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HBO and Sky have joined forces to oversee a development slate of world class drama series. The $250m multi-year co-production will focus on “high end productions that feature engaging stories with international points of view and casting.” The partnership will apparently be open to pitches from across the creative community, in both the US and Europe, … >
Channel 4 has announced the cast for the second of its upcoming dramas based on the short stories of award-winning sci-fi novelist Philip K. Dick. A co-production between Channel 4 and Sony Pictures Television, Electric Dreams: The World of Philip K. Dick will be written and executive produced by Ronald D. Moore (Battlestar Galactica) and Michael Dinner … >
The cast has been announced for BBC Two’s one-off TV film based on the critically acclaimed memoirs of journalist Sathnam Sanghera. In the Club star Sacha Dhawan will play the title role in the 90-minute drama, which is adapted by The Five writer Mick Ford. Set in 1980’s Wolverhampton, The Boy With The Topknot is described as “a humorous, touching … >
BBC One’s adaptation of Jessie Burton’s internationally best-selling novel The Miniaturist has started filming. Adapted by John Brownlow and described as a “ravishing period thriller”, the three-part drama series is a co-production between Masterpiece and the BBC. Executive producer Rebecca Eaton (Downton Abbey) commented: “The Miniaturist is a riveting book and this adaptation seems to have all … >
Sky1 has ordered a new action adventure comedy from the makers of Bad Education. Written by Jack Whitehall and Freddy Syborn, who co-wrote Bad Education, Bounty Hunters also shares executive producer Ben Cavey and producer by Pippa Brown with BBC Three’s hit school sitcom. Whitehall will be joined by Academy Award nominee Rosie Perez (Do the Right … >
Dawn French and Emilia Fox will return to Sky1 later this year with a new season of Delicious. Written by Dan Sefton (The Good Karma Hotel, Secret Diary of a Call Girl), the drama series launched last December and averaged a cumulative audience of 1.87 million, making it Sky1’s most watched UK drama series of 2016. Buy Season 1 … >
Filming has started on the next season of ITV’s Inspector Morse prequel series Endeavour in and around Oxford and the South East. The popular detective drama will return in 2018 with an extended run of six new feature-length films. Previous seasons have comprised four stories. Shaun Evans will be back as the recently promoted Detective Sergeant Endeavour Morse, alongside Roger … >
Channel 4 has announced the cast for the first of its upcoming dramas based on the short stories of award-winning sci-fi novelist Philip K. Dick. A co-production between Channel 4 and Sony Pictures Television, the “hugely ambitious” anthology series will be written and executive produced by Ronald D. Moore (Battlestar Galactica) and Michael Dinner (Justified) alongside Breaking Bad … >
BBC One has ordered a new comedy from the Oscar-nominated co-author of Terry Gilliam’s Brazil. Written by Charles McKeown, Edith will star John Cleese (Fawlty Towers) alongside Alison Steadman and Jason Watkins. The cast of the six-part series also includes Jessica Hynes, Anne Reid, Rosie Cavaliero, James Cosmo and Peter Egan. The official synopsis reads: “For Edith (Alison Steadman), … >
Filming has begun on the next season Shetland on location in Shetland, Glasgow and Norway. Douglas Henshall, Alison O’Donnell, Steven Robertson, Mark Bonnar and Julie Graham will all be back in the six new episodes. Adapted from Ann Cleeves celebrated novels, Shetland launched on BBC One in March 2013. Henshall returns as DI Jimmy Perez, with new … >