Coming-of-age indie drama, Penelope, is set to launch on Sky and streaming service NOW in the UK and Ireland, following a deal with Fremantle. Produced by the Duplass Brothers Productions and created by Mark Duplass and Mel Eslyn, the 8 x 30’ series follows Penelope, played by Megan Stott, a 16-year-old who feels out of […]
MGM+, the linear channel and streaming service, has ordered the original crime drama series The Westies from creator and executive producer Chris Brancato, perhaps best known for creating the hit series Narcos. Under his overall television deal with MGM+, Brancato created the series with Michael Panes and will also executive produce and showrun. The eight-episode […]
Channel 5 is set launch a new drama strand, under the working title Drama of the Week. Initially the strand will comprise of commissioning six, one-hour standalone dramas, the first of which will be produced by Vertigo Films and LA Productions who will focus on bringing low-income talent into the spotlight behind the scenes in […]
The BBC has released first-look pictures for the brand-new four-part thriller Reunion, starring Matthew Gurney, Lara Peake, Anne-Marie Duff, Eddie Marsan and Rose Ayling-Ellis. Produced by Sheffield based Warp Films for BBC iPlayer and BBC One, Reunion is a bilingual series filmed in and around Sheffield featuring both British Sign Language (BSL) and spoken English. […]
Eagle Eye Drama, part of ITV Studios, and one of the UK’s fastest growing drama producers has today announced the appointment of award-winning drama writer and director, Carolina Giammetta in a newly created role as Director of Drama. Giammetta is currently completing production on upcoming series Bookish which she directed, created by and starring Mark Gatiss, which will air later this year on UKTV’s channel U […]
Viaplay Content Distribution has announce the acquisition of international distribution rights for Vanguard (5 x 45’), an upcoming drama series produced by FLX in collaboration with SVT and New8 Alliance. Vanguard delivers a gripping portrayal of Swedish media mogul Jan Stenbeck, following his transformative years in 1970s New York and his revolutionary impact on Sweden’s media and telecommunications […]
FilmRise, the US-based film and television studio and streaming network, has acquired the exclusive digital distribution rights to the prequel TV series Taken. Inspired by the international blockbuster film franchise, the series aired on NBC in 2016 and was recently streaming on Netflix. The deal gives FilmRise the exclusive digital in the US. Jonitha Keymoore, […]
Icelandic film and TV production company Glassriver has optioned book trilogy Reykjavik Noir from bestselling author Lilja Sigurdardottir for a series adaption. Icelandic broadcaster Síminn has picked up the series. The first book in the series is Snare. After a messy divorce, young mother Sonja is struggling to provide for herself and win sole custody […]
Fremantle has appointed Fran Denny as VP Commercial, Global Drama reporting to Seb Shorr, COO Global Drama, Fremantle. In this newly created role Denny will work closely with Shorr on the commercial operations of the Global Drama team, leading on deal making for our first look producers, supporting the broader group film strategy, and sourcing […]
UKTV has appointed Emma Tibbetts as its new Director of Programming for Drama, as it finalises changes to the structure of its programming team in line with plans to integrate its linear and VoD divisions to deliver on its digital first and audience-led strategy. Reporting to Chief Programming Officer Steve North, Tibbetts will be responsible […]