{"id":3789,"date":"2012-02-16T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2012-02-16T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tveurope\/2012\/02\/16\/syfy-u-k-picks-up-todd-the-book-of-pure-evil\/"},"modified":"2012-02-16T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2012-02-16T00:00:00","slug":"syfy-u-k-picks-up-todd-the-book-of-pure-evil","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tveurope\/2012\/02\/16\/syfy-u-k-picks-up-todd-the-book-of-pure-evil\/","title":{"rendered":"Syfy U.K. Picks Up Todd &amp; the Book of Pure Evil"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-size: small\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana\">LONDON: Syfy has acquired the exclusive U.K. rights for the supernatural comedy series<em> Todd &amp; the Book of Pure Evil<\/em> in a deal with Entertainment One (eOne). <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana\">The 13-part first season debuted on Canada&rsquo;s SPACE channel in 2010, and began its second season in October 2011. Syfy has the rights to both series, comprising 26 episodes.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana\">The series, which was created by Craig David Wallace, Charles Picco and Anthony Leo, follows the story of a teenager who unleashes the powers of darkness throughout his high school when he uncovers a powerful and demonic book. It is co-produced by Aircraft Pictures, Corvid Pictures and Frantic Films, and is developed in association with SPACE. The series stars Alex House (<em>Dark Oracle<\/em>), Maggie Castle (<em>The Time Traveller&rsquo;s Wife<\/em>), Bill Turnbull (<em>Being Erica<\/em>), Melanie Leishman (<em>House Party<\/em>), Chris Leavins (<em>Cute with Chris<\/em>) and Jason Mewes (<em>Jay and Silent Bob<\/em>)<\/span>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana\">Adam Collings, the channel director of Syfy U.K., said, &ldquo;<em>Todd &amp; The Book of Pure Evil<\/em> is another great example of the sort of content we want to discover for our viewers. Combining the classic conventions of high school drama with a healthy dose of absurd supernatural horror, it&rsquo;s an unapologetically bizarre comedy delivered with plenty of edge, to say nothing of flesh-eating rock zombies, giant babies and other terrifying but hilarious phenomena.&rdquo;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>LONDON: Syfy has acquired the exclusive U.K. rights for the supernatural comedy series Todd &amp; the Book of Pure Evil in a deal with Entertainment One (eOne). The 13-part first season debuted on Canada&rsquo;s SPACE channel in 2010, and began its second season in October 2011. 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