All posts tagged 'ITV Encore'

‘Houdini & Doyle’ Cancelled After One Season

By Patrick Munn | August 2, 2016 - 10:42 pm | No Comments

Houdini & Doyle - the three way co-production between ITV Encore here in the UK, Fox in the United States and Global in Canada - has been cancelled after one single ten episode season, TVWise has confirmed.

It’s Official: Tom Riley To Star In ITV Encore’s ‘Dark Heart’

By Patrick Munn | June 22, 2016 - 12:15 pm | No Comments

After weeks of rumours, ITV Encore has confirmed that Da Vinci's Demons star Tom Riley has been set as the lead in Dark Heart, their one-off two-hour drama from Chris Lang and ITV Studios which is based on Adam Creed's Wagstaffe novel Suffer the Children.

ITV Encore Renews ‘The Frankenstein Chronicles’ For Second Season

By Patrick Munn | June 21, 2016 - 10:30 am | No Comments

ITV Encore has picked up their period drama The Frankenstein Chronicles, starring Sean Bean (Game of Thrones, Legends), for a second season, TVWise has learned. Six episodes have been ordered for the show's second season.

ITV Encore & Hulu Order Brothel Drama ‘Harlots’; Samantha Morton, Jessica Brown Findlay & Lesley Manville To Star

By Patrick Munn | May 27, 2016 - 7:45 am | No Comments

ITV is teaming up with Hulu for their next high-end period drama. The commercial broadcaster has given the green-light to Harlots, an 8 episode period drama set in a brothel in 18th century Georgian London which is being co-produced by US SVOD service, TVWise has learned. Samantha Morton (Cider With Rosie), Lesley Manville (Maleficent) and Jessica Brown Findlay (Downton Abbey) are attached to star.

ITV Encore Sets Premiere Date For ‘The Frankenstein Chronicles’

By Patrick Munn | October 28, 2015 - 11:25 am | No Comments

ITV Encore's Sean Bean fronted drama series The Frankenstein Chronicles will premiere on Wednesday November 11th at 10pm, it has been announced.

ITV Encore Sets UK Premiere Date For ‘The Americans’ Season 3

By Patrick Munn | August 7, 2015 - 11:00 am | No Comments

The third season of FX's cold war spy drama The Americans will receive its UK premiere on ITV's pay channel ITV Encore on Wednesday August 19th at 10pm, it has been announced.

ITV Looking To Acquire “Select Number” Of U.S. Dramas For ITV Encore

By Patrick Munn | July 31, 2015 - 11:01 am | No Comments

Following the deal to pick up the next two seasons of The Americans, ITV is looking to acquire a "select number" of U.S. dramas with "cable sensibilities" to premiere exclusively on their pay TV channel ITV Encore, TVWise can reveal.

The Americans: How The Deal To Bring FX’s Cold War Spy Drama To ITV Encore Came About (Exclusive)

By Patrick Munn | July 29, 2015 - 10:54 am | 8 Comments

TVWise examines how the deal to bring The Americans to pay channel ITV Encore came about after the broadcaster previously decided that the ratings performance of the show was such that they could not justify licensing any further seasons of The Americans for the main ITV channel.