Star Sets UK Premiere Date For ‘War Of The Worlds’ Season 2
The second season of War Of The Worlds will receive its UK premiere on Star on Friday July 16th, it has been announced.
The second season of War Of The Worlds will receive its UK premiere on Star on Friday July 16th, it has been announced.
Sky has ordered The Amazing Mr Blunden, a 90 minute adaptation of both the novel and 1972 film The Ghosts, for their Christmas schedule. Simon Callow (Four Weddings and A Funeral, Shakespeare in Love), Mark Gatiss (Sherlock, Dracula) and Tamsin Greig (Friday Night Dinner, Episodes) are attached to star.
Father Brown is back in production. The BBC daytime series has returned to filming for its ninth season after production was put on hold last year due to the COVID pandemic. Despite the interruption to the shooting schedule, the ninth season will still consist of ten episodes, including the series' 100th episode.
Star is adding to their 2021 slate. The Disney+ brand has picked up the UK rights to a plethora of series including ABC's The Wonder Years reboot, Hulu's Pam & Tommy and ABC's comedy series Maggie.
The fourth season of 9-1-1 will receive its UK premiere on Sky Witness on Monday June 14th at 9pm, it has been announced.
Last Man Standing is getting yet another UK home. Disney+'s Star brand has secured the SVOD rights to the Tim Allen comedy and will make the first eight seasons of the show available to stream from Wednesday July 28th. Notably, this marks the first time season 8 has aired on this side of the pond.
Murdoch Mysteries is returning. Canadian public broadcaster CBC has picked up the long-running drama for a fifteenth season. As they have done for the show's entire run, UKTV will once again co-produce the series for the UK market. Murdoch Mysteries airs on UKTV's Alibi channel on this side of the pond. 24 episodes have been ordered for the show's fifteenth season; making it the longest season of the series to date.