Amazon Prime Video Sets Premiere Date For Paris Fashion Drama ‘The Collection’

The CollectionAmazon Prime Video UK has announced that their first original drama series The Collection will premiere on Friday September 2nd. In a departure from how they unspool their US originals, Amazon has opted  to air episodes of The Collection weekly. New episodes will continue to made available to Amazon Prime UK subscribers every Friday, through to the season one finale in late October. Read More

Spike UK Lands ABC’s ‘Battlebots’ After Heated Bidding War

BattlebotsFollowing a heated bidding war, involving multiple UK broadcasters, Spike UK has struck a deal with international distributor Sky Vision for exclusive UK rights to ABC's rebooted Battlebots, TVWise has learned. The 'substantial' multi-season deal with Sky Vision will also see Spike UK share rights with sister net Channel 5. Battlebots will initally air on Spike UK this Summer, before airing on Channel 5 at a later date. Read More

Fourth ‘Star Trek’ Feature Film Greenlit At Paramount, Chris Hemsworth To Reprise Role

Quinto-Pine Star TrekMere days before Star Trek: Beyond is due to be released, Paramount Pictures, Skydance and Bad Robot Productions have green-lit a fourth film in the rebooted Star Trek series, also known as the 'JJ-verse'. The fourth as-yet untitled film will see Captain James T. Kirk cross paths with a man he never had a chance to meet, but whose legacy has haunted him since the day he was born: his father. Chris Hemsworth is on-board to reprise his role as George Kirk. Read More

It’s Official: Netflix UK Takes Exclusive Rights To New ‘Star Trek’ Series

Netflix has acquired the exclusive UK rights to CBS All Access' new Star Trek series, from CBS Television Studios and Bryan Fuller, after striking a wide-ranging deal with international distributor CBS Studios International, TVWise has learned. Episodes will be available to stream on Netflix UK less than 24 hours after they air in the United States. Read More

BBC One Re-Develops ‘The Moonstone’ As Daytime Drama

The MoonstoneBBC One is moving forward with an adaptation of The Moonstone, more than four years after they first announced that they would be bringing the Wilkie Collins novel to the small screen. John Thomson (Cold Feet) and Sarah Hadland (The Job Lot) lead the cast as Sergeant Cuff and Miss Clack, respectively. Read More