Talesmith, the award-winning production company renowned for crafting boundary-pushing factual and immersive content, has been named one of the top 10 most innovative production companies in the world in the Innovators category of the 2026 Realscreen Global 100, the industry's definitive annual ranking of the leading international non-fiction and unscripted production companies.

Now in its landmark 20th year, the Realscreen Global 100 is compiled through a combination of peer voting from the global non-fiction and unscripted community, including buyers, distributors, agents and industry stakeholders, and editorial research by the Realscreen team. Being named an Innovator recognises the production companies considered the most innovative from a production and development perspective by their peers worldwide.

The recognition caps an extraordinary period of creative achievement for Talesmith, whose output spans high-end natural history series, landmark television specials and bold immersive experiences that have consistently redefined what is possible in factual storytelling. Among its most celebrated recent projects is Secrets of the Penguins for Disney+ and National Geographic, which won two Emmy® Awards at the 47th Annual News & Documentary Emmy® Awards. The company's track record also includes The Green Planet AR Experience, David Attenborough's Hold the World VR, and the groundbreaking holographic address of President Zelensky, the first time a wartime leader had been beamed as a hologram since Princess Leia.

Since 2014, Talesmith has grown into one of the UK's most distinctive and daring factual studios. The company has produced acclaimed content for Disney+, National Geographic, the BBC, Discovery, ITV, Al Jazeera, CBC, ARTE and many more of the world's leading broadcasters and streamers.

The company's honours include Emmy® Awards, a Canadian Academy Award, four Leo Awards, two Lovie Awards, two Clio Awards, Broadcast and RTS Awards, a BIMA, a Drum Award, a Creative Circle Award and many more. Talesmith is also proud to be certified by albert for sustainable production.

The full Realscreen Global 100 2026 Innovators Top Ten is published today at realscreen.com/global100/2026-1.