{"id":5605,"date":"2021-10-11T18:23:08","date_gmt":"2021-10-11T16:23:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1385393"},"modified":"2021-10-12T09:23:33","modified_gmt":"2021-10-12T07:23:33","slug":"doctor-who-producer-bad-wolf-to-be-acquired-by-sony","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/doctor-who-producer-bad-wolf-to-be-acquired-by-sony\/","title":{"rendered":"Doctor Who producer Bad Wolf \u2018to be acquired by Sony\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"rssexcerpt\"><\/p><p class=\"rssauthor\">By Lauren Morris\n                \t\t<\/p><p class=\"rssbyline\">Published: Monday, 11 October 2021 at 12:00 am<\/p><hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/><?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"UTF-8\" standalone=\"yes\"?>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><body><p>Sony is reportedly set to acquire Bad Wolf \u2013 the production company teaming up with <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sci-fi\/doctor-who-russell-t-davies-showrunner-return-newsupdate\/&quot;\">Russell T Davies on the 2023 series of Doctor Who<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The production company, founded by former BBC executives Julie Gardner and Jane Tranter back in 2015, is \u201con the brink\u201d of joining Sony following a \u00a360m deal, according to <a href=\"\/\/www.broadcastnow.co.uk\/indies\/sony-set-to-snap-up-bad-wolf\/5164166.article&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Broadcast<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Access Entertainment and Sky\/HBO, which are currently minority shareholders of Bad Wolf, will reportedly keep their stakes under the new deal \u2013 however Sony will be the majority shareholder.<\/p>\n<p><strong>RadioTimes.com<\/strong> has reached out to Bad Wolf and Sony for comment.<\/p> <section class=\"&quot;template-article__editor-content\" editor-content=\"\" ev-meter-content=\"\">Bad Wolf, which gets its name from <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sci-fi\/doctor-who-season-13-release-date\/&quot;\">Doctor Who<\/a>\u2018s Bad Wolf storyline on which Gardner and Tranter both worked, was created back in 2015 and has since produced award-winning shows such as The Night Of, <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/fantasy\/his-dark-materials-season-3-release-date-cast-plot\/&quot;\">His Dark Materials<\/a> and <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/comedy\/i-hate-suzie-season-2-release-date\/&quot;\">I Hate Suzie<\/a>, starring Billie Piper.In September, the BBC announced that Russell T Davies would be returning to Doctor Who as showrunner for its 60th anniversary year and \u201cseries beyond\u201d, and would be partnering with Bad Wolf to create the next season.Speaking about producing the future series of Doctor Who, Bad Wolf said in a statement at the time: \u201cWe are delighted to be joining Russell T Davies on a looped ontological paradox.\u201dWhere Russell goes, we are proud to follow-and that with BBC Studios, Bad Wolf will be producing the all-new series of Doctor Who. It is a privilege to be asked to support him in Doctor Who\u2019s future.\u201dJodie Whittaker\u2019s last series of the Doctor is set to begin in October.\n<section class=\"&quot;template-article__editor-content\" editor-content=\"\" ev-meter-content=\"\"><strong>Doctor Who returns to BBC One on Sunday 31st October. For more, check out our dedicated <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sci-fi\/&quot;\">Sci-Fi<\/a> page or our full <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/tv-listings\/&quot;\">TV Guide<\/a>.<\/strong><\/section><\/section><\/body><\/html>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Lauren Morris Published: Monday, 11 October 2021 at 12:00 am Sony is reportedly set to acquire Bad Wolf \u2013 the production company teaming up with Russell T Davies on the 2023 series of Doctor Who. 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