The BBC has commissioned new drama The Witch Farm, starring Gabrielle Creevy and Michael Socha for BBC iPlayer and BBC One in a co-commission with BBC Cymru Wales. A ghost story and mystery set in the Welsh countryside, the series is made by Mammoth Screen, part of ITV Studios, and is written by Danny Robins […]
The BBC has commissioned Old Town Murders, a new crime series (6×60) written, created and executive produced by Matthew Barry (Men Up, The Guest) and produced by Quay Street Productions (part of ITV Studios) for BBC iPlayer and BBC One in a co-commission with BBC Cymru Wales. Mark Lewis Jones (Baby Reindeer, The Crown) and Steffan […]
Poison Pen Studios, Ben Stephenson’s ITV Studios-backed transatlantic scripted label, has announced that Fern McCauley has been appointed as Head of Development. McCauley moves over with immediate effect from her role as Head of IP Acquisitions at the label. McCauley’s appointment comes as the studio prepares for the launch of two new dramas on ITV […]
A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder will return to the BBC on May 27th, with all six episodes of Season 2 launching on BBC iPlayer ahead of their transmission on BBC One and BBC Three. Based on the bestselling novels by Holly Jackson, A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder is produced by Moonage Pictures, part […]
The BBC and HBO have announced further cast joining First Day on Earth, the new original drama series created by, and starring, the multi-award-winning Michaela Coel (I May Destroy You, Chewing Gum) and co-produced by the BBC and HBO. Also starring are Thandiwe Newton (Anaconda, God’s Country), Maxine Peake (I Swear, Say Nothing), Danny Sapani (Halo, Harlots) and Ncuti Gatwa (Doctor Who, Barbie). Produced by Various Artists Limited (Juice, Such Brave Girls) and FALKNA […]
Hacks returns to screens for its fifth and final season. The 10-episode season will be coming exclusively to Sky and streaming service NOW in the UK on April 17th. In the aftermath of mistaken and unflattering news reports that she passed away, Deborah Vance (Jean Smart) and Ava (Hannah Einbinder) return to Las Vegas more […]
Screenwriter and director Salvador Paskowitz and business partner Timothy Nelligan have announced the formation of Super Punchy Studios, a new narrative-driven production company focusing on vertical media and leading an artists-first movement in the rapidly growing vertical micro-drama industry. Super Punchy Studios first vertical title, Step By Step, stars top short-form drama talent including Nicole […]
Disney+ has unveiled a first look at comedy-drama series, Alice and Steve. The six-part Hulu Original series stars Nicola Walker (The Split, Unforgotten), Jemaine Clement (What We Do in the Shadows, Flight of The Conchords), Joel Fry (Cruella, Our Flag Means Death) and Yali Topol Margalith (The Tattooist of Auschwitz, A Good Girl’s Guide to […]
Prime Video has announced that The House of the Spirits, the first Spanish-language television adaptation of Isabel Allende’s iconic novel will premiere on April 29th with three episodes, followed by new episodes weekly until the finale on May 13th. The series will stream exclusively on Prime Video in more than 240 countries and territories worldwide. […]
Kelly Reilly and Cole Hauser return as the indomitable Beth Dutton and Rip Wheeler in new Yellowstone spin-off Dutton Ranch, premiering globally on Paramount+ on May 15th with two episodes, and this time, they’re taking on Texas. Hauser and Reilly are joined in the new original series by Academy Award nominees Ed Harris, Finn Little, […]