BBC Four, C More Go for eOne Drama Cardinal

LOS ANGELES: Entertainment One (eOne) has licensed the serialized drama Cardinal in several European markets, including the U.K., where the one-hour series will debut on BBC Four.

Alongside the BBC, Cardinal was picked up by C More in Scandinavia and Calle 13 in Spain. The 6×1-hour series is produced by Sienna Films and eOne in association with Bell Media’s CTV. It stars Billy Campbell (The Killing) and Karine Vanasse (Revenge).

Cassian Harrison, the controller of BBC Four, said: “I’m delighted to expand BBC Four’s hugely popular international drama range with our first Canadian drama series, Cardinal. Further to the recently announced Spanish drama I Know Who You Are and returning hits such as Follow the Money, Inspector Montalbano and Spiral, BBC Four remains the home of high-quality, high-stakes international drama on British television in 2017.”

Sue Deeks, BBC’s head of program acquisition, noted: “Set in the bleakly beautiful Northern Ontario winter landscape, Cardinal is a finely nuanced, atmospheric thriller which is completely gripping from beginning to end.”

Stuart Baxter, the president of eOne Television International, added: “We’re thrilled to have secured the BBC as the U.K. home for Cardinal. BBC Four’s programming is ambitious and compelling, which makes a perfect fit for this dark and haunting, edge-of-your-seat serialized crime drama.”