A+E Networks UK’s Bio channel has picked up the exclusive first run UK broadcast rights to Lifetime’s reality series Dance Moms, it has been announced. The show’s 13 episode first season is set to premiere on Bio on Tuesday March 19th at 9pm.
BBC Two has cancelled its 1950’s newsroom drama series The Hour, TVWise has confirmed.
The ten episode first season of TNT’s drama series Major Crimes will receive its UK premiere on Universal Channel on Monday March 18th at 10pm, it has been announced.
Netflix and DreamWorks Animation have announced that they are teaming up to produce what will be Netflix’s first ever original series for kids. Based on DreamWorks’ upcoming feature film Turbo, this new series is titled Turbo: F.A.S.T. (Fast Action Stunt Team) and will debut this December on Netflix in over 40 territories including the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom. In addition to Turbo: F.A.S.T., Netflix’s deal with DreamWorks will see new animated films from the studio made available to subscribers, beginning with DreamWorks’ 2013 lineup.
HBO has announced that the second season of Veep will premiere on Sunday April 14 at 10/9c. With new episodes of Veep airing behind the network’s hit series Game of Thrones, HBO is no doubt hoping to boost the ratings performance of the series. Last season, Veep was paried with comedy series Girls and, despite being well received by critics, had a so-so rated first season.
BBC Drama has unveiled a raft of commissions for BBC One, BBC Two and BBC Four. The announcement, which was made earlier this evening at a press event by the BBC’s Controller of Drama Ben Stephenson, includes (as TVWise previously reported) a new 8 part drama series from former Strike Back showrunner Tony Saint for BBC One, a new Saturday night adventure series to fill the shoes left by Merlin titled Atlantis, a third season for both Call The Midwife and Death In Paradise.
Last month, TVWise broke the news that Tony Saint would not be returning as showrunner on the Sky1/Cinemax series Strike Back as he was developing a new 8 part “high octane” police drama series titled The Interceptor for BBC One. In announcing a wealth of other drama commissions, the BBC’s Controller of Drama confirmed that The Interceptor had been given a green-light for an 8 episode first season.
The CW has handed out early renewals to drama series Arrow, Supernatural and The Vampire Diaries. Arrow will return for a second season, Supernatural for a ninth and The Vampire Diaries for a fifth.