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GROW to premiere on Sky Cinema in October

Sky has unveiled the poster for GROW, a feel-good Sky Original family film for all ages. Following its World Premiere at this year’s Edinburgh International Film Festival on August 16th, the film will premiere on Sky Cinema on October 10th. Cast members Golda Rosheuvel (Bridgerton), Priya-Rose Brookwell (The Lazarus Project), Dominic McLaughlin (HBO’s upcoming Harry […]

August 13, 2025

Merlin Entertainments sponsors Sky Cinema

Sky Media has announced a collaboration with Merlin Entertainments, which will see the global attractions brand take over all Sky Cinema channels, in a new media partnership launching immediately. The partnership spans Sky Cinema’s complete ecosystem – including linear, VoD, streaming, social, SFVoD, and Sky Showcase films. Merlin will sponsor all Sky Cinema channels, from […]

July 28, 2025

Sky adapting Walliam’s FING

Taika Waititi, Blake Harrison, Mia Wasikowska, Penelope Wilton, David Walliams, Richard Roxburgh and Robyn Nevin are set to star alongside newcomer Iona Bell in a screen adaptation of Walliams’ internationally bestselling children’s book, FING. The family adventure will be released on Sky Cinema in the UK. The feature film is driven by a world-class creative […]

March 19, 2025

Oscars leaving Sky

Sky has not picked up the rights to show the world’s biggest movie awards ceremony in the UK following a 20-year run. Sky won the rights from the BBC and most recently showed the ceremony across four channels: a dedicated Sky Cinema Oscars channel, Sky Showcase, Sky Arts and Sky News, along with streaming service […]

August 9, 2023

Sky acquires UK rights to She Came To Me

Sky has announced that Rebecca Miller’s modern romantic comedy, She Came To Me, will air on Sky Cinema in the UK and Ireland. The news comes as the film opens the 73rd Berlin International Film Festival. The movie stars BAFTA and Academy Award-winner Anne Hathaway, Golden Globe and Emmy Award winner Peter Dinklage, Academy Award-winner […]

February 17, 2023

Sky Original The Hanging Sun to close 79th Venice International Film Festival

Sky has announced that The Hanging Sun, a Sky Original, will close the 79th Venice International Film Festival on September 10th. The Hanging Sun is directed by Francesco Carrozzini, and is produced by Italian production companies Cattleya and Groenlandia, alongside Sky Studios, Sky’s original programming arm across Europe. Based on the novel Midnight Sun by […]

July 26, 2022

Sky announces start of production for Borderland

Sky has announced the start of production in Glasgow for new Sky Original revenge-filled action thriller Borderland written by Top Boy creator Ronan Bennett and The Guard Brothers. Sky, Ingenious Media and Rocket Science present in association with Screen Scotland and LipSync. Borderland will be available on Sky Cinema in 2022. Borderland, a Sky Original […]

April 12, 2022

New original titles for Sky Documentaries, Nature, Crime

Sky has announced a slate of three new Sky Original documentaries launching across Sky Documentaries, Sky Nature and Sky Crime this year. The newly commissioned documentaries include blue-chip natural history series Predators – Sky’s first co-production with Netflix –  which will follow six apex predators as they face the ultimate survival test in ever-changing landscapes. […]

January 25, 2022

Michael Sheen, Nathalie Emmanuel star in new Sky Original film Last Train to Christmas

Sky has announced that BAFTA-nominated Michael Sheen (The Twilight Saga, The Queen) and Nathalie Emmanuel (Game of Thrones, Fast & Furious 7) have joined the cast of Last Train to Christmas, a brand new Sky Original film. Written and directed by Julian Kemp, produced by Sky, Future Artists Entertainment and Stigma Films the title will […]

October 20, 2021

Sky to release Fran Kranz’s film debut Mass

Sky has announced its release of Sky Original film Mass, starring Emmy Award winner Ann Dowd (The Handmaid’s Tale), Jason Isaacs (Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets), Martha Plimpton (The Goonies) and Tony Award winner Reed Birney (House of Cards). Mass, a Sky Original is produced by Fran Kranz (Dollhouse, Cabin in the Woods) […]

September 2, 2021