All Drama articles – Page 250
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NewsEsquire Network picks up Beowulf
ITV’s upcoming teatime drama Beowulf has been picked up by Esquire Network to air in the US.
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NewsNovember, Wenger and Mensah to reveal drama strategy at BCF
The key drama commissioners for ITV, Channel 4 and Sky will share the stage for the first time at the Broadcast Commissioning Forum next month.
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Behind The ScenesYou, Me & the Apocalypse, Sky 1
Sky 1’s new comedy-drama about the final days of life on Earth is filmed close to its Slough setting, but this location also doubles as Tennessee and Washington, discovers Olly Hunt
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NewsTiger developing BBC2 drama on vigilante Jews
Tiger Aspect Productions and New York-based Tenafly Film Company are developing a BBC2 and NBC drama about a group of vigilante Jews who fought fascism in Britain after World War II.
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NewsSky orders Indiana Jones-style drama
Sky 1 has ordered an Indiana Jones-style drama from Tony Jordan’s Red Plant Pictures.
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NewsFrench financier Cofiloisirs eyes UK drama
French TV and film financier Cofiloisirs is to ramp up its investment in UK programmes after hiring former Film 4 executive Andrew Hildebrand.
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NewsPartners in Crime co-producer hires UK chief
Partners In Crime co-producer RLJ Entertainment has hired former Fremantle Media exec Shane Murphy as managing director of its UK production business.
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NewsA&E acquires Enfield Haunting for US
US cable network A&E has acquired Sky Living drama The Enfield Haunting after striking a deal with distributor Entertainment One.
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NewsDoctor Who debut lowest-rated in a decade
Doctor Who’s ninth series debut has officially become the lowest-rated launch episode since the franchise was rebooted in 2005.
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RatingsCider With Rosie refreshes 4m
SUNDAY: Downton Abbey dipped further from last week’s record low as BBC1’s latest one-off adaptation Cider With Rosie outperformed The Go-Between.
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NewsSky Arts acquires Norwegian oil drama
Sky Arts has acquired Jo Nesbø-created Norwegian drama Occupied after striking a deal with Zodiak Rights.
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NewsCharlie Brooker seals Netflix deal for Black Mirror
Charlie Brooker has inked a deal with Netflix for a 12-episode run of dystopian drama Black Mirror – although the UK and Ireland rights surrounding the series are yet to be resolved.
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NewsThe Returned moves to More 4
Channel 4 has bumped supernatural French thriller The Returned onto More 4 to help build the digital channel’s slate of international drama.
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NewsAmazon hacks into Mr Robot
Amazon has continued its aggressive acquisition of first-run TV shows with the purchase of US hacker drama Mr Robot.
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VideoVIDEO: Unforgotten, ITV
Mainstreet Pictures’ six-part crime drama focusing on a 39-year old ‘cold’ case.
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NewsiPlayer orders first scripted feature film
The BBC has commissioned its first feature-length scripted film for iPlayer – a comedy drama based on the rivalry between snooker players Alex Higgins and Steve Davis.
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NewsMidwinter of Spirit shifted from Encore
ITV has bumped Midwinter of the Spirit, its first original commission for pay-TV channel Encore, onto its main channel.
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NewsSky Living heads for Blindspot
Sky Living has picked up US mystery thriller Blindspot after striking a deal with Hollywood studio Warner Bros.
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NewsTroy heads up BBC1 slate
BBC1 has ordered a “bold and visceral” primetime dramatisation of the Greek myth of Troy as part of a raft of 10 commissions and a comedy season.