Rob Savage, director of the Zoom-based horror film Host and the upcoming Stephen King adaptation The Boogeyman, has signed on to direct a TV series based on the horror novel The Last Days of Jack Sparks by Jason Arnopp (pick up a copy Here). Gaby Hull (Two Weeks to Live) is writing the adaptation.
The TV series based on The Last Days of Jack Sparks will follow a pop culture journalist and supernatural sceptic who is making a documentary about the occult. No stranger to controversy, Sparks laughs in the face of the devil by mocking an exorcism he witnesses, putting in motion a series of terrifying, tragic and mysterious events.
The Last Days of Jack Sparks is coming our way from Vertigo Films, with the company’s co-founder James Richardson serving as executive producer and head of development Nathalie Peter-Contesse overseeing the development of the show.
Savage provided the...
The TV series based on The Last Days of Jack Sparks will follow a pop culture journalist and supernatural sceptic who is making a documentary about the occult. No stranger to controversy, Sparks laughs in the face of the devil by mocking an exorcism he witnesses, putting in motion a series of terrifying, tragic and mysterious events.
The Last Days of Jack Sparks is coming our way from Vertigo Films, with the company’s co-founder James Richardson serving as executive producer and head of development Nathalie Peter-Contesse overseeing the development of the show.
Savage provided the...
- 2/22/2023
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
Vertigo Films has announced they are lining up a horror dream team for new TV series “The Last Days of Jack Sparks,” based on Jason Arnopp’s terrifying, genre-bending novel of the same name. Screenwriter Gaby Hull is adapting the book and UK horror master Rob Savage will direct.
The plot follows titular pop culture journalist, Jack Sparks, a supernatural sceptic who is making a documentary about the occult. No stranger to controversy, Sparks laughs in the face of the devil by mocking an exorcism he witnesses, putting in motion a series of terrifying, tragic and mysterious events.
“The Last Days of Jack Sparks” is a British character-based modern horror story that will take audiences on a thrilling and disorientating ride, exploring our obsession for true crime through the lens of a mysterious, hilarious and utterly off-his-head protagonist.
Vertigo Films’ co-founder James Richardson is executive producing and Head of Development Nathalie Peter-Contesse is overseeing development.
The plot follows titular pop culture journalist, Jack Sparks, a supernatural sceptic who is making a documentary about the occult. No stranger to controversy, Sparks laughs in the face of the devil by mocking an exorcism he witnesses, putting in motion a series of terrifying, tragic and mysterious events.
“The Last Days of Jack Sparks” is a British character-based modern horror story that will take audiences on a thrilling and disorientating ride, exploring our obsession for true crime through the lens of a mysterious, hilarious and utterly off-his-head protagonist.
Vertigo Films’ co-founder James Richardson is executive producing and Head of Development Nathalie Peter-Contesse is overseeing development.
- 2/22/2023
- by John Squires
- bloody-disgusting.com
Vertigo Films is lining up a new horror TV series dubbed The Last Days of Jack Sparks, based on Jason Arnopp’s genre-bending novel of the same name. Screenwriter Gaby Hull is adapting the book and UK horror master Rob Savage is set to direct.
The project sees Savage reunite with Vertigo Films, the company that discovered him at the age of 17 and distributed his first movie Strings. Savage also directed three episodes of historical fantasy Britannia. The director saw success with Zoom-séance hit Host, found footage thriller Dashcam and is currently on post on Stephen King’s The Boogeyman for 20th Century Studios.
The Last Days of Jack Sparks follows a pop culture journalist and supernatural sceptic who is making a documentary about the occult. No stranger to controversy, Sparks laughs in the face of the devil by mocking an exorcism he witnesses,...
The project sees Savage reunite with Vertigo Films, the company that discovered him at the age of 17 and distributed his first movie Strings. Savage also directed three episodes of historical fantasy Britannia. The director saw success with Zoom-séance hit Host, found footage thriller Dashcam and is currently on post on Stephen King’s The Boogeyman for 20th Century Studios.
The Last Days of Jack Sparks follows a pop culture journalist and supernatural sceptic who is making a documentary about the occult. No stranger to controversy, Sparks laughs in the face of the devil by mocking an exorcism he witnesses,...
- 2/22/2023
- by Diana Lodderhose
- Deadline Film + TV
Fast-rising horror director Rob Savage has lined up another chilling project.
The Brit filmmaker behind Shudder’s lockdown hit Host, the found footage thriller Dashcam with Blumhouse and upcoming Stephen King adaptation The Boogeyman for 20th Century Studios has been brought on board by Vertigo Films (Britannia, Bronson, Mammals, Monsters) to direct a TV adaptation of The Last Days of Jack Sparks, based on Jason Arnopp’s genre-bending novel of the same name. Screenwriter Gaby Hull (Two Weeks to Live, We Hunt Together) is adapting the book.
The series reunites Savage with Vertigo, which distributed his first movie Strings and for which he directed three episodes of historical fantasy Britannia.
The story follows titular pop culture journalist, Jack Sparks, a supernatural skeptic who is making a documentary about the occult. No stranger to controversy, Sparks laughs in the face of the devil by mocking an exorcism he witnesses, putting in motion a series of terrifying,...
The Brit filmmaker behind Shudder’s lockdown hit Host, the found footage thriller Dashcam with Blumhouse and upcoming Stephen King adaptation The Boogeyman for 20th Century Studios has been brought on board by Vertigo Films (Britannia, Bronson, Mammals, Monsters) to direct a TV adaptation of The Last Days of Jack Sparks, based on Jason Arnopp’s genre-bending novel of the same name. Screenwriter Gaby Hull (Two Weeks to Live, We Hunt Together) is adapting the book.
The series reunites Savage with Vertigo, which distributed his first movie Strings and for which he directed three episodes of historical fantasy Britannia.
The story follows titular pop culture journalist, Jack Sparks, a supernatural skeptic who is making a documentary about the occult. No stranger to controversy, Sparks laughs in the face of the devil by mocking an exorcism he witnesses, putting in motion a series of terrifying,...
- 2/22/2023
- by Alex Ritman
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
After showing her enemies no mercy as Arya Stark in HBO's Game of Thrones, Maisie Williams is back to add a few names to her kill list for the upcoming British dark comedy, Two Weeks to Live. The six-episode original limited series was created by Gaby Hull, executive produced by Phil Temple, produced by Charlotte Surtees, and is directed by Al Campbell. The show marks…...
- 10/28/2020
- by Steve Seigh
- JoBlo.com
HBO Max has acquired the U.K. dark comedy “Two Weeks to Live” starring “Game of Thrones” alum Maisie Williams.
The series, which you can watch a trailer for above, will debut on the streaming service Nov. 5. It currently airs on U.K. broadcaster, Sky.
Along with Williams, “Two Weeks to Live” stars Sian Clifford. It marks Williams’ first starring role since the HBO fantasy series ended last year.
Here is the logline for the series:
“Two Weeks to Live” tells a comic tale of love and revenge born from a seemingly harmless prank that goes terribly wrong. Kim Noakes, an early 20-something oddball who, since the murder of her father, has been sequestered away in the wilderness with her doomsday-prepping mother for most of her life. Feeling compelled to go on a belated coming-of-age adventure, Kim sets out to find her dad’s killer and along the way ropes...
The series, which you can watch a trailer for above, will debut on the streaming service Nov. 5. It currently airs on U.K. broadcaster, Sky.
Along with Williams, “Two Weeks to Live” stars Sian Clifford. It marks Williams’ first starring role since the HBO fantasy series ended last year.
Here is the logline for the series:
“Two Weeks to Live” tells a comic tale of love and revenge born from a seemingly harmless prank that goes terribly wrong. Kim Noakes, an early 20-something oddball who, since the murder of her father, has been sequestered away in the wilderness with her doomsday-prepping mother for most of her life. Feeling compelled to go on a belated coming-of-age adventure, Kim sets out to find her dad’s killer and along the way ropes...
- 10/28/2020
- by Tim Baysinger
- The Wrap
HBO Max has acquired British dark comedy Two Weeks To Live, starring Game of Thrones alumna Maisie Williams and Fleabag’s Sian Clifford, which is currently airing on Sky in the UK. The Max Original series will launch November 5, streaming exclusively in the U.S.
Produced by Banijay-owned production outfit Kudos, the series follows Kim Noakes (Williams), a 20-something oddball who, since the murder of her father, has been sequestered away in the wilderness with her doomsday-prepping mother (Clifford). Feeling compelled to go on a belated coming-of-age adventure, Kim sets out to find her dad’s killer.
Two Weeks To Live also stars Taheen Modak, Mawaan Rizwan, Jason Flemyng, Sean Pertwee, and Thalissa Teixeira. The six-part original series was created by Gaby Hull and is executive produced by Phil Temple. Charlotte Surtees is the producer and Al Campbell directs.
Two Weeks To Live is HBO Max’s latest overseas import in recent weeks.
Produced by Banijay-owned production outfit Kudos, the series follows Kim Noakes (Williams), a 20-something oddball who, since the murder of her father, has been sequestered away in the wilderness with her doomsday-prepping mother (Clifford). Feeling compelled to go on a belated coming-of-age adventure, Kim sets out to find her dad’s killer.
Two Weeks To Live also stars Taheen Modak, Mawaan Rizwan, Jason Flemyng, Sean Pertwee, and Thalissa Teixeira. The six-part original series was created by Gaby Hull and is executive produced by Phil Temple. Charlotte Surtees is the producer and Al Campbell directs.
Two Weeks To Live is HBO Max’s latest overseas import in recent weeks.
- 10/28/2020
- by Jake Kanter
- Deadline Film + TV
Principal photography started this week in Naples on Michele Placido’s fourteenth film as a director, Caravaggio’s Shadow. The film will focus on the intricate, adventurous and tumultuous life of the great Italian painter from the 1600s. Starring are Riccardo Scamarcio as Caravaggio, Louis Garrel as the mysterious Shadow, Isabelle Huppert as the Marquise Costanza Colonna and Micaela Ramazzotti as ‘Lena’. The Goldenart production, made with Rai Cinema, is an Italian-French co-production between Charlot, Le Pacte and Mact Production, in co-operation with the Campania Film Commission and Qmi. Wild Bunch handles sales.
UK distributor Curzon has picked up well-received Italian drama Il Mio Corpo (pictured), which played as part of the Acid program at this year’s Cannes Film Festival. Michele Pennetta’s docu-drama follows two young men living separate but equally tough hardscrabble lives on the margins of Sicilian society. The film is scheduled for release in the...
UK distributor Curzon has picked up well-received Italian drama Il Mio Corpo (pictured), which played as part of the Acid program at this year’s Cannes Film Festival. Michele Pennetta’s docu-drama follows two young men living separate but equally tough hardscrabble lives on the margins of Sicilian society. The film is scheduled for release in the...
- 9/28/2020
- by Andreas Wiseman and Jake Kanter
- Deadline Film + TV
Baba Lenga is quite a character. When the unassuming bathroom attendant played by Dipo Ola is first introduced, he’s just trying to get through his thankless shift spraying cologne and handing out towels next to the toilets. He takes his job seriously, but not so seriously that, when push comes to shove, he will let a couple of hard-partying coke-heads snort a few lines. But a switch gets flipped when Baba spots that same couple in the back alley, and the aggro dude is getting a little too forceful with his hired “date.” It’s then that we see Baba’s dark side, and soon after we learn where it came from: This current U.K. bathroom attendant is a former child soldier from the Congo. His past is haunted, his secrets are black as night, and all he wants is to chase the light bursting from this adoring...
- 8/9/2020
- by Ben Travers
- Indiewire
In what looks a key moment in the streaming revolution, Disney has announced that from Oct. 1 it will shutter its kids channels in the U.K. following the launch of Disney Plus and an inability to reach new carriage deals with Sky and Virgin Media.
All three linear Disney brand channels – Disney Channel, Disney Xd and Disney Jr – will be taken off air, though other Disney-owned networks such as National Geographic, Nat Geo Wild and Fox will remain. Last year, Disney did the same in New Zealand shortly after Disney Plus was launched there.
“The direct-to-consumer service, which garnered more than 54.5 million subscribers worldwide in its first seven months, will now premiere all the latest films, series and specials from the three Disney Channels, along with offering a rich and expansive back catalogue of Disney Channel titles in the U.K.,” said Disney’s official statement.
Although Comcast-owned Sky...
All three linear Disney brand channels – Disney Channel, Disney Xd and Disney Jr – will be taken off air, though other Disney-owned networks such as National Geographic, Nat Geo Wild and Fox will remain. Last year, Disney did the same in New Zealand shortly after Disney Plus was launched there.
“The direct-to-consumer service, which garnered more than 54.5 million subscribers worldwide in its first seven months, will now premiere all the latest films, series and specials from the three Disney Channels, along with offering a rich and expansive back catalogue of Disney Channel titles in the U.K.,” said Disney’s official statement.
Although Comcast-owned Sky...
- 6/26/2020
- by Jamie Lang
- Variety Film + TV
Showtime is moving Ethan Hawke’s The Good Lord Bird later in the year – a shift designed to put more context around the abolitionist miniseries as the focus sharpens on the issue of systemic racism in the U.S.
The Hawke drama was originally intended to premiere on August 9 but will now move its launch to October 4 in a slightly earlier slot – 9pm rather than 10pm.
The series, which is based on James McBride’s award-winning novel, is told from the point of view of Onion (Joshua Caleb Johnson), a fictional enslaved boy who becomes a member of John Brown’s motley family of abolitionist soldiers and eventually finds himself participating in the famous 1859 raid at Harpers Ferry. Brown’s raid failed to initiate the slave revolt he intended but was a key instigating event of the Civil War.
The network is understood to have consulted with the producers and...
The Hawke drama was originally intended to premiere on August 9 but will now move its launch to October 4 in a slightly earlier slot – 9pm rather than 10pm.
The series, which is based on James McBride’s award-winning novel, is told from the point of view of Onion (Joshua Caleb Johnson), a fictional enslaved boy who becomes a member of John Brown’s motley family of abolitionist soldiers and eventually finds himself participating in the famous 1859 raid at Harpers Ferry. Brown’s raid failed to initiate the slave revolt he intended but was a key instigating event of the Civil War.
The network is understood to have consulted with the producers and...
- 6/24/2020
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
Showtime Moves Comey Miniseries to Before Presidential Election Following Cast and Producer Backlash
Showtime has officially moved the premiere date for its miniseries about former FBI Director James Comey and his tumultuous relationship with President Donald Trump to prior to the presidential election.
The move comes after backlash from the cast and crew, expressed in a letter written by series writer and director Billy Ray. In the letter, Ray said he was told that the decision to air the two episodes after the election was “made at the very highest levels of Viacom.”
“We all were hoping to get this story in front of the American people months before the coming election. And that was a reasonable expectation considering that we’d been given a mandate by the network to do whatever was necessary to deliver by May 15,” Ray wrote.
His and the cast’s wishes have now been granted, as the series will air over two consecutive nights on Sept. 27 and 28. News...
The move comes after backlash from the cast and crew, expressed in a letter written by series writer and director Billy Ray. In the letter, Ray said he was told that the decision to air the two episodes after the election was “made at the very highest levels of Viacom.”
“We all were hoping to get this story in front of the American people months before the coming election. And that was a reasonable expectation considering that we’d been given a mandate by the network to do whatever was necessary to deliver by May 15,” Ray wrote.
His and the cast’s wishes have now been granted, as the series will air over two consecutive nights on Sept. 27 and 28. News...
- 6/24/2020
- by Will Thorne
- Variety Film + TV
“Game of Thrones” star Maisie Williams will play a misfit on the run from a murderous gangster and the police in “Two Weeks to Live,” a new comedy series for Sky in the U.K.
Williams will star as Kim Noakes, who was a young girl when her father died in murky circumstances. Following his death, her mother whisked her away to a remote rural life of seclusion and bizarre survival techniques.
As Kim sets out into the real world and on a secret mission of honoring her father’s memory, she meets socially awkward Nicky in his brother Dave’s pub. When a prank goes wrong the three of them find all of their lives are in danger.
Gaby Hull (“Cheat”) has written the six-part Sky original series. It was commissioned by Zai Bennett, the pay TV platform’s managing director, content, and comedy chief Jon Mountague. Kudos is producing.
Williams will star as Kim Noakes, who was a young girl when her father died in murky circumstances. Following his death, her mother whisked her away to a remote rural life of seclusion and bizarre survival techniques.
As Kim sets out into the real world and on a secret mission of honoring her father’s memory, she meets socially awkward Nicky in his brother Dave’s pub. When a prank goes wrong the three of them find all of their lives are in danger.
Gaby Hull (“Cheat”) has written the six-part Sky original series. It was commissioned by Zai Bennett, the pay TV platform’s managing director, content, and comedy chief Jon Mountague. Kudos is producing.
- 6/26/2019
- by Stewart Clarke
- Variety Film + TV
Game Of Thrones star Maisie Williams is set to lead cast in Sky Original comedy series Two Weeks To Live (W/T).
Written by Gaby Hull (Cheat), the six-part UK series will be produced by The Tunnel and Humans outfit Kudos and revolve around Kim Noakes (Williams), a young misfit who lives a secluded country life. When an unlikely prank goes wrong, she finds herself on the run from a murderous gangster and the police with a massive bag of stolen cash. With the survival techniques she has picked up from her upbringing, however, she might just get through. Additional cast has yet to be revealed.
The series was commissioned by Zai Bennett, Managing Director Content, Sky and Jon Mountague. Josh Cole is the commissioning editor, Sky, and the series will be executive produced by Phil Temple from Kudos and will begin filming later this year. It will be distributed...
Written by Gaby Hull (Cheat), the six-part UK series will be produced by The Tunnel and Humans outfit Kudos and revolve around Kim Noakes (Williams), a young misfit who lives a secluded country life. When an unlikely prank goes wrong, she finds herself on the run from a murderous gangster and the police with a massive bag of stolen cash. With the survival techniques she has picked up from her upbringing, however, she might just get through. Additional cast has yet to be revealed.
The series was commissioned by Zai Bennett, Managing Director Content, Sky and Jon Mountague. Josh Cole is the commissioning editor, Sky, and the series will be executive produced by Phil Temple from Kudos and will begin filming later this year. It will be distributed...
- 6/26/2019
- by Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
Game of Thrones star Maisie Williams will star in a Sky original comedy with the working title Two Weeks to Live, described as "a comic tale of love and revenge born from a seemingly harmless prank that goes terribly wrong."
Written by Gaby Hull (Cheat), the series will be produced by Kudos, part of Endemol Shine UK. It revolves around Kim Noakes (Williams), "a strange young misfit who was just a little girl when her father died in murky circumstances," according to the plot summary. "Following his death, her mother whisked her away to a remote rural ...
Written by Gaby Hull (Cheat), the series will be produced by Kudos, part of Endemol Shine UK. It revolves around Kim Noakes (Williams), "a strange young misfit who was just a little girl when her father died in murky circumstances," according to the plot summary. "Following his death, her mother whisked her away to a remote rural ...
- 6/26/2019
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
It may have been a quieter MipTV this year, with attendee numbers down 5% from 2018 and key players BBC Studios, Fox Networks Group and Endemol Shine all absent from the market, but there has still been a buzz of activity over the past week. Variety looks back at some of the key television deals and announcements that were causing a stir on the Croisette.
Scripted
*In one of the biggest deals of MipTV, Telefonica’s pay TV unit Movistar+ closed a multi-year distribution-production alliance with Germany’s Beta Film. Beta already distributed Movistar+ series on a title-by-title basis but the new deal transforms the arrangement into a partnership which will play through all stages of the value chain from early development. It provides Beta Film exclusive international distribution rights, excluding Spain and sometimes Latin America, to approximately six Movistar+ series a year. The two companies will also look to finance, develop...
Scripted
*In one of the biggest deals of MipTV, Telefonica’s pay TV unit Movistar+ closed a multi-year distribution-production alliance with Germany’s Beta Film. Beta already distributed Movistar+ series on a title-by-title basis but the new deal transforms the arrangement into a partnership which will play through all stages of the value chain from early development. It provides Beta Film exclusive international distribution rights, excluding Spain and sometimes Latin America, to approximately six Movistar+ series a year. The two companies will also look to finance, develop...
- 4/11/2019
- by Robert Mitchell
- Variety Film + TV
BBC Studios and UKTV have commissioned crime drama “We Hunt Together” for UKTV’s Alibi channel. The six-part thriller, which is produced by BBC Studios, marks the second original scripted crime drama commissioned for Alibi, following “Traces,” which was announced in February.
The commission is the latest addition to UKTV’s expanding roster of scripted series, which also include dramedy “Flack” (pictured), starring Oscar-winner Anna Paquin. “Flack,” which aired on Pop in the U.S., debuted on UKTV’s W channel in the U.K. in February. Sharon Horgan and Lorna Martin’s comedy “Women on the Verge,” starring Kerry Condon and Nina Sosanya, also aired on W last October.
“We Hunt Together” is written by Gaby Hull, whose thriller miniseries “Cheat” aired on ITV in March. It follows two detectives as they try to outsmart a pair of killers, one a former child soldier desperate to suppress his predisposition...
The commission is the latest addition to UKTV’s expanding roster of scripted series, which also include dramedy “Flack” (pictured), starring Oscar-winner Anna Paquin. “Flack,” which aired on Pop in the U.S., debuted on UKTV’s W channel in the U.K. in February. Sharon Horgan and Lorna Martin’s comedy “Women on the Verge,” starring Kerry Condon and Nina Sosanya, also aired on W last October.
“We Hunt Together” is written by Gaby Hull, whose thriller miniseries “Cheat” aired on ITV in March. It follows two detectives as they try to outsmart a pair of killers, one a former child soldier desperate to suppress his predisposition...
- 4/9/2019
- by Robert Mitchell
- Variety Film + TV
Cheat creator Gaby Hull has written a six-part psychological thriller for UKTV’s Alibi – the British broadcaster’s second original drama since it moved into scripted commissioning.
Hull, who wrote the ITV and Sundance Now college thriller, is behind We Hunt Together, produced by BBC Studios.
This comes a week after the commercial arm of the British public broadcaster revealed it was taking control of the majority of UKTV channels following a landmark deal with co-owned Discovery. We Hunt Together follows Alibi’s move into original drama with Traces from Happy Valley producer Red Production Company.
The cat-and-mouse thriller begins with the collision of two people; Babeni, a former child soldier desperate to suppress his predisposition for violence, and Freddy, a magnetic and disarmingly charming free spirit. When Baba rescues Freddy from an attack following a date that has turned sour, something dark is ignited in them both. It also...
Hull, who wrote the ITV and Sundance Now college thriller, is behind We Hunt Together, produced by BBC Studios.
This comes a week after the commercial arm of the British public broadcaster revealed it was taking control of the majority of UKTV channels following a landmark deal with co-owned Discovery. We Hunt Together follows Alibi’s move into original drama with Traces from Happy Valley producer Red Production Company.
The cat-and-mouse thriller begins with the collision of two people; Babeni, a former child soldier desperate to suppress his predisposition for violence, and Freddy, a magnetic and disarmingly charming free spirit. When Baba rescues Freddy from an attack following a date that has turned sour, something dark is ignited in them both. It also...
- 4/9/2019
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
Jack Williams and his sibling Harry are behind Two Brothers Pictures, which has become a leading drama and comedy shingle since it launched in 2014. The company was bought by All3Media in 2017. Its credits include BBC and Starz series “The Missing,” ITV and Sundance’s “Liar,” and BBC and Amazon comedy “Fleabag.”
Next up is Amazon and ITV drama “The Widow,” which marks Kate Beckinsale’s return to TV in an international tale about a women trying to unravel what really happened to her husband, reported dead in a plane crash in the Congo three years earlier.
Variety recently spoke to Jack Williams.
Why launch Two Brothers Pictures back in 2014?
Our initial hope was to do a better job of producing our own work, making sure we could follow it through and that things we write were produced in the way we wanted. We also felt we had more to offer other writers as well.
Next up is Amazon and ITV drama “The Widow,” which marks Kate Beckinsale’s return to TV in an international tale about a women trying to unravel what really happened to her husband, reported dead in a plane crash in the Congo three years earlier.
Variety recently spoke to Jack Williams.
Why launch Two Brothers Pictures back in 2014?
Our initial hope was to do a better job of producing our own work, making sure we could follow it through and that things we write were produced in the way we wanted. We also felt we had more to offer other writers as well.
- 3/1/2019
- by Stewart Clarke
- Variety Film + TV
All3Media International has secured another major pre-sale on Two Brothers Pictures’ “Cheat” ahead of its screening as part of the European Film Market’s official Drama Series Days program in Berlin next week. Ard Degeto has acquired the drama series for Germany, with plans to air the show later this year.
“Cheat” stars Katherine Kelly and BAFTA-winner Molly Windsor in a psychological thriller centering on a dangerous relationship between a university professor (Kelly) and her student (Windsor). What begins as a seemingly open and shut case of academic deception quickly spirals out of control, ending in fatal consequences and triggering a devastating sequence of events that threaten to engulf them both. The four-part series was written and created by newcomer Gaby Hull and directed by Louise Hooper.
It was produced by Two Brothers for ITV, with AMC Networks’ streaming service Sundance Now taking North American rights last summer.
“Cheat” stars Katherine Kelly and BAFTA-winner Molly Windsor in a psychological thriller centering on a dangerous relationship between a university professor (Kelly) and her student (Windsor). What begins as a seemingly open and shut case of academic deception quickly spirals out of control, ending in fatal consequences and triggering a devastating sequence of events that threaten to engulf them both. The four-part series was written and created by newcomer Gaby Hull and directed by Louise Hooper.
It was produced by Two Brothers for ITV, with AMC Networks’ streaming service Sundance Now taking North American rights last summer.
- 2/7/2019
- by Robert Mitchell
- Variety Film + TV
Here’s the first look at Cheat, ITV and Sundance Now’s forthcoming dark drama starring The Night Manager’s Katherine Kelly and Three Girl’s Molly Windsor. The four-part series is being rolled out by All3Media International at next week’s Mipcom.
The psychological thriller, created by newcomer Gaby Hull, was commissioned by British broadcaster ITV and AMC Network’s Svod platform boarded in June.
Kelly plays university professor Leah, who starts a dangerous relationship with her student Rose, played by Windsor, and is thrust into a case of academic deception, which has fatal consequences. Humans and Mr Selfridge star Tom Goodman-Hill plays Leah’s university professor husband Adam, while Unforgotten’s Lorraine Ashbourne and Spooks and Victoria star Peter Firth play her parents. The Young Ones’ Adrian Edmondson plays Rose’s father William.
Cheat is exec produced by Two Brothers Pictures founders Harry and Jack Williams and Christoper Aird.
The psychological thriller, created by newcomer Gaby Hull, was commissioned by British broadcaster ITV and AMC Network’s Svod platform boarded in June.
Kelly plays university professor Leah, who starts a dangerous relationship with her student Rose, played by Windsor, and is thrust into a case of academic deception, which has fatal consequences. Humans and Mr Selfridge star Tom Goodman-Hill plays Leah’s university professor husband Adam, while Unforgotten’s Lorraine Ashbourne and Spooks and Victoria star Peter Firth play her parents. The Young Ones’ Adrian Edmondson plays Rose’s father William.
Cheat is exec produced by Two Brothers Pictures founders Harry and Jack Williams and Christoper Aird.
- 10/11/2018
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
Sundance Now has boarded British drama Cheat, from the makers of Fleabag and Liar.
The Svod platform has become the U.S. partner for the four-part drama, which is produced by All3Media’s Two Brothers Pictures for ITV.
The psychological thriller, created by newcomer Gaby Hull, starts filming this month with The Night Manager and Strike Back star Katherine Kelly and Three Girls’ Molly Windsor starring. Kelly plays university professor Leah, who starts a dangerous relationship with her student Rose, played by Windsor, and is thrust into a case of academic deception, which has fatal consequences.
Humans and Mr Selfridge star Tom Goodman-Hill plays Leah’s university professor boyfriend James, while Unforgotten’s Lorraine Ashbourne and Spooks and Victoria star Peter Firth play her parents. The Young Ones’ Adrian Edmondson plays Rose’s father William.
Cheat is exec produced by Two Brothers Pictures founders Harry and Jack Williams and Christoper Aird.
The Svod platform has become the U.S. partner for the four-part drama, which is produced by All3Media’s Two Brothers Pictures for ITV.
The psychological thriller, created by newcomer Gaby Hull, starts filming this month with The Night Manager and Strike Back star Katherine Kelly and Three Girls’ Molly Windsor starring. Kelly plays university professor Leah, who starts a dangerous relationship with her student Rose, played by Windsor, and is thrust into a case of academic deception, which has fatal consequences.
Humans and Mr Selfridge star Tom Goodman-Hill plays Leah’s university professor boyfriend James, while Unforgotten’s Lorraine Ashbourne and Spooks and Victoria star Peter Firth play her parents. The Young Ones’ Adrian Edmondson plays Rose’s father William.
Cheat is exec produced by Two Brothers Pictures founders Harry and Jack Williams and Christoper Aird.
- 6/18/2018
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
Sundance Now, AMC Networks’ premium streaming service, has pre-bought U.S. rights to upcoming British psychological thriller “Cheat,” produced by Two Brothers Pictures, best known for “Fleabag,” “Liar” and “The Missing.” It will star Molly Windsor, BAFTA winner for “Three Girls,” and Katherine Kelly, best known for British soap “Coronation Street.” The news was announced Monday at the Monte Carlo TV Festival.
The four-part miniseries, commissioned by U.K. broadcaster ITV and written by screenwriting newcomer Gaby Hull, centers on a “dangerous relationship between university professor Leah and her student Rose, when what begins as a seemingly open and shut case of academic deception quickly spirals out of control.” All3Media Intl. is distributing the show globally.
Two Brothers, which was set up in 2014 by writers/producers Harry and Jack Williams, has a strong slate including “The Widow,” starring Kate Beckinsale, and Season 2 of “Liar,” starring “Downton Abbey’s” Joanne Froggatt...
The four-part miniseries, commissioned by U.K. broadcaster ITV and written by screenwriting newcomer Gaby Hull, centers on a “dangerous relationship between university professor Leah and her student Rose, when what begins as a seemingly open and shut case of academic deception quickly spirals out of control.” All3Media Intl. is distributing the show globally.
Two Brothers, which was set up in 2014 by writers/producers Harry and Jack Williams, has a strong slate including “The Widow,” starring Kate Beckinsale, and Season 2 of “Liar,” starring “Downton Abbey’s” Joanne Froggatt...
- 6/18/2018
- by Leo Barraclough
- Variety Film + TV
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