NBC & Mark Burnett Team For ‘The Bible’ Follow Up ‘AD: Beyond The Bible’
Roma Downey and Mark Burnett’s follow up mini-series to the ratings juggernaut that was The Bible is coming to NBC. The network today announced that they would be airing the series, which has a working-titled of AD: Beyond The Bible, and that sister studio Universal Television would co-produce the mini alongside LightWorkers Media and Hearst Productions, with Roma Downey, Mark Burnett and Richard Bedser serving as the executive producers.
The fourth season of TNT’s drama series Rizzoli & Isles will receive its UK premiere on Alibi on Thursday August 22nd at 9pm, it has been announced.
Sky Atlantic has released a teaser trailer for their upcoming mini-series Fleming, which is a co-production with BBC America.
EXCLUSIVE: BBC Two has added another well known actress to the cast of its upcoming one-off drama Legacy. I’ve learned that Romola Garai has joined the cast of the 90 minute cold war spy drama. Garai’s previous credits include a starring role on the BBC drama The Hour and drama serials Emma and The Crimson Petal and the White.
EXCLUSIVE: With the LA Screenings now behind us, numerous UK broadcasters are in various stages of acquiring next season’s new shows for their schedules (NBC’s The Blacklist and CBS’ The Millers and We Are Men are widely tipped to become the first shows from the 2013-2014 season to land those lucrative UK sales). While all eyes are on these new series and the various deals that are being hammered out, TVWise continues its extensive acquisitions coverage with our broadcaster-by-broadcaster breakdown of which current shows will be coming back later this year or early next.
EXCLUSIVE: The BBC has found another director for its upcoming drama series The Ark. I’ve learned that Richard Clark has signed on to direct 2 episodes of the skein. Clark has just come off of directing a couple of episodes of the upcoming BBC One/BBC America series The Musketeers and has previously directed on such shows as Doctor Who, Whitechapel and Silent Witness.
EXCLUSIVE: BBC Two’s upcoming 90 minute one-off Legacy has added another cast member. I’ve learned that Christian McKay has joined the cast of the cold war spy drama. The project may feel like familiar ground to the actor who had a role in another recent adaptation of a cold war spy drama: Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy. McKay’s other credits include feature film Me and Orson Welles and a recurring role on the Canal+ series Borgia.
EXCLUSIVE: Sky Living’s just announced drama Lawless has added a pair of actors to its cast. My sources are telling me that Wendy Nottingham (The Borgias) and Terrence Harvey (Jo) have been cast in the drama. They join previously announced main cast members Suranne Jones (Scott & Bailey), Jonathan Cake (Desperate Housewives), Chris Coghill (Eastenders) and Lindsay Duncan (Doctor Who). I’m also told that Malachi Kirby (Way To Go), Pervez Qadir (Spooks: Code 9) and Lamin Tamba have all filmed guest roles on Lawless.