All Features articles – Page 89
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The Broadcast InterviewStudio Lambert
With a slew of spin-off-spawning franchises, a healthy non-scripted order book and a fledgling drama division, Studio Lambert is on a high. So what’s next for the indie? asks Peter White
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FeaturesHot Picks: National Treasure
This Operation Yewtree-inspired four-part drama plunges headfirst into one of the darkest chapters of the UK’s recent history.
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FeaturesHot Picks: The Halycon
Class divide, glamour and a carpe diem attitude created by the overhanging spectre of war forge the foundations of ITV’s upcoming eight-part drama The Halcyon.
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FeaturesHot Picks: Riviera
Riviera is a 10-part thriller starring Julia Stiles as the resourceful wife of a billionaire who has to navigate the opulent and morally ambiguous world of the ultra-rich after her husband’s death.
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FeaturesHot Picks: The Witness For The Prosecution
The Witness For The Prosecution is a gripping adaptation of Agatha Christie’s short story about a wife’s attempt to rescue her husband from a murder charge by becoming an unreliable witness.
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FeaturesHot Picks: Switch
While Deal Or No Deal is a gameshow without questions, Belgian format Switch is a gameshow without keeping score.
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FeaturesHot Picks: Look Me In The Eye
The trend for social experiment formats shows no sign of slowing down with a raft of new titles in the genre launching at Mipcom.
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FeaturesHot Picks: That Awkward Game Show
Parents and their adult children will end up learning shocking secrets about each other in this gameshow from US cable network Spike TV.
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FeaturesHot Picks: Kicking & Screaming
US network Fox welcomes reluctant outdoorsmen to the jungle in this reality competition series from Lionsgate and Wipeout and Fear Factor producer Matt Kunitz of Pulse Creative.
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FeaturesHot Picks: 5 Golden Rings
Possessed, the ITV-backed indie set up by Pointless co-creator Glenn Hugill, has teamed up with John de Mol’s production group Talpa Media to develop his next quiz show format: 5 Golden Rings.
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FeaturesHot Picks: All Against 1
If its performance in Denmark is any indication, audiences are going to love this Zodiak-distributed interactive entertainment format.
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FeaturesHot Picks: Boxed
Keshet may be known for its innovative formats, but its latest relationship offering is strictly ‘inside-the-box’ thinking.
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FeaturesHot Picks: Sugar Free Farm
The excessive amount of sugar in our diets is a major concern the world over, giving immersive celebrity health format Sugar Free Farm a unique selling point with seasonal appeal for the new year schedules.
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FeaturesHot Picks: The Accident
From Engregages (Spiral) and Braquo to Les Revenants (The Returned) and Disparue (The Disappearance), French-language drama is an increasingly popular global export.
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FeaturesHot Picks: Striking Out
DCD Rights has found a lot of success with scripted series from Down Under, including political thriller The Code and Bondi murder mystery Deep Water – both of which were picked up by BBC4. But the distributor is now looking for hits much closer to home.
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FeaturesBroadcast Commissioning Forum: reasons to attend
Broadcast is hosting its annual Broadcast Commissioning Forum on November 3 to inform producers of all sizes and all genres about the future commissioning landscape. The industry’s biggest names will speak at the forum to share their vision and insights. Event producer Donna Taberer reveals more about what attendees can ...
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FeaturesSavage Kingdom, Nat Geo Wild
Our brief was to achieve the feel and tone of scripted drama, without sacrificing authenticity - luckily, the natural world gave us some incredible original storylines, says Harry Marshall
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Behind The ScenesPlanet Earth, BBC1
A decade after its groundbreaking series, BBC Studios’ NHU is again using cutting-edge techniques and technology to take the viewer right into the world of animals.
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FeaturesUnderwater innovators
Deep-sea filming is one of the toughest challenges in natural history. George Bevir hears how some of the genre’s leading producers have charted this hidden world
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FeaturesMaking a splash online
With younger viewers hard to reach via traditional linear TV, Ann-Marie Corvin explores how natural history producers are embracing new platforms, technology and content