Jack Rooke says Spice Girls comedy drama script is written
Jack Rooke, the creator of Big Boys, says he has co-written a script about the Spice Girls and is developing it as a fun comedy drama. Deadline reported his remarks on 25 September 2026.
Rooke talked about the idea on Sidetracked, the BBC Sounds podcast. He said the script was written with a group of collaborators. It is his take on the pop group's story. Short version: the pages exist.
He described the planned project as more than a music biopic. That means it would not simply follow hit singles and tours. He called it a comedy drama, which in television language means a story that mixes jokes with character-led emotion.
For viewers who have not seen his previous work, Rooke is a comedian and the BAFTA-winning creator of Big Boys. Big Boys is a Channel 4 comedy. The Standard reported in May 2025 that Netflix had recruited him to write the pilot, a trial episode used to test a possible series, for a Spice Girls drama.
That television drama is still described as a Netflix project. Reporting on 24 September 2026 described it as written and in active development, an industry term for a script that is finished but has not yet been ordered to series. The Sun
The update follows the 30th anniversary of Spice, the group's debut album. The Spice Girls have only made one group film before. That was Spice World, the 1997 musical comedy featuring the band. Deadline
What makes this stand out is the mix of voices. A comedian known for a personal Channel 4 comedy writing a pop-group story points to character comedy rather than a song-by-song history. Rooke himself has framed it that way, stressing fun and drama over a standard biopic structure.
For fans, this means waiting for the next step. A script in active development can change a lot before any filming. Writers revise. Cast attaches. A buyer gives a formal order. The reports so far focus on the script, not those later stages.
Rooke's comments came in an audio interview, not a formal commission announcement. That distinction matters in television. Talk on a podcast teases intent. A green light from a buyer starts production.
