{"id":7362,"date":"2017-02-28T09:09:33","date_gmt":"2017-02-28T14:09:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/benedict-cumberbatch-to-star-in-melrose-drama-for-showtime-sky\/"},"modified":"2017-02-28T09:09:33","modified_gmt":"2017-02-28T14:09:33","slug":"benedict-cumberbatch-to-star-in-melrose-drama-for-showtime-sky","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/benedict-cumberbatch-to-star-in-melrose-drama-for-showtime-sky\/","title":{"rendered":"Benedict Cumberbatch to Star in Melrose\u00a0Drama for Showtime, Sky"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>LOS ANGELES\/LONDON: Sky Atlantic and Showtime have commissioned the five-part series <em>Melrose<\/em>, which will be executive produced by and star Benedict Cumberbatch.<\/p>\n<p>David Nicholls (<em>Far From the Madding Crowd<\/em>, <em>One Day<\/em>) is writing all five episodes of the TV adaptation based on the acclaimed Patrick Melrose series of semi-autobiographical novels written by Edward St. Aubyn.\u00a0Melrose tracks the protagonist\u2019s harrowing odyssey from a deeply traumatic childhood through adult substance abuse, and ultimately, toward recovery.\u00a0Cumberbatch (<em>The Imitation Game<\/em>, <em>Sherlock<\/em>) will play Melrose, an aristocratic and funny playboy who struggles to overcome the damage inflicted by an abusive father and a mother who tacitly condoned the behavior.<\/p>\n<p><em>Melrose<\/em>\u00a0will be the first production for the recently formed Two Cities Television, set up by Michael Jackson, a former Channel 4 and IAC executive, and producer Rachael Horovitz (<em>Moneyball<\/em>, <em>Grey Gardens<\/em>)\u2014both of whom will serve as executive producers. Cumberbatch and Adam Ackland will executive produce for SunnyMarch Productions. Sky Vision will hold the distribution rights.<\/p>\n<p>Cumberbatch and Ackland said:\u00a0&#8220;We are delighted to be part of this incredible series. We have been huge fans of these books for many years and David Nicholls\u2019 adaptations are extraordinary.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Nicholls said:\u00a0\u201cI&#8217;ve been a huge admirer of Edward St Aubyn&#8217;s novels for years, and can&#8217;t wait to bring these dark, witty, brilliant books to the screen. Benedict is the perfect Patrick Melrose.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Anne Mensah, the head of drama for Sky, said:\u00a0&#8220;Bravery and distinction are core to all original drama on Sky Atlantic. Through anti-hero Patrick Melrose, we will be offering viewers a compelling window into a world of privilege, cruelty and greed\u2014crucially both a disturbing and a funny tale. We are so excited to welcome this amazing story and a huge thank you to Benedict, David and the whole team.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>LOS ANGELES\/LONDON: Sky Atlantic and Showtime have commissioned the five-part series Melrose, which will be executive produced by and star Benedict Cumberbatch.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":350,"featured_media":7363,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"pmpro_default_level":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[70],"tags":[1674,1696,166,304],"class_list":["post-7362","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","","category-top-stories","tag-benedict-cumberbatch","tag-melrose","tag-showtime","tag-sky-atlantic","pmpro-has-access"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Benedict Cumberbatch to Star in Melrose\u00a0Drama for Showtime, Sky - 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