ITV has renewed its Morse prequel series Endeavour for a second season of 4 two-hour episodes. The show’s second season, which will again be written by Russell Lewis, is set to enter production in Oxford later this year, with ITV eyeing a 2014 premiere.
Back in March, TVWise broke the news that BBC Two had commissioned an adaptation of Diane Setterfield’s novel The Thirteenth Tale and that it had been adapted by Christopher Hampton and would be directed by James Kent. Last week we also broke the news that the drama would star Oscar winner Vanessa Redgrave and Olivia Colman (Broadchurch) as Vida Winter and Margaret Lea, respectively. The BBC has now announced the drama and confirmed all of those scoops. However, the BBC fell short of confirming any additional cast members for the drama, but as TVWise has previously revealed Sophie Turner (Game of Thrones), Gordon Winter (Friday Night Dinner), Antonia Clarke (Lightfields), Alexandra Roach (Utopia) and Robert Pugh (Game of Thrones) are also set to appear in The Thirteenth Tale. BBC Two’s press release follows below…..
Channel 5 has closed a deal with CBS Studios International to acquire the exclusive first run UK broadcast rights to CBS’ drama series Under The Dome. The series, which debuts state-side on Monday June 24th, will premiere on Channel 5 this Autumn.
The BBC has released the first official image (see below) for its upcoming drama Burton and Taylor, which is set to air on BBC Four in the UK and BBC America in the US later this year.
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EXCLUSIVE: BBC Two’s upcoming 90 minute one-off drama The Thirteenth Tale has added another actress to its already impressive list of cast members. I’ve just learned that Welsh actress Alexandra Roach (Utopia) has landed a role on the drama. A production source tells me that Roach has been cast as Hester Barrow, Adeline and Emmeline March’s governess. Roach’s casting comes after TVWise previously broke the news that Oscar winner Vanessa Redgrave, Olivia Colman (Broadchurch), Sophie Turner (Game of Thrones), Gordon Winter (Friday Night Dinner), Antonia Clarke (Lightfields) and Robert Pugh (Game of Thrones) have all been cast in the drama.
The first of the final five Poirot TV movies (this first one being Elephants Can Remember) will premiere on ITV on Sunday June 9th at 8pm, it has been announced.
Several weeks after the other networks released full trailer for their new shows for the 2013-2014 season, The CW has finally followed suit and released trailers for their five new entries for next season: The 100, The Originals, Reign, Star-Crossed and The Tomorrow People. The trailers and details of the shows in question follows below.
After suffering a ratings decline last week, BBC Two’s drama series The Fall bounced back last night with the penultimate episode of the show’s first season.