RD Studios, Park Royal

from 2022

Yet another new film studio was announced at the end of 2021 and opened April 2022.  It is owned by Ryan Dean, whose company is a major creator of commercial and corporate content.  He decided to open these £20m studios to fulfil the ever-increasing demand for sound stages in London.  They are located in Premier Park, Park Royal – close to Garden Studios and Superhire prop hire – and are an adaptation of existing industrial premises.  They were previously occupied by Sofology and have been extensively refurbished.

The facilities on offer are very impressive.  All 5 stages are equipped with motorised trusses, enabling rapid rigging and derigging.  Each stage has a large dock door leading directly to a 70,000 sq ft outdoor area.  The stages have resin floors and drape tracks all round.  They are fully soundproofed, graded at 25NR.  There are also plenty of wardrobe and make-up areas, green rooms, production offices and dining areas.  In addition, there is a 10,000 sq ft space that can be used for prop storage, wardrobe etc.

RD Studios allow clients to bring in their own lighting kit (this is not permitted at some other studios) but also offer a huge range of equipment hire.  The studios’ sister company RD Content offer some impressive post production facilities, including a screening room, edit suites, dubbing facilities and a DaVinci grading suite in their Holborn facilities.

RD Studios state that they are committed to being the most sustainable and green film studio facilities in Europe.  The building is one of the most energy efficient industrial units in London – with solar panels extending across the entire roof, they are able to offer electric vehicle charging for multiple vehicles on site.  They also have a rainwater harvesting system that helps save thousands of litres of water usage per year.  The company is understandably very proud of the building’s ‘Excellent’ BREEAM rating.

The stages are as follows:

Studio 1 – 8,560 sq ft with a height of 26 ft

Studio 2 – 4,530 sq ft with a height of 26 ft

Studio 3 – 9,255 sq ft with a height of 26 ft

Studio 4 – 3,105 sq ft with a height of 26 ft

Studio 5 – 2,934 sq ft with a height of 26 ft

Productions that have used these facilities so far include:

• The Greatest Show Never Made (Amazon) – a reconstructed documentary series.  They were here for a total of 12 weeks across 2 stages.
• Good Omens II (Amazon) spent a week here doing some scenes and pick ups.
• A Town Called Malice (Disney)
• Culprits (Disney) also filmed some scenes here including pick ups.
• The Grand Tour (Amazon) – opening titles and chat.
• Big Brother – contestant profiles.
• Treehouse – kid’s tv for Paramount – whole series.
• Love, Lanre – an indie feature film shot at RD Studios for 8 weeks in 2024 across 2 stages.
• In the spring of 2025 an undisclosed reality show was being filmed here for Channel 4.