BBC Two Sets Premiere Date For Cold War Spy Drama ‘Legacy’
BBC Two’s one-off Cold War drama Legacy will premiere on Thursday November 28th at 9pm, it has been announced.
BBC One Sets Premiere Date For ‘Doctor Who’ 50th Anniversary Special ‘The Day Of The Doctor’
The Doctor Who 50th anniversary special The Day of the Doctor will premiere on BBC One on Saturday November 23rd at 7:50pm, it has been announced.
The Fall’s John Lynch Lands Role On ABC’s CIA Drama ‘The Assets’
EXCLUSIVE: From the higher echelons of the ever political PSNI (Police Service of Northern Ireland) to CIA case officer? One of my sources is telling me that the indefatigable Irish actor John Lynch (The Fall) has landed a “significant” role on ABC’s 8 episode limited event series The Assets, which recounts the true stories from CIA officers about the conclusion of the Cold War. Production on the series is currently underway in Lithuania, with ABC eyeing a 2014 premiere.
Kit Harington & Jennifer Ehle Join ‘Spooks: The Greater Good’
Kit Harington (Game of Thrones) and Jennifer Ehle (Zero Dark Thirty) have joined the cast of the Spooks feature film Spooks: The Greater Good, TVWise has learned.
Lifetime Sets UK Premiere Date For ‘She Made Them Do It’
Lifetime’s original TV movie She Made Them Do It will receive its UK premiere on Lifetime UK on Thursday December 5th at 9pm, it has been announced.
Disney & Netflix Reach Deal For 4 Original Series & 1 Mini-Series Based On Marvel Characters
In what is being hailed as a “landmark deal” between Disney and Netflix, the two media giants have pacted to produce 4 live-action serialised series and one “miniseries programming event.”
BBC One’s ‘Jonathan Strange And Mr Norrell’ & ITV’s ‘Undeniable’ Add To Casts
EXCLUSIVE: BBC One’s 7 part drama series Jontahan Strange And Mr Norrell – which is a co-production with BBC America and Canadian broadcaster Space – has added another actor to its cast. I’ve learned that Robert Hands (Love & Marriage, Doctor Who) has been cast in the drama. Based on the bestselling novel by Susanna Clarke, Jonathan Strange And Mr Norrell is set during the Napoleonic Wars in an England where magic once existed and is about to return. The series was adapted for television by Peter Harness (who is writing all 7 episodes), with Toby Haynes attached to direct. Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell is being produced by Cuba Pictures and is being co-produced with BBC America, in association with Feel Film, Far Moor, Screen Yorkshire and Bell Media’s Space. The series stars Eddie Marsan (Ray Donovan), Bertie Carvel (Hidden), Alice Englert (Beautiful Creatures), Marc Warren (Mad Dogs), Samuel West (Fleming), Charlotte Riley (Easy Virtue), Enzo Cilenti (Prisoners Wives) and Paul Kaye (Game of Thrones). The executive producers are Matthew Read, Nick Marston, Justin Thomson-Glover, Patrick Irwin, Tally Garner and Dixie Linder. Toby Haynes is attached to direct.
London Live Inks Content Deals With Channel 4 & BBC Worldwide
London Live – the local TV station owned by the Evening Standard – has reached deals with Channel 4 and BBC Worldwide which are said to cover more than 150 hours of content.