New York, NY – BBC AMERICA’s new Supernatural Saturday line-up trended #1 in social and recorded one of the channel’s all-time highest rated nights. Over 2 million fans tuned in to Doctor Who: The Bells of Saint John on Saturday, March 30. Following Doctor Who, BBC AMERICA’s original drama premiere, Orphan Black, scored over 1 million viewers, with new original comedy…
Read MoreNew York, NY – Ahead of tonight’s premiere, Doctor Who revealed some of the all-star cast that will mark the 50th anniversary. David Tennant and Billie Piper will join current Doctor and companion, Matt Smith and Jenna-Louise Coleman, while John Hurt (Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, Alien, Harry Potter) will also co-star. Last seen as the Doctor…
Read MoreNew York, NY – Announced today, BBC AMERICA is co-producing for Dramaville, Burton and Taylor, starring Dominic West (The Hour, The Wire) and Helena Bonham Carter (Lone Ranger, The King’s Speech), as Hollywood’s most famous volatile on-again-off-again lovers, Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor. The 90-minute drama follows their private and public relationship played out against their ill-fated appearance in a…
Read MoreNew York, NY – The Doctor kicks off this new run of adventures by searching for his companion Clara – an Impossible Girl he’s already lost twice. Together they find themselves battling monsters on distant alien planets, trapped in a Russian submarine with a deadly passenger, chasing terrifying ghosts, delving into the heart of the…
Read MoreNew York, NY – Announced today, BBC AMERICA will make its inaugural appearance at @SXSW with the @BBCAMERICARoadhouse (Brush Sq Park, E 4th & Trinity) on March 8 and 9. The channel’s line-up of events include a night of British music featuring Frank Turner (@fthc) and Skinny Lister (@SkinnyLister) and hosted by television presenter Georgie Okell (@GeorgieOkell), a Friday night set by DJ Mel (@DJMel), Six Nations Rugbyviewing party…
Read MoreNew York, NY – BBC Worldwide Americas, Sales and Distribution, today announced a deal with Globosat for a broad range of top titles including the lifestyle show, The Little Paris Kitchen: Cooking with Rachel Khoo and dramas, Sinbadand Robin Hood (seasons one, two and three). The shows will be seen on Globosat throughout Brazil. Helen Jurado, VP Sales &…
Read MoreNew York, NY – BBC Worldwide Americas, Sales and Distribution, today announced a multi-title deal with premium cable channel HBO Latin America for critically-acclaimed dramasTop of the Lake, A Young Doctor’s Notebook, Loving Miss Hatto, Room at the Top and music special, Coldplay Live 2012. These titles will air pan-regionally on HBO Latin America. Helen Jurado, VP…
Read MoreNew York, NY – BBC AMERICA will co-produce and premiere An Adventure in Space and Time as part of the channel’s celebrations to mark the 50th anniversary of Doctor Who. An Adventure in Space and Time will tell the story of the genesis of Doctor Who – which first aired on November 23, 1963 – and the many personalities involved. Announced today,David…
Read MoreNew York, NY – BBC AMERICA co-production Ripper Street has been ordered for eight more episodes, with the second season set to premiere in 2014. Ripper Street is produced for BBC ONE by Tiger Aspect Productions, Lookout Point and BBC AMERICA. The gripping series instantly struck a chord with audiences and critics alike, with The Hollywood Reporter saying it’s a “well-acted, well-written and compelling mystery series” and the…
Read MoreNew York, NY – Adapted by renowned Emmy®-winning writing team Dick Clement (Across the Universe, Tracey Takes On…) and Ian La Frenais (Across the Universe, Tracey Takes On…) and executive produced by Richard Fell (Outcasts), Spies of Warsaw is based on New York Times Bestselling author Alan Furst’s acclaimed novel. David Tennant (Broadchurch, Doctor Who, Fright Night, Hamlet) and Janet…
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