The third season of NBC's comedy series The Good Place will receive its UK premiere on Netflix UK on Friday September 28th, it has been announced. New episodes will then continue to be made available every Friday, less than 24 hours after they initially air on NBC in the United States. Read More
UKTV's W channel has given the green-light to Stacey Dooley Sleeps Over, a new six episode documentary series that will present a portrait of what life is like in Britain today for a cross section of society. Read More
Fresh off of his turn co-hosting The Big Narstie Show, Channel 4 has ordered a new entertainment series which is set to be fronted by Mo Gilligan. “I used to walk past Channel 4 on the way to school, now I’m extremely happy to have my very own show on a channel that pioneers original comedy”, Mo Gilligan said. Read More
BBC One is adding a second police documentary series following the success of The Met. The channel has greenlit an as-yet untitled documentary series from 72 Films which will follow Northumbria Police. Read More
Russell T. Davies passion project is finally coming to the small screen. Channel 4 has ordered The Boys, a five episode drama series from the former Doctor Who showrunner which explores the story of the 1980s, the story of AIDS, and the story of three boys, Ritchie, Roscoe and Colin, across the decade. “I lived through those times, and it’s taken me decades to build up to this. And as time marches on, there’s a danger the story will be forgotten", said Russell T. Davies. "So it’s an honour to write this for the ones we lost, and the ones who survived.” Read More
BBC One has greenlit Scarborough, a new comedy series from Benidorm creator Derren Litten; and handed out a pilot order to 'king Gary, a "working-class" sitcom from the team behind Murder In Successville. Both shows were announced today by the BBC's Director of Content Charlotte Moore at the Edinburgh TV Festival. Read More
Another renewal from Channel 4. They've picked up their late night format The Big Narstie Show - which was only picked up to series back in May - for a second season. In addition to the second season, C4 has also commissioned a Christmas Special for later this year. Read More
Mark Strong (Low Winter Sun) has been set as the lead in Sky One eight episode comic thriller Temple, which is set in the secret world beneath London. Carice van Houten, (Game of Thrones) and Daniel Mays (Line of Duty) have also been cast in the series. In Temple, deep below the streets of London, descending past Temple tube in the beating heart of the city, lies a dark secret. An illegal clinic has been set up in an abandoned subterranean network of tunnels. They treat a variety of increasingly desperate and highly dangerous patients. Read More