Studios
BBC Worldwide Productions is BBC Worldwide’s Los Angeles-based studio that successfully develops and produces new and continuing high-quality programs for linear and digital partners. Headed by Executive Vice President, Matt Forde, BBC Worldwide Productions works with BBC producers, the UK’s independent production community, and talent on both sides of the pond to develop and produce formats of BBC and UK programs, as well as original programming.
The most recognized ongoing success for BBC Worldwide Productions is Dancing with the Stars, which aired its 25th season in the fall of 2017, and continues to dominate ratings. The show has won numerous awards including 17 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 is responsible for Golden Globe® and Emmy® nominated limited series The Night Of, starring Riz Ahmed and John Turturro, and the critically acclaimed dark comedy Getting On, starring Emmy® nominated Laurie Metcalf for “Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series” and Niecy Nash for “Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series,” both for HBO. Further expanding the BBC’s highly successful global motoring brand, BBC Worldwide Productions reformatted and produced a successful five seasons of Top Gear USA for History, and launched a new version of the same format, Top Gear America, which recently aired on BBC AMERICA.
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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.