Telly that bridges the Pond
Following up on Monday’s post about the adaptation of China Miéville’s fantasy/crime novel The City & The City, today we look at a few more published titles being made for British telly.
Doc Martin fans, it’s time to do a happy dance, because the hit dramedy’s new series is set to premiere on both sides of the pond soon, and Acorn TV has just announced when for the US.
Mark your calendars, because the third series of WPC 56, the popular (and terrific!) daytime drama from the BBC, is about to premiere stateside on public TV stations.
Many fine actors have been cast in new dramas headed to BBC and ITV, including Amelia Bullmore, Kevin Doyle, and Keeley Hawes. Read on to find out who else is returning to telly.
Without any further ado…
The BBC has released the first-look images of BBC One’s epic new event drama War And Peace, featuring Paul Dano, Lily James, and James Norton, and they look amazing.
Colin Morgan’s latest character won’t need to plug in or hide from the law, as he plays a fully-human and haunted rather than hunted being in the new BBC supernatural period mystery drama The Living and the Dead.
Powerhouses of the big and small screen are joining another, Jim Broadbent, in the film based on the bestselling novel The Sense of an Ending.
After speaking with a friend in Morocco, where temps are around 115° F at night (!), highs in the 90s here don’t seem so bad, especially when we can chill out with some fab British, Irish, Australian, and Canadian series
Channel 4 and AMC have just confirmed that they have recommissioned the critically-acclaimed sci-fi show, Humans, for a second series. (Yay!)
Filming is underway on the fourth series of the hit period drama, Mr. Selfridge, which will feature several new cast members.
Sky 1, Sky plc’s flagship pay TV channel in the UK and Ireland, has renewed its focus and upped its investment in original programming, and at least some of its shows are headed to the US.