The Doll Factory (TV series)

The Doll Factory is a period thriller television series based on the novel of the same name by Elizabeth Macneal, adapted by Charley Miles for Paramount+. The series premiered on 27 November 2023, with all episodes released on 1 December 2023.

Supporting

 * Nell Hudson as Clarissa Frost, Louis' sister
 * Aysha Kala as Ananya
 * Liadán Dunlea as Flick, a past love of Silas'
 * Hannah Onslow as Lizzie Siddal, Pre-Raphaelite model
 * Nia Deacon as Evie, Albie's sister
 * Alexandra Dowling as Sylvia, Louis' wife
 * Mali Harries as Moll
 * Charlotte Bate as Kathleen
 * Shane Lennon as Charles

Production
In July 2022, it was announced the UK and Ireland wing of Paramount+ had commissioned a six-part adaptation of Macneal's novel from Buccaneer Media, with Shinawil handling local production in Ireland. Charley Miles would adapt the novel, and Sacha Polak would direct the series.

The cast was announced in November 2022, with Esmé Creed-Miles set to lead the series alongside Éanna Hardwicke, Mirren Mack, and George Webster. Also joining the series were Pippa Haywood, Sharlene Whyte, Reece Kenwyne-Mpudzi, Freddy Carter, Saoirse-Monica Jackson, Laurie Kynaston, Jim Caesar, Akshay Khanna, Aysha Kala, and Nell Hudson.

Principal photography was under way in and around Dublin as of November 2022. Filming was reported at Trinity College Dublin in January 2023, specifically in the Museum Building and the Physics Lecture Theatre.