Tag: UKTV

BlackLight TV, part of Banijay UK, is reimagining the British crime drama Bergerac for UKTV’s free-to-air channel Drama and UKTV Play.

Mark Gatiss (The League of Gentlemen, Sherlock) is set to write and star in Bookish, an upcoming original UKTV-commissioned detective drama.

UKTV has secured the rights to six series from Disney Entertainment for its Alibi, Drama and Dave channels and UKTV Play.

UKTV’s Alibi has commissioned I, Jack Wright from Federation Stories, with Chris Lang (Unforgotten; The Thief, His Wife and the Canoe) as writer.

Helen Perry has been tapped by UKTV as head of drama, starting in January 2024.

UKTV and BBC Studios have secured the U.K. and Benelux rights to a slew of shows from AMC Networks in a joint deal.

BritBox International and UKTV’s Drama channel have commissioned a third season, including a feature-length Christmas special, of Sister Boniface Mysteries from BBC Studios.

UKTV has commissioned The Red King, created and written by Toby Whithouse (Being Human, The Game), for its crime drama channel Alibi.

UKTV’s Drama channel and PBS Masterpiece have co-commissioned a TV adaptation of Robert Thorogood’s hit novel The Marlow Murder Club.

UKTV’s free-to-air channel Drama has commissioned its first original, the six-part series Outrageous, from Firebird Pictures.