Low Winter Sun was cancelled after one low-rated season, despite having the final episodes of Breaking Bad as a lead-in. How will Turn do as a lead-in to the finale season of Mad Men? Will it be a ratings success for AMC and be renewed for a second season -- or will it be cancelled instead? Stay tuned.
Taking place during the American Revolutionary War, Turn follows a group of friends who become spies and help turn the tide of the war. The cast includes Amy Gumenick, Angus Macfadyen, Burn Gorman, Daniel Henshall, Heather Lind, J.J. Feild, Jamie Bell, Kevin McNally, Meegan Warner, and Seth Numrich.
The ratings are typically the best indication of a show's chances of staying on the air. The higher the ratings, the better the chances for survival. This chart will be updated as new ratings data becomes available.
Taking place during the American Revolutionary War, Turn follows a group of friends who become spies and help turn the tide of the war. The cast includes Amy Gumenick, Angus Macfadyen, Burn Gorman, Daniel Henshall, Heather Lind, J.J. Feild, Jamie Bell, Kevin McNally, Meegan Warner, and Seth Numrich.
The ratings are typically the best indication of a show's chances of staying on the air. The higher the ratings, the better the chances for survival. This chart will be updated as new ratings data becomes available.
- 6/5/2014
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
Mark Strong is in talks to play the lead role in AMC's remake of 2006 UK miniseries Low Winter Sun. Strong played cop Frank Agnew in the Channel 4 original and could now reprise his role in the Us version, Deadline reports. Written and exec produced by Chris Mundy (Criminal Minds), AMC's Low Winter Sun will transpose the original's story of police corruption from Edinburgh to Detroit. In both versions, Agnew's (more)...
- 7/26/2012
- by By Morgan Jeffery
- Digital Spy
London -- U.K. commercial web ITV said Friday that it has shelved plans for a lavish new adaptation of Em Forster's novel "A Passage to India."
The broadcaster said the plan to scrap the drama was for financial reasons, with the global economic downturn playing no small part in the decision.
The high-end adaptation was due to start shooting in January and had a who's-who of British talent lined up to star, including Matthew Macfadyen, Laurence Fox, Gemma Jones. Talks were ongoing with "Happy-Go-Lucky" star Sally Hawkins.
It is reported that ITV beat out competition from the BBC to secure the rights to the novel and had been in preproduction on it for weeks now. Originally planned as an in-house ITV Studios production for the commercial web, the show was planned for flagship channel ITV1.
ITV, listed here on the stock market, has endured 12 months of stock turmoil with...
The broadcaster said the plan to scrap the drama was for financial reasons, with the global economic downturn playing no small part in the decision.
The high-end adaptation was due to start shooting in January and had a who's-who of British talent lined up to star, including Matthew Macfadyen, Laurence Fox, Gemma Jones. Talks were ongoing with "Happy-Go-Lucky" star Sally Hawkins.
It is reported that ITV beat out competition from the BBC to secure the rights to the novel and had been in preproduction on it for weeks now. Originally planned as an in-house ITV Studios production for the commercial web, the show was planned for flagship channel ITV1.
ITV, listed here on the stock market, has endured 12 months of stock turmoil with...
- 12/19/2008
- by By Stuart Kemp
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
LONDON -- The BBC dominated the field Wednesday as the 2007 BAFTA Television Award nominations were announced. It earned 37 mentions, including two each in the best actor and actress categories.
The awards, the annual gala highlight of the U.K television industry, will be televised live May 20 on BBC1.
With 20 nominations, Channel 4 is the pubcaster's closest rival, while ITV came in third with 14 noms, the Five channel racked up two, and digital network Sky One earned three.
Longford, Channel 4's examination of the aftermath of the chilling 1970s Moors murders, earned four nominations and will see co-stars Jim Broadbent and Andy Serkis compete for the best actor award alongside John Simm from BBC1's Life on Mars and Michael Sheen in Kenneth Williams: Fantabulousa!
Longford also is up for best single drama, competing against Fantabulosa, The Road to Guantanamo and Housewife 49.
Mars was nominated in the best drama series category alongside first-timers The Street and Sugar Rush and third-time nominee Shameless. And in the drama serial category, Prime Suspect: The Final Act takes on The Virgin Queen, See No Evil: The Moors Murders and drama thriller Low Winter Sun.
In the debuting international category, Entourage, House, Lost and My Name Is Earl will face off for the prize.
The awards, the annual gala highlight of the U.K television industry, will be televised live May 20 on BBC1.
With 20 nominations, Channel 4 is the pubcaster's closest rival, while ITV came in third with 14 noms, the Five channel racked up two, and digital network Sky One earned three.
Longford, Channel 4's examination of the aftermath of the chilling 1970s Moors murders, earned four nominations and will see co-stars Jim Broadbent and Andy Serkis compete for the best actor award alongside John Simm from BBC1's Life on Mars and Michael Sheen in Kenneth Williams: Fantabulousa!
Longford also is up for best single drama, competing against Fantabulosa, The Road to Guantanamo and Housewife 49.
Mars was nominated in the best drama series category alongside first-timers The Street and Sugar Rush and third-time nominee Shameless. And in the drama serial category, Prime Suspect: The Final Act takes on The Virgin Queen, See No Evil: The Moors Murders and drama thriller Low Winter Sun.
In the debuting international category, Entourage, House, Lost and My Name Is Earl will face off for the prize.
- 4/12/2007
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
LONDON -- Fresh off her best actress Oscar for The Queen, Helen Mirren is in the running for the Royal Television Society's top acting nod, this time for reprising the role of Detective Inspector Jane Tennyson in the final Prime Suspect, it was announced Monday.
The annual RTS awards will be held March 13 at the Grosvenor House hotel on London's Park Lane.
The Granada-produced drama that has gripped audiences since Mirren debuted the role in 1991 also has been nominated in the best drama series category along with Channel 4 cop drama Low Winter Sun and Sky One fairytale Hogfather.
Nominated alongside Mirren in the best actress category are Susan Lynch for her portrayal of a police sign-language interpreter who becomes involved with a deaf murder suspect in the BBC2/Blast Films production Soundproof and Julia Davis for her portrayal of '60s TV cook Fanny Cradock in BBC4 drama Fear of Fanny.
Jim Broadbent's portrayal of the British peer who attempted to befriend Moors murderer Myra Hindley in Longford, a Granada/HBO production for Channel 4, will compete for best actor against Philip Glenister in Life on Mars and Michael Sheen for his role in Kenneth Williams biopic Fantabulosa.
Controversial Channel 4 drama Death of a President will compete for the best digital channel program against BBC3 classical music extravaganza Manchester Passion and BBC4 entertainment show Charlie Brooker's Screen Wipe.
Doctor Who, Life on Mars and The Street are in competition for the best drama series award, while in the international category the HBO-produced Baghdad E.R. takes on Entourage and Canal Plus-produced Spiral.
The annual RTS awards will be held March 13 at the Grosvenor House hotel on London's Park Lane.
The Granada-produced drama that has gripped audiences since Mirren debuted the role in 1991 also has been nominated in the best drama series category along with Channel 4 cop drama Low Winter Sun and Sky One fairytale Hogfather.
Nominated alongside Mirren in the best actress category are Susan Lynch for her portrayal of a police sign-language interpreter who becomes involved with a deaf murder suspect in the BBC2/Blast Films production Soundproof and Julia Davis for her portrayal of '60s TV cook Fanny Cradock in BBC4 drama Fear of Fanny.
Jim Broadbent's portrayal of the British peer who attempted to befriend Moors murderer Myra Hindley in Longford, a Granada/HBO production for Channel 4, will compete for best actor against Philip Glenister in Life on Mars and Michael Sheen for his role in Kenneth Williams biopic Fantabulosa.
Controversial Channel 4 drama Death of a President will compete for the best digital channel program against BBC3 classical music extravaganza Manchester Passion and BBC4 entertainment show Charlie Brooker's Screen Wipe.
Doctor Who, Life on Mars and The Street are in competition for the best drama series award, while in the international category the HBO-produced Baghdad E.R. takes on Entourage and Canal Plus-produced Spiral.
- 2/27/2007
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
LONDON -- Crime, soccer and gastronomic gusto will head Channel 4's summer lineup, it was announced Tuesday. Scheduling against a strong summer of sports -- rivals BBC and ITV will be sharing the FIFA soccer World Cup -- Channel 4 is hitting back with its summer stalwart Big Brother as well as a raft of original shows. Headlining the summer drama schedule, Low Winter Sun is a two-part thriller that probes the dark underworld of the police force. Directed by Adrian Shergold (Dirty Filthy Love) and featuring Mark Strong (The Long Firm), l the thriller centers on two detectives entangled in a web of death, duplicity and deception. While rival ITV may have World Cup soccer, Channel 4 is offering a satirical look at the career of outgoing England soccer manager Sven Goran Eriksson.
- 5/16/2006
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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