Naman Ramachandran Sony Pictures Television is reportedly close to acquiring U.K. independent production outfit Bad Wolf.The Wales and Los Angeles-based outfit’s credits include “His Dark Materials,” “Industry,” “The Night Of,” “A Discovery of Witches” and “I Hate Suzie.”The report, in trade publication Broadcast, suggests that the deal is worth £60 million ($81.6 million) and that Sony would buy out the minority stakes held in Bad Wolf by Sky/HBO and Access Entertainment.Sony declined to comment.Bad Wolf was launched in 2015 by Jane Tranter and Julie Gardner, the former BBC executives responsible for “Doctor Who,” “Torchwood” and “Da Vinci’s Demons,” to produce high-end TV and film for the global television market.
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