Liza Marshall’s Hera Pictures is a fully independent production company established to produce bold, high-end, authored drama for a global audience.
The company’s first series, TEMPLE, an eight-part drama starring Mark Strong, was Sky 1’s most successful drama of 2019 and chosen as one of the top TV shows of 2020 by The New York Times. The second season launched to critical acclaim in Autumn 2021.
2020 saw the launch of the two-part ITV true crime drama HONOUR, based on the case of murdered 20-year-old Banaz Mahmod. The show starred Keeley Hawes and was written by Gwyneth Hughes.
Hera’s seven-part period drama MARY & GEORGE launched on Sky Atlantic and Starz in spring 2024, with outstanding reviews in both the UK and the US. The series, starring Julianne Moore and Nicholas Galitzine, was written by DC Moore. The lead director was Oliver Hermanus (LIVING, MOFFIE).
Post-production has begun on upcoming BBC Three/iPlayer series WHAT IT FEELS LIKE FOR A GIRL, adapted by Paris Lees from her memoir of the same name, and on I FOUGHT THE LAW, a four-part crime drama for ITV1 starring Sheridan Smith.
On the film side, Hera’s adaptation of Megan Hunter’s THE END WE START FROM starring Jodie Comer went on general release in January 2024. Adapted by writer Alice Birch (NORMAL PEOPLE) and directed by Mahalia Belo (THE LONG SONG, ELLEN), the film premiered at TIFF and the LFF to glowing reviews.
Hera is in post-production on Chloé Zhao's HAMNET, the film adaptation of Maggie O’Farrell’s multi award-winning novel, with Jessie Buckley and Paul Mescal in the lead roles.
Before founding Hera, Liza produced the hit show Riviera for Sky Atlantic and Bafta nominated The State for Channel 4. She established and ran Scott Free London for Ridley Scott (Before I go to sleep, Get Santa, Welcome to the Punch, Life in a Day, Taboo) and prior to this was Head of Drama at Channel 4 for five years, executive producing many shows including The Red Riding Trilogy, Boy A, The Devil’s Whore, Misfits, Top Boy and The Unloved. She began her producing career at the BBC where she was responsible for many award winning dramas including The Long Firm, Eroica and The Sins.