Our Film & TV team is behind some of the most iconic productions and studios shaping the global entertainment landscape. From award-winning features and high-budget streaming dramas to cutting-edge unscripted formats and IP-heavy franchises, we work at the forefront of the industry.
End-to-end legal support for Film & TV production
Our expertise spans the entire production lifecycle, from development and rights acquisition, production and financing, through to distribution and exploitation.
What sets Wiggin apart from its competitors is the depth of resources available to it and the consistency of skill sets and personalities across the board. All of the Wiggin team demonstrate the same values and commitment to their roles and their customers. Wiggin clearly strives for excellence.”
Legal 500, 2025 (Media: Film & TV, Top Tier Ranked)
Our services include:
- Development & rights acquisition: competitive IP acquisition, option agreements, life rights, format licensing, chain of title, and underlying rights clearances
- IP & clearance: copyright, trademark, and content clearance
- Content review: defamation, privacy, fair use, and script review
- Talent & participation: talent deals, profit participations, and residuals
- Production legal: above and below the line talent engagements, physical production contracting, locations, completion guarantees, union and guild compliance, and errors and omissions
- Corporate: production company setup, joint ventures, and employment matters
- Distribution: licensing, sales agency arrangements and navigating release strategies and windowing
Experience highlights
Film
- Bluey the Movie
- Bugonia
- Downton Abbey
- Gladiator
- Goodbye June
- Hamnet
- Mission Impossible
- Paddington
- Sonic the Hedgehog
- Spider-Man
- The Brutalist
- The Choral
- The Father
- Transformers
- Zone of Interest
TV
- Alien: Earth
- Game of Thrones
- Gavin & Stacey – The Finale
- Harry Potter
- His Dark Materials
- House of the Dragon
- MobLand
- Peaky Blinders
- Sex Education
- Slow Horses
- Ted Lasso
- The Agency: Central Intelligence
- The Gentlemen
- The Night Manager
