Channel 4 meets Alice & Jack in partnership for original drama commission

Domhnall Gleeson and Andrea Riseborough in romantic drama Alice & Jack

Channel 4 in the UK is pairing with Fremantle, LA-based Groundswell Productions and De Maio Entertainment, and UK indie Me + You Productions on an original romantic drama.

Alice & Jack stars actress and producer Andrea Riseborough (To Leslie, Birdman) alongside actor, director and screenwriter Domhnall Gleeson (Brooklyn, The Revenant).

The original drama series is from writer and film director Victor Levin (Mad Men, Mad About You). Finnish film director and screenwriter Juho Kuosmanen, who co-wrote and directed Compartment 6, is lead director and Hong Khaou (Lilting) directs the second block of the series.

The romance sees Alice and Jack first meet with a powerful connection, but will their path lead them to a place of happiness and togetherness? Or will life and their own emotional complexities get in the way?

Executive producers include: Levin, Riseborough, Gleeson, Juho Kuosmanen, Richard Yee and Krishnendu Majumdar for Me + You Productions; Michael London and Shannon Gaulding for Groundswell; Lorenzo De Maio for De Maio Entertainment; and Rebecca Dundon and Hilary Martin for Fremantle.

Riseborough and Gleeson were directly involved with Groundswell in the development of the project. Me + You Productions was responsible for production and post-production in the UK, with filming having taken place in London, South East England and Gran Canaria in Summer 2022.

Fremantle is handling global sales.