All Drama articles – Page 266
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NewsBBC2 to revisit Versailles
BBC2 has acquired the second series of French period drama Versailles to air on the channel next year.
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NewsUS on track to air 500 scripted shows in 2016
The boom in scripted television in the US is to continue, with more than 500 original dramas and comedies expected to air this year, according to the executive who coined the phrase ‘peak TV’.
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NewsBBC and C4 seek fresh directors
The BBC and Channel 4 have stepped up their efforts to find a broader range of voices among the next generation of TV directors through two new schemes.
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NewsC4 drama showcases new female talent
Touchpaper TV is to tell the story of a teenage girl struggling to take control of her life in a 90-minute drama for Channel 4 which includes a host of new female talent on production duties.
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NewsDanny Cohen backs Tessa Ross indie
Access Entertainment, the media investment firm run by former BBC boss Danny Cohen, has joined forces with BBC Worldwide to back Tessa Ross and Juliette Howell’s new indie House Productions.
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NewsDanny Cohen to exec Harry Potter spin-off
Former BBC director of television Danny Cohen is to executive produce a forthcoming Harry Potter spin-off movie.
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RatingsSuspects doubles previous launch
WEDNESDAY: Semi-improvised police drama Suspects returned to Channel 5 with twice the audience it locked up for the previous series opener.
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NewsUS networks show and tell
The number of niche cable networks aggressively moving into scripted programming was a highlight of this week’s Television Critics Association (TCA) summer tour in Los Angeles.
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NewsAll3Media arrows in on US drama
All3Media’s landmark drama deal with co-owner Liberty Global will allow it to make an aggressive push into the US scripted market.
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NewsSky & Amazon strike warrior drama deal
Sky has partnered with Amazon for the first time on ten-part epic period drama, Britannia.
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NewsLiberty in multi-million pound UK drama move
Liberty Global is making a major multi-million pound move into original UK commissioning after ordering four drama series from All3Media.
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NewsITV orders TXTV crime drama
ITV has ordered a four-part crime drama from Torn and The Reckoning producer TXTV.
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NewsJonathan Creek returns to BBC1
BBC Studios’ quirky crime drama Jonathan Creek is to return to BBC1 for a 90-minute one-off after more than two years off-air.
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RatingsSecret Agent ends mission with 2.4m
SUNDAY: The Secret Agent bowed out on a series low and less than half BBC1’s slot average.
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NewsFox eyes original UK drama
UK pay-TV channel Fox is set to kick off a hunt for a British drama to match The Walking Dead after hiring Keshet exec Sara Johnson as its scripted drama chief.
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NewsFaith Penhale lifts lid on Lookout Point
War And Peace producer Lookout Point is to ramp up development of “big drama in intimate stories” after installing former BBC Wales drama boss Faith Penhale as joint chief executive.
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NewsHumans exec launches drama indie
Derek Wax, the Kudos executive producer responsible for shows including BBC1’s Capital and Channel 4’s Humans, has struck out on his own with an Endemol Shine Group-backed indie.
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NewsHartswood options Louise Candlish novel
Sherlock producer Hartswood Films has optioned British author Louise Candlish’s novel The Sudden Departure of the Frasers.
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NewsMainstreet lands first BBC1 drama
BBC1 has ordered a new drama series from Poldark writer Debbie Horsfield following the fortunes of a Manchester beauty salon.
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NewsBBC1 orders Les Mis adaptation
BBC1 has commissioned a six-part adaptation of Victor Hugo’s 19th century classic Les Misérables from the team behind War & Peace.