The third season of AMC's computer drama Halt & Catch Fire will receive its UK premiere on Amazon Prime Video on Wednesday August 24th, TVWise has learned. New episodes will then continue to be made available to Prime members ever Wednesday, less than 24 hours after they air in the United States. Read More
Pulse Films - the indie set up by Thomas Benski (pictured) and Marisa Clifford in 2005 - is expanding their branded entertainment division with the hire of Eric Tu and Stephen Whelan, TVWise has learned. Tu, based in New York, and Whelan, based in London, will assume Executive Producer positions at Pulse, effective immediately. Working alongside the teams in their respective territories both Tu and Whelan will be responsible for expanding the company’s creative, strategic and production capabilities in the Branded Entertainment space. Read More
ITV's hit period drama Grantchester is going festive this year. The commercial broadcaster has ordered a one-off 90 minute Christmas special. That is in addition to the previously announced six episode third season, which will air in 2017. Read More
AMC Networks International UK has ordered a trio of crime documentaries from indie Peninsula Films for their CBS Reality channel, TVWise has learned. Two of the documentaries (Uncovering Melanie's Murderer and Slave To Love) are one-offs, while the third (The Day I Should Have Died) is a ten part series. Read More
Netflix has come on-board BBC America's original series Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency, starring Samuel Barnett (Penny Dreadful) and Elijah Wood (The Lord Of The Rings), TVWise has learned. Under their deal, the streaming giant will now co-produce and serve as the exclusive broadcaster of the eight episode comedic thriller series in more than 100 international territories, including the UK. Read More
BBC One dramas In The Club and The Syndicate, from prolific writer and producer Kay Mellor, are being put "on hold"; with no decisions being made on their fates for the foreseeable future. "Of course I’d love to do another series of In The Club and The Syndicate but they are on hold for now", Kay Mellor said in a statement released today. Read More
Mock The Week is on the move. BBC Two has announced that the panel show fronted by Dara O Briain and Hugh Dennis will be moving to a new Friday night time-slot when it returns for the second half of its fifteenth season next month. Read More