‘Chicken Shop Date’ Star Amelia Dimoldenberg Developing ‘Skins’-Style Drama For The BBC

Amelia Dimoldenberg wants to reinvent Skins for Gen Z. The online creator, who has turned Chicken Shop Date into a YouTube sensation, has revealed that she is developing a young adult drama series for the BBC. In an interview at the Edinburgh TV Festival, Dimoldenberg said the drama was “my version of Skins,” the defining Channel 4 drama that launched the careers of stars including Nicholas Hoult, Jack O’Connell, and Kaya Scodelario. Dimoldenberg said the development process had been protracted, but that she would “will it into existence” like she did with Chicken Shop Date and her upcoming romantic comedy film, which is in development with Amazon MGM Studios’ Orion Pictures. Dimoldenberg is writing the BBC series, though the project has not been officially greenlit by the British broadcaster. The YouTube star did not reveal any further details about the plot, but said it had always been a dream to create a series for television. Watch on Deadline Dimoldenberg, who runs production company Dimz Inc, is carefully growing her media empire by pursuing passion projects. She has grown Chicken Shop Date into a viral hit and a must-have stop on the publicity circuit for movie and music stars. Despite the show’s success, Dimoldenberg said some guests remain elusive. She told the Edinburgh TV Festival that she would love to interview Timothée Chalamet, while she recently instructed her team to track down Pope Leo XIV. Dimoldenberg maintains a strict no royal family policy, despite a clamor for her to interview the likes of Prince William and Prince Harry. Asked by moderator Manori Ravindran if Meghan Markle could prove to be an exception to the rule, Dimoldenberg replied: “I’m going to stand firm on my no royal policy.”