arly December.In March, “Chilling Adventures of Sabrina” star Gavin Leatherwood, who played prominent love interest Nico, told Us Weekly he would not be reprising his role in Season 2.
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Sex Education producer Eleven is behind a British/Australian drama series about a group of expats in the 1950s for the BBC and Aussie SVoD Stan.
The Stranger and Brassic writer Danny Brocklehurst is penning Ten Pound Poms, a rare co-production between the British and Australian networks.
The six-parter, which films shortly in Australia, follows a group of Brits as they leave dreary post-war Britain in 1956 to embark on a life-altering adventure on the other side of the world. At the heart of the drama is the Roberts family, who try to look for ways to make the best of their situation but the poor living conditions at the migrant hostel and local attitudes towards immigrants test them in ways they couldn’t have imagined. And they aren’t the only people at the hostel avoiding the truth.
Sex Education indie Eleven is producing, having been behind the Netflix global smash that has made the careers of the likes of new Doctor Who Time Lord Ncuti Gatwa.
Established British writer Brocklehurst described Ten Pound Poms as a “big bold character piece about what it means to start again, to be an outsider in a new land.”
“The assisted migration programme is a little-known part of British and Australian history but offers endless stories about the people who travelled to the other side of the world in search of a better life,” he added.
Ten Pound Poms was commissioned by Piers Wenger, Director of BBC Drama. Tommy Bulfin for the BBC, Cailah Scobie and Amanda Duthie for Stan, Joel Wilson and Jamie Campbell for Eleven, and Olivia Trench co-executive produce the series. Joining Brocklehurst on the writing team are Ryan Griffen, Smita Bhide and Ava Pickett. Sony Pictures Television (SPT) will distribute worldwide.
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arly December.In March, “Chilling Adventures of Sabrina” star Gavin Leatherwood, who played prominent love interest Nico, told Us Weekly he would not be reprising his role in Season 2.
The tight race for one of Emmy’s most prestigious categories, Outstanding Drama Series, is the topic for this week’s edition of Deadline’s podcast, TV TALK. Awards Columnist and Chief Film Critic Pete Hammond and Deadline TV critic Dominic Patten go at it in trying to make sense of the contenders, and who may have the edge – or not. Last year the winner was Netflix’s The Crown which finally triumphed after several tries and led to a breakthrough in the category for the first time for the streamer. However, as is the case with so many series that take a year off – or more – and then return to the contest, The Crown is not eligible to defend its Emmy crown this time around.
EXCLUSIVE: Coyote co-creator/executive producer David Graziano has been named the new showrunner of Law & Order: SVU for the venerable NBC drama series’ upcoming 24th season.
Selome Hailu Marci Liroff wants you to know one thing for certain: “This is not porn. This is make-believe.”Liroff worked as the intimacy coordinator on Season 2 of the Starz drama “Hightown,” which features plenty of sex and stripping — but did not have anyone to coach those scenes in the first season.“I thought they did a terrific and convincing job in the first season without an intimacy coordinator,” she tells Variety.
EXCLUSIVE: Leslie Mann and Tim Robbins have left Amazon Studios’ global thriller drama series The Power. Both roles will be recast.
Naman Ramachandran “Sex Education” producer Eleven has revealed a cast of rising stars for upcoming BBC and Netflix horror series “Red Rose.”Created by the Clarkson Twins – Michael and Paul (“See,” “The Haunting of Bly Manor”), the eight-part series explores the relationship between teenagers and their online lives. Set over a long hot summer following high school, the teens’ friendships are infiltrated by the Red Rose app, which blooms on their smartphones, threatening them with dangerous consequences if they don’t meet its demands.
EXCLUSIVE: Phil Abraham has been tapped to direct and executive produce the pilot episode of Netflix’s untitled spy adventure series that will star Arnold Schwarzenegger in his first major foray into scripted television.
Tanya Saracho, who created the Starz series Vida which ran for three seasons, has set a new project at the streamer. Saracho is currently developing the half-hour drama Lovesong, it was announced on Thursday.
The Islands, a 10-episode drama series, is in the works from BBC alum Stephen McDonogh’s Lone Wolf Pictures, Axel Kuschevatzky, Phin Glynn and Cindy Teperman’s Infinity Hill as well as The Whole Spiel, the company launched last year by former NBC Entertainment Chairman Paul Telegdy and his cousin, Stefan Telegdy.
EXCLUSIVE: Emma Mackey, who stars alongside Asa Butterfield in Netflix’s dramatic comedy Sex Education, has signed with CAA for representation.
Reba McEntire has joined David E. Kelley’s ABC drama Big Sky as a series regular for the upcoming third season.
Fox has given a straight-to-series order to Alert, a character-driven police procedural from The Blacklist showrunner John Eisendrath and Jamie Foxx. The pickup was part of Fox’s upfront slate announcement for the 2022-23 season.
Syfy’s SurrealEstate will again see the light of day. The Canadian drama series, which was canceled last year, will return for a second season for premiere in 2023, Syfy has revealed.
Sex Education star Ncuti Gatwa will become the 14th actor to play the highly coveted role of Doctor Who, the BBC announced Sunday.
Sex Education star Ncuti Gatwa keeps his private life hidden from prying eyes, much unlike his Netflix character, so here's everything you need to know about who the actor is dating off-screen. Ncuti, 29, who has been playing flamboyant Eric Effiong on the British comedy-series since 2019, says people expect him to be like his character in real life. The role earned him the BAFTA Scotland Award for Best Actor in Television in 2020 but he's about to step into an even bigger part – taking on the lead role in Doctor Who.
confirmed Sunday. The 29-year-old “Sex Education” actor will succeed Jodie Whittaker, the first female Doctor in the series.
Today it was announced that Scots actor Ncuti Gatwa will be the next Doctor Who and the news was welcomed by many.
BBC has announced that Sex Education star Ncuti Gatwa is set to play the titular role in Doctor Who.Current Doctor Who star Jodie Whittaker announced her departure from the long-running series last July. She’s set to star in one more episode set to air this autumn to coincide with the centenary of the BBC and rumours about her replacement have been rife.Last year it was reported that Years & Years’ Olly Alexander was in negotiations with the BBC about becoming The Doctor but today it’s been confirmed that Ncuti Gatwa is set to join Doctor Who as the titular Time Lord.The 29-year-old is most well-known for playing Eric Effiong in Netflix’s hugely popular Sex Education.The future is here! Ncuti Gatwa is the Doctor.