Expectation’s In My Skin Gets Hulu Debut
New York, NY – US streaming service, Hulu has acquired the BBC’s hit dark comedy, In My Skin, it was announced today. The five-part series will premiere Thursday, June 4, 2020.
Produced by Expectation (producers of Sky’s hit series Intelligence with David Schwimmer) and distributed by BBC Studios, In My Skin is the award-winning, five-part series, written by Kayleigh Llewellyn, who has mined her own experiences to create this coming of age story about a teenage girl leading a double life.
The pilot transmitted in 2018 on BBC Three with the series recently launched in the UK to critical and popular acclaim.
In My Skin follows Bethan (Gabrielle Creevy) as she desperately tries to keep the truth of her home life a secret from her friends. But when your mother (Jo Hartley) is sectioned in a mental facility near your school and has a penchant for breaking out, and your father is a Hell’s Angel who drives a rag and bone truck — flying under the radar isn’t so easy. Nevertheless, Bethan is determined to save her own blushes. But her cheek and wit can only carry her so far as she digs herself deeper and deeper into a hole of her own lies.
Writer, Kayleigh Llewellyn, said: “We were blown away by the response to the pilot episode, which won two BAFTA Cymru Awards. And now to have such a brilliant reception for the series is enough to make this gal weep. I’m eternally grateful to the people both on and off the camera who have poured so much love and care into this show. It’s a story close to my heart and to be able to share it on a global platform is truly thrilling. I just hope that Americans will know what a ‘fat bap’ is….”
Nerys Evans, Creative Director for Comedy at Expectation, said: “I’m so excited that In My Skin will be launching on Hulu in the US and that viewers there will be able to relive their adolescence through Bethan – and through Kayleigh’s fantastic writing skills. I’m looking forward to a US audience engaging with our characters and experiencing this funny, raw and at times heart-breaking comedy.”
In My Skin is an Expectation production written and created by Kayleigh Llewellyn. The series is directed by Lucy Forbes (End Of the F***king World 2, Charlie Brooker’s Weekly Wipe) and executive produced by Nerys Evans (Intelligence – Sky’s hit comedy starring David Schwimmer, French and Saunders, Miranda).
About Expectation
Expectation launched in February 2017 as a multi-genre, independent production company covering both non-scripted and scripted programming. Led by Peter Fincham and Tim Hincks, Expectation’s in the last two years Expectation has built an enviable reputation for creating new comedy entertainment formats and breaking new talent. Under Creative Director Nerys Evans, it has secured two commissions of Sky One’s Intelligence with whilst In My Skin has won two BAFTA Cymru awards for Best Television Drama and Best Actress. It’s most recent commission Alma’s Not Normal transmits on April 7th on BBC Two.
About BBC Studios
BBC Studios, a global content company with British creativity at its heart, is a commercial subsidiary of the BBC. Formed in April 2018 by the merger of BBC Worldwide and BBC Studios, it spans content financing, development, production, sales, branded services, and ancillaries. BBC Studios’ award-winning British programs are recognized internationally across a broad range of genres and specialties. It has offices in 22 markets globally, including seven production bases in the UK and production bases and partnerships in a further nine countries around the world. The company, which makes over 2,500 hours of content a year, is a champion for British creativity around the world and a committed partner for the UK’s independent sector.
In the Americas, BBC Studios operates six offices in the region, and a key production base in Los Angeles, which is responsible for long-running and Emmy®-nominated Dancing with the Stars and multi-award-winning Life Below Zero, among others. The company secures co-production partnerships and content sales, as well as operates a robust franchise management, consumer products, licensing, education, and cinema and live events businesses. Across the region, BBC Studios manages joint venture relationships with AMC Networks for flagship channel BBC AMERICA (U.S.), home of original hit series Killing Eve and key brands Doctor Who, Top Gear and Seven Worlds: One Planet; with ITV for SVoD service BritBox (U.S./Canada); and strategic partnerships with Blue Ant Media for BBC Earth Channel (Canada) and Corus for BBC Canada (Canada), as well as a production partnership with Endemol Shine in Brazil, responsible for the successful Dancing Brasil.