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StarzPlay Sets UK Premiere Date For ‘Counterpart’ Season 2

By Patrick Munn | October 16, 2018 - 6:43 pm | No Comments
The second season of Starz's J.K. Simmons fronted thriller Counterpart will receive its UK premiere on StarzPlay – which is available exclusively in the UK on Amazon Prime via Amazon Channels – on Sunday December 9th, it has been announced.

DRG Sells BBC One’s ‘The Cry’ To Broadcasters In France, Norway, Sweden & More

By Patrick Munn | October 16, 2018 - 5:22 pm | No Comments
Months after securing a U.S. deal with the AMC owned streaming service Sundance Now, DRG has secured further pre-sales for The Cry with a range of international broadcasters. The four-part BBC One drama starring Jenna Coleman (Victoria) and Ewen Leslie (Top Of The Lake) has been sold to M6 in France, TV2 in Norway, C More (TV4) in Sweden, Canal Plus in Poland, TVNZ in New Zealand, NPO in the Netherlands, and BBC Worldwide for its channels in Benelux, the Middle East and Africa.

Joseph Fiennes Fronted ‘Cyrano’ Leads Atrium TV’s New Drama Slate

By Patrick Munn | October 15, 2018 - 2:30 pm | No Comments
Cyrano, a new adaptation of Edmond Rostand’s Cyrano de Bergerac starring Joseph Fiennes, is among four new titles in advanced development at Atrium TV, the "commissioning club" set up last year by Sir Howard Stringer and Jeremy Fox. The slate was unveiled to club members last night in Cannes.

Months After Cancelling It, Sky One Acquires ‘Agatha Raisin’

By Patrick Munn | October 15, 2018 - 1:04 pm | No Comments
Well we've come full circle with Agatha Raisin. Months after Sky One officially cancelled the series, prompting U.S. co-production partner Acorn TV to step up and fully commission a second season, Sky One has pre-bought the UK rights to the new season. The deal was struck between Sky and international distributor All3Media International. Sky has also taken rights to the new season in Eire.

ITV Orders Police Drama ‘Wild Bill’, Rob Lowe To Star

By Patrick Munn | October 12, 2018 - 4:50 pm | No Comments
This is an interesting one. ITV has ordered Wild Bill, a six episode police drama about a US cop who comes to the UK to serve as the new Chief Constable of the East Lincolnshire Police Force. Rob Lowe (The West Wing, Code Black) is attached to star.
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