"Beyond Nature"
Gutsy Animations, the multi award-winning studio behind "Moominvalley" series, is developing its first adult-targeted drama series "Beyond Nature" with UK production company Lime Pictures (Hollyoaks) as a co-producer. Currently in development, the 6 x 50’ English-language psychological drama will blend live-action with VFX and CG animation. Gutsy Animations has also attached writers Jessica Ruston ("Harlots"), Kevin Rundle ("Casualty") and Phoebe Éclair-Powell ("Two Weeks to Live") to the project.
Additionally, Gutsy Animations has tapped former Endemol and Fremantel alum Gary Carter as a Consultant with a remit focused on sales and development, specifically to spearhead the studio’s move into adult-skewing drama with "Beyond Nature". Based on Katariina Souri’s novel Pohjan Kosketus, "Beyond Nature" is created by Gutsy Animations’ Chief Creative Officer and Founder, Marika Makaroff, and Paavo Westerberg (‘The Violin Player’). The series is set to be shot between England and Lapland.
The innovative, powerful psychological drama will follow Stella, a young Finno-British artist, as she searches for her true self, and her family’s past. Set against the ancient magical traditions and wilderness of the far North, and the urban landscapes of Britain, the drama explores the alienation of humans from the natural world of which we are all part. Lime Pictures’ Managing Directors, Kate Little and Claire Poyser, said: “We are delighted to be partnering with Gutsy Animations to bring such a gripping, atmospheric and breathtakingly visual series to screen.”