ITV Teams With ‘Bodyguard’ Creator Jed Mercurio To Develop Drama On Rogue Breast Surgeon Ian Paterson

Joe Otterson TV ReporterThe Quinn Colson novels by Ace Atkins are being developed as a TV series at HBO, Variety has learned exclusively.In the books, Colson is a former Army Ranger who returns to his home in rural northeast Mississippi.

Naman Ramachandran Jed Mercurio, creator of hit series “Line of Duty” and “Bodyguard,” will executive produce a three-part sequel to BAFTA-winning 1999 single drama “The Murder of Stephen Lawrence,” for U.K. broadcaster ITV.Titled “Stephen,” the series will be directed by Alrick Riley (“NCIS”) and written by Frank Cottrell Boyce (“The Railway Man”) and Joe Cottrell Boyce (“Vivid”).

Jake Kanter International TV EditorITV is to follow-up Paul Greengrass’ BAFTA-winning 1999 drama The Murder of Stephen Lawrence with a sequel series following the pursuit of justice for the murdered teenager.The UK commercial broadcaster has commissioned three-part series Stephen, which will be made by Hat Trick Mercurio Television, the production outfit co-owned by Bodyguard creator Jed Mercurio and Hat Trick Productions, the Jimmy Mulville-run indie behind Matt LeBlanc’s Golden Globe-winning

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Erik Pedersen Managing EditorThere will be one last batch of new episodes for Chilling Adventures of Sabrina.

While TV and film production has been halted during the COVID-19 pandemic, that hasn’t necessarily been the case across the board.

Ian Paterson was convicted in 2017 of 17 counts of wounding with intent and three counts of unlawful wounding. Originally from Glasgow, he was jailed at Nottingham Crown Court for 15 years, before the Court of Appeal increased his sentence to a 20-year term.

Matthew Carey We live in a world beset by major problems: the coronavirus pandemic, systemic racism and, as if those weren’t troubling enough, the threat of climate change. But Emmy-winning producer, director and author Ann Druyan maintains optimism about human potential.

Jake Kanter International TV EditorEXCLUSIVE: David Farr, the British writer behind The Night Manager and Hanna, is developing an adaptation of John Wyndham’s sci-fi novel The Midwich Cuckoos for Comcast-owned European broadcaster Sky.Deadline can reveal that Farr is working to turn the novel into an eight-part series after it was the inspiration for two movies last century, both of which were titled Village Of The Damned.The TV remake is housed at ITV Studios-backed Route 24, which is run by

Andreas Wiseman International EditorEXCLUSIVE: Greenwich Entertainment has taken North American theatrical and home ent rights to feature documentary Jimmy Carter: Rock & Roll President.The film chronicles the role of popular music in propelling the relatively unknown candidate from Georgia to the White House, and the significant role music has played in Carter’s life and work.

Elsa Keslassy International CorrespondentÉric Rochant, super-producer and creator behind the hit French spy drama “The Bureau,” is set to team with Tomorrow Studios (“Snowpiercer,” “Cowboy Bebop”) on his U.S. television debut.Rochant will serve as showrunner and executive producer on the untitled espionnage series, which will center on the lives of intelligence officers from different countries (U.S., China, Russia, U.K.

Dominic Patten Senior Editor, Legal & TV CriticProduction in the Golden State may still be in a state of stasis due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Paris Hilton says her boyfriend Carter Reum is a "dream come true". The 39-year-old socialite and the businessman, also 39, first went public with their relationship in January after several months of speculation, and they have now proved their bond is stronger than ever as they enjoyed a romantic trip to a vineyard and shared snaps from the date on social media.

Amanda N'Duka pmc-editorial-managerEXCLUSIVE: Netflix and Leonardo DiCaprio are reteaming for a feature adaptation to the documentary Virunga, which will be written by Oscar-winning Moonlight helmer Barry Jenkins.