Overview
- The agreement gives Disney+ priority consideration on Matriarch’s U.K.-originated scripted and unscripted series for the next two years.
- Matriarch, founded in 2020 by Stephen Graham and Hannah Walters, gained early acclaim with Boiling Point and its BBC spin-off before delivering A Thousand Blows and Netflix’s award-winning Adolescence.
- Season two of A Thousand Blows, produced with The Story Collective and Water & Power Productions, is now streaming on Disney+.
- Disney+ EMEA content chief Angela Jain said the partnership aligns with the streamer’s commitment to platform underrepresented voices in the U.K.
- Graham and Walters said they are “beyond thrilled” to partner with Disney+ and intend to deliver inspiring, entertaining and thought-provoking storytelling.