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The new Netflix crime drama series Adolescence has been a rare phenomenon, receiving critical acclaim for its performances and execution, as well as being met with praise for tackling hard-hitting, topical issues including incels, the “manosphere,” and the dangers of social media. Now, the creator behind the series, Jack Thorne, wants the series to play a part in tackling these issues in real-life, urging the UK government to show the drama in Parliament and in schools.

The four-part series, which details the tragic story of the Miller family, who are thrown into turmoil after 13-year-old Jamie Miller is accused of killing a female classmate. Adolescence has seen huge success since being released last week, becoming the most-streamed series in both the UK and the US within the first week. Thorne is hoping that the series “causes discussion and makes change.” Which is often something that great drama can do. He...

Nicola Coughlan will be honored at this year’s Canneseries festival with the Konbini Commitment Award. The Bridgerton and Derry Girls star will participate in an interview before receiving the award at the Lumiere Theater in Cannes’ Palais des Festivals on April 28.

The award, presented by French media group Konbini, recognizes talent whose work has artistic impact or social significance. Previous recipients include Sex Education creator Laurie Nunn, American Horror Story actress Michaela Jaé Rodriguez, and Transparent showrunner Joey Soloway.

Coughlan gained recognition for her role in Derry Girls, a comedy set in 1990s Northern Ireland. The series won best comedy at the 2023 BAFTAs and the International Emmy Awards. She later gained international fame as Penelope Featherington in Bridgerton, earning a Screen Actors Guild nomination for best female actor in a drama series.

She also appeared as Diplomat Barbie in Barbie, starred alongside Lydia West in Big Mood, and featured...

ITV bosses faced numerous sale rumor questions this morning but didn’t budge on the speculation, while content boss Kevin Lygo revealed only one drama is stuck in the funding limbo instigated by the American co-pro drop-off.

Reuters recently reported that ITV is in talks over merging production arm ITV Studios with RedBird Imi’s All3Media, which lit a fire under the media industry. Unsurprisingly CEO Carolyn McCall faced numerous questions during its annual results call about the rumors as the broadcaster revealed a mixed results picture including record profits for the production arm.

McCall said you would “expect a lot of speculation” due to the current state of the market and pointed out that such speculation has also followed ITV Studios rivals such as Banijay and Fremantle, although she perhaps consciously avoided mentioning All3Media.

“We won’t comment on speculation but what I would say is we will...

Danny Dyer is on the awards trail for his turn in Disney+ series Rivals.

The EastEnders actor will compete for Best Actor at the Broadcasting Press Guild (Bpg) Awards, which is voted on by British television and media journalists.

Dyer starred as electronics businessman Freddie Jones in Disney’s series about sex and skulduggery in the British television business in the 1980s.

To win the Bpg prize, he will have to fend off competition from Lennie James (Mr Loverman), Toby Jones (Mr Bates vs the Post Office), Eddie Redmayne (Day of the Jackal), and Mark Rylance (Wolf Hall).

Rivals, based on Jilly Cooper’s novels, will do battle for Best Drama Series alongside Baby Reindeer, Day of the Jackal, Mr Bates vs The Post Office, and Wolf Hall.

Baby Reindeer star Jessica Gunning, a darling of the awards season, has been nominated for Best Actress, where her competition includes Monica Dolan...

The London TV Screenings, or London Screenings for short, the global TV industry event running Feb. 23-28, is ready for its close-up. The once low-key affair, where networks and sales outfits screen their latest shows for international buyers, has grown to can’t-miss status over the years. 2025 will be London Screenings’ time to shine, particularly without any competition from the now-defunct Mip TV.

That said, Mip will be holding its own inaugural Mip London event during the week, featuring panel discussions on industry trends, hot new properties from the likes of South Korea and Japan, as well as a session with David Beckham and Netflix chief content officer Bela Bajaria.

The London Screenings come at an inflection point for the global TV industry. After a sustained boom in high-end drama, networks, and streamers are again cutting costs and betting more on lower-cost non-fiction and reality shows. In the fiction arena,...

After two postponements due to the recent Los Angeles wildfires, the 30th annual Critics Choice Awards were at last held on Friday — and it was a big night for Shōgun.

FX’s acclaimed drama, which went into the evening with the most TV category nods, ultimately won in four of the five categories for which it was nominated, including trophies for Best Drama Series, Actor in a Drama (Hiroyuki Sanada), Supporting Actor in a Drama (Tadanobu Asano) and Supporting Actress in a Drama (Moeka Hoshi). Anna Sawai, however — nominated for Best Actress in a Drama Series — ultimately lost out to Kathy Bates,...

Exclusive: Peter Kosminsky, the BAFTA-winning television director and writer, has claimed that the funding emergency for British dramas is the “greatest crisis we’ve ever faced in my working lifetime.”

In an exclusive interview with Deadline, the Wolf Hall director claimed that the industry is in danger of self-censoring provocative, public-interest series because of the risk that they won’t secure the necessary finance to enter production.

The funding crisis is dominating discussions in the UK scripted community, as executives lament a perfect storm of issues, including U.S. streamers pulling back from co-production, shrinking international sales advances, persistent inflation, ad revenue declines, and BBC funding cuts.

Pact, the UK producer trade body, estimates that there are around 15 British series that have been greenlit but are unable to enter production because of funding shortfalls. The BBC has admitted multiple shows are in “limbo,” with Deadline revealing that one series experiencing...

ITV has officially announced its drama about the U.K.’s phone-hacking scandal and investigation, a seven-part series now entitled “The Hack” and written by multi award-winner Jack Thorne.

The unveiling of the first look from “The Hack” — which shot last year — comes just a week after the hacking controversy concerning Rupert Murdoch’s U.K. tabloids reached a new peak, with his News Group Newspapers making a historic apology to Prince Harry and agreeing to pay substantial damages.

David Tennant — who himself accepted damages from Ngn over a phone-hacking claim against the now-defunct News of the World — plays Nick Davies, the investigative journalist who uncovered evidence of hacking. Toby Jones plays his former editor-in-chief at The Guardian newspaper, Alan Rusbridger, while — in a story running parallel to the hacking expose — Robert Carlyle plays former Met Police detective chief superintendent Dave Cook, who led an investigation into the unsolved murder of private investigator Daniel Morgan.

Exclusive: The timing couldn’t be better. Just a week after Rupert Murdoch’s shock apology and settlement with Prince Harry, ITV has unveiled a phone hacking drama series from Jack Thorne starring David Tennant as investigative journalist Nick Davies.

ITV and Australian streamer Stan have spent the past year quietly filming, editing and laying the groundwork for The Hack, which comes from the storied creative trio of multi-bafta Award winner Thorne, director Lewis Arnold (Sherwood) and producer Patrick Spence (Mr Bates vs the Post Office).

Set between 2002 and 2012, The Hack interweaves two real life stories, the work of Davies, who uncovered evidence of phone hacking at Murdoch’s now-defunct News of the World, and the story of the investigation into the unsolved murder of private investigator Daniel Morgan, led by former Met Police Detective Chief Superintendent Dave Cook. Its working titles through the past year have included Broken News and Mandrake.

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Each year, fans look forward to a set of awards to see the best projects and talents of the past year be rewarded. The Critics Choice Awards is one such annual awards ceremony. The 2025 edition of the show is coming up next month and netizens have been eagerly waiting for the nominations.

The list of nominees helps them figure out who will sweep the trophies this time around. Whether their favorite shows and actors will get their due or will they have to deal with a snub? Here’s what we know about the 30th edition of the Critics Choice Awards, including the revealed nominees.

When Are Where To Watch 2025 Critics Choice Awards?

The 2025 edition of the Critics Choice Awards will be held on January 12, 2025, in Santa Monica, California. The ceremony will be broadcasted on E! and will stream on Peacock the day after.

“Shōgun” was the most lauded show among the Critics Choice Awards annual list of TV nominations. The FX series nods in six categories: drama series, drama actor (Hiroyuki Sanada), drama actress (Anna Sawai), supporting drama actor (Tadanobu Asano and Takehiro Hira) and supporting drama actress (Moeka Hoshi).

After “Shōgun,” six series tied with four nominations each: “Abbott Elementary,” “Disclaimer,” “Hacks,” “The Diplomat,” “The Penguin” and “What We Do in the Shadows.”

The Critics Choice Awards will take place on Jan. 12 and air live on E! at 7p.m. See the full list of nominated series below.

Best Drama Series

“The Day of the Jackal” (Peacock)

“The Diplomat” (Netflix)

“Evil” (Paramount+)

“Industry” (HBO/Max)

“Interview with the Vampire” (AMC)

“The Old Man” (FX)

“Shōgun” (FX/Hulu)

“Slow Horses” (Apple TV+)

Best Actor In A Drama Series

Jeff Bridges – “The Old Man” (FX)

Ncuti Gatwa – “Doctor Who” (Disney+)

Eddie Redmayne – “The Day of the Jackal...

Cosmo Jarvis as John Blackthorne and Anna Sawai as Toda Mariko in ‘Shogun’ (Photo Cr: Katie Yu / FX)

FX’s Shōgun tops the list of the 30th annual Critics Choice Awards TV nominees, earning six nominations including Best Drama Series. The Penguin, The Diplomat, Hacks, Disclaimer, Abbott Elementary, and What We Do in the Shadows followed close behind with four nominations each.

Chelsea Handler will return as host of the 2025 Critics Choice Awards airing live on E! on Sunday, January 12, 2025 at 7pm Et/Pt. Nominations in the film categories will be announced on Thursday, December 12, 2024.

30th Annual Critics Choice Awards TV Nominees

Best Drama Series

The Day of the Jackal (Peacock)

The Diplomat (Netflix)

Evil (Paramount+)

Industry (HBO | Max)

Interview with the Vampire (AMC)

The Old Man (FX)

Shōgun (FX / Hulu)

Slow Horses (Apple TV+)

Best Actor In A Drama Series

Jeff Bridges – The Old Man (FX)

Ncuti Gatwa – Doctor Who...

Television nominees for the 30th Annual Critics Choice Awards were announced on Thursday, and FX’s acclaimed drama Shōgun led the pack with six total nominations.

Shōgun was one of eight shows to earn a nod in the Best Drama Series category, while cast members Hiroyuki Sanada, Anna Sawai, Tadanobu Asano, Takehiro Hira and Moeka Hoshi all picked up nominations for their work, as well.

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The Critics Choice Association (CCA) has announced all the nominees for the TV categories for the 30th annual Critics Choice Awards happening on Sunday, January 12, 2025 at the Barker Hangar in Los Angeles.

In the lead overall is the Emmy-winning FX series “Shōgun” with six nominations including Best Drama Series, Best Actor in a Drama Series for producer/star Hiroyuki Sanada, Best Actress in a Drama Series for Anna Sawai, and Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series — a category it was left out of at the Emmys — for Moeka Hoshi.

Other series recognized with multiple nominations include “Abbott Elementary,” “Hacks,” “The Diplomat” and “What We Do in the Shadows,” which have all been recognized by the organization in previous years, as well as new series like “Disclaimer,” “The Penguin,” and “English Teacher.”

Nominations for the film categories will be announced on Thursday, December 12, 2024.

The Critic Choice Awards 2025 will once again...

Hot off its record haul at the Emmys, FX/Hulu’s Shōgun leads the 30th Critics Choice Awards TV nominations with six, followed by a half-dozen other shows with four each: ABC’s Abbott Elementary, Apple TV+’s Disclaimer, HBO|Max’s Hacks and The Pengiun, Netflix’s The Diplomat and the final season of FX’s What We Do in the Shadows.

Eight other programs are next with three nominations apiece.

Netflix leads all networks and platforms with 23 Cca noms, followed by awards rival HBO|Max with 21. FX with 13 and Apple TV+ with 12 are the only others in double digits.

Nominations for the film categories will be revealed December 12, and the awards will be handed out Sunday, January 12, at Barker Hangar in Santa Monica. E! will air the Critics Choice Awards live.

Shōgun picked up a staggering 18 Emmy Awards on 25 nominations at the September 15 ceremony. It will face off...

The television nominations for the 2025 Critics Choice Awards have been unveiled!

The awards show celebrates both TV shows and movies, with the movie nominations expected to be unveiled one week from today on December 12. So stay tuned for those!

With the TV nominations unveiled today, it looks like FX’s Shogun has the most nominations this year with 6 total. Several shows came in second place with four nominations each including Hacks, Abbott Elementary, The Diplomat, and The Penguin.

The 2025 Critics Choice Awards will air on January 12, 2025

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2025 Critics Choice Awards – TV Show Nominations List:

Best Drama Series

The Day of the Jackal (Peacock)

The Diplomat (Netflix)

Evil (Paramount+)

Industry (HBO | Max)

Interview with the Vampire (AMC)

The Old Man (FX)

Shōgun (FX / Hulu)

Slow Horses (Apple TV+)

Best Actor In A Drama Series

Jeff Bridges...

The Critics Choice Association has announced its TV nominees for the 2025 Critics Choice Awards.

Shogun leads with six nominations, including best drama series, followed by Abbott Elementary, Disclaimer, Hacks, The Diplomat, The Penguin and What We Do In the Shadows, which all each garnered four nominations.

The most nominations for a platform came with Netflix’s 23, with HBO/Max finishing closely behind with 21. FX (including FX on Hulu) had 20.

Nominations for the Critics Choice film categories will be announced on Dec. 12. The Critics Choice Awards will air on E! on Jan. 12 and will be hosted by Chelsea Handler.

See below for the full list of nominations.

Best Drama Series

The Day of the Jackal (Peacock)

The Diplomat (Netflix)

Evil (Paramount+)

Industry (HBO | Max)

Interview with the Vampire (AMC)

The Old Man (FX)

Shōgun (FX / Hulu)

Slow Horses (Apple TV+)

Best Actor in a Drama Series

Jeff Bridges – The Old Man...

“Shōgun” topped Thursday’s 2025 Critics Choice TV Awards nominations with six bids, including Best Drama Series.

Fresh off its record-breaking 18 Emmy wins, “Shōgun” also scored five acting nominations for Emmy champs Hiroyuki Sanada and Anna Sawai in lead, and for Emmy nominees Tadanobu Asano and Takehiro Hira in supporting, while Moeka Hoshi was shortlisted for her supporting turn. In drama series, the FX epic is up against “The Day of the Jackal,” “The Diplomat,” “Evil,” “Industry,” “Interview with the Vampire,” “The Old Man,” and “Slow Horses.”

“Abbott Elementary,” “Disclaimer,” “Hacks,” “The Diplomat,” “The Penguin,” and “What We Do in the Shadows” each nabbed four nominations.

“Hacks,” which stunned “The Bear” for the Best Comedy Series Emmy in September, earned acting bids for Emmy champ Jean Smart, and Emmy nominees Hannah Einbinder and Paul W. Downs. “Hacks” will face off in Best Comedy Series against “Abbott Elementary,” “English Teacher,” “Nobody Wants This,...

The first season of FX’s Emmy-winning juggernaut “Shōgun” continued its roll through awards season on Thursday, leading all programs in nominations for the television categories of the Critics Choice Awards.

The series, set in 17th-century Japan, earned a new Emmy record by winning 18 awards in one season, receiving six nominations from the Critics Choice nominating committees. “Abbott Elementary,” “Disclaimer,” “Hacks,” “The Diplomat,” “The Penguin” and “What We Do in the Shadows” tied for second with four nominations each.

In the Best Drama Series category, “Shōgun” will be going up against “The Day of the Jackal,” “The Diplomat,” “Evil,” “Industry,” “Interview With the Vampire,” “The Old Man” and “Slow Horses.”

Comedy series nominees are “Abbott Elementary,” “English Teacher,” “Hacks,” “Nobody Wants This,” “Only Murders in the Building,” “Somebody Somewhere,” “St. Denis Medical” and “What We Do in the Shadows.”

“Disclaimer” and “The Penguin” led all limited series nominees, with the...

BBC Studios & Zdf Renew Partnership

BBC Studios and Germany’s Zdf today announced at Content London that they’ve renewed their long-term strategic partnership on scripted content. The two broadcasters have said the multi-year deal will extend co-productions on scripted TV content, with Zdf and BBC Studios partnering to co-produce titles across the BBC Studios’ content pipeline. The new agreement also extends to first option on pre-sales and acquisitions across BBC Studios’ catalog available in Germany. Acquisitions already confirmed include Death in Paradise S13-14, Beyond Paradise S1-2, and The Outlaws S2-3. The original partnership with Zdf was forged in 2019. Ther collaborations include A Good Girls Guide to Murder, The Famous Five Series 1, Kidnapped: The Chloe Ayling Story, and The Chelsea Detective.

Itvx Hits Growth Record

ITV’s streaming platform Itvx has hit a new audience record, according to the broadcaster. The streaming platform has become the UK’s fast growing platform,...

The BBC and Netflix have garnered the most nods at the upcoming Royal Television Society (Rts) Craft & Design Awards with 31 and 16 nominations respectively.

BBC series “Lost Boys & Fairies” led the way with four nominations while Netflix’s “Baby Reindeer” garnered three.

Other Netflix shows to be nominated including the recently-canceled mythological series “Kaos” and the adaptation of David Nicholls’ “One Day.”

The ceremony will take place on Dec. 2 at the London Hilton.

“On joining this year as chair of the awards I was extremely confident that the calibre of entries would be high,” said Emma Gormley, chair of the Rts Craft & Design Awards. “However, the submissions we subsequently received have exceeded all expectations, further demonstrating how U.K. creatives are global leaders in the television and streaming space. The nominations we have announced today highlight the incredible range of diverse, genre-defining content that is being created by U.K.

Greenpeace will use humor to change the way people discuss climate change with its new animated series, “My Pet Footprint.”

An animated comedy aimed at Gen Z but meant to be enjoyed by audiences of all ages, “My Pet Footprint” follows 15-year-old Bella and her sentient carbon footprint, Betty, imbued with the collective guilt of all the world’s worst polluters. The duo embarks on a surreal adventure through time and space, experiencing firsthand the most significant climate change impacts created by Big Oil.

Blending dystopian drama with science fiction language and a strong sense of humor, the series takes place in a world where executives have figured out a way to remove their consciences, making them the ultimate bottom-line businesspeople and creating an almost inhuman hurdle for the show’s main characters.

Watch the series’ first trailer below.

“With ‘My Pet Footprint,’ we’re not just creating a TV...

U.K. public service broadcaster ITV has come under fire after a job advert for a “head of generative AI innovation” went viral.

The advert, which was posted on LinkedIn as well as other job sites, says the role will include spearheading “AI-driven innovations in content creation for TV shows, films, and digital-first content across ITV Studios and Itvx” and implementing tools like “AI-generated ideation, character development, and enhanced production graphics.”

The chosen candidate, who will be based in London, will be paid up to £95,000 per year with the potential for an annual bonus and “generous” vacation allowance to boot.

Television writers have reacted with outrage to the job posting, however. In a statement, Ellie Peers, general secretary for the Writers’ Guild of Great Britain (Wggb), said: “We were shocked to hear that ITV are intending to bring in an AI expert to replace writers and other creators. There’s...

Exclusive: Filming has wrapped in Wales on Mr. Burton, the upcoming biopic about the man who inspired screen legend Richard Burton.

Independent Entertainment has sold UK and Ireland rights to Icon Film Distribution, which will release the film theatrically in 2025 to coincide with the centenary of Burton’s birth.

As we first revealed, the film will tell the true story of the relationship between Welsh schoolmaster Philip Burton and a wild young schoolboy called Richard Jenkins. The latter dreamed of becoming an actor, but his ambitions were in danger of being derailed by a combination of family trouble, the pressure of war, and his own lack of discipline. Mr. Burton recognized the raw talent in his pupil, and made it his mission to fight for him, becoming his tutor, strict taskmaster and eventually his adoptive father. Actor Burton would go on to be nominated for seven Oscars and was well...

Mr Bates vs the Post Office: The Impact is a follow-up documentary to the drama series Mr Bates vs The Post Office, which aired in January 2024. The documentary explores the impact of the series and features interviews with the former subpostmasters and subpostmistresses involved in the story, as well as those coming forward to […]

Mr Bates vs the Post Office: The Impact...

Exclusive: The BBC is developing a drama series about the Piper Alpha disaster, one of the most catastrophic offshore oil incidents of all time and the worst in terms of lives lost.

The drama comes around 35 years after the disaster, which took place off the coast of Scotland on a North Sea oil rig that at the time accounted for around 10% of the North Sea’s oil and gas production.

The BBC, Scottish producer Stv Studios and writer James Wood are in the research phase, we are told, and the show is yet to go into production or be given the green light. It is being developed in consultation with Piper Alpha survivors and relatives, and would be based on these new interviews, ongoing research, the 1990 Cullen report into the tragedy and the book Fire in the Night by Stephen McGinty.

Piper Alpha began production in 1976 around 120 miles north east of Aberdeen,...

British broadcast group ITV delivered a mixed financial performance for the first six months of 2024, as it continues to navigate a shifting media landscape.

ITV reported a significant 40% increase in adjusted Ebita to £213 million ($275 million) for the period ending June 30, 2024. This substantial growth came despite a 2% decline in group external revenue, which fell to £1.6 billion ($2.06 billion).

The company’s production arm, ITV Studios, experienced a 13% decrease in revenue to £869 million. This decline was largely attributed to the lingering effects of the 2023 U.S. writers’ and actors’ strikes, which caused delays in production schedules and delivery of content. Profits before tax increased 51% to £178 million.

On a more positive note, ITV’s Media & Entertainment division showed encouraging growth. Total advertising revenue increased by 10% to £889 million, with digital advertising revenue demonstrating particularly strong performance, with a 17% surge.

A bright spot in ITV’s results was the continued success of its streaming service, Itvx.

Get ready for a poignant and eye-opening documentary, “Surviving the Post Office,” airing at 8:30 Pm on Monday, July 22, 2024, on BBC One. Actor Will Mellor, known for his role in the TV drama ‘Mr Bates vs The Post Office’, embarks on a journey across England to uncover the heartbreaking stories of real-life subpostmasters who faced devastating injustices.

In this episode, Will Mellor meets with subpostmasters who were wrongly accused of theft, a scandal that not only robbed them of their savings but also shattered their livelihoods. As the country grapples with the full scale of the injustice, viewers will witness firsthand accounts of the victims and their families, shedding light on the profound impact of these wrongful accusations.

Through intimate interviews and personal stories, “Surviving the Post Office” explores themes of resilience, justice, and the human cost of institutional failures. It offers a compelling narrative that challenges perceptions and raises...

BBC Dg Tim Davie has said quality TV should “not be about the person who can pay the biggest check” as British broadcasting chiefs gathered for the launch of free streaming service Freely.

Davie, Channel 4 CEO Alex Mahon, ITV boss Carolyn McCall and Channel 5 President Sarah Rose were present at last night’s London launch of the service that will for the first time deliver live television over broadband, which is run by Freeview operator Everyone TV.

Each broadcasting chief made an impassioned speech about the power of free TV, with Davie saying: “If you want to keep a society together, it’s having free access to these services, where prominence is not about the person who can pay the biggest check.”

“This group is unique in the world,” he added. “We talk ourselves down as a country too often, but we are market leaders in this.”

McCall,...

Toby Jones, Lisa Vicari and Christiane Paul are set to join season two of Apple TV+’s Hijack, produced by and starring Idris Elbra.

Since its debut, Hijack has become one of Apple TV+’s top dramas. Details on the story for season two are being kept under wraps, but Elba will reprise his role as Sam Nelson — a corporate negotiator who in the first season used his skills to bring about a resolution to the hijacking of a flight on which he was a passenger.

Hijack, which concluded its seven-episode first season in August, drew solid viewership for Apple TV+, becoming the second series on the platform (after Ted Lasso) to earn a spot on Nielsen’s weekly top 10 streaming chart. Reviews were generally favorable as well, with The Hollywood Reporter‘s TV critic Angie Han noting that co-creators George Kay and Jim Field Smith “keep the tension at a delicious thrum.

Exclusive: BAFTA winner Toby Jones (Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy), Dark star Lisa Vicari and International Emmy winner Christiane Paul (FBI: International) are among series regulars joining Idris Elba in season two of Apple thriller Hijack, which is currently filming in the UK.

Elba stars in and is an exec producer on the show whose popular first season followed an airline hijacking. Plot details on season two are being kept under wraps.

The second season is executive-produced by Jamie Laurenson, Hakan Kousetta and Tom Nash at 60Forty Films, alongside executive producers George Kay and Jim Field Smith, with Field Smith’s own production company Idiotlamp Productions.

Season one is rated fresh on Rotten Tomatoes and landed on the Nielsen Streaming Originals Top 10 list. The show is created by George Kay and Jim Field Smith, and Field Smith also serves as lead director.

Jones is coming off widespread acclaim for his starring...

Exclusive: A third season of Acorn TV and Channel 5 detective drama Dalgliesh has begun filming in Northern Ireland.

Produced by New Pictures (The Long Shadow) for Acorn and C5 in association with All3Media International, the third run will include lead actor Bertie Carvel making his directorial debut.

Another three P.D. James novels will be adapted for the season over two hour-long episodes each, in which Commander Dalgliesh is seen with Margaret Thatcher on the cusp of power in the UK. In the first book, Death in Holy Orders, Dalgliesh travels to a remote seminary overlooking a windswept lake, where a body has been found gruesomely murdered. Nearly everyone in the seminary has reason to resent the victim, and Dalgliesh and DS Tarrant must unpick a complicated set of motives to find their killer.

In the second, Cover Her Face, Dalgliesh investigates a murder in the Essex home of the Mehtas,...

Netflix UK will not be changing its commissioning course when the streamer stops reporting quarterly subs numbers, according to its programing chief.

Anne Mensah, who oversees a huge slate featuring the likes of Baby Reindeer and The Gentlemen, said “there is no secret” for producers when they pitch to Netflix, and that this will remain the same given the streamer’s fresh focus on profit over subs.

“I can’t stress enough that [our commissioning strategy] is simply about how you get audiences to press play and stay,” she told the Creative Cities Convention in response to a question over Netflix’s decision to stop reporting quarterly subs numbers from next year.

“Before I arrived the idea was how to put in place a team that is authentically ‘of the UK’ and show you have absolute commitment to staying here long term,” she added. “For me the content remains utterly key.”

Mensah was...

PBS presents an intriguing episode of “Mr. Bates vs The Post Office on Masterpiece” airing Monday, April 22, 2024, at 8:00 Pm. In Season 1 Episode 3, titled “Mr. Bates vs The Post Office,” viewers are in for a captivating showdown as Alan joins forces with the Post Office in a bid to secure justice for his friends.

As the stakes rise and tensions escalate, Alan’s determination to right the wrongs faced by his friends drives him to forge an unlikely alliance with the Post Office. With the fate of those affected hanging in the balance, viewers can expect a gripping narrative filled with twists and turns as Alan navigates the complexities of the legal system.

Join PBS for an evening of suspense and intrigue as “Mr. Bates vs The Post Office on Masterpiece” unfolds. Whether you’re a fan of legal dramas or simply seeking compelling storytelling, this episode promises to deliver an unforgettable viewing experience.

Get ready for another gripping episode of “Mr. Bates vs The Post Office” airing this Monday at 8:00 Pm on PBS. In this installment, the tension escalates as Alan Bates and the Subpostmasters embark on a quest for truth and justice, rallying new allies in Parliament to support their cause.

As the battle against the Post Office intensifies, viewers can expect high-stakes drama and compelling storytelling as Bates and his allies navigate the complexities of the legal system and the corridors of power. With the stakes higher than ever, every move becomes crucial in their fight to uncover the truth and hold the Post Office accountable for its actions.

Filled with intrigue, suspense, and powerful performances, “Mr. Bates vs The Post Office” continues to captivate audiences with its riveting portrayal of real-life events. Tune in this Monday at 8:00 Pm on PBS to witness the next chapter in this gripping saga of justice and redemption.

Prepare for an engaging and thought-provoking episode of “Mr. Bates vs The Post Office on Masterpiece” airing on PBS at 9:00 Pm on Sunday, April 14, 2024. In Season 1 Episode 2, viewers will witness Alan Bates and the Subpostmasters as they embark on a courageous journey to seek truth and justice, armed with newfound allies in Parliament.

As the battle intensifies, tensions rise, and the stakes are higher than ever before. With the Subpostmasters facing formidable challenges, they must rally together and confront the injustices that have plagued them for far too long. With the support of their allies, they set out to hold the Post Office accountable and demand accountability for their actions.

Join the fight for truth and justice in this riveting episode that sheds light on the power of perseverance and the importance of standing up for what is right. Don’t miss “Mr. Bates vs The Post Office on...

An acute sense of instability will inform much of the content bought and sold on the MipTV floor, though the symptoms might manifest themselves beyond doom and gloom. Somewhat unsurprisingly, given an unrelenting remit of climate anxieties and global unrest, this tendency has left no genre untouched.

“Obviously the world in which we live is quite dramatic at the moment, and that has created an appetite for stories that offer solutions,” explains international distribution expert Beatrice Rossmanith. As head of global business for consulting firm Glance Ltd (formerly known as Tape Consultancy), Rossmanith monitors content across hundreds of channels in 45 territories worldwide. And lately she has noticed a pervasive trend.

“There’s obviously a thirst for truth nowadays,” Rossmanith says. “[And a thirst] to tackle modern anxieties by asking what more can we do?”

In the lifestyle space, celebrity profiles are increasingly linked to some sort of activism and political engagement – – while sports...

Exclusive: The production outfit behind Netflix’s Prince Andrew feature Scoop is working with Sarah Lancashire on an “ambitious, contemporary returning series” that Lancashire will star in.

Lighthouse Film & Television is teaming with Lancashire’s recently launched Via Pictures on the show, we can reveal, which Lighthouse co-founder Radford Neville teased is a “research heavy project inspired by real characters.”

Conversations with networks have already begun and Lancashire will star, contradicting reports that emerged earlier this week that she has retired from acting.

Lancashire launched Via Pictures with husband and former BBC and Banijay UK boss Peter Salmon last year upon the conclusion of Happy Valley, one of the corporation’s biggest dramas of the past decade.

“When we set up Lighthouse in 2019 we talked to Sarah about developing something specifically for her,” added Neville. “In the interim she has set up Via and towards the end of last year...

Exclusive: The BBC was victorious in a bidding war with Netflix for Dear England amid fears for the future of British storytelling on television.

Deadline hears that Left Bank Pictures and Dear England writer James Graham wanted the stage play to be adapted on the BBC, despite a more lucrative offer from Netflix.

The four-part series was announced by the BBC last month and will be based on Graham’s National Theatre play, which provides a fictionalized account of England’s soccer team.

Fiennes (The Handmaid’s Tale) featured as waistcoat-wearing England manager Gareth Southgate in the stage show and will reprise his role for the BBC series.

Sony Pictures Television-backed Left Bank and Graham chose the BBC over Netflix because they view Dear England as a national story that should be told by the UK’s national broadcaster.

Financials for the deal were not disclosed and Left Bank will...

Andy Harries, the influential producer behind The Crown, has said the UK is at risk of becoming a Hollywood “service industry” unless local storytelling is protected.

The Left Bank Pictures founder issued a rallying cry for British creativity during an emotional address at Thursday’s Broadcasting Press Guild Awards, where he was honored with a lifetime achievement prize.

Addressing a room packed with UK television Illuminati, Harries asked: “Are we in danger of our business ending up as a first-class, top-end service industry to the U.S. at the expense of our own shows? Shows that reflect our own lives in the UK.”

More than 78% of the £4.2B ($5.3B) spent on UK film and TV production in 2023 was from inward investment, according to British Film Institute figures. Britain’s reliance on American projects was badly exposed during the 2023 strikes when high-end production virtually shut down.

Harries said he was anxious that British broadcasters,...

Happy Valley has won a trio of Broadcasting Press Guild Awards (Bpg) a day after being nominated for six BAFTAs.

The final season of Sally Wainwright’s BBC/AMC+ epic scooped the Best Drama, Best Writer and Best Actress awards. The Sarah Lancashire-starrer ended with a bang as Lancashire’s Catherine Cawood faced off with James Norton’s Tommy Lee Royce, and the show will not be returning.

Elsewhere at the BPGs, which turns 50 this year with a ceremony in London, ITV hit Mr Bates vs the Post Office was given a jury prize and The Crown exec Andy Harries won the coveted Harvey Lee Award for outstanding contribution to broadcasting, a few months after Netflix’s royal saga ended.

Gary Oldman scooped the Best Actor prize for his role in Apple TV+’s Slow Horses, a day after being snubbed by the BAFTAs. The BBC’s Time was Best Drama Mini Series,...

Paramount+ may have culled a raft of international originals last month but UK commissioning appears to be continuing apace.

The streamer has given the green light to The Crow Girl from Buccaneer Media, the producer that saw another of its shows, The Doll Factory, ditched by the platform last month.

Starring Eve Myles, Katherine Kelly and Dougray Scott, The Crow Girl is adapted from the Erik Axl Sund novel and begins with the gruesome discovery of a teenage boy’s body discarded in plain sight. Determined to find who is responsible, Dci Jeanette Kilburn joins forces with psychotherapist Sophia Craven to hunt the killer, despite opposition from her superiors including confidant Di Lou Stanley.

The Crow Girl is the first major TV writing gig for Milly Thomas,...

Exclusive: The story of a woman who was accused of murder after entering into a suicide pact with her terminally ill husband is being adapted for the screen in the UK.

Corestar Media has acquired the dramatic rights to Mavis Eccleston’s story, who took the agonizing decision to end her life alongside husband of six decades Dennis, who was in terrible pain from cancer.

The feature, Goodnight Darling, will follow how the 79-year-old Mavis was arrested and tried for murder, only to be unanimously found not guilty, and then began a campaign with her family to change the law to allow people to take the choice of assisted dying.

The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel author Deborah Moggach, whose mother served time in prison in an assisted dying case, has written a script. The story could be made as a film or a TV series, said a rep for UK drama indie Corestar.

Julian Bellamy, managing director of ITV Studios, has joined the board of governors of the National Film and Television School in Buckinghamshire, England.

ITV Studios is the production arm of U.K. media conglomerate ITV and with over 60 production labels is the largest producer in the U.K. It has production bases across the globe, including the U.S. It is known for dramas including “Mr. Bates Vs The Post Office,” “Gomorrah” and “Vigil” as well as reality shows such as “Love Island” and “The Voice.”

Before joining ITV Studios, Bellamy held roles at Discovery Networks International, where he was creative director and head of commissioning, Channel 4 and the BBC. He entered the industry as a current affairs producer/director.

“We are thrilled to welcome Julian Bellamy to the Nfts Board of Governors,” said Sophie Turner Laing, chair of the National Film and Television School. “His extensive experience and...

Exclusive: Some of the biggest UK drama production houses have started developing lower-budget slates in response to a depleted market and the success of local stories such as Mr Bates vs the Post Office.

The bosses of Doctor Who co-producer Bad Wolf and Crown maker Left Bank both told Deadline they have started nurturing a development pot for shows that cost less to make than their previous fare. Multiple other drama execs have indicated they are adopting a similar strategy as this week’s London TV Screenings places budget woes front and center of the conversation.

Speaking to Deadline about her upcoming BBC series Dope Girls, Bad Wolf co-founder Jane Tranter said her team’s development slate now contains “projects on a different budget scale to those we have been used to doing,” a move that she is enjoying.

“We’ve been thinking about how we do [lower budget] in a way that feels exciting,...

World on Fire has come to an end after two seasons, Masterpiece on PBS executive producer Susanne Simpson revealed at the Television Critics Association winter press tour on Monday.

Simpson added that the BBC decided not to renews the British series for “many different reasons.”

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Exclusive: Filming is due to get underway in late spring on Mr Burton, an upcoming biopic about the man who inspired screen legend, Richard Burton.

The film will tell the true story of the relationship between Welsh schoolmaster Philip Burton and a wild young schoolboy called Richard Jenkins. Richard dreamed of becoming an actor, but his ambitions were in danger of being derailed by a combination of family trouble, the pressure of war, and his own lack of discipline. Mr Burton recognised the raw talent in his pupil, and made it his mission to fight for him, becoming his tutor, strict taskmaster and eventually his adoptive father.

BAFTA winner Toby Jones (Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy), fresh off his acclaimed performance in momentous UK TV series Mr Bates vs. The Post Office, will star in the title role, with Oscar nominee Lesley Manville playing ‘Ma Smith’, Philip...

The Traitors has confirmed its status as one of British television’s hits of the year after Season 2’s final episode drew record ratings.

The Claudia Winkleman-fronted BBC reality series ended with an audience of 8M after seven days of streaming and catch-up viewing was accounted for, according to UK ratings body Barb.

This was a million more than its overnight audience of 6.9M and made it the most-watched show on British TV in the week to January 28.

The Traitors has not had a higher-rated episode over the course of its two seasons, with people flocking to the wink-murder-style game to watch Harry Clark be crowned winner.

Produced by All3Media-backed Studio Lambert, the show steadily built its audience throughout its 12-part run (see below), with BBC1 broadcasting batches of three episodes on a Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday night during January.

Only Mr Bates vs The Post Office, ITV’s hit drama series,...

ITV’s post office drama that has led to an intense period of reckoning for multiple institutions and pushed the issue to the front pages of UK newspapers for weeks has found a U.S. home.

PBS Masterpiece has picked up Mr Bates vs The Post Office, which will air in April.

Starring BAFTA-winners Toby Jones and Monica Dolan, the four-part show launched at the start of 2024 and dramatizes what is now deemed one of the greatest miscarriages of justice in UK legal history.

When money started to seemingly disappear from its local branches, the government-owned Post Office wrongly blamed their own managers for its apparent loss. For more than a decade, hundreds were accused of theft and fraud, and many were even sent to prison – leaving lives, marriages, and reputations in ruins. But the issue was actually caused by errors in the Post Office’s own computer system – something it denied for years.

This Thursday at 8:30 Pm on ITV, viewers are in for a thought-provoking and impactful documentary, “Mr Bates vs the Post Office: The Drama That Shocked Britain.” This program sheds light on one of Britain’s most significant miscarriages of justice, where faulty software led to the wrongful conviction of hundreds of Post Office workers. Remarkably, 25 years after the initial convictions for theft and fraud, it has taken the ITV drama “Mr Bates vs the Post Office” to capture widespread public attention on this scandal.

Hosted by Paul Brand, the documentary delves into the aftermath of the TV drama, examining its influence and questioning why justice for these postal workers has been so delayed. The program promises a compelling exploration of a crucial issue that has long lingered in the shadows, now brought to the forefront by the power of television storytelling. Don’t miss this eye-opening documentary that airs at 8:30 Pm on ITV,...