A BBC spokeswoman said: “Louis and the BBC have a strong and long-standing relationship. We look forward to continuing to work together and already have exciting projects in development for next year.”
A spokeswoman for BBC Studios, which has housed Theroux’s projects for more than 20 years, added: “We love working with him and hope to again in the near future.” BBC Studios could potentially take a stake in the company, but Theroux is yet to make a decision on investment. The multi-hyphenated confirmed he was setting up an indie at the Edinburgh International Television Festival in August, joking that it might be called Theroux the Looking Glass. He said the company will make documentaries with and without his presence on screen.
“We will make shows that are similar to the sorts of things I’ve done in the past but not necessarily with me in it — first-person docs that go to extremes and also stories without me that cover similar terrain,” he said.
This guy believes in fairytales. No thanks.