HBO has released details of its fall schedules and release the premiere dates for the fourth season of Boardwalk Empire, the fourth and final season of Eastbound & Down and the first season of Stephan Merchant’s new comedy series Hello Ladies.
BBC One has given the green-light to a new Saturday night entertainment series from The Jim Henson Company titled The Puppet Game Show. The series, which has been described as part game-show and part sitcom, has been given an order for 8 forty-five minute episodes. The series is slated to bow on BBC One later this year.
Showtime has cancelled their papal drama series The Borgias after airing three seasons of the series. The network made the announcement today following reports that, while the series was unlikely to return for a fourth season, it could have wrapped up its storylines with a two-hour TV movie. That will now not happen with the June 16th season finale also serving as the series finale.
The second (and final) season of ABC’s comedy series Don’t Trust The B—- In Apartment 23 will receive its UK premiere on E4 on Thursday June 20th at 9pm, it has been announced.
BBC One’s newest period drama series The White Queen (which is a co-production with US premium cable network Starz) will premiere on Sunday June 16th at 9pm, it has been announced.
The third (and final) season of ABC’s comedy series Happy Endings will receive its UK premiere on E4 on Tuesday June 18th at 10pm, it has been announced.
ITV has released a trailer for the upcoming episode of Poirot titled Elephants Can Remember, which is set to premiere on Sunday June 9th at 8pm.
EXCLUSIVE: Having seen what the big six studios had to offer at the LA Screenings a couple of weeks ago, numerous UK broadcasters are in various stages of evaluating and acquiring some of these new shows for their schedules (in fact today saw the first post LA Screenings deal with Channel 5’s acquisition of Under The Dome From CBS Studios International). There seems to be an expectation of more sales this season vs. last season and so both industry professional and true TV fanatics are already questioning which of these new shows will be heading to the UK. To that end, TVWise presents a run down of intel, from multiple sources on which new shows are being eyed by which UK broadcasters (including some which weren’t shopped at the screenings).
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