{"id":12916,"date":"2020-03-18T10:13:56","date_gmt":"2020-03-18T14:13:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev2.worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/uktv-picks-stumptown\/"},"modified":"2020-03-18T12:38:55","modified_gmt":"2020-03-18T16:38:55","slug":"uktv-picks-up-stumptown","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/uktv-picks-up-stumptown\/","title":{"rendered":"UKTV Picks Up Stumptown"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>UKTV has acquired the U.S. crime drama <em>Stumptown<\/em> for its Alibi channel.<\/p>\n<p><em>Stumptown<\/em> stars Cobie Smulders (<em>Avengers<\/em>, <em>How I Met Your Mother<\/em>) as sharp-witted military veteran Dex Parios and Jake Johnson (<em>New Girl)<\/em> as ex-felon Grey, Dex\u2019s closest friend. The series will air on Alibi in the spring.<\/p>\n<p><em>Stumptown<\/em> was adapted for TV after the success of the 2009 graphic novel series of the same name. The series is produced by ABC Studios and sold by Disney Media Distribution.<\/p>\n<p>UKTV\u2019s head of acquisitions, Emma Sparks, said: \u201cI am thrilled to have acquired a new scripted package from Disney Media Distribution, including the hit U.S. crime series <em>Stumptown<\/em>, starring Cobie Smulders. The deal confirms Alibi\u2019s commitment to U.S. acquisitions bringing exclusive new content and successful returning series.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Alibi\u2019s channel director, Emma Ayech, added: \u201cI am delighted to be bringing the hit series\u00a0<em>Stumptown<\/em>\u00a0to Alibi this spring. Cobie Smulders is outstanding as the unconventional PI Dex Parios and has fantastic chemistry with her co-stars Jake Johnson and Michael Ealy. I think our viewers will be instantly hooked on this smart, fun and pacey crime drama\u2014an exciting part of Alibi\u2019s lineup of fresh and original programming this year.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Dayna Donaldson, VP of media distribution at Disney UK &amp; Ireland and Nordics, said: \u201cWe are so pleased to partner with UKTV, strengthening our relationship with the broadcaster to bring successful crime drama <em>Stumptown<\/em> to U.K. viewers. We look forward to hearing the reaction from UKTV viewers about the hit show.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>UKTV has acquired the U.S. crime drama Stumptown for its Alibi channel.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":350,"featured_media":12917,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"pmpro_default_level":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[70],"tags":[977,3764,979],"class_list":["post-12916","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","","category-top-stories","tag-alibi","tag-stumptown","tag-uktv","pmpro-has-access"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>UKTV Picks Up Stumptown - TVDRAMA<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/uktv-picks-up-stumptown\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"UKTV Picks Up Stumptown - 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