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Welcome to The Ink Factory. We are a film, television and digital production company founded in 2010 and based in London and Los Angeles.

The Ink Factory is a film, television and digital production company based in London and Los Angeles, founded in 2010 by Stephen Cornwell and his brother Simon. We believe in telling original and exciting stories that reach a wide audience, working with storytellers and filmmakers who inspire, challenge and innovate. We are proud to count amongst our collaborators one of the finest British writers

of our time: John le Carré, with whom we enjoy a close relationship. A key focus for the company is finding creative partnerships to help us bring his extraordinary breadth of work to screen. The Ink Factory began production on Drew Pearce’s Hotel Artemis, starring Jodie Foster and Sterling K Brown in June, and is behind the Emmy and Golden Globe Award winning drama series The Night Manager, based on a le Carré novel of the same name for the BBC and AMC. The company is working on a television adaptation of The Spy Who Came in From the Cold produced in association with Paramount TV for the BBC and AMC. Upcoming projects also include The American War, produced in partnership with Rise Films and developed with Film4 based on the bestselling memoir by Frank Snepp. The company’s first film, A Most Wanted Man, based on the novel by John le Carré, was released in 2014. Past projects include Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk, directed by Ang Lee and based on the award-winning novel by Ben Fountain and produced Message from the King, an original noir thriller by Stephen Cornwell and Oliver Butcher starring Chadwick Boseman, Teresa Palmer and Luke Evans, which premiered at the 2016 Toronto International Film Festival. The Ink Factory has also partnered with one of the games industry’s top talents, Matt Nava, to found digital studio Giant Squid. Giant Squid’s first game, the twice BAFTA Game nominated ABZÛ, was released in August 2016.

24/11/2024

Still a few places left for this … unmissable … with Le John le Carré as Ghost of Honour … lovely

03/08/2024

Wonderful to see George Smiley making his way back into the world in Nick Harakway's brilliant novel Karla's Choice: he's been gone too long. And lovely to see Nick on the cover of The Bookseller too ... can't wait for publication day on October 24th (and yes, you can pre-order now so it's delivered to you on the great day itself ...)

26/07/2024

Thrilled that The Pigeon Tunnel has been nominated for three news and documentary Emmys, for outstanding editing, outstanding cinematography and outstanding writing. Huge congratulations to Errol Morris, Steven Hathaway and Igor Martinovic, and great to see continuing recognition for this wonderful film!

https://deadline.com/2024/07/news-documentary-emmy-nominations-2024-list-1236020877/

11/04/2024

Can’t wait to bring you this amazing show, with our brilliant partners at Amazon and the BBC. So many people to thank for getting us this far, and so much work still to do, but when it finally emerges I hope you’ll agree it’s really special!

'The Night Manager': BBC & Amazon recommission with Tom Hiddleston and Hugh Laurie producing.

29/03/2024

George Smiley returns! Nick Harkaway’s stunning new novel sees John le Carré’s iconic hero once again treading the grey streets of London. Incredibly exciting - and an extraordinary book

10/11/2023

Thrilled that Nick is taking this on. We could not be more excited. What could be better?

25/07/2023

Thrilled to announce this today!

https://deadline.com/2023/07/john-le-carre-aka-david-cornwell-documentary-director-errol-morris-apple-tv-plus-the-ink-factory-news-1235446349/

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Our Story

The Ink Factory is an independent studio with global reach, founded in 2010 by Stephen and Simon Cornwell.

We believe in telling original and exciting stories reaching a wide audience, partnering with talent who inspire, challenge and innovate.

We work across television, film, games and immersive experiences, developing these from inception to release, through long-term relationships with authors and creators. We take bold creative and financial decisions and seek out opportunities for ambitious and genre-defining work.

A core pillar of the company is the adaptation of the work of author John le Carré for film, television and other media.

Our latest television adaptation of le Carré’s “The Little Drummer Girl”, directed by Park Chan-wook premiered at the 2018 London Film Festival and aired on the BBC and AMC. The company is also behind the Emmy® and Golden Globe® award-winning drama series “The Night Manager”, based on the le Carré novel of the same name, co-produced with the BBC and AMC. The company is also developing a series based on “The Spy Who Came in From the Cold” produced in association with Paramount TV and, once again, the BBC and AMC.

Most recently, Film4 and WWE’s Fighting with My Family was produced in association with The Ink Factory. Written and directed by Stephen Merchant and starring Dwayne Johnson, Florence Pugh and Vince Vaughn, the film premiered at the 2019 Sundance Film Festival, reached #1 at the UK box office and grossed over $39 million worldwide.

Our first film, A Most Wanted Man, based on the novel by John le Carré, was released in 2014. Other completed films include Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk, directed by Ang Lee and based on the award-winning novel by Ben Fountain; Netflix Original Message from the King, a noir thriller by Stephen Cornwell and Oliver Butcher and directed by Fabrice du Welz, which premiered at the 2016 Toronto International Film Festival; and Drew Pearce’s directorial debut Hotel Artemis, starring Jodie Foster and Sterling K. Brown.

In addition to its work in film and television, The Ink Factory has partnered with one of the games industry’s top talents, Matt Nava, to found digital studio Giant Squid. Giant Squid’s first game, the twice-BAFTA-nominated ABZÛ, was released in August 2016. Giant Squid’s latest game, The Pathless is due to be released in 2020 and will be at the core of Apple’s subscription games service, Apple Arcade. The PC version will feature on Epic Games’ store.

The company is headquartered in London and Los Angeles.