‘League Of Extraordinary Gentleman’ Adaptation Lands At Fox With Put Pilot Commitment
Fox has made its first major buy of the new development season. The network has given a put pilot commitment to drama project League of Extraordinary Gentleman.
Sam Heughan Cast As Lead In Starz’s Drama Series ‘Outlander’
Sam Heughan (Any Human Heart) has been cast in Starz’s upcoming 16 episode drama series Outlander. Heughan has been cast as Jamie Fraser, a strapping young Scottish clan lord with a complicated past and a disarming sense of humor. He is intelligent, principled, and, by 18th century standards, educated and worldly, with a tenderness and compassion that stands out in contrast to his contemporaries. A natural leader of men, he has no political ambitions or desire for battlefield glories. Instead, he wishes to remove the price on his head and return to his family’s ancestral farm.
BBC Four Orders Comedy Series ‘Puppy Love’ From ‘Getting On’ Creators
BBC Four has ordered a new six episode comedy series titled Puppy Love from Getting On creators Jo Scanlan and Vicki Pepperdine.
BBC Two Cancels ‘Heading Out’, Renews ‘Count Arthur Strong’ For Second Season
BBC Two has cancelled Sue Perkins’ comedy series Heading Out after airing just one season of the series, TVWise has confirmed. In addition, the broadcaster today announced that they had renewed Count Arthur Strong, which premiered last night to just under 1 million viewers, for a second season. 7 half-hour episode have been ordered for the show’s second season and I’ve confirmed that, just as was the case for Citizen Khan and Blandings, the 7th episode is in fact an order for a Christmas special.
BBC One Cancels Ben Elton’s Sitcom ‘The Wright Way’
BBC One has cancelled their comedy series The Wright Way after airing only one season of the series.
Brian Cox & Julie Graham Join BBC One’s ‘Shetland’
Brian Cox (Bob Servant Independent) and Julie Graham (Being Eileen) have joined the cast of BBC One’s drama series Shetland for its upcoming six episode second season. Cox will appear in the first two-parter Raven Black where he will play Magnus Bain, a solitary man and social outsider who finds himself the focus of a murder investigation. Graham will be playing procurator fiscal Rhona Kelly, a recurring character who will make her mark in the opening and closing episodes of season 2.
A+E Networks UK Appoints Former Viacom Exec As Programming VP
A+E Networks UK has found a new Vice-President of Programming. The company today announced that they have recruited former All3Media and Viacom exec Heather Jones to fill the role which was left vacant when Adam MacDonald accepted a position at BSkyB as the new Director of Sky1.
‘House Of Lies’ Season 2 & ‘The Newsroom’ Season 2 To Get Early Previews Via Sky On Demand
The second seasons of Showtime’s comedy series House of Lies and HBO’s drama series The Newsroom are set to premiere on Sky Atlantic in late August (exact dates still TBC), but fans of those series will be able to watch the opening episodes of their respective seasons early thanks to Sky On Demand. BSkyB today announced that they will make the season premieres of both available on Sky On Demand as of August 20th.