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E4 Acquires UK Rights To Ryan Murphy’s Fox Series ‘Scream Queens’

By Patrick Munn | September 23, 2015 - 10:38 am | 4 Comments

Scream Queens is coming to the UK. E4 has acquired the exclusive first run UK broadcast rights to the horror-comedy anthology series from American Horror Story creator Ryan Murphy after striking a deal with international distributor Twentieth Century Fox Television Distribution, TVWise has learned. Scream Queens will premiere on E4 this Autumn. Read More

BBC One Greenlights ‘Troy – Fall Of A City’, Orders Peter Moffat Drama ‘The Last Post’ & More

By Patrick Munn | September 23, 2015 - 10:19 am | 1 Comment

At an event hosted by BBC Director-General Tony Hall and BBC One Controller Charlotte Moore last night, the BBC unveiled a raft of new commissions for their flagship channel including a three-part adaptation of the Mark Billingham novel Rush Of Blood, a live Mrs Brown's Boys special, "visceral" multi-part drama series Troy - Fall Of A City, a one-off To Sir With Love adaptation, and a new Peter Moffat series titled The Last Post. Read More

John Hannah, Maxine Peake, Matt Lucas & More To Star In BBC One’s ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’

By Patrick Munn | September 23, 2015 - 9:06 am | No Comments

John Hannah (Atlantis), Maxine Peake (Silk), Matt Lucas (Little Britain), Eleanor Matsuura (Spooks) and Hiran Abeysekera (Lion In The Tent) have signed on for starring role in BBC One's new take on the William Shakespeare play A Midsummer Night's Dream, which hails from BBC Cymru Wales and Doctor Who scribe Russell T. Davies. Read More

Netflix Picks Up UK Rights To ‘Once Upon A Time’ Season 5, Sets September Premiere

By Patrick Munn | September 23, 2015 - 8:36 am | 3 Comments

After acquiring and streaming the show's third and fourth seasons, Netflix UK has extended their deal with Disney Media Distribution and picked up the exclusive UK rights to the fifth season of ABC's drama series Once Upon A Time. Season 5 will premiere on Netflix on Wednesday September 30th, with new episodes being made available every Wednesday, mere days after they air on ABC in the United States. Read More

BBC One Orders Mark Billingham Adaptation ‘Rush Of Blood’

By Patrick Munn | September 23, 2015 - 8:21 am | No Comments

BBC One is moving forward with Rush Of Blood. The BBC's flagship channel has given the green-light to a three-part adaptation of Mark Billingham's 2012 novel of the same name, TVWise has learned. Read More

Andy Karl Joins ‘Law & Order: Special Victims Unit’ As New Sergeant

By Patrick Munn | September 22, 2015 - 11:22 pm | No Comments

NBC has found the new Sergeant for SVU. Andy Karl (Forever) has boarded the seventeenth season of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit as Sergeant Mike Dodds, the second in command at the Manhattan SVU. He is the son of NYPD Deputy Chief William Dodds (Peter Gallagher). Read More

Warren Leight Exiting As ‘Law & Order: SVU’ Showrunner After Season 17

By Patrick Munn | September 22, 2015 - 9:30 pm | No Comments

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit is losing its showrunner. Franchise veteran Warren Leight, who also served as showrunner on Law & Order spin-off Criminal Intent, will step down from his duties as SVU showrunner at the end of its upcoming seventeenth season, He took over as showrunner in 2011 and is widely credited for "creatively rebooting" Special Victims Unit for its thirteenth season. Read More

Starz Developing Comedy Series ‘Trapped’ From Mila Kunis & Rob Zombie

By Patrick Munn | September 22, 2015 - 6:47 pm | No Comments

Starz is teaming up with Mila Kunis and director Rob Zombie to develop Trapped, a half-hour horror comedy series that takes places over a single night in the home of a wealthy family under attack by a murderous cult. Read More

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