5Spike Sets Premiere Date For ‘Black Sails’
BBC Two Sets Premiere Date For ‘King Lear’
BBC Two's King Lear adaptation will premiere on Monday May 28th at 9:30pm, it has been announced. Read More
Channel 4 Unveils 2019 Slate: ‘Brexit’ Drama Starring Benedict Cumberbatch, Aisling Bea Comedy ‘Happy AF’ & More
Channel 4 has set nine new shows for their 2019 slate. At an event where Channel 4 Chief Executive Alex Mahon and Director of Programmes Ian Katz updated the industry on their plans, the broadcaster announced a wealth of commissions that will sit on their 2019 slate. Leading the commissions is one-off drama Brexit, starring Benedict Cumberbatch (Sherlock), which explores the data driven campaign behind the referendum; Happy AF, a comedy staring Aisling Bea and Sharon Horgan; and over at E4, comedy Maxxx, starring O-T Fagbenle (Looking) about a formerly famous boyband star turned drug-shamed tabloid laughing stock. Read More
BBC Three Acquires Australian Short-Form Series ‘600 Bottles Of Wine’
Alibi Sets UK Premiere Date For ‘Quantico’ Season 3
The third and final season of Quantico will receive its UK premiere on UKTV's Alibi channel on Thursday June 7th at 9pm, it has been announced. Read More
Toby Stephens, Keeley Hawes, Linus Roache & Timothy Spall To Star In BBC Two’s Cold War Drama ‘Summer Of Rockets’
Toby Stephens (Die Another Day, Black Sails), Keeley Hawes (Line of Duty, Bodyguard), Linus Roache (Vikings, Homeland) and Timothy Spall (Mr Turner, The Street) have been set to star in BBC Two's Cold War drama series Summer Of Rockets. Read More
BBC, UKTV & FMI Team Together For Steve Backshall Adventure Series
This is an interesting one. The BBC, UKTV and FremantleMedia International have teamed together to commission a ten episode adventure series fronted by Steve Backshall. Under the "groundbreaking" new commissioning model, BBC Two will air the first four hour-long episodes in 2019. Later that same year, UKTV's Dave channel will are six exclusive episodes, followed by it's own versions of the BBC episodes. FremantleMedia International will handle global sales. Read More
UKTV’s W Channel Orders New Dr Christian Series ’12 Hours To Cure Your Street’
Dr Christian is returning to W. After two successful seasons of Dr Christian Will See You Now, the UKTV owned and operated channel has given the greenlight to 12 Hours To Cure Your Street, which will see Dr Christian packing up his medical bag, leaving the comfort of his clinic and heading out to the streets of Britain. 12 Hours To Cur Your Street follows Dr Christian as he travels across the UK in a fully functional mobile clinic to treat individuals in their hometowns. He will be racing against the clock as he attempts to do as many house calls and appointments as he can within a 12-hour shift. Read More