{"id":12465,"date":"2019-12-06T10:00:56","date_gmt":"2019-12-06T15:00:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev2.worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/network-10-channel-5-co-fund-breathless\/"},"modified":"2019-12-06T12:08:21","modified_gmt":"2019-12-06T17:08:21","slug":"network-10-channel-5-to-co-fund-breathless","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/network-10-channel-5-to-co-fund-breathless\/","title":{"rendered":"Network 10 &amp; Channel 5 to Co-Fund Breathless"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Australia&#8217;s Network 10 and the U.K.&#8217;s Channel 5 are joining forces to fund the four-part miniseries <em>Breathless<\/em>, marking their first joint prime-time content initiative since the completion of the ViacomCBS merger that brings the free-to-air networks together under common ownership.<\/p>\n<p>Breathless, which will be produced by Fremantle, features former <em>EastEnders<\/em> star Charlie Brooks and Australian actor Brett Tucker (<em>The Americans<\/em>, <em>Station 19<\/em>, <em>Mistresses<\/em>). The story centers on a British woman and her husband seeking a fresh start in Australia after infidelity rocks their marriage\u2014that\u2019s the plan until they hire a young local nanny who isn\u2019t as innocent as she appears and there are deadly consequences.<\/p>\n<p>The series will begin production in early 2020, with the series\u2019 creator, Jason Herbison, executive producing for Fremantle and Greg Barnett acting as commissioning editor for Channel 5. <em>Breathless<\/em> will be directed by Scott Major (<em>Neighbours<\/em>, <em>Playing For Keeps<\/em>).<\/p>\n<p>Network 10\u2019s chief content officer, Beverley McGarvey, said: \u201cHaving worked with Channel 5 on a number of projects previously, we\u2019re really excited to be working with them once again to bring this captivating new drama to Australian audiences, this time as a sister company. It\u2019s a great example of the opportunities the ViacomCBS merger can bring to markets around the world.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Ben Frow, director of Programs for ViacomCBS\u2019s U.K. networks, including Channel 5, commented: \u201cFirst and foremost, <em>Breathless<\/em> promises to be a really compelling addition to our expanding line-up of quality drama that is proving popular with British audiences across both our TV networks and streaming services. At the same time, it\u2019s a great way of extending our partnership with Network 10\u2014with a shared language and such strong cultural connections between the U.K. and Australia, there is obvious potential to explore further opportunities for content sharing now Channel 5 and Network 10 are part of the same family.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Chris Oliver-Taylor, Fremantle CEO for the Asia Pacific, said: \u201cFremantle Australia is thrilled to be producing <em>Breathless<\/em> for Channel 5 and Network 10. Jason Herbison has created a fantastic world of deceit, thrills, twists and turns that will keep the audiences in both the U.K. and Australia guessing. Jason, Jo Porter and I are delighted to be cementing the incredible long-standing relationship that Fremantle has had with ViacomCBS over many years by bringing this new exciting series to a truly global audience.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Australia&#8217;s Network 10 and the U.K.&#8217;s Channel 5 are joining forces to fund the four-part miniseries Breathless, marking their first joint prime-time content initiative since the completion of the ViacomCBS merger that brings the free-to-air networks together under common ownership.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":350,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"pmpro_default_level":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[70],"tags":[761,2697,2804,3555],"class_list":["post-12465","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","","category-top-stories","tag-channel-5","tag-fremantle","tag-network-10","tag-viacomcbs","pmpro-has-access"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Network 10 &amp; 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