ORIGIN STUDIOS
Authored drama.
Emotional truth.
Origin Studios is a home for authored, emotionally intelligent drama rooted in truth. We develop and produce character-led stories with global reach.
A studio brand built to grow beyond one person.
About
Founded under Makalla McPherson Ltd, Origin Studios is a creative label focused on distinctive British drama that begins with character, moral pressure, and emotional truth. The studio centres authored stories with cultural intelligence and international ambition.
OUR APPROACH
Authenticity
Stories told from lived experience, never from the sidelines.
Authorship
A clear creative voice with care, rigour, and intention behind every project.
Emotional Truth
Human behaviour over spectacle. Pressure, contradiction, consequence.
Cultural Intelligence
Rooted in identity, community, and power made to resonate globally.
SLATE
Projects in development
4 X 60' PSYCHOLOGICAL DRAMA
TRUST
Set in 1985 South London, when two girls go missing, a Jamaican mother’s world unravels, exposing silence, survival, and race in Thatcher’s Britain.
6 X 60 SOCIAL THRILLER
THE OTHER SIDE OF TOWN
A woman arrives in a seemingly perfect coastal community and discovers that someone who once belonged has been quietly erased.As she’s drawn into its inner circle, she realises that fitting in comes at a cost.
FEATURE FILM
BURIED TRUTH
When the past resurfaces in her present, Whitney must decide if love can survive the truth or if silence is the greater betrayal.
8 X 25 DYSTOPIAN THRILLER
THE INDEX
In a near-future Britain, pregnancy is scored, monitored, and controlled by a state algorithm. When one woman spots the flaw, she realises the system isn’t broken it’s working exactly as intended.
Built for authored collaboration.
PARTNERSHIP
Origin Studios is seeking strategic partnerships around slate development, packaging, and premium drama production for UK and international audiences.