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Sky1 Sets UK Premiere Date For ‘Glee’ Season 6

By Patrick Munn | May 13, 2015 - 2:45 pm | No Comments

The sixth and final season of Fox's drama series Glee will receive its UK premiere on Sky1 on Thursday May 28th at 9pm, it has been announced.

Amazon Prime Instant Video UK Renews ‘Ripper Street’ For Two More Seasons

By Patrick Munn | May 13, 2015 - 10:07 am | 1 Comment

Amazon Prime Instant Video UK is committing to local productions. Amazon has picked up a further two seasons of the period drama starring Matthew Macfadyen, Jerome Flynn, Adam Rothenberg & MyAnna Buring. The fourth season is expected to stream on Amazon UK later this year, with season five following in 2016.

TV Trailer: Dave’s Cop Comedy ‘Undercover’

By Patrick Munn | May 11, 2015 - 11:17 am | No Comments

UKTV's Dave Channel has released the first trailer for Undercover, their newest original sitcom starring Daniel Rigby which is set to premiere on Tuesday June 16th at 9pm.

First Images: Netflix’s Sci-Fi Series ‘Sense8’

By Patrick Munn | May 7, 2015 - 4:21 pm | No Comments

Along with dropping the first trailer earlier today, Netflix has released a series of first look images for their upcoming sci-fi series Sense8. The 12 episode drama, from J. Michael Straczynski and The Wachowskis, premieres globally on the streaming service on Friday June 5th.

Polly Hill To Succeed Ben Stephenson As BBC’s Controller Of Drama Commissioning

By Patrick Munn | May 7, 2015 - 4:16 pm | No Comments

The BBC's Head of Independent Drama Poly Hill has been named as the new Controller of Drama Commissioning, succeeding outgoing Controller Ben Stephenson who is set to join JJ Abrams' Bad Robot as Head of Television.

Netflix Releases First Trailer For ‘Sense8’ From Babylon 5 Creator J. Michael Straczynski & The Wachowskis

By Patrick Munn | May 7, 2015 - 3:35 pm | No Comments

Netflix has released the first trailer for their upcoming science fiction series Sense8, which hails from Babylon 5 and Crusade creator J Michael Straczynki & The Wachowskis. The 12 episode series is set to premiere globally on the streaming service on Friday June 5th.

BBC America’s ‘Orphan Black’ Renewed For Fourth Season

By Patrick Munn | May 7, 2015 - 2:12 pm | No Comments

BBC America has renewed their flagship original drama series Orphan Black for a ten episode fourth season, the network announced on Thursday. The fourth season is slated to enter production later this year for a 2016 premiere.

BBC One Sets UK Premiere Date For ‘Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell’

By Patrick Munn | May 6, 2015 - 2:20 pm | 1 Comment

BBC One's seven part fantasy series Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell will premiere on Sunday May 17th at 9pm, it has been announced. Based on the Susanna Clarke novel, the series, which is set during the Napoleonic Wars in an England where magic once existed and is about to return, stars Bertie Carvel, Eddie Marsan, Alice Englert, Marc Warren, Samuel West, Charlotte Riley, Enzo Cilenti and Paul Kaye.