Big Light Productions
1 known investors
Big Light is a television production company that creates and produces scripted drama series, including The Man in the High Castle, Medici, Ransom and Devils. Founded in 2013, it develops and executive produces TV content for international broadcasters and platforms.
Also known as Big Light Β· Big Light Productions Ltd
Founders & leadership
Investors Β· 1
Company profile
researched Aug 2026Big Light Productions is an independent television production company headquartered in London, founded by writer-producer Frank Spotnitz in 2013. The company develops, creates and executive produces original drama for global streamers and broadcasters, with a slate that spans returning writers-room-driven series and highly authored short-form work. Third-party profiles describe the company as operating from London and Paris and covering drama, comedy and documentary international television series.
Produced titles include The Man in the High Castle for Amazon, Leonardo for Amazon Prime in the UK and Ireland, Medici: Masters of Florence and Medici: The Magnificent for RAI and Netflix, Ransom for CBS and Global, The Indian Detective for CTV and Netflix, and the second season of Devils for Sky. The company's work listing also includes We Come In Peace, Crossing Lines series 3, Transporter series 2 and Hunted.
The team is small, listed in the 1-10 employee range, and includes Frank Spotnitz as Chief Executive Officer, a senior development producer, a digital content producer based in Los Angeles and a management accountant; a chief operating officer, Chris Sutherland, is also listed on a third-party org profile.
Founding story
The company was founded in 2013 by Frank Spotnitz, an American television writer and producer known for The X-Files and its two feature films, who serves as Chief Executive Officer.
Business model
Big Light creates, develops and executive produces scripted television series that are commissioned by and delivered to broadcasters and streaming platforms, frequently in co-production with international partners such as Lux Vide for the Medici series with RAI and SFR.
Traction
Credits include The Man in the High Castle, which won two Emmy Awards and was reported as Amazon's most viewed series at the time of release, Medici, whose RAI premiere drew seven million viewers in Italy, and The Indian Detective, which won a Canadian Screen Award for its creator.
Latest developments
Recent productions listed by the company include Leonardo for Amazon Prime UK & Ireland and the second season of Devils for Sky; the second season of Medici: The Magnificent aired on RAI in December 2019 and premiered on Netflix in May 2020.
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Market position
A small independent drama producer whose credits include Emmy-winning and internationally distributed series; the Medici premiere on RAI drew a reported record seven million viewers in Italy.
Focus on writer-led development and character-driven dramas set in intricate, expansive worlds, combined with the founder's track record of internationally co-produced, multi-territory series.
Go-to-market
The company works directly with international streamers and broadcasters on commissioned and co-produced series, positioning the writer's vision at the centre of development.
Global streaming platforms and broadcasters, including Amazon, Netflix, RAI, CBS, Global, CTV and Sky.
Geography
Headquartered at Summit House, 12 Red Lion Square, London WC1R 4HQ, United Kingdom; third-party profiles describe the company as London- and Paris-based, and the website offers English, French, Spanish and Italian versions.
History
Frank Spotnitz founded Big Light Productions in 2013 following a television career that included eight seasons on The X-Files and the creation of Hunted for BBC1 and HBO/Cinemax in 2012. Since founding, the company has produced The Man in the High Castle (2015-2019), Medici (2016-19), Ransom (2017-19), The Indian Detective (2017), Leonardo (2021) and the second season of Devils.
Compiled by commissioned research from 8 cited public sources β announcements, filings, and press listed under research sources below.
Key figures
latest reportedCompany-reported or press-reported figures, each dated to when it was claimed β not independently audited.
Timeline Β· 4
launches, deals, and filingsBig Light produced the series Leonardo, created by Frank Spotnitz, which aired on Amazon Prime Video in the UK and Ireland.
The second season of Medici: The Magnificent was broadcast on Italian broadcaster RAI in December 2019, with a Netflix Original Series premiere following in May 2020.
Frank Spotnitz won a Canadian Screen Award for creating the CTV comedy-drama series The Indian Detective, co-created and executive produced through Big Light.
The Man in the High Castle, created and executive produced by Frank Spotnitz for Amazon, won two Emmy Awards and was nominated for two others, and was named Best Drama Series at the Roma Fiction Festival.
Dated company events from announcements, filings, and press; legal rows summarize public dockets and regulator releases.
βΈResearch sources Β· 8
primary sources listed
- Big Light Productionsbiglight.com Β· web
8 public sources were cited for this profile; the first-party ones are listed here.
Frequently asked questions
- What does Big Light Productions do?
- London-based independent television production company creating original scripted drama for international broadcasters and streamers.
- Who founded Big Light Productions?
- Big Light Productions was founded by Frank Spotnitz.
- Who are Big Light Productions's investors?
- Big Light Productions's investors include Creative UK.