{"id":9498,"date":"2019-07-22T09:53:43","date_gmt":"2019-07-22T13:53:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev2.worldscreen.com\/tveurope\/vimn-uk-acquires-darren-stars-younger\/"},"modified":"2019-07-22T09:53:43","modified_gmt":"2019-07-22T13:53:43","slug":"vimn-uk-acquires-darren-stars-younger","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tveurope\/2019\/07\/22\/vimn-uk-acquires-darren-stars-younger\/","title":{"rendered":"VIMN UK Acquires Darren Star&#8217;s Younger"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Viacom International Media Networks (VIMN) UK has acquired <em>Sex and the City<\/em> creator Darren Star\u2019s comedy <em>Younger<\/em> from Endemol Shine International.<\/p>\n<p>The deal includes all six seasons of the series, which is produced by Viacom\u2019s TV Land in the U.S. It is set to air on Comedy Central UK later this year.<\/p>\n<p>Starring two-time Tony winner Sutton Foster, alongside Hilary Duff, Debi Mazar, Miriam Shor, Nico Tortorella, Peter Hermann, Molly Bernard and Charles Michael Davis, <em>Younger<\/em> follows 40-year-old Liza (Foster), a suddenly single mother who lies about her age to land a job in the highly competitive world of publishing. As Liza\u2019s personal and professional lives become irreversibly intertwined over time, keeping the secret proves more and more difficult.<\/p>\n<p><em>Younger<\/em> is written and executive produced by Star, with Endemol Shine International distributing the series outside of the U.S. Season six premiered in the U.S. on June 12. Having sold across over 160 countries, the series is also being adapted locally in South Korea and China in deals struck by Endemol Shine.<\/p>\n<p>Louise Holmes, VP and general manager of Comedy Central UK, commented: \u201c<em>Younger<\/em> is a delightful mix of comedy, drama and romance that is sure to become a firm favorite with Comedy Central viewers. The show has gone from strength to strength on Viacom\u2019s TV Land in the U.S. and we can\u2019t wait to bring all six seasons to Comedy Central\u2019s viewers here in the U.K. from this autumn.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Cathy Payne, chief executive of Endemol Shine International, added: \u201cCurrently airing its sixth season, <em>Younger<\/em> has been a huge success around the world and we are so pleased to be working with VIMN UK to bring the entire six seasons to the U.K.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Viacom International Media Networks (VIMN) UK has acquired Sex and the City creator Darren Star\u2019s comedy Younger from Endemol Shine International.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1049,"featured_media":9499,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[69],"tags":[2099,1723,2100,2101,1725],"class_list":["post-9498","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","","category-top-stories","tag-darren-star","tag-endemol-shine-international","tag-tv-land","tag-viacom-international-media-networks-vimn-uk","tag-younger"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.7 - 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