LA Screenings: Twentieth Century Fox Television Distribution 2013-2014 Slate – What’s Hot & What’s Not
This past week saw the major studios host acquisitions executives from around the globe during the LA Screenings (sometimes referred to as the International Upfronts) where these international buyers screened each studios new shows for the 2013-2014 season. With the screenings now over these executive will start buying up these new series for their own schedules. TVWise continues its coverage of the screenings with its studio-by-studio break down of industry intel (from numerous sources) on which shows are hot and those which, frankly, are not.
Last week’s focus was on the Upfronts in New York City, but the big industry event this past week has been the annual screenings held in Los Angeles for international buyers. The big studios (and a number of independent distributors) host acquisitions executives from around the globe, screen for them the pilots of their new shows which have been picked up by the big five US networks (ABC, CBS, The CW, Fox and NBC) for next season, all with the hope of securing those lucrative international sales.
Ben Daniels (House of Cards), Lisa Millett (Pillars of The Earth), Katie Moore (Merlin), Edie Whitehead, Adrian Scarborough (Upstairs, Downstairs), Kevin Guthrie (Restless) and Branka Katic (Red Widow) have all joined the cast of BBC One’s period drama series The Paradise for its upcoming second season.
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The third season of TNT’s science-fiction series Falling Skies will receive its UK premiere on FOX on Tuesday July 16th at 9pm, it has been announced.
Starz’s newest drama series The White Queen (which is a co-production with the BBC) will premiere on Saturday August 10th at 9/8c, it has been announced.
The second season of TBS’ comedy series Men At Work will receive its UK premiere on FOX on Saturday July 6th at 8:30pm, it has been announced.