Stephen Poliakoff’s ‘Close To The Enemy’ Gets Greenlight At BBC Two, ‘Bates Motel’s Freddie Highmore To Star

By Patrick Munn | March 31, 2015 - 11:31 am | No Comments
The BBC is re-teaming with Dancing On The Edge creator/director Stephen Poliakoff. BBC Two has handed out a six episode series order to Poliakoff's latest drama effort Close To The Enemy. The project, which is set in a bomb-damaged London hotel in the aftermath of the Second World War, features a large cast which includes Bates Motel star Freddie Highmore, August Diehl (Inglourious Basterds) and Jim Sturgess (One Day). Read More

Amazon Prime Instant Video Picks Up UK Rights To New Seasons Of ‘Halt & Catch Fire’, ‘Turn’ & ‘The Red Road’

By Patrick Munn | March 31, 2015 - 10:52 am | No Comments
TurnAmazon Prime Instant Video UK is sticking with their most recent round of US imports. The UK arm of Amazon's streaming service has announced that they have picked up the exclusive rights to the second seasons of Halt & Catch Fire, Turn: Washington's Spies and The Red Road after agreeing a deal with international distributor Entertainment One (eOne). Read More

UKTV Adds Drama Channel To On-Demand Service UKTV Play

By Patrick Munn | March 31, 2015 - 9:48 am | No Comments
UKTV Play - DramaUKTV is adding free-to-air channel Drama to their on-demand service UKTV Play. The channel will launch on the VOD service later this week and will offer a wide range of programmes including Death Comes to Pemberley, The Bill, Birds Of A Feather and Lovejoy. Read More

‘Mortal Instruments’ Adaptation ‘Shadowhunters’ Lands At ABC Family With Straight-To-Series Order

By Patrick Munn | March 30, 2015 - 8:49 pm | No Comments
Mortal InstrumentsThe TV adaptation of Cassandra Clare's young adult novel series The Mortal Instruments has found a US network. The project, which is working under the title Shadowhunters, has landed at ABC Family with a 10 episode straight-to-series order. It has been on the marketplace since MIPCOM 2014, when Constantin Film opted to go down the television route after the feature film adaptation 'City Of Bones' failed at the box office. Read More

It’s Official: Ben Stephenson To Exit BBC Drama Role For JJ Abrams’ Bad Robot

By Patrick Munn | March 30, 2015 - 5:25 pm | 2 Comments
Ben Stephenson (FT)The BBC's drama boss Ben Stephenson is joining the ranks of Bad Robot Productions. After the better part of two months worth of rumblings and rumours, JJ Abrams' production company has confirmed that they have poached Stephenson to lead their TV division in Los Angeles. He will be responsible for the development and production of all of the company's television projects. Read More
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