Formula 1 officially green-lit their very first scripted series, and they found the perfect person to lead it. The Oscar-nominated actress Felicity Jones is circling the lead role in this promising racing drama, which is being developed by Amazon MGM Studios for Prime Video.
One is Formula 1’s very first officially sanctioned scripted series, and it will reportedly focus on “a failing family-owned racing team, as it contends with fierce personalities, ever-changing rivals, and multi-million-dollar stakes.”
Amazon MGM Studios is developing this project for Prime Video, but they’re yet to give it an official series order. Bedrock Entertainment is producing the series, and they tapped the Oscar-nominated duo Mark Fergus and Hawk Ostby (Children of Men) to write and executive produce this project.
Jones is also joining them as one of the producers alongside her brother and producing partner Alexander Jones under their Piecrust Pictures banner. Tony To and Dan Sackheim are serving as executive producers for Bedrock, along with Philippe Maigret for ITV Studios America.
Jones is fresh off starring in the historical drama The Brutalist, which recently earned her a Golden Globe nomination. She’s best known as the Oscar-nominated star of The Theory of Everything, whose notable credits also include roles in Like Crazy, Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, The Invisible Woman, and On the Basis of S-x.
