Vertical Drama Production.
Industry expertise.
Built for speed. Trusted for quality. Ready to scale.
Vertical Drama Production.
Industry expertise.
Built for speed. Trusted for quality. Ready to scale.
Your Vertical
Production Partner
We are a UK-based vertical drama production partner delivering premium, fast-turnaround series with the infrastructure, talent access, and on-the-ground experience to keep your slate moving.
From concept to final delivery, we help you release more titles, more reliably, without the quality drop that breaks retention.
Vertical Production Fuelled by Industry Leaders
We are a UK-based vertical drama production partner delivering premium, fast-turnaround series with the infrastructure, talent access, and on-the-ground experience to keep your slate moving.
From concept to final delivery, we help you release more titles, more reliably, without the quality drop that breaks retention.
Vertical Drama
Services
Three ways to plug into our UK vertical drama engine.
Story Development
Scriptwriting
Budgeting
Scheduling
Casting
Locations
Shooting
Post Production
Vertical Drama:
Complete Production
Full-service vertical drama from idea to delivery, combining fast turnaround scripts, high-calibre UK talent and an AD-led production model optimised for volume.
End-to-end UK production pipeline
Budgeting
H&S Compliance
Equipment
Scheduling
Data Management
Casting
Locations
Post Production
Vertical Drama:
Line Production
For platforms and producers with their own creatives who need a trusted UK engine room to make it happen safely, quickly and on budget.
On-the-ground UK execution
Talent database
Breakdowns
Self-tapes
Contracts
Ensemble pools
Vertical Drama:
Casting & Talent
Casting for high-frequency series, powered by the Actors Studio network and a casting team used to fast turnarounds without sacrificing performance.
Screen-ready UK talent, at scale
Ready to build your next vertical slate in the UK? Start working with Crew Studio and plug into a production partner that can power, scale and sustain your content pipeline.
A Film Production Partner
Built For Volume
You need speed you can trust, consistent quality across titles, and a team that can scale with your release calendar.
Full Production Services
UK vertical drama unit, fast-turnaround delivery
We bring the discipline of continuous drama and the speed of high-volume screen work into a vertical-first pipeline.
Key Benefits
- AD-built schedules designed for rapid episodic capture
- Lean, high-performing HODs who thrive in fast cycles
- Consistent visual and performance standards across titles
Rapid Screenwriters
High-retention scripts, built for production speed
Our writing group works like a sprint room. Stories structured to match vertical and monetisation rhythm, while anticipating production realities.
Key Benefits
Fast logline-to-outline-to-block scripting workflow
Episode architecture built on hooks and cliff cadence
Localisation and UK setting adaptation where needed
Screen-Ready Talent Pipeline
Immediate access to the Actors Studio talent database
Casting speed is usually the bottleneck in short-form scale. With direct access to thousands of screen actors, we can move fast with talent we already know.
Key Benefits
Rapid shortlisting and availability mapping
Genre-ready talent with on-camera, fast-prep instincts
Scalable casting across multiple titles per quarter
A UK vertical drama engine built for scale: fast production, shoot-ready scripts, and instant access to British screen talent.
Proven standards,
adapted for speed.
Continuous drama, HETV, and film discipline.
Our team brings the operational instincts of high-output UK drama and the polish of premium screen work. We understand: How to keep performance natural at pace while protecting your visual bar. You get speed with structure, not speed with chaos.
Built on real UK production experience.
A partner who protects your business model.
You gain a UK partner built to protect your release engine, with consistent quality across titles, predictable delivery, scalable crew design, and fewer rewrites or reshoots, all while keeping early-episode hooks and retention firmly in focus.
We are here to keep your release engine healthy.
High-volume, fast-turnaround machine that can keep your vertical release calendar moving without compromising delivery standards.
A sprint-ready writing engine that generates stories at the pace vertical drama demands, with hooks built into every turn.
Demonstrated casting scale and speed, giving you immediate access to screen-ready UK talent for rapid greenlights and repeat titles.
Crafted by Creatives
Start working with a team of creative professionals. A network with a deep understanding of screen storytelling and production efficiency.
Let’s build your next UK Vertical Slate
The Team
Behind The Slate
Storytellers in Portrait Mode. Our vertical dramas are led by a team who treat speed as a feature, not a compromise.
Thalia Kent-Egan
Vertical Drama Producer & Director
Thalia has directed and produced across 14 vertical dramas, combining fast-paced, character-led storytelling with confident handling of intimacy and high-end, visually rich worlds.
Thalia has directed and produced across 14 vertical dramas, combining fast-paced, character-led storytelling with confident handling of intimacy and high-end, visually rich worlds.





Nathan Caselton
Film & TV Producer & Director
Nathan Caseltonb is a Director & producer, specialising in fast-turnaround, character-led screen work with deep UK talent access as Creative Director of Actors Studio.
Nathan blends bold, character-led storytelling with strategic business experience having worked with A-List talent and produced over 200 international productions. He brings a balance of artistic integrity and logistical precision that drives every Crew Studio production.






