[2] It develops, produces and funds original drama, comedy and documentary, and has investments in a number of production businesses in the UK and US: Love Productions (wholly owned), Blast Films!, Sugar Films, True North Productions, Chrysalis Vision, True to Nature, Longboat Pictures and The Lighthouse[3][4] in the United Kingdom; Jupiter Entertainment, Talos Films, Znak & Co. and Catalina Content[5] in the United States.

[6] As part of the launch of Sky Studios, the broadcaster also announced that they would double their spend on original productions to over $1.3 billion over the next five years.

[7][8] In September 2019, Sky Studios announced they were launching a US-arm called The Hive, based in New York and Tennessee, utilising expertise from Jupiter Entertainment.

[9][10] In December 2021, Sky Studios sold their minority stake in Bad Wolf to Sony Pictures Television.

[16] Sky Studios has creative partnerships in place with a range of production companies including Merman TV[17] (founded by Sharon Horgan and Clelia Mountford), Rangabee[18] (founded by Romesh Ranganathan and Benjamin Green), The Apartment[19] (part of Fremantle and led by Lorenzo Mieli) and an overall deal with German filmmaker Philipp Leinemann.