Entertainment · Television & streaming · published 2026-10-07 · via The A.V. Club

Britbox's The Cadburys traces the chocolate dynasty's rise in first-look photos

Britbox's six-episode limited series The Cadburys will dramatize the rise of the Cadbury chocolate family. Created by Chloë Mi Lin Ewart and executive produced by Freddie Highmore, the period drama is set to arrive in 2027. Its cast includes Toby Regbo, Harry Gilby, and Mathew Baynton as rival chocolate maker Joseph Rowntree.

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Britbox's The Cadburys is a six-part limited period drama arriving in 2027. Chloë Mi Lin Ewart created it, and Freddie Highmore serves as an executive producer. The story follows the Cadbury family's chocolate business, focusing on two eldest sons who try to rescue their father's struggling 19th-century cocoa venture.

Toby Regbo and Harry Gilby play those sons. Mathew Baynton appears as Joseph Rowntree, a competing chocolate maker. The cast also includes Felicity Montagu, Adam Hashmi, Oli Green, Alexander Butler, Poppy Gilbert, Ben Hardy, Pearce Quigley, Joanna Scanlan, and others. Newly released set images show the production's period costumes.

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The Cadburys may attract viewers who enjoy British period dramas and family-business sagas, potentially drawing new subscribers to Britbox.

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