OUR SLATE

Mercian Films is actively developing a range of feature and television projects in collaboration with writers. Our slate is built through long-term development, research, and close creative partnerships, with a focus on character-driven stories rooted in British history, identity, and lived experience.

Projects are developed selectively and announced publicly only when they are ready

DYNAMITE

Feature Film

Pre-Production

Dynamite is a grounded biographical drama exploring the rise and collapse of Tom Billington, known to the world as The Dynamite Kid. Told through the perspective of those closest to him, the film examines ambition, physical sacrifice, and the lasting consequences of greatness in a brutal industry that celebrated success and ignored the cost.

THE PUGILIST

Television Series

In Development

The Pugilist is a historical drama set in 1810, charting the intertwined lives of Tom Cribb and Bill Richmond, two legendary bare-knuckle fighters navigating fame, loyalty, and survival in Regency Britain. Against a backdrop of class division, racial tension, and brutal prizefighting, the series explores ambition, friendship, and the price of becoming a national symbol in a violent age.