Welsh-language broadcaster S4C has partnered with ITV for the first time on a new Swansea-based drama, Santa Maria. The dark comedy series will premiere in Welsh on S4C in early 2027, before broadcasting at a later date in English on ITV. Created and written by multi-award-winning screenwriter Siwan Jones (Con Passionate, Alys, 35 Diwrnod) and directed by Erin […]
Paramount+ has released a first look at The Crow Girl season 2, with Eve Myles (The Guest, Gone) and Katherine Kelly (Mr Bates vs The Post Office, In Flight) reprising their roles as DCI Jeanette Kilburn and Dr. Sophia Craven in the riveting thriller. Season 2 sees DCI Jeanette Kilburn’s hunt for the killers of young male […]
ITVX has reported its most successful May on record, outperforming 2025’s previous high-water mark with four days of the month remaining. Total streams for the month rose by +19 per cent year-on-year – representing an increase of over 45 million streams compared to May 2025. May also marks only the second month this year (following […]
Pupular crime-drama The Marlow Murder Club (6×60’) is set to return for a fourth season on free-streaming service U in 2027. The six-part U&Original drama is co-produced by US broadcaster Masterpiece and Monumental Television in association with ITV Studios, with pre-investment from UKTV. Masterpiece Mystery! on PBS is the US broadcaster. Returning to solve more […]
Liz Moore’s bestselling 2024 novel, The God of the Woods, is getting a series adaptation from Netflix, with Moore (Long Bright River) and Liz Hannah (The Girl from Plainville, Mindhunter) serving as co-showrunners, writers and executive producers. Maya Hawke (Asteroid City, Stranger Things) will star as Judy Luptack, the first female investigator in the male-dominated Bureau […]
Viaplay Content Distribution has closed 60 title deals across Central and Eastern Europe in recent months, continuing to strengthen its regional presence through agreements with a number of broadcasters and platforms ahead of NEM Dubrovnik, in addition to its wider Viaplay Film & Series and Viaplay Select curated services in the region. Among the headline […]
BBC Director of Drama Lindsay Salt has appointed Callum Akass as Head of Development. He joins from House Productions (part of BBC Studios), where he is an executive producer. Akass was script executive on Peter Straughan’s Conclave, which won the Academy Award for Adapted Screenplay. His other credits at House Productions include Disney+/Hulu’s series The […]
The Nordic crime series The Uniform is set to launch on BBC iPlayer and BBC Four in the UK following a deal with Fremantle. Produced by Fremantle’s Miso Film (Those Who Kill, Face to Face, The Investigation) and directed by Jonas Alexander Arnby (The Helicopter Heist, Blinded: Those Who Kill) the 6 x 60 drama exposes the deadly […]
MGM+ have unveiled the teaser trailer for its upcoming original crime drama The Westies, set to premiere exclusively on July 12th. Created and executive produced by Chris Brancato, alongside co-creator Michael Panes, The Westies will be available to stream on MGM+ across the UK, US, Germany, Italy, Spain, the Netherlands, Belgium, Brazil, Mexico, Chile, and […]
Netflix will begin streaming a selection of NHK (Japan Broadcasting Corporation) drama series starting in June. Popular titles from NHK’s lineup — including Taiga dramas, morning serials and Drama 10 series — will arrive on Netflix in a first wave on June 2nnd, with additional titles rolling out through early 2027, bringing NHK’s celebrated storytelling […]