Channel 4 has unveiled the trailer for Sam Campbell’s new comedy series Make That Movie and confirmed the six-episode show will launch on Thursday 28 May.
The series follows a hotshot director, played by Campbell, as he searches the country for everyday people with an idea for a feature film. In the trailer, Campbell and his filmmaking crew race against the clock to turn one of those ideas into a film in three days.
Lara Ricote appears as runner Jess, Aaron Chen plays intimacy coordinator Sebastian, Helen Bauer is sound engineer Pat and David Hargreaves plays cinematographer Winnie. The cast gives the project a mock-industry edge that fits Campbell’s deadpan style, with the trailer leaning into the pressure of making a movie fast and the chaos that comes with trying to do it properly.
Campbell first rose to prominence in the UK after winning the Edinburgh Festival Fringe comedy award in 2022, and has since become a familiar face on panel and quiz shows including Taskmaster, 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown, Would I Lie to You?, QI and The Big Fat Quiz of the Year. Earlier this year, he was a runner-up on the second season of Last One Laughing UK, keeping him in front of viewers while building toward this new scripted project.
The launch matters now because Channel 4 is putting a clear release date behind a series that tries to turn ordinary people’s film ideas into a fast-moving comedy premise. The question is not whether Campbell can deliver the jokes — he already has the audience for that — but whether the idea can sustain six episodes without losing momentum once the three-day scramble is over. That answer arrives when Make That Movie lands on Thursday 28 May.
