Sky Vision Sells Lennie James & Suranne Jones Fronted ‘Save Me’ To Starz
Save Me is crossing the pond. International distributor Sky Vision has sold the Lennie James and Suranne Jones fronted drama to Starz - the U.S. premium cable network behind such shows as Outlander and The White Princess. It will premiere state-side on September 6th. 
Mark Strong (Low Winter Sun) has been set as the lead in Sky One eight episode comic thriller Temple, which is set in the secret world beneath London. Carice van Houten, (Game of Thrones) and Daniel Mays (Line of Duty) have also been cast in the series. In Temple, deep below the streets of London, descending past Temple tube in the beating heart of the city, lies a dark secret. An illegal clinic has been set up in an abandoned subterranean network of tunnels. They treat a variety of increasingly desperate and highly dangerous patients.
Sky Vision - the production and distribution division of the satcaster - has picked acquired international distribution rights to the second season of A User's Guide To Cheating Death. The series is produced by indie Peacock Alley.
André Rieu is crossing the Atlantic. Sky Vision has sold the exclusive U.S. broadcast rights to Sky Arts' ten part series André Rieu: Welcome To My World to U.S. arts network Ovation TV.
Sky Vision has locked down a new U.S. partner for Fortitude. Sky's international sales division has sold the arctic crime drama to Amazon Prime Video in the United States. The first season of the show has been available on the streaming service since last January and the second season - now marketed as an Amazon Original Series - will premiere later this year.
StudioCanal and Sky Vision - the international distribution division of Sky - have sold diamond heist drama The Last Panthers to DirecTV Latin America, TVWise has learned. 
Following 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.