Tag: Channel 5

Joanna Scanlan (Slow Horses, A Very Royal Scandal) is set to lead the cast of Missed Call (w.t.), a new five-part thriller from Pernel Media for 5.

5 in the U.K. has unveiled the first four commissions for its revived Play for Today slate, with each single drama focused on championing new voices.

5 and Paramount+ in the U.K. have secured the rights to seasons one and two of the CBC commission Wild Cards in a deal with Fifth Season.

From Adorable Media, The Trial, a new one-off drama special set in a world in which parents are held legally responsible for the crimes of their children, is headed to 5 in the U.K.

Channel 5 is set to launch a new drama strand under the tentative title Drama of the Week.

Channel 5 has teamed up with Clapperboard for a new director training scheme aimed at creating opportunities for diverse talent in episodic drama.

Acorn TV and Channel 5 have commissioned the murder-mystery drama series Murder Before Evensong, based on the first novel in the Sunday Times best-selling series by British author Reverend Richard Coles.

Channel 5 has greenlit the thriller The Rumour, based on the Sunday Times best-selling book by Lesley Kara.

Channel 5 has greenlit Catch You Later (w.t.), a cat-and-mouse thriller about a police detective still haunted by the one case that he failed to solve.

Channel 5 has commissioned the crime drama The Puzzle Lady (w.t.) from Factual Fiction and December Films, with ZDF Studios and Channel Zero Studios co-producing.