In 2024, we completed the first series developed and produced from inception by Starlings: period mystery drama SHERLOCK & DAUGHTER, offering a new take on the classic sleuth, starring Emmy-nominee David Thewlis, Native American actress Blu Hunt, and International Emmy- and BAFTA-winning actor Dougray Scott.

We pre-sold the first season of eight episodes to The CW Network (US), Discovery+ (UK/Ireland), SBS (Australia), YLE (Finland), NRK (Norway), SVT (Sweden), DR (Denmark), RÚV (Iceland), and Amedia (CIS), with Federation Studios taking distribution for the rest of the world. The series is airing around the world now.

Most recently, HBO Max picked up streaming rights to the series in the U.S., where the show shot up to the #4 most watched series on the platform within two days.

Sherlock Holmes is stymied, unable to investigate lest he incur the wrath of a mysterious criminal syndicate who have kidnapped his dearest friends. Meanwhile, a young American woman named Amelia travels across the world after a murder in her home in California, intent on meeting the famed detective. When this strange young woman shows up on his doorstep, Sherlock must determine whether she is a threat, an asset, or, somehow, family.

2025 Monte Carlo TV Festival Golden Nymph Award (Nominee)

We served as financiers and executive producers of the critically acclaimed feature biopic of Sir Elton John. Further, with Elton’s company Rocket Pictures, Starlings has announced a strategic partnership in UK-based CountryLine, the global fan club app for country music. Alongside a significant cash investment into CountryLine, Starlings has also agreed a first look deal to develop film and TV projects that leverage country talent and IP from song to screen.

Young Reginald Dwight changes his name to Elton John and collaborates with singer-songwriter Bernie Taupin to become one of the most iconic figures in pop history. Set to his most beloved songs, it’s the epic musical story of Elton John, his breakthrough years in the 1970s and his fantastical transformation from shy piano prodigy to international superstar.

2020 Academy Awards

Best Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures (Original Song) (WINNER)

2020 BAFTA Awards

Best Leading Actor (Nominee)

Outstanding British Film of the Year (Nominee)

Best Make Up/Hair (Nominee)

Best Sound (Nominee)

2020 Critics Choice Awards

Best Song (Winner)

Best Costume Design (Nominee)

Best Hair & Makeup (Nominee)

2019 Cannes Film Festival

Queer Palm (Nominee)

2020 Golden Globe Awards

Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy (WINNER)

Best Original Song – Motion Picture (WINNER)

Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy (Nominee)

We operated as financiers and executive producers of the Canadian Screen Award winning thriller series airing as a Global original in Canada. The first two seasons launched on Peacock in the U.S., with FilmRise now on board to distribute all three seasons.

A high-octane conspiracy series. Haunted by a personal tragedy, the brilliant Kendra Malley and her team investigate a series of mysterious mass transportation disasters.

2023 Canadian Screen Awards

Christopher Plummer – Best Supporting Actor, Drama (WINNER)

Best Drama Series (Nominee)

Best Original Music, Drama (Nominee)

Wendy Crewson – Best Supporting Actor, Drama (Nominee)

Karen LeBlanc – Best Supporting Actor, Drama (Nominee)

2021 Canadian Screen Awards

Christopher Plummer – Best Supporting Actor, Drama (WINNER)

Best Drama Series (Nominee)

Paul Winestock – Best Picture Editing, Drama (Nominee)

Craig Wright – Best Photography, Drama (Nominee)

2021 Content Innovation Awards

Best Returning Drama Series (WINNER)

Canadian Cinema Editors Awards

Vesna Svilanovic, CCE – Departure Wp. 101 “Vanished” (WINNER)

We served as financiers and executive producers for the fan-favorite sci-fi series with two seasons airing on The CW.

In the year 2199, after the death of her parents, teenage Jax is forced to find a new home at the Space Academy where she creates a surrogate family among her fellow students and finds her calling as a spy. While her missions and the search for the truth about her parents’ death will take her to the furthest reaches of the galaxy, she’ll discover that the biggest surprises are hidden inside herself. With power she can’t imagine, she could either be humanity’s salvation or our destruction.

2023 Saturn Award Nominee for Best Drama Series

We helped finance the genre-bending film starring Academy Award-winners Matthew McConaughey, Anne Hathaway, and Diane Lane, written and directed by Peaky Blinders creator Steven Knight.

Baker Dill is a fishing boat captain who leads tours off of the tranquil enclave of Plymouth Island. His peaceful life is soon shattered when his ex-wife Karen tracks him down. Desperate for help, Karen begs Baker to save her — and their young son — from her violent husband. She wants him to take the brute out for a fishing excursion — then throw him overboard to the sharks. Thrust back into a life that he wanted to forget, Baker now finds himself struggling to choose between right and wrong.

We helped finance for the Saban Films-released drama starring Academy Award-nominee Johnny Depp.

One day, Richard gets some devastating news: the burnt-out college professor is suddenly faced with an incurable illness and the inevitable end of his existence. Flinging all conventions out of the window, he decides to completely change his life. Richard wants to enjoy what time he has left to the fullest – as freely and impetuously as possible. He leaves no sin unsinned – he drinks, smokes, dives headlong into sexual escapades and doesn’t let anyone get in his way. An act of liberation that brings Richard back to life. But time is running out.