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Scripted Lines Up New Keynotes, Buyers & Commissioners

October 26, 2015

NEW YORK: Carlton Cuse (The Strain, Colony) and Entertainment One Television’s John Morayniss are set to deliver keynotes at the upcoming Scripted event, which has also amassed a slew of new buyers and commissioners for its 30 Minutes With session. …

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AMC Global Takes The Night Manager

October 27, 2015

NEW YORK: AMC Global has picked up the international broadcast rights for the TV adaptation of John le Carré’s novel The Night Manager, starring Hugh Laurie and Tom Hiddleston. The six-part drama is currently in production. A co-production between AMC, …

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The Enfield Haunting Heads to Hulu

October 27, 2015

TORONTO/LOS ANGELES: Hulu has landed a deal with Entertainment One (eOne) for the exclusive U.S. streaming rights for the three-part supernatural drama The Enfield Haunting. The drama is based on real events that took place during the fall of 1977. …

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More From Dusk Till Dawn: The Series for El Rey Network

October 27, 2015

SANTA MONICA/AUSTIN: Miramax's supernatural crime drama From Dusk Till Dawn: The Series has been renewed for a third season on El Rey Network. From Dusk Till Dawn: The Series is a reimagining of Robert Rodriguez's hit film from the 1990s. …

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MarVista Completes Filming on Great Plains Movie

October 27, 2015

LOS ANGELES: MarVista Entertainment, Strike Accord and the Oklahoma Film + Music Office (OF+MO) have finished principal photography on the dramatic thriller Great Plains. Starring Tara Buck (True Blood), Great Plains centers on a tough cowgirl who risks everything to …

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U.S. Theatrical Release Planned for BBC’s Sherlock Special

October 27, 2015

NEW YORK: Sherlock: The Abominable Bride, a special episode of the hit BBC series starring Benedict Cumberbatch and Martin Freeman, is slated to screen in select theaters across the U.S. on January 5. The feature-length cinema screening will be shown …

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Video Interview with Heroes Reborn’s Tim Kring

October 27, 2015

NEW YORK: Tim Kring, the creator of the NBC miniseries Heroes Reborn, talks to TV Drama about the new show and today’s different viewing habits and media landscape.   Tim Kring had worked as a writer on several prime-time dramas, including …

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DISCOP Africa Spotlight: GMA Worldwide

October 30, 2015

JOHANNESBURG: The story in the GMA Worldwide drama series Carmela illustrates how physical beauty can be a curse or a blessing. GMA Worldwide is also promoting My Faithful Husband, which shows how love can be restored after infidelity and betrayal. …

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Oz Spending on TV Dramas ‘Scaled Back’

October 30, 2015

SYDNEY: After four years of increased investment, expenditure on TV drama in Australia was down in 2014-15, with total spend at A$299 million ($213 million). The adult TV drama slate comprised 34 titles (401 hours), with budgets totaling A$238 million …