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Sky Atlantic
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TBI Weekly: Forging a fresh path in the epic fantasy boom
With a slew of new epic fantasy shows on the horizon, Britannia exec James Richardson…
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Sky ratchets up ‘Fear Index’ from ‘The Crown’ prodco with Josh Hartnett starring
Sky and The Crown prodco Left Bank Pictures have added Josh Hartnett (Penny Dreadful) to…
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Sky Atlantic readies longitudinal doc series ‘This Is Our Family’
Sky Atlantic has commissioned a 4 x 60-minute docuseries on families in Britain filmed over…
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Sky Atlantic places Trust in Danny Boyle’s FX drama
European pay TV channel Sky Atlantic has bought a Danny Boyle-led retelling of the Getty…
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Amazon US moves for Spanish and UK drama
Amazon has snagged two new international scripted series, coming on board the upcoming second season…
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Sky orders drama from Walking Dead star
UK satellite channel Sky Atlantic has commissioned an original production by Line of Duty and…
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Bennett to lead Sky UK and Ireland after rejig
Sky Atlantic director Zai Bennett will lead the wider Sky Entertainment business in the UK…
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US scribe writing Sky Atlantic comedy
US writer and performer David Cross is penning a comedy starring Stephen Mangan and Heather…
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Westworld lights up HBO Canada
Buzzy HBO drama Westworld has become the best ever launch for HBO Canada and The…
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Westworld UK launch bigger than Game of Thrones
Westworld’s debut in the UK was bigger than both Game of Thrones and Fortitude. The…
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Endemol Shine brings Guerrilla talent to town
Freida Pinto (Slumdog Millionaire) and Babou Ceesay (Black Mirror, Eye In The Sky) are headed to…
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DirecTV Lat Am welcomes Last Panthers
Pay TV provider DirecTV Latin America has acquired six-part crime series The Last Panthers. The…
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Sky, Showtime end Penny Dreadful
Penny Dreadful, the British-American gothic drama, will not return for a fourth season. Series creator…
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‘Netflix effect’ forces shorter windows
Release windows for drama programming are shortening dramatically in key territories, with a ‘pronounced change’…
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Elba, Ridley lead major Sky drama investment
Sky has commissioned six dramas that feature talent including Idris Elba, John Ridley, Julia Stiles,…
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SundanceTV acquires mafia drama Gomorrah
US cable net SundanceTV has acquired the first two seasons of Italian crime drama Gomorrah….
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Sky snags Coogan comedy The Trip
Sky has ordered a third season of The Trip in a move that will see…
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Sky Atlantic orders new comedy original
UK pay TV channel Sky Atlantic has commissioned Robin’s Test, a new UK comedy from…
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Sky extends HBO deal across Europe
Sky’s role as the exclusive home of HBO programming will be extended beyond the UK…
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The Last Panthers to stalk Cannes
Upcoming heist drama The Last Panthers will be the World Premiere Screening at MIPCOM in…
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Sky launches Veep on demand before linear
Sky is making the new, fourth, season of HBO comedy Veep available as on on-demand…
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FremantleMedia takes Young Pope rights
FremantleMedia International has snagged international rights to The Young Pope, the upcoming Canal+, HBO and…
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Sky postpones Gibney’s Scientology doc
UK satcaster Sky has pulled its scheduled broadcast of Alex Gibney’s controversial Scientology documentary, Going…
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Nick Broomfield tells Tales of the Grim Sleeper
Nick Broomfield’s latest project sees the Biggie & Tupac filmmaker bring his particular low-fi aesthetic…
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Broomfield’s Sleeper awakens channels
Nick Broomfield’s latest documentary, Tales of the Grim Sleeper, has sold to broadcasters in Australia,…
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Sky Atlantic has Affair with award-winner
UK and Ireland pay channel Sky Atlantic has acquired The Affair, the Golden Globe-winning drama…
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Sky, Canal+ pick through Debris with Tunnel 2
European pay TV players Sky and Canal+ are joining forces to make another series of…
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Netflix’s Lilyhammer heads to Sky Atlantic
Lilyhammer, the first original drama ordered by Netflix, has been acquired by the Sky Atlantic…
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Buyers Briefing: Andrea Scrosati, Sky Italia
Name: Andrea Scrosati Title: Executive VP, programming, news and partner channels, Sky Italia. As the Italian…
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Fortitude pre-buyers revealed
Canal+ in France and TV2 in Denmark are among the pre-buyers of big-budget Sky Atlantic…
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