Tag: Fremantle

The BBC has commissioned the new crime drama The Cage, written by Tony Schumacher (The Responder), for BBC One and BBC iPlayer.

Fremantle has struck a deal with Sky to bring the coming-of-age drama Penelope, created by Mark Duplass (The Morning Show) and Mel Eslyn (Biosphere, Room 104), to the U.K. and Ireland.

ITV has commissioned a TV adaptation of Death at The White Hart, the debut novel of Broadchurch creator Chris Chibnall.

Fremantle and Steel Springs Pictures are co-producing the revenge thriller series Kill Jackie (w.t.), starring Catherine Zeta-Jones (Chicago, Wednesday), for Prime Video.

At the Göteborg Film Festival, the Scandi Alliance has awarded Miso Film’s Royal Blood (Blått Blod) as its first flagship scripted project, and Miso Film also picked up the rights to adapt The Cold Song.

Homicide: Life on the Street is returning to screens in the U.K. and Ireland exclusively on Sky and NOW, which has picked up all seven seasons of the classic police drama.

Disney+ has slated the debut of its new original Spanish comedy-drama Shared Custody, which marks Champions maker Javier Fesser’s first TV directing role, for January 24.

Fran Denny has been tapped as VP of commercial for global drama at Fremantle, a newly created role.

Fremantle, IZZY, Abot Hameiri and YES have entered into a partnership for the new drama series Kugel, a spin-off of Shtisel.

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