Sunday, August 26, 2012
Global Showbiz Briefs: ITV2 Buys 4 U.S. Shows, A Play For ?Rupert?, Spain?s Duopoly
ITV2 Adds U.S. Drama, Comedies To Lineup
The UK’s ITV2 just announced a quartet of acquisitions of U.S. shows. ABC?s new supernatural drama 666 Park Avenue was picked up from Warner Bros. International Television Distribution. It stars Terry O?Quinn, Vanessa Williams, Rachael Taylor and Dave Annable and is set in a disturbing NYC building. No date has been set for its UK bow. ITV2 also picked up three comedies for air in 2013: 20th TV?s new sibling laffer Ben And Kate and NBC Universal Television Distribution?s new comedy Animal Practice and returning series Up All Night. Separately, Law & Order: UK has been commissioned for a seventh season by ITV1. Bradley Walsh and Paul Nicolls star in the Kudos Film and Television and Wolf Films production. The channel ordered 8 episodes to start shooting in November. They?ll be produced by Jane Hudson with Kudos? creative director Jane Featherstone exec producing. ?Rupert? To Tread The Boards In Oz
Rupert Murdoch has inspired countless books and documentaries and now the mogul will be subject of a stage play. Written by David Williamson, whose film credits include Gallipoli and The Year Of Living Dangerously, and staged by Melbourne Theater Company, Rupert is due to open next August. No casting has been announced. Williamson says he was struck by the similarities between Murdoch and England?s Richard III, ?He was someone ... Read More »
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