{"id":7963,"date":"2017-06-30T09:54:12","date_gmt":"2017-06-30T13:54:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/jerry-oconnell-sydney-poitier-set-for-axn-procedural\/"},"modified":"2017-06-30T12:36:13","modified_gmt":"2017-06-30T16:36:13","slug":"jerry-oconnell-sydney-poitier-set-for-axn-procedural","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/jerry-oconnell-sydney-poitier-set-for-axn-procedural\/","title":{"rendered":"Jerry O&#8217;Connell, Sydney Poitier Set for AXN Procedural"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Sony Pictures Television Networks has ordered a new detective procedural, <em>Carter<\/em>, starring Jerry O\u2019Connell and Sydney Poitier, for its global channels, including AXN.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur channels are hungry for easy-to-watch, easy-to-program procedurals, and <em>Carter<\/em>\u00a0more than fills that void,&#8221; said Marie Jacobson, the executive VP of programming and production for Sony Pictures Television Networks. &#8220;It delivers both star power and self-contained crime stories with a comedic edge. The scripts are smart and charming, and Jerry and Sydney are great together. We love this show for our channels.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Andy Kaplan, the president of Sony Pictures Television Networks, added, \u201cStrong original programming is key to differentiating our networks around the world, and during this time of rapid change in the industry, it also gives us greater flexibility in developing new advertising and distribution models.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The ten-episode series was\u00a0written and created by Garry Campbell and developed with writer John Tinker. It is being produced by\u00a0Amaze Film + Television, which will handle Canadian distribution while Sony Pictures Television represents\u00a0all other international sales.<\/p>\n<p>O\u2019Connell plays\u00a0Harley Mackay,\u00a0a detective on a hit American TV show who is forced to return to his sleepy hometown after an embarrassing public meltdown in Hollywood. He uses his acting experience to become a\u00a0real detective, partnering with friend and police veteran\u00a0Sam St. Clair (Poitier).<\/p>\n<p><em>Carter<\/em> is SPT&#8217;s second global original announced this year; <em>Absentia<\/em> premieres this fall.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sony Pictures Television Networks has ordered a new detective procedural, Carter, starring Jerry O\u2019Connell and Sydney Poitier, for its global channels, including AXN.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":290,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"pmpro_default_level":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[70],"tags":[1409,1966,1967,1968],"class_list":["post-7963","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","","category-top-stories","tag-axn","tag-carter","tag-sony-pictures-television-networks","tag-sydney-poitier","pmpro-has-access"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Jerry O&#039;Connell, Sydney Poitier Set for AXN Procedural - 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\/jerry-oconnell-sydney-poitier-set-for-axn-procedural\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Jerry O&#039;Connell, Sydney Poitier Set for AXN Procedural - TVDRAMA\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Sony Pictures Television Networks has ordered a new detective procedural, Carter, starring Jerry O\u2019Connell and Sydney Poitier, for its global channels, including AXN.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/jerry-oconnell-sydney-poitier-set-for-axn-procedural\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"TVDRAMA\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2017-06-30T13:54:12+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2017-06-30T16:36:13+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"http:\/\/worldscreen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/logo.jpg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Mansha Daswani\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Mansha Daswani\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/jerry-oconnell-sydney-poitier-set-for-axn-procedural\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/jerry-oconnell-sydney-poitier-set-for-axn-procedural\/\",\"name\":\"Jerry O'Connell, Sydney Poitier Set for AXN Procedural - TVDRAMA\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2017-06-30T13:54:12+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2017-06-30T16:36:13+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/#\/schema\/person\/83da304c8bad8bfdb3edd7eb47cfe5ad\"},\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/jerry-oconnell-sydney-poitier-set-for-axn-procedural\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/jerry-oconnell-sydney-poitier-set-for-axn-procedural\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/jerry-oconnell-sydney-poitier-set-for-axn-procedural\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Jerry O&#8217;Connell, Sydney Poitier Set for AXN Procedural\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/\",\"name\":\"TVDRAMA\",\"description\":\"\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":\"required name=search_term_string\"}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/#\/schema\/person\/83da304c8bad8bfdb3edd7eb47cfe5ad\",\"name\":\"Mansha Daswani\",\"description\":\"Mansha Daswani is the editor-in-chief and associate publisher of World Screen. 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