Moonage Pictures is currently busy working on second series of The Gentlemen and A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder

ITV Studios has acquired a majority stake in Moonage Pictures, producers of The Gentlemen and A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder.

Will Gould, Matthew Read and Frith Tiplady founded the company in 2018, with subsequent credits including Bodies (Netflix), The Pursuit of Love (BBC One) , The Famous Five (BBC), Curfew (Sky One), Obsession (Netflix) and Intergalactic (Sky One).

Moonage is currently busy on second series of The Gentlemen, A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder and The Famous Five, and recently launched an adaptation of The Leopard for Netflix.

As part of the acquisition, BBC Studios has exited its stake in Moonage and will continue to distribute returning series including A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder and The Famous Five. International distribution of new Moonage Pictures series will be handled by ITV Studios.

Tiplady, managing director Moonage Pictures, said: “We’ve loved every minute of the past seven years — collaborating with exceptional writers, directors, and production teams to create work we’re immensely proud of. It’s been a real adventure.

“Now, as Moonage enters its next chapter, we’re thrilled to be joining forces with ITV Studios. This partnership opens up exciting new possibilities, and we can’t wait to see what we can achieve together.”

Julian Bellamy, managing director ITV Studios, added: “Will, Matthew and Frith have built a formidable scripted production company with a very strong slate of first class shows ranging from The Gentlemen to A Good Girl’s Guide To Murder. They’re an incredibly talented team and we feel incredibly fortunate they’re joining ITV Studios. I can’t wait to work with them.”

ITV has been expanding its international content business recently, with the acquisition of Eagle Eye Drama, Hartswood Films, Quay Street Productions, Happy Prince, Poison Pen Studios and Plimsoll Productions.