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World Productions
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Peacock, Bell Media & Arte board ‘Vigil’ S2 as ITVS strikes global pre-sales for BBC thriller
NBCUniversal’s Peacock in the US, Bell Media and TVA in Canada and Arte in France…
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BBC returns to ‘Showtrial’ from ‘Vigil’ & ‘Bodyguard’ outfit World Productions
The BBC has ordered a second season of World Productions drama Showtrial, this time revolving…
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Netflix & BBC team for Lockerbie bombing drama from ‘Line Of Duty’ firm World Productions
Netflix and UK pubcaster the BBC have jointly commissioned Lockerbie, a drama series based on…
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Show of the Week: Fifteen-Love
Explore the dark under-belly of the competitive and high-pressure world of professional tennis in this…
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Drama round-up: AMC orders Bob Odenkirk’s ‘Straight Man’; ITV tracks ‘Raoul Moat’; Shahid preps detective show
AMC orders Bob Odenkirk’s Straight Man AMC Networks has greenlit Straight Man, its Bob Odenkirk-starring drama…
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ITV reveals ‘The Suspect’ from ‘Vigil’ prodco, starring Aidan Turner
ITV in the UK has ordered an adaptation of Michael Robotham’s novel The Suspect from…
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Show of the Week: Showtrial
Showtrial comes from World Productions, the UK firm behind hit drama Bodyguard, and explores the…
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China calls ‘Line Of Duty’ as sixth season goes global
Chinese streamer Pumpkin Film and Spain’s Movistar are among companies to have picked up rights…
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BritBox strikes exclusive ‘Line Of Duty’ deal in US
BritBox in the US has picked up exclusive rights to the sixth season of Jed…
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ITV Studios launches production trainee scheme to bolster diversity
ITV Studios (ITVS) has launched a production trainee scheme aimed at fast-tracking new and diverse…
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News round-up: ‘Vigil’ and ‘Pembrokeshire Murders’ global pre-sales; Netflix orders Good Times animated reboot; Sony brings ‘Candice Renoir’ to LatAm
‘Vigil’ and ‘Pembrokeshire Murders’ in raft of global pre-sales Broadcasters around the world have acquired…
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Show of the Week: The Pembrokeshire Murders
Delving into two real-life unsolved double-murders from the 1980s, The Pembrokeshire Murders follows the cold-case…
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UKTV’s Alibi orders Spanish drama from ‘Bodyguard’ firm World Productions
UKTV’s crime drama channel Alibi has ordered a six-part Spanish series written by The Tunnel’s…
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ITV Studios takes distribution rights to BBC crime thriller ‘Line Of Duty’
ITV Studios (ITVS) has picked up distribution rights to the sixth season of UK drama…
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ITV Studios snags second window sales for ‘Bodyguard’
ITV Studios (ITVS) has struck a raft of deals for its scripted series including Jed…
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‘Line Of Duty’s World Productions options Nikita Lalwani novel
ITV Studios-owned World Productions has optioned You People, the upcoming third novel from author Nikita…
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BritBox joins ITV’s true crime drama ‘The Pembrokeshire Murders’
ITV and BBC Studios’ North American streamer BritBox has boarded a forthcoming true crime drama…
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World Productions founder Tony Garrett dies aged 83
World Productions’ founder Tony Garnett has died at the age of 83. Garnett worked on…
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BBC Studios names ‘Bodyguard’ exec to head drama for production arm
BBC Studios (BBCS) has appointed Bodyguard producer Priscilla Parish to lead the drama division at…
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ITVS GE sends ‘Bodyguard’ to China
Bodyguard is heading to China. ITV Studios Global Entertainment (ITVS GE) has sold mainland Chinese…
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Netflix picks up BBC1 thriller Bodyguard
Netflix has picked up World Productions’ BBC1 drama Bodyguard. The streaming giant, which boarded the…
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BritBox squares up to rivals with Bletchley Circle original drama
Best-of-British SVOD service BritBox has commissioned its first original drama, a spin-off of ITV drama…
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Expectation scours World for drama chief
Start-up prodco Expectation Entertainment continues to build up its ranks, this time hiring a World…
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ITV buys Line of Duty prodco
UK broadcaster ITV has acquired Line of Duty producer World Productions. World CEO Roger Charteris…
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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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Acorn buys presale of BBC’s Secret Agent
The US’s Acorn has prebought BBC drama The Secret Agent from UK-based distributor Content Television….
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Shine scores Code of a Killer, Rome rights
Shine International has acquired rights to a pair of series from UK broadcasters. From ITV…
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PBS orders more Bletchley Circle, hails UK drama success
PBS has picked up the second series of period drama The Bletchley Circle. The US…