Tubi, Fox Corporation’s ad-supported video-on-demand service, will exclusively launch the BBC British coming-of-age dramedy “Boarders,” premiering on Tubi March 8th.
Written by BAFTA-nominated screenwriter Daniel Lawrence Taylor the series follows the lives of five talented Black teenagers from inner-city London, as they navigate life at an elite boarding school.
“Boarders” is produced by Studio Lambert in association with All3Media International for the BBC.
“Boarders” is a high energy, warm and funny coming of age drama which follows the lives of five Black inner city school teenagers who find themselves on scholarships to one of Britain’s oldest and most prestigious boarding schools, St. Gilberts.
The series will see these students navigate a new world, forming new friendships along the way while also going on journeys of self-discovery.
“I’m beyond excited that Tubi is bringing Boarders to North America,” states Daniel Lawrence Taylor. “This is a quintessentially British coming of age school show with big universal themes of belonging, achievement, first crushes, forging friendships, and awkward sexual encounters that will hit home as hard for the North American audiences as much as it does for us Brits. It is jam packed with exciting new talent both in front of and behind the camera, and is filled with humor, pathos and straight up joy. I know the Tubi audience will love watching it as much as I loved creating it.”
“Boarders” was created and written by Daniel Lawrence Taylor, with Emma Dennis-Edwards, Yemi Oyefuwa and Ryan Calais Cameron writing episodes. The series is led by a cast of young rising talent including Josh Tedeku, Jodie Campbell and Myles Kamwendo, alongside Sekou Diaby and Aruna Jalloh, both making their screen debuts.
Daniel Lawrence Taylor will also appear on screen alongside Derek Riddell, Niky Wardley, Harry Gilby, Tallulah Greive, Rosie Graham, Georgina Sadler and Assa Kanoute, making her screen debut.
Directing the series are Ethosheia Hylton and Sarmad Masud. Executive producers are Daniel Lawrence Taylor, and Madeleine Sinclair and Susan Hogg for Studio Lambert, and Nawfal Faizullah and Ayela Butt for the BBC.
Check Out The New Trailer!
Today, Tubi also updated it’s platform and logo.
The new Tubi brand identity features more vibrant colors and unique iconography across all consumer touchpoints, including new sonic branding that has a bright, playful tone.
The updated homepage and UI leverages symbols that bring more dimension to the traditional content grid including a nod to the Tubi rabbit hole, first introduced in the 2023 Super Bowl campaign, to bring viewers into the experience.
