Sky and Peacock have unveiled teaser trailer for The Tattooist of Auschwitz starring Harvey Keitel, Melanie Lynskey, Jonah Hauer-King and Anna Próchniak. The six-part limited drama series is based on the international bestselling novel by Heather Morris, which is inspired by the real-life story of Lali and Gita Sokolov, who met while prisoners in Auschwitz during
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EXCLUSIVE: Pinewood, Warner Bros Discovery (WBD), and Sky have sounded the alarm over a so-called UK film “studio tax” that they argue could torpedo Britain’s status as a rival to Hollywood. The companies raised concerns about “extreme” business rate hikes for sound stage facilities, arguing that the UK’s competitiveness and the development of new studios
The trailer has dropped for David Holmes: The Boy Who Lived, Sky and HBO’s Daniel Radcliffe-produced documentary about the former Harry Potter stuntman who had an accident on set and is paralyzed from the waist down. Radcliffe and Holmes grew incredibly close during their time working on the movies and Radcliffe is EP-ing the doc.
EXCLUSIVE: Peter Capaldi, the former Doctor Who star, is to direct a comedy-drama pilot for Sky Studios about a mother who adopts five children. Capaldi will helm They F**k You Up, which is based on Sarah Naish’s memoir But He Looks So Normal: A Bad-Tempered Parenting Guide for Adopters and Foster Parents. The non-broadcast pilot
UK-based fans of Last Week Tonight with John Oliver were spared a 25-minute clip of former Prime Minister Winston Churchill going backwards down a waterslide, set to the theme of The Benny Hill Show. The HBO host had dared British broadcaster Sky to cut his segment on the British monarchy, saying that he would replace
Tom Hardy To Narrate Sky And Netflix Nature Doc ‘Predators’ Mad Max: Fury Road and Venom star Tom Hardy will narrate the upcoming Sky Nature and Netflix doc series Predators. The show, unveiled earlier this year, is the first co-pro between Sky and Netflix and comes from Sky-owned True to Nature and Sky Studios, in association with the streamer. It follows
Major European streaming and media bosses have debated how best to help viewers navigate the overwhelming content choice out there in today’s TV landscape, as they talk up the future of AVoD and FAST Channels at RTS London. Stephen van Rooyen, Comcast-owned Sky’s Executive Vice President & Chief Executive Officer, UK & Europe, said media
Sky has unveiled seven original comedy shorts at the Edinburgh Television Festival written by and starring the likes of Rosie Jones, Desiree Burch and Jordan Stephens, while ordering Painting Birds with Jim and Nancy Moir (working title) and greenlighting a fifth season of Brassic. The seven shorts, which will air on Sky Arts and YouTube
Sky has greenlit documentaries on England World Cup winner Geoff Hurst, serial killer Fred West and music producer Phil Spector. Scroll down for the full slate below. The shows come on a seven-strong slate at the Edinburgh Television Festival, which also includes Whales with Steve Backshall, a follow-up to the nature presenter’s Shark series, along with Secret World of
All major British broadcasters have backed and pledged immediate financial support for an Independent Standards Authority (ISA) to tackle bullying and harassment in film and TV. The move represents the next stage in the proposal led by UK Time’s Up Chair Heather Rabbatts and Creative UK CEO Caroline Norbury and has been rubberstamped by the
Amazon Prime, Banijay & Others Boarded For UK Apprentice Scheme UK training body ScreenSkills is partnering with Amazon Prime Video, Banijay UK and a host of other big players to manage 40 apprentices, funded by an injection of government investment. Lime Pictures, Sky and APX Content Ventures are also part of the scheme, which is
Where is the next Squid Game, Line of Duty or The Bridge coming from? These are questions we frequently pose at Deadline and, hopefully, we’ve identified some key contenders below. From World War Two epics, to Boris Johnson biopics, to the first ever original from the Faroe Islands, here are seven dramas we think are going to make
Sky has embraced the cord-cutting revolution by launching a TV product that doesn’t require a satellite dish, described by CEO Dana Strong as the “first platform to fully integrate content from local broadcasters to global giants.” Unveiled at a swanky event in London’s Greenwich this morning, Sky Glass will offer Sky subscription packages that start
Sky will chronicle the rise and rapid fall of the reviled European Super League in a 90-minute documentary from Fulwell 73, the James Corden-backed producer behind sports series including Netflix’s Sunderland ‘Til I Die and Amazon’s All or Nothing: Juventus. To tell the story of the proposed breakaway league, Fulwell 73, has secured exclusive access
EXCLUSIVE: Sky is in pole position to secure the UK rights to HBO Max’s highly-anticipated Friends reunion, sources have told Deadline. A deal is not yet done and another broadcaster could yet make a knockout offer, but people familiar with the matter said that Comcast-owned Sky is the most likely destination for the special, which
The English Premier League has announced that it has agreed in principle to roll over its £5 billion ($7B) deal with Sky, Amazon, and BT Sport for UK rights to the prestigious soccer competition. The deal, which has been endorsed by the UK government to ward off an antitrust investigation, means that Sky, Amazon, and