New York, NY – Golden Globe® winner Idris Elba (Beasts of No Nation, Star Trek Beyond) returns to his iconic role as a self-destructive near-genius detective on the edge of law enforcement. Detective Chief Inspector John Luther (Elba) will learn the hard way; he may never be able to walk away from capturing the tormented…
Read MoreLondon, UK / Arlington, VA – Following the success of the ground-breaking BIG BLUE LIVE multimedia television, digital and social event that unfolded over two weeks from Monterey, CA, the BBC and PBS announce four new co-productions as part of their overall partnership deal signed earlier this year. These exciting new programs from the award-winning…
Read MoreNew York, NY – BBC AMERICA’s Doctor Who rang in season 9 with a bang, delivering double digit growth from season 8 across all key demos in live plus same day ratings. The premiere episode ranks as Doctor Who’s biggest season premiere ever in the Adult 18-49 demo, which nearly doubled the season 8 average….
Read MoreNew York, NY – BBC AMERICA and BBC One announced today that Dennis Haysbert (24, The Unit, Far From Heaven) has been cast in the new co-produced drama series, Undercover. The original six-part political thriller is the first co-developed series under the wide-ranging, creative partnership between BBC Worldwide and AMC Networks, and will be distributed…
Read MoreNew York, NY – Announced today, Alex Kingston returns to reclaim her role as Professor River Song for the highly anticipated 2015 Doctor Who Christmas special, premiering on Christmas Day on BBC AMERICA. It’s Christmas Day in the future and the TARDIS is parked on a snowy village street, covered in icicles, awaiting its next…
Read MoreNew York, NY – Having the time of their lives, the Doctor and Clara embark on reckless adventures in all of space and time in the new season of BBC AMERICA’s Doctor Who starting Saturday, September 19, 9:00pm ET. The hit time travel series returns with a two-parter, The Magician’s Apprentice and The Witch’s Familiar,…
Read MoreNew York, NY – BBC AMERICA and BBC One announced today the cast of the new co-produced drama, The Living and the Dead. The original six-part series, created by Ashley Pharoah (Life On Mars, Ashes To Ashes, Moonfleet), will star Colin Morgan (Humans, The Fall, Merlin) as lead Nathan Appleby and Charlotte Spencer (Glue, Stonemouth,…
Read MoreBeverly Hills, CA – BBC AMERICA today announced two new co-productions – the first co-developed series under the wide-ranging, creative partnership between BBC Worldwide and AMC Networks that was announced late last year.* Undercover, a gripping political thriller from acclaimed writer Peter Moffat (Silk, Criminal Justice) starring Sophie Okonedo (Criminal Justice) and Adrian Lester (Hustle), and…
Read MoreNew York, NY – BBC AMERICA announced today that famed naturalist, Sir David Attenborough, will narrate the channel’s first landmark natural history co-production, The Hunt. The upcoming series is from the team behind the BBC’s ground-breaking Planet Earth series, Emmy®-winning executive producer Alastair Fothergill and series producer Huw Cordey of Silverback Films. The Hunt premieres in 2016 on BBC…
Read MoreNew York, NY – Announced today, BBC AMERICA’s Orphan Black star Tatiana Maslany earned her first Primetime Emmy Award® nomination and the first nomination for the channel’s original series. Tatiana Maslany’s complex multi-character performance as ten different clones to date also earned her two Critics’ Choice Awards, a Golden Globe® and Screen Actors Guild nomination,…
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