Studios
BBC Worldwide operates two Los Angeles-based studios that are responsible for producing over a hundred hours of programming every year. BBC Worldwide Productions works with BBC producers and rights holders, the UK’s independent production community, and talent in the U.S. to develop and produce formats of BBC and UK programs, while Adjacent Productions conceptualizes, develops, and produces original programming.
The most recognized ongoing success for BBC Worldwide Productions is Dancing with the Stars, which – now approaching season 24 – continues to dominate ratings. The show has won numerous awards including 15 Emmy® Awards, an NAACP Image Award, a GLAAD Media Award, two People’s Choice Awards and two Critics’ Choice Awards. The series has also spawned sold-out nationwide tours and popular themed cruises.
BBC Worldwide Productions produced the critically acclaimed dark comedy Getting On and Golden Globe®-nominated limited series The Night Of, starring Riz Ahmed and John Turturro, both for HBO, and the upcoming comedy game show Hypnotize Me for Fox. The studio also reformatted and produced a successful five seasons of a U.S. version of Top Gear, expanding the BBC’s highly successful global brand even further.
Adjacent Productions is responsible for Emmy® award-winning docu-reality series Life Below Zero and Port Protection on National Geographic, in addition to Ladies of London on Bravo.
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Programs
Dancing with the Stars
Dancing with the Stars is the hit series in which celebrities perform choreographed dance routines which are judged by a panel of renowned ballroom experts.
The Night Of
The Night Of is an eight-part limited series that delves into the intricate story of a fictitious murder case in New York City.
Life Below Zero
Life Below Zero follows six people as they battle for the most basic necessities in the state with the lowest population density in the United States.
Port Protection
Port Protection is home to the few who have left behind normal society and chosen a different life in a remote Alaskan community, where survival of the individuals and community cannot sustain without the other.
Ladies of London
Set in the glittering, class-conscious across the pond, the series follows a group of elite British socialites, wealthy American expats, and stunning Danish royalty who all run in the same exclusive circle.
Getting On
Based on the BBC series of the same name, Getting On follows the daily lives of overworked nurses and doctors attending to the needs of elderly female patients at Mt. Palms Hospital in Long Beach, Calif.