The Banijay UK label The Forge, whose credits include A Woman of Substance, has received a commission from the BBC for the Anya Reiss legal drama Reputation, with Banijay Rights handling global distribution.
Reiss created and wrote the series, a six-parter about a messy legal dispute between a pop star and her ex-husband. It will air on BBC One and BBC iPlayer.
“When I found out London was the global capital of high-stakes libel cases—where the rich, powerful, and famous come to fight in public for their reputations—I was in,” Reiss said. “I’ve loved writing this world, and now I’m excited to get it off the page and onto the screen.”
George Ormond, EP and joint MD for The Forge, referred to Reiss’s scripts as “sharp, badly behaved, very funny and totally addictive.”
Lindsay Salt, director of BBC Drama, added, “Reputation is high-stakes, intoxicating and hugely entertaining, with a lot to say about the world. In Elaine and Davina, the brilliant Anya Reiss has created two lead characters.”
