BBC One Releases Interactive Trailer For ‘Luther’ Season 3
BBC One has released a new interactive trailer for the upcoming 4 episode third season of Luther, which is set to premiere on Tuesday July 2nd at 9pm.
Sky Atlantic Sets UK Premiere Date For ‘Smash’ Season 2
The second (and final) season of NBC’s drama series Smash will receive its UK premiere on Sky Atlantic on Thursday July 18th at 9pm, it has been announced.
Peter Davison, Rosie Cavaliero & Tom Turner Join ITV’s Comedy Series ‘Pat And Cabbage’
EXCLUSIVE: ITV has added another three cast members to its upcoming six episode comedy series Pat and Cabbage (formerly known as Cabbage and Pat, and later Cabbage and Me). I’ve just learned that Peter Davison (Law & Order: UK), Rosie Cavaliero (A Young Doctor’s Notebook) and Tom Turner have all been cast in the comedy as series regulars.
Acquisitions Roundup: UKTV Slate – Dave Picks Up UK Rights To ‘Suits’ Season 3
EXCLUSIVE: With pilot season and the LA Screenings now behind us, a myriad of UK broadcasters are deep in talks with the distribution arms of the big 6 studios in an attempt to lock down the exclusive UK rights to next season’s hit shows. And while, when these deals are reached, they are generally announced to much fanfare, there are also some quieter negotiations going on with these studios, ones that when concluded are rarely announced or given much fanfare. Those negotiations are for extensions to licensing deals or a given broadcaster exercising an option they held on new season(s) of a given show. Continuing our extensive acquisitions coverage, TVWise will be taking a look at each broadcaster (in a channel-by-channel breakdown) and exploring which shows will be coming back.
Sky Atlantic Picks Up UK Rights To ‘Hello Ladies’, Sets Autumn Premiere
It has been considered a given, but Sky Atlantic today confirmed that, as part of the five year output deal that BSkyB signed with HBO in 2010, they have acquired first run on HBO’s upcoming Stephen Merchant fronted comedy series Hello Ladies. The channel also announced that the series will launch this Autumn alongside the 10 episode second season of political comedy series Veep.
Sky Living Acquires UK Rights To Fox’s ‘The Mob Doctor’
EXCLUSIVE: Dr Grace Devlin is making a stop in the UK. Multiple sources are telling me that Sky Living has closed a deal with Sony Pictures Television to acquire the exclusive first run UK broadcast rights to Fox’s short-lived drama series The Mob Doctor. I’m also told that the 13 episode series is slated to bow on the channel this Summer.
Fox Announces Fall Premiere Dates: Debuts Staggered Between September & November
Fox has unveiled their Fall premiere dates (they are the fourth network to do so after CBS, NBC and The CW) and revealed that they are staggering their premieres across September and November. The network is kicking things off on September 11th, a couple of weeks ahead of the traditional premiere week. Bones, Sleepy Hollow, Dads, Brooklyn Nine-Nine, New Girl, The Mindy Project and Glee launch in early September, with The Simpsons, Bob’s Burgers, Family Guy and American Dad following later in the month. Up last is Almost Human, Raising Hope and Enlisted, all of which debut in November.
Watch Sets UK Premiere Date For ‘Saving Hope’
The first season of Canadian drama series Saving Hope will receive its UK premiere on Watch on Wednesday August 7th at 9pm, it has been announced.