DIRECTV Latin America Picks Up Hit BBC Worldwide Series

RIO DE JANEIRO: DIRECTV Latin America has secured the first and second seasons of the hit BBC Worldwide series Mad Dogs and Outcasts.

Mad Dogs, which stars Max Beesley (Survivors, Hotel Babylon), Philip Glenister (Life on Mars, Cranford) and John Simm (Life on Mars, Doctor Who), is a four-part series. It features a group of friends traveling to Majorca to visit a luxury villa, with sinister results.

The sci-fi drama Outcasts, from the creators of Life on Mars, MI-5 and Hustle, takes place in 2045 in a post-Earth era. It stars Eric Mabius (Ugly Betty, The L Word), Liam Cunningham (Clash of The Titans) and Hermione Norris (MI-5, Wire in the Blood).

“This is only a taste of the wide variety of dramas BBC Worldwide will present at BBC Showcase Latin America this week,” said Helen Jurado, the VP of television sales and distribution at BBC Worldwide Latin America. “We’ve partnered with DIRECTV Latin America for drama programming in the past for popular titles such as Jekyll and Life on Mars, and I’m excited to see that our content is resonating with their audiences.”

“We’re very pleased that we can offer our subscribers such quality BBC content on our exclusive entertainment channels,” added Willard Tressel, the general manager of OnDIRECTV and DIRECTV HD. “I’m looking forward to screening BBC Worldwide’s latest content at the BBC Showcase Latin America in my continual quest to deliver the best programs on the most advanced technological system in television.”