Sam Campbell launches Make That Movie on Thursday 28 May
sam campbell’s new six-episode comedy series Make That Movie launches on Channel 4 on Thursday 28 May. The trailer shows Campbell’s filmmaking crew racing to turn an idea into a film in three days, a tight setup that gives the project a clear clock and a clear comic engine.
Thursday 28 May launch
Channel 4 has set the release date alongside the first-look trailer, turning Make That Movie from a title into a scheduled entry in its comedy line-up. Campbell plays a hotshot director who scours the country for everyday people with an idea for a feature film, and the premise puts him in the center of the production rather than on the outside looking in.
The six-episode run gives the series room to build that premise beyond a single sketch-length idea. For viewers, the practical takeaway is simple: the first episode arrives on Thursday 28 May, and the trailer already signals the pace the show is aiming for.
Lara Ricote and Aaron Chen
Lara Ricote plays runner Jess, Aaron Chen plays intimacy coordinator Sebastian, Helen Bauer plays sound engineer Pat, and David Hargreaves plays cinematographer Winnie. Those role names matter because the series is leaning into the machinery around a film set, not just Campbell’s character, so the ensemble is built to make the production process part of the joke.
Campbell’s casting gives Channel 4 a scripted vehicle for a performer who has already won the Edinburgh Festival Fringe comedy award in 2022 and has turned up on 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, which keeps him visible as he moves into a more structured comedy format.
Three days to make it
The three-day deadline in the trailer is the sharpest detail in the launch material. It tells you the series is not just about a filmmaker chasing an idea; it is built around pressure, short turnaround and the awkward business of getting strangers to commit to a feature-film pitch.
That leaves the show with a clean proposition on launch day: a fixed date, a defined format and a cast playing the people who keep a production moving. If Make That Movie lands, it will do so by making the process itself the punchline.
