New York, NY – What do you get when you mix C.S. Lewis with H.G. Wells, and sprinkle in a bit of Father Christmas? An alien Time Lord exploring space and time in a Police Box spaceship called the “TARDIS” (Time And Relative Dimension in Space). On November 23, 1963, a television legend began when…
Read MoreNew York, NY – At the Billy Barnes Extended Care unit of Mt. Palms Hospital in Long Beach, Cal., the staff attends to the needs of their female patients who are often “getting on” in years, as they deal with the challenges of a health-care bureaucracy in need of an overhaul. Even as they attempt…
Read MoreNew York, NY – BBC AMERICA’s Supernatural Saturday brings the iconic lost city to life in new 13-part fantasy-adventure series, Atlantis. When Jason (Jack Donnelly, Dancing on the Edge) sets out to find his father, he could never imagine his journey would lead to a strange, yet impossibly familiar land full of dangerous creatures, legendary…
Read MoreNew York, NY – BBC AMERICA and AT&T* U-verse® TV announced today a renewal of their carriage agreement, which includes the launch of the award-winning channel in high definition. BBC AMERICA, which recently celebrated its best ratings quarter ever, will be available on AT&T’s U-200 package on U-verse Channel 1188 in High Definition and continue…
Read MoreNew York, NY – BBC AMERICA has greenlit new original thriller series, Intruders, produced by BBC Worldwide Productions. Glen Morgan (The X-Files, Those Who Kill), writer and executive producer, has penned the script based on Michael Marshall Smith’s novel The Intruders. Executive produced by Jane Tranter and Julie Gardner for BBC Worldwide Productions, the series is…
Read MoreNew York, NY – BBC AMERICA today announced five new natural history co-productions including the landmark series The Hunt, from multiple Emmy award-winning producer Alastair Fothergill, and One Planet, from Emmy award-winning producer Vanessa Berlowitz. The Hunt uses character driven stories to take a fresh look at the most dramatic behavior in nature – the competition between predators and their prey. …
Read MoreNew York, NY – Announced today, BBC AMERICA will simulcast the Doctor Who 50th Anniversary Special, The Day of the Doctor, in the U.S. on November 23, 2013. For the first time ever, the world’s longest running and most successful sci-fi series will be broadcast simultaneously to millions of viewers worldwide in a global simulcast….
Read MoreNew York, NY – Members of the Torchwood team have fought aliens, cyborgs and time travelers, but now they face their biggest threat – humanity. Team leader and Doctor Who companion, Captain Jack Harkness (John Barrowman, Arrow) and former Torchwood agent Gwen Cooper (Eve Myles, Doctor Who) are joined by newcomers Rex Matheson, (Mekhi Phifer, Divergent)…
Read MoreNew York, NY – BBC AMERICA’s Doctor Who Live: The Next Doctor special on Sunday, August 4, at 2:00pm ET was the #1 telecast in all of television for the day (excluding sports) in social media in the US.* The special, which was revealed on schedules last Thursday night, announced multi-award-winning actor Peter Capaldi will be…
Read MoreNew York, NY – What: The next Doctor of BBC AMERICA’s hit series Doctor Who will be announced during a live special this Sunday afternoon When: Sunday, August 4, 2:00pm ET LIVE on BBC AMERICA and BBC One in the UK Who: Widely regarded as one of the most hotly contested roles in British television,…
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