{"id":8789,"date":"2018-01-02T10:05:34","date_gmt":"2018-01-02T15:05:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/new-dramas-set-bbc-first-bbc-player-asia\/"},"modified":"2018-01-02T13:28:31","modified_gmt":"2018-01-02T18:28:31","slug":"new-dramas-set-for-bbc-first-bbc-player-in-asia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/new-dramas-set-for-bbc-first-bbc-player-in-asia\/","title":{"rendered":"New Dramas Set for BBC First, BBC Player in Asia"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>BBC Worldwide has lined up a slate of new third-party acquisitions for the SVOD services BBC First and BBC Player in Asia.<\/p>\n<p>From all3media international, acquisitions include season one of the psychological thriller <em>Liar<\/em>; <em>Agatha Christie\u2019s Partners in Crime<\/em>; and <em>Hawking<\/em>, a biographical film about Stephen Hawking&#8217;s early years as a PhD student at Cambridge University. Seasons 19 and 20 of <em>Midsomer Murders<\/em> and seasons five to eight of <em>Inspector George Gently<\/em> were also picked up from the distributor.<\/p>\n<p>Further third-party titles headed to the SVODs in Asia include the first three seasons of <em>Poldark<\/em> and the first two of <em>Victoria<\/em>. These two were picked up from ITV Studios Global Entertainment (ITVS GE).<\/p>\n<p>Ryan Shiotani, BBC Worldwide&#8217;s VP of content in Asia, said: \u201cWe are very pleased to work with all3media international and ITVS GE for premium dramas. 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