Drama – Page 192
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NewsWorld Productions options drug gang memoir
Line of Duty indie World Productions is to turn drug gang memoir Good Cop, Bad War into a television drama after optioning the scripted rights.
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NewsJohn le Carré returns to BBC1
BBC1 is hoping to repeat the success of The Night Manager after ordering an adaptation of John le Carré’s The Spy Who Came in From the Cold.
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NewsObjective US opens indie
Peep Show US producer Jimmy Fox has launched a production business which will form part of Objective Media Group America.
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NewsiPlayer hits festive high
iPlayer viewing rose to its highest-ever level over Christmas – generating almost 70m views over the seven-day period.
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NewsReed confirms Cannes TV drama festival
MipTV organizer Reed Midem is partnering with the city of Cannes to launch an international TV drama festival that will run in conjunction with the spring market.
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NewsSky cancels Michael Jackson comedy
Sky has pulled a half-hour comedy starring Joseph Fiennes as Michael Jackson after protests from the popstar’s daughter.
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NewsHat Trick & Jed Mercurio team up for HG Wells drama
Hat Trick and Line Of Duty creator Jed Mercurio are working on an adaptation of HG Wells’ The Time Machine to mark the 150th anniversary of the sci-fi pioneer’s birth.
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NewsCohen to fund BBCW superdramas
Danny Cohen’s Access Entertainment will fund a slew of super-high end British dramas after striking a partnership deal with BBC Worldwide and Lookout Point.
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NewsSister Pictures lands debut ITV drama
Jane Featherstone’s indie Sister Pictures has landed its first ITV commission - a high-stakes drama series starring Sheridan Smith.
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NewsAll3Media backs fledgling drama firm
All3Media has invested in Two Halves Pictures, the fledgling indie set up by AD: The Bible Continues producers Gina Cronk and Richard Bedser.
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NewsITV Encore drama snares all-female team
Alison Owens and Debra Hayward’s forthcoming brothel drama for ITV Encore is to offer a “female gaze”, helped by its all-female writing and directing team.
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NewsThe Crown wins at Golden Globes
Netflix original The Crown won best drama TV series at the Golden Globe Awards in Hollywood last night, beating the likes of Game of Thrones and Westworld to pick up the night’s top TV gong.
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NewsFrank Spotnitz hunts UK writers for US procedural
The X Files exec producer Frank Spotnitz is seeking two emerging British TV writers to work on the second series of CBS drama Ransom.
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NewsNarcos indie moves distribution HQ out of UK
Narcos producer Gaumont Television is moving its international distribution base from London to Los Angeles as part of an executive restructure.
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NewsC4 seeks aspiring northern writers
Channel 4 is seeking three aspiring writers from the North of England to train to become TV writers.
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NewsDirectors UK launches drama diversity scheme
Directors UK and Creative Skillset have extended their career development initiative to diversify directing talent in high end TV drama.
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News5Star acquires Wizard of Oz remake
Channel 5 has acquired Emerald City, NBC’s remake of The Wizard of Oz, for its digital channel 5Star.
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NewsCrown cast earns Screen Actors Guild award nods
Left Bank’s Netflix drama The Crown has picked up three Screen Actors Guild (SAG) award nominations.
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NewsSister Pictures options The Power
Jane Featherstone’s indie Sister Pictures has picked up the rights to Naomi Alderman’s sci-fi novel The Power.
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NewsNorway ramps up global ambitions
Seven years after Norway kicked off the slow-TV phenomenon, a raft of the country’s producers are creating interactive formats with an eye on the international market.