Netflix Sets Premiere Date For ‘The Fall’
BBC Two’s five-part drama series The Fall will premiere on Netflix in the United States on Tuesday May 28th, it has been announced.
TNT Renews ‘Dallas’ For Season 3
TNT has renewed Dallas for a third season fo 15 episodes, slated to air in 2014. Despite the death of Larry Hagman and a dip in ratings compared to the show’s first season, the pickup had been expected. There is still no word on the fates of TNT’s bubble shows Monday Mornings or Southland.
BBC Developing United Nations Drama From ‘Complicit’ Scribe Guy Hibbert
EXCLUSIVE: After examining the morality of the use of torture on terror suspects in his one-off Complicit for Channel 4, Guy Hibbert is sticking to the arena of political dramas for his next project. I’ve learned that the BBC has put a three episode drama series from Hibbert into development which is set to explore political intrigue at the United Nations.
TV Trailer: BBC Two’s ‘The Fall’
BBC Two has released a trailer for its upcoming drama series The Fall, which is set to premiere in the UK this May and shortly thereafter on Netflix in the US.
Channel 5 Acquires UK Rights To Australian Drama Series ‘Wentworth’
Channel 5 has closed a deal with FremantleMedia International to acquire the exclusive first run UK broadcast rights to Australian drama series Wentworth. The acquisition follows on from Channel 5’s recent deals to acquire A&E’s mini-series Coma, History’s mini-series The Bible and RTE’s drama series Love/Hate. Wentworth is set to premiere on Channel 5 later this year.
TV Trailer: ITV’s ‘Life Of Crime’
ITV has released a trailer for the upcoming three-part drama Life of Crime, which is set to premiere on Friday May 10th at 9pm.
David Morrissey, Sheridan Smith, Olivia Colman & Sean Maguire Cast In BBC One’s ‘The 7.39’
David Morrissey (The Walking Dead), Sheridan Smith (Mrs Biggs), Olivia Colman (Broadchurch) and Sean Maguire (Scott & Bailey) have been cast in BBC One’s upcoming two-part romantic drama The 7.39.
BBC Three Renews ‘Him & Her’ For Final Season, Announces New Comedy Commissions
BBC Three has announced a raft of comedy commissions and re-commissions including a new comedy series starring Nick Helm titled Uncle and a full series of People Just Do Nothing, which was initially piloted on BBC iPlayer last year. Also included in today’s announcement is 8 new pilots for the iPlayer, a fourth season of Him & Her and (as TVWise reported last week) a third season of comedy series Pramface.