Formula 1 Races Into Scripted TV: Felicity Jones To Star In & Produce Drama ‘One’ From Bedrock Entertainment, Mark Fergus & Hawk Ostby
08.06.2023 - 16:07
/ deadline.com
EXCLUSIVE: Formula 1 is getting into the scripted television business.
Felicity Jones is to star in a family drama series set in the high-stakes world of motor racing – marking the organization’s first officially sanctioned scripted series.
Jones, star of Rogue One: A Star Wars Story and The Theory Of Everything, will star in and produce One, which comes from Tony To’s Bedrock Entertainment and writers Mark Fergus and Hawk Ostby.
It also marks the first major series for Bedrock Entertainment, which was launched as a joint venture between Band of Brothers producer To, True Detective exec producer Dan Sackheim and ITV Studios America. Formula 1 is on board as a producer.
One will focus on the tumultuous ascension of a fictitious family-owned Formula 1 team as it contends with fierce personalities, ever-changing rivals, and multi-million-dollar stakes. It will blend fiction with the real-world of F1, which has 23 races scheduled for the 2023 season.
Pending the resolution of the writers strike, Mark Fergus and Hawk Ostby will serve as writers and exec producers of the series. The pair were nominated for an Oscar for Children of Men, wrote Iron Man and created sci-fi series The Expanse.
To will exec produce for Bedrock, alongside Sackheim and ITV Studios America’s President and Managing Director Philippe Maigret. Jones and her brother Alexander Jones will produce via their Piecrust Pictures banner.
Jones said, “It is an honour to be part of this unique and exciting partnership with Formula 1. The high stakes world of F1 continually delivers edge-of-your-seat drama and to have the opportunity to create a show based in this world is a thrilling prospect. I feel incredibly privileged to be working alongside this talented team