Tag: BBC

HBO has joined the BBC, Bad Wolf and New Line Cinema as a co-producer on His Dark Materials, an eight-episode adaptation of Philip Pullman's acclaimed trilogy.

Carnival Films has secured the rights to develop the novel The Awkward Age, which is being adapted for the BBC.

Ruth Wilson (The Affair, Luther) is starring in a brand-new drama series about her own family history: Mrs Wilson (working title), a BBC/Masterpiece co-production.

The BBC has unveiled a new experimental interactive voice experience called The Inspection Chamber.

NEW YORK: World Screen Newsflash’s Kristin Brzoznowski talks to New Blood executive producer Jill Green and Anthony Horowitz, the show's creator and writer, about how the series came about and landed at the BBC, as well as its fresh take on the crime drama genre.

LOS ANGELES: Andrew Haigh (45 Years, Weekend) has signed on to adapt and direct the limited series The North Water, inspired by the novel penned by Ian McGuire.

LONDON: Piers Wenger has been tapped as the new controller of BBC drama commissioning, after having served as head of drama at Channel 4 since 2012.

LONDON: BAFTA-nominated writer Jack Thorne has been tapped to adapt Philip Pullman’s hit His Dark Materials fantasy trilogy for BBC.

LONDON: BBC has announced a slate of more than 35 hours of new drama, including a production of E.M. Forster’s classic novel Howards End. The four-part miniseries will be produced by Playground, in association with City Entertainment and KippSter Entertainment, …