{"id":9299,"date":"2019-02-11T11:06:50","date_gmt":"2019-02-11T16:06:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev2.worldscreen.com\/tvusa\/amc-networks-tca-highlights-discovery-witches-simulcast-amc-bbc-america\/"},"modified":"2019-02-11T11:08:49","modified_gmt":"2019-02-11T16:08:49","slug":"amc-networks-tca-highlights-a-discovery-of-witches-to-simulcast-on-amc-bbc-america","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvusa\/amc-networks-tca-highlights-a-discovery-of-witches-to-simulcast-on-amc-bbc-america\/","title":{"rendered":"A Discovery of Witches to Simulcast on AMC & BBC America"},"content":{"rendered":"
AMC Networks has shared a number of premiere dates and upcoming programming highlights as part of its TCA presentation, including news that A Discovery of Witches<\/em> will simulcast on AMC and BBC America.<\/p>\n A Discovery of Witches<\/em>, starring Matthew Goode and Teresa Palmer, will make its network television debut on AMC and BBC America following a successful premiere on the AMC Networks\u2019 streaming services Sundance Now and Shudder. The series will begin an eight-week run on both networks starting April 7 at 9 p.m., following BBC America and AMC\u2019s previously announced simulcast of Killing Eve<\/em> at 8 p.m.<\/p>\n Also, AMC has opened up a writers\u2019 room for 61st Street<\/em>, a potential new AMC Studios\u2019 series from BAFTA winner Peter Moffat (Criminal Justice<\/em>, The Night Of<\/em>) as showrunner and executive producer. The series is to be executive produced by Michael B. Jordan\u2019s Outlier Society (David Makes Man<\/em>). The project is being developed as part of AMC\u2019s scripts-to-series model, which opens writers\u2019 rooms to develop potential series that, in success, move straight to series. 61st Street<\/em> is set in present-day Chicago and follows Moses Johnson, a promising high school athlete, who is swept up into the infamously corrupt Chicago criminal justice system.<\/p>\n SundanceTV and Sundance Now are venturing futher into the true-crime space with the launch of a podcast series hosted by Amanda Knox. The series, entitled The Truth About True Crime with Amanda Knox, will take a look at the true crimes that are chronicled in upcoming Sundance TV and Sundance Now documentary series Ministry of Evil: The Twisted Cult of Tony Alamo<\/em>, Killing for Lov<\/em>e, The Preppie Murder: Death in Central Park<\/em> (working title) and No One Saw a Thing<\/em>.<\/p>\n Several premiere dates were revealed, including for AMC’s Into the Badlands<\/em>, which returns March 24 at 10 p.m., and The Son<\/em>, which returns April 27 at 9 p.m. BBC America will launch a new season of Top Gear<\/em> on April 25 at 9 p.m., while Luther<\/em> heads into its highly anticipated new run on June 2 at 8 p.m. Over on IFC, Brockmire<\/em> comes back on April 3 at 10 p.m. Ministry of Evil: The Twisted Cult of Tony Alamo<\/em> debuts February 27 at 11 p.m. on SundanceTV. Also on the network, Unspeakable<\/em> will get a two-night premiere starting April 4 and continuing on April 5. The Name of the Rose<\/em>, based on Umberto Eco\u2019s highly acclaimed novel, premieres May 1 at 11 p.m.<\/p>\n Production is now underway on AMC’s The Terror: Infamy<\/em>, the second installment of the horror-infused anthology; Lodge 49<\/em>, which is getting a ten-episode second season; and Dispatches from Elsewhere<\/em>, an anthology series created by and starring Jason Segel. Top Gear<\/em> season 27 began production on January 11 in the U.K., while Doctor Who<\/em> began production on its second season with the new cast on January 21 in Cardiff. IFC’s Year of the Rabbit<\/em> began production on its first season on January 7 in the U.K. IFC has also lined up Sherman\u2019s Showcase<\/em>, a new musical variety sketch comedy show created, written and executive produced by Diallo Riddle (Marlon<\/em>, Rise<\/em>) and Bashir Salahuddin (GLOW<\/em>, Snatched<\/em>).<\/p>\n Production has also begun on Creepshow<\/em>, which marks the first long-form original series for AMC Networks\u2019 Shudder streaming service. Executive produced by The Walking Dead<\/em> \u2019s Greg Nicotero, the horror series is based on the iconic 1982 anthology film written by Stephen King and directed by George A. Romero.<\/p>\n BBC America revealed the return of two Emmy-winning and globally renowned series with Planet Earth III<\/em> and Frozen Planet II<\/em>. BBC America is the U.S. home and co-producer of Planet Earth II<\/em>, Blue Planet II<\/em>, Dynasties<\/em> and the most recently announced upcoming Sir David Attenborough-narrated series One Planet: Seven Worlds<\/em> (working title).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" AMC Networks has shared a number of premiere dates and upcoming programming highlights as part of its TCA presentation, including news that A Discovery of Witches will simulcast on AMC and BBC America.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":350,"featured_media":9300,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[69],"tags":[306,1039,1202,1041,1366],"class_list":["post-9299","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","","category-top-stories","tag-amc","tag-amc-networks","tag-bbc-america","tag-ifc","tag-shudder"],"yoast_head":"\n