There's never a shortage of world-class projects being filmed for TV and film here in Wales. There's a handful being shot at the moment and they include a new crime thriller from the team who made Sherlock and a mockumentary for Amazon Prime from some of the US' funniest minds.
Over the past few years we've seen It's a Sin, Hollington Drive, Havoc, Doctor Who and Sex Education made in Wales with stars like Keeley Hawes, Anna Maxwell-Martin and Tom Hardy all filming scenes here. We're always keen to know about the latest filming in your neighbourhood, so if you see any make sure to email kathryn.williams@walesonline.co.uk. And for more showbiz and television stories, get our newsletter here.
Wolf
A major new six-part crime thriller for BBC One, Wolf is filmed and set in Wales and follows DI Jack Caffery (Ukweli Roach) who is a young man searching for himself. Obsessed with the neighbour he believes murdered his 10 year-old brother in the nineties, Jack finds himself trying to right the wrongs of others, but at what cost? In an isolated house in Monmouthshire, the wealthy Anchor-Ferrers family find themselves the victims of a psychopath’s cruel games, trapped and terrorised. When the two narratives collide, it’s a thrilling, nail-biting and deeply disturbing race against time.
Roach is joined by Sacha Dhawan (Doctor Who, Marvel’s Iron Fist) as Honey, Iwan Rheon (Game of Thrones, Riviera) as Molina, mismatched professionals forced together on a job; Sian Reese-Williams (Hidden, Line of Duty) as DI Maia Lincoln, a woman with a case to prove; Juliet Stevenson (Out Of Her Mind, Bend It Like Beckham) as Matilda Anchor-Ferrers, an intelligent yet neurotic housewife and Owen Teale (Line of Duty, Game of Thrones) as Oliver Anchor-Ferrers, Matilda’s wealthy and well-connected husband.
It's currently filming in Cardiff, right opposite the Principality Stadium, so keep an eye out!
War Games
No, not a remake of the 1980s hit starring Matthew Broderick, but a brand new film about Churchill's World War II war room.
Scenes for the movie, which will air on US streaming service Curiosity Stream, were filmed at Bracelet Bay at the Gower and Bay Studios in Swansea. See more on this production, here.
Top Gear
The BBC motoring show will feature scenes from the Brecon Beacons filmed last month, but it was in Abergavenny where the trio of Paddy McGuinness, Freddie Flintoff and Chris Harris made an impact.
The friendly presenters stopped off in the town to see locals and also to buy some sunnies for Paddy at a local opticians! Read more, here.
Documentary Now!
The new series of Amazon Prime's mockumentary, Documentary Now! is making an episode about a Welsh village and was hiring real Welsh residents to star in it.
Created by Saturday Night Live alumni Seth Meyers, also a longtime late-night chat show host, and Bill Hader, the show parodies the UK's current obsession with documentaries, in a subtle mockumentary style. Another co-creator is Welsh director and showrunner of Marvel's Hawkeye series, Rhys Thomas and comic Fred Armisen.
The Welsh-made episode, currently filming up until the end of April, will follow residents of a fictional village called Llagoelwyn on Wrst and will tell the tale of its unusual popular sport.
And here are some that have wrapped filming in Wales and should be released some time this year:
Y Golau/The Light
Channel 4 and S4C's joint project was filmed in Welsh and English and is a six-part psychological thriller starring Bafta-winner Joanna Scanlan, Alexandra Roach and Iwan Rheon.
It will air on S4C, Channel 4 and Sundance Now and will be broadcast across the UK and North America, Australia and New Zealand.
The plot will follow journalist Cat Donato - played by Alexandra Roach - and murdered teen Ela Roberts. Ela was part of Cat's circle of friends but prior to her murder had been ostracised from the group because of a fall out. Cat has always been obsessed by her murder.
The series was filmed here up until the past few weeks and will hopefully air this year.
The Reckoning
The Steve Coogan-starring Jimmy Savile drama was filmed at Rhos-on-Sea in late 2021 and will air on the BBC this year.
Coogan revealed : "To play Jimmy Savile was not a decision I took lightly. Neil McKay has written an intelligent script tackling sensitively an horrific story which - however harrowing - needs to be told."
The Lazarus Project
A gripping eight-part action thriller from acclaimed writer Joe Barton ( Giri/Haji). The Lazarus Project is a timely and affecting exploration of the desire to take charge of your own fate.
When George (Essiedu) wakes up one day and finds himself reliving a day from months ago, he thinks he’s lost his mind. That is, until he meets Archie (Mohindra), who recruits George for the Lazarus Project - a secret organisation that has harnessed the ability to turn back time every time the world is at threat of extinction. It will air on Sky Max and Now TV from April.
Willow
The 1988 Ron Howard film is getting a Disney+ series, and will see Warwick Davis reprise his role as the titular character.
The Lucasfilm production filmed from March 2021 and will appear on the streaming service this year.
It revisits the story of Willow Ufgood (Davis), a sorcerer, and also stars The Serpent's Ellie Bamber and Solo: A Star Wars Story's Erin Kellyman who played the Welsh-named character, Enfys Nest in the Star Wars spin-off.
