are also plenty of shows and movies that should probably be listed here but won’t be. That’s because of how entwined US and UK projects tend to be, with some more US-produced series like The Witcher also falling into the UK camp with most of the filming taking place here. For the purpose of keeping this article readable, we’ll be sticking to projects that have primarily British talent both in front and behind the camera.
For more on what’s coming to Netflix throughout 2024 on Netflix – keep it locked here on What’s on Netflix.
New British Movies Coming Soon to Netflix
Bank of Dave: The Sequel
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While Netflix picked up the exclusive rights to the movie in the UK for release in January 2023, it wasn’t until later in the year that other regions licensed the movie from WME Independent and Samuel Goldwyn Films. The streamer did, however, order a sequel that it would have outright in April 2023 with director Chris Foggin returning.
Filming on the sequel is due to get underway in early 2024 (most suggest cameras will begin rolling in February), with the sequel, according to one of the production companies, set to be released on Netflix by the end of the year.
Joy
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From the production company behind Our Souls at Night, Joy will be a new biopic from director Ben Taylor that sees Bill Nighy play Patrick Steptoe, who, along with two others, attempt to create the world’s first test tube baby.
Thomasin McKenzie and James Norton also star in the movie, which has already been in production since late 2023.
Scoop
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Based on the incredible true story and actual interview that will go down in history as one of the greatest TV interviews, we have Scoop, a biopic on how the BBC Prince Andrew sitdown came to be.
At one point, the movie was due to release on Netflix in late 2023 but given that’s not yet to happen, we can presume that it’ll be dropping within the first half of 2024.
Philip Martin is directing the movie, with Peter Moffat having penned the script. Among the cast for the movie are Gillian Anderson, Romola Garai, Rufus Sewell, and Billie Piper.
The Kitchen
Coming to Netflix: January 19th, 2024
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Daniel Kaluuya and Kibwe Tavares are the two directors behind this brand new dystopian sci-fi movie that stars Kane Robinson as Izi, who is attempting to get out of his living accommodation with the residents being in constant threat of eviction.
Reviews from the majority of critics were mostly positive, with many praising the film’s overall message and some of the performances.
Wallace & Gromit
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Fresh off their second major Netflix project in the form of a long-awaited sequel to Chicken Run, Bristol-based Aardman Animations are hard at work on their next animated movie for Netflix based on the classic duo of Wallace & Gromit.
Merlin Crossingham and Nick Park are directing the new animated movie, and the BBC is also involved with its distribution.
Here’s the current plotline for the upcoming sequel:
“Focus on Gromit’s concern that Wallace has become over-dependent on his inventions, which proves justified when Wallace invents a “smart gnome” that seems to develop a mind of its own.”
New British Series Coming Soon to Netflix
Black Doves
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Set in the heart of London, amidst rising diplomatic tensions and the festive backdrop of Christmas, Black Doves unfolds as a gripping tale of espionage, romance, and betrayal. Kiera Knightley is set to lead the cast.
The series centers around Helen, a woman leading a double life, who finds herself entangled in a passionate but perilous affair with a man oblivious to her true identity. This clandestine relationship, fraught with danger, begins to unravel her meticulously crafted facade of deception.
Black Mirror (Season 6)
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The show hasn’t yet been officially confirmed by Netflix itself, with only Netflix France having leaked the renewal before we jumped on the bandwagon with a project we’ve heard that got into production in late 2023 under the name of GREEN HAVEN which will consist of 5 episodes and feature much of the same team behind Black Mirror.
Champion
Coming to Netflix: January 11th
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Per Netflix, here’s the logline for the new series:
“Rapper Bosco is free from prison and ready for a comeback — until his sister Vita steps into the spotlight and puts their family bond to the test.”
The series will also be released on Netflix in the United Kingdom at the same time as all other global territories, although it’ll sport BBC branding.
Department Q
New from Left Bank Pictures (the same team behind Who Is Erin Carter?, The Crown, and Behind Her Eyes) is this new crime-thriller series that looks to adapt the novels by Danish author Jussi Adler-Olsen.
It will be about a top-rated detective called Carl, who is still coming to terms with his actions following an attack that left his partner paralyzed and another police officer dead.
Einstein and the Bomb
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Teaming up with BBC Studios, this is one of two major docudramas coming to Netflix in the first half of 2023 with this one due out in February. Part documentary, part scripted drama, the show looks back on the life of the famous scientist.
Among the cast for the docudrama includes Aidan McArdle, Andrew Havill, Andrew Havill, Rachel Barry, Helena Westerman, Leo Ashizawa, and Simon Markey.
We’ve got more on Einstein and the Bomb in our full preview.
Eric
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Coming from the production company Little Chick, this new mini-series stars Benedict Cumberbatch, who will be playing a father who has lost his son and, while searching for him, befriends a monster that lives under his bed.
Abi Morgan is behind the new playful series, which will also star Gaby Hoffmann, Jeff Hephner, McKinley Blecher, and Amy Louise Pemberton.
Fool Me Once
Coming to Netflix: January 1st
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Harlan Coben has had many of his best-selling novels adapted into series for Netflix, with the next set to be Fool Me Once, and it’s set to be a very British affair with an all-star cast from the country.
Headlined by Michelle Keegan, the series tells the story of a woman coming to terms with the brutal death of her husband, but it soon turns out he’s not quite as dead as she first thought.
Heartstopper (Season 3)
Netflix’s beloved LGBTQ teen drama series Heartstopper has just recently wrapped up filming on its third season and is expected to drop in 2024.
Kaos
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Produced by All3Media, this ambitious new project will be a modern-day contemporary retelling of Greek mythology with some big stars set to play the roles of Greek gods.
Jeff Goldblum, David Thewlis, Debi Mazar, Cliff Curtis and Janet McTeer are just a few names involved in this new fantasy comedy that wrapped production in mid-2023.
Lockerbie
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Showrunner Jonathan Lee is behind this new TV mini-series that’ll recount the events of the 1988 Lockerbie bombing and the ensuing investigation into the crash that took place on both sides of the Atlantic and the devastating effect it had on the small town and the families who lost loved ones.
Love is Blind: UK
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Netflix’s hit dating reality show that’s already seen spinoffs in Brazil, Japan, and Sweden will be getting a UK version at some point in 2024.
Supacell
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Originally beginning its life on YouTube, this new superhero series comes from Ragman, best known for his 2019 movie Blue Story. Set in South London, the series will follow a group of seemingly ordinary people who develop superpowers, with their only connection being the color of their skin.
Among the cast for the new series includes Eddie Marsan, Tosin Cole, Adelayo Adedayo, and Calvin Demba.
The Gentlemen
Coming to Netflix: March 7th
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Easily one of the most ambitious projects coming out of Netflix UK in 2024 will be The Gentlemen, which serves as a series for the highly-regarded movie from Guy Ritchie, who returns for this new project.
The new show from Miramax Television is about a mange who inherits a large estate from his father only to discover he’s now running a drug empire.
Among the cast for the new show include Peter Serafinowicz, Kaya Scodelario, Theo James, Giancarlo Esposito, and Joely Richardson.
Toxic Town
From Broke and Bones (the production company behind Black Mirror) comes a new 4-episode mini-series, Toxic Town, that retells the real-life story of the Corby poisonings. Among the cast for the new series are Jodie Whittaker, Aimee Lou Wood, Robert Carlyle, and Rory Kinnear.
We’ve got lots more on Toxic Town in our full preview for the new series.
One Day
Coming to Netflix: February 8th, 2024
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From Drama Republic, this new YA romance comedy series will see Emma and Dexter (played by Ambika Mod and Leo Woodall) vow to meet every year following their graduation in the late 1980s.
Wereworld
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Coming out of British-based studio Jellyfish Pictures and Lime Pictures, Wereworld is a new animated series that’s about Drew Ferran, who discovers as he comes of age that he’s part of a long line of Werewolves.
New Documentaries from Netflix UK
Now, to round out our preview, here are a few more honorable mentions in the documentary space:
- Fatherhood with My Father – New docu-series from comedian Jack Whitehall.
- Formula 1: Drive to Survive (Season 6) – Expected to debut in February 2024.
- Hunting Gary Glitter – Documentary mini-series from Voltage TV based on Glitter’s various convictions for sex offenses.
- My Lover My Killer (Season 2) – True-crime docu-series co-production with Channel 5.
- Six Nations – from Box to Box Films, this new documentary series in the style of Formula 1: Drive to Survive
- The Greatest Night in Pop – Documentary from director Bao Nguyen.
Finally, for those in the United States – you should be treated to more Great British Baking Show offerings in 2024, with Collection 12 likely debuting later in the year and more episodes of The Great British Baking Show Holidays, The Professionals and Juniors.
What new British series or movie are you looking forward to checking out on Netflix? Let us know in the comments down below.