You’re Back In The Room and Pitch Battle producer Tuesday’s Child has scored a six-part music quiz for BBC One. The company, which recently pilot gameshow Man V Robot for Fox, is making Playlisters (w/t) for the British public broadcaster. The series, which was commissioned by BBC Entertainment … Read entire story.
Source: Deadline
Peaky Blinders star Jack Rowan and newcomer Masali Baduza are to lead the lineup of the BBC’s dystopian drama Noughts + Crosses. The six-part series, which is produced by Victoria producer Mammoth Screen for BBC One, will also star Timeless’ Paterson Joseph, Wallander’s Bonnie Mbuli, Love Type D’s Kike … Read entire story.
Source: Deadline
The Little Drummer Girl, the latest John Le Carré spy adaptation, launched last night on BBC One in the UK with just over 5M viewers. The ratings for the AMC co-pro couldn’t match the launch of the BBC’s previous Le Carré remake, The Night Manager, which opened in February 2016 … Read entire story.
Source: Deadline
Jenna Coleman has lifted the lid on the “complex narrative” of BBC psychological thriller The Cry. The former Doctor Who star also revealed, in an interview with Deadline, that she’s looking forward to not “wearing a maternity bra” in her next role as she prepares to star alongside Sally Field … Read entire story.
Source: Deadline
Helen Hunt is to star in Mammoth Screen’s BBC One WWII drama World on Fire. The As Good As It Gets and Mad About You star will lead the cast alongside Phantom Thread’s Lesley Manville and rising British stars Jonah Hauer-King (Little Women) and Julia Brown (The Last Kingdom). … Read entire story.
Source: Deadline