Since its inception, Playground Entertainment has developed a reputation for producing sophisticated television and theater for British and American audiences.
Notable past productions include Dracula (2013) for NBC; Emmy-nominated The White Queen (2013) and its followups The White Princess (2017) and The Spanish Princess (2019)[1] for Starz; BAFTA and Golden Globe-winning Dancing on The Edge (2013)[2][3] for BBC and Starz; Golden Globe-nominated anthology series The Missing (2014–2016) for BBC and Starz;[4] and Golden Globe and BAFTA-winning Wolf Hall (2014),[5][6] a six-part miniseries based on Hilary Mantel's Booker Prize-winning novels Wolf Hall and Bring Up the Bodies,[7][8] for BBC and Masterpiece.
Upcoming television productions include Maigret, based on the Jules Maigret novels by Georges Simenon, for Masterpiece on PBS;[12] Chris O'Dowd's Small Town, Big Story for Sky;[13] and Lynley, based on the Inspector Lynley novels by Elizabeth George, for BBC and BritBox.
Playground was also involved in the production of Kenneth Branagh’s New York stage debut in Macbeth at the Park Avenue Armory, and a co-producer of Jez Butterworth's The River starring Hugh Jackman.
In fall 2024, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child began its US National Tour, starting in Chicago's James M. Nederlander Theatre.