Drama


Script to Screen: The Marlow Murder Club

Ahead of the launch of The Marlow Murder Club tomorrow, Mark Layton speaks to creator Robert Thorogood and exec producer Alison Carpenter about the female-led crime drama’s nine-year journey from screen to book and back again. Death In Paradise creator Robert Thorogood is back with a new murder mystery show, once again based on one […]

BBC Studios & UKTV stock up on AMC Networks dramas for UK & Benelux

BBC Studios and its broadcast group UKTV have jointly acquired the UK and Benelux rights to a slew of AMC Networks shows for FTA channels Drama and Alibi and streamer UKTV Play, and BBC First in Benelux. Comedy-drama Mrs Sidhu Investigates (4 x 90-minutes) and season 1 of detective series Signora Volpe (6 x 90-minutes) […]

Scripted round-up: Viaplay orders ‘Bullshit’; UKTV’s Drama gets ‘Outrageous’; StudioCanal & Frank Miller team for ‘Corto Maltese’  

Viaplay orders ‘Bullshit’ Viaplay has commissioned Bullshit from Nordisk Film Creative Alliance as its next Danish drama series. Set to debut on the Nordic streamer next year, the series centres on a rootless young couple, Pia (Alba August) and Henning (Marco Ilsø), who long for rebellion and belonging. Drawn into Copenhagen’s biker subculture, their dream […]

BBC Studios’ Hilary Salmon to launch prodco with Nick Betts and Radford Neville

BBC Studios drama veteran Hilary Salmon is leaving the organisation to launch a new production outfit with colleagues Nick Betts and Radford Neville. Salmon was most recently head of BBCS, working on shows including Luther and Richard Gere’s MotherFatherSon, while Neville joined BBCS as head of production for drama series and serials in 2017. He […]

All3Media secures ‘Liar’ remake in Spain, strikes Cinetic deal

All3Media has struck a deal with Spain’s Atresmedia to remake its scripted thriller Liar, and unveiled a new US partnership with Green Book prodco Cinetic Media. Liar, created by The Missing duo Harry and Jack Williams, explores themes of consent, modern-day gender politics, family life and deceit. It was originally produced by Two Brothers Pictures […]

China sets restrictions to limit foreign TV shows

China’s Radio and Television Administration is set to limit foreign TV content across its platforms.  The government agency is set to outlaw foreign TV shows in their entirety for prime time (7-10pm), and to place a 30% quota on streaming platforms for any imported content. The new restrictions target foreign current affairs titles, as well […]

Virgin Media TV seeks pitches for drama series

Virgin Media Television (fka TV3 Group) is currently seeking submissions for a new post-watershed, six –part drama, for 2019/2020. The call for titles if part of an on-going drama initiative laid out by the company. Virgin is inviting entrants to explore contemporary themes, new visual styles and narratives, focusing on original, “noisy” ideas with a […]

Netflix orders Annapurna musical drama Mixtape

Netflix has ordered musical drama series Mixtape from Annapurna Pictures in association with 20th Century Fox Television and Fox 21 Television Studios. Mixtape is described as a romantic musical drama that looks at the love stories connecting a diverse, disparate group of people in contemporary LA. The ten-episode series is executive produced by Joshua Safran, […]

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