Premier Pop C Pop Culture News – Movies, Comics, Television, Books, Toys, Games, and More BBC Worldwide North America and Hulu announced a non-exclusive, multi-year agreement to offer a rich BBC Worldwide content library on the U.S. Hulu Plus subscription service. Hulu Plus has offered a broad variety of top UK programming since its launch, and this agreement makes the subscription service one of the …
Read More »Peter Capaldi Becomes The 12th Doctor In “Doctor Who”
In a live special simulcast on BBC One and BBC America, the BBC named actor Peter Capaldi the latest to topline the 50-year-old British franchise. He’ll join the sci-fi series when current lead Matt Smith departs the role after this year’s Christmas special. Peter Capaldi is an Academy Award winner, who most …
Read More »Starz and BBC Reteam For “Da Vinci’s Demons”
Starz Entertainment has green-lit a new original adventure series titled “Da Vinci’s Demons,” developed and produced by BBC Worldwide Productions. The two previously teamed to produce “Torchwood: Miracle Day” and this is the first project to enter production under the multi-year agreement Starz signed with BBC Worldwide Productions earlier this …
Read More »Starz and BBC Team For Original Programming
Starz Entertainment and BBC Worldwide Productions announced an innovative multi-year agreement to develop, produce, and distribute premium television series. These series will be co-developed by Starz and BBC Worldwide Productions and will air on Starz’s television networks. The new series will be one-hour dramas that appeal to the Starz and …
Read More »Starz Has Faith In Animated Torchwood
Eliza Dushku, who starred in Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Dollhouse will voicestar in an online animated motion comic series based on the upcoming seriesTorchwood: Miracle Day. The motion comic, Torchwood: Web of Lies, will also have voice work of Torchwood stars John Barrowman as Capt. Jack Harkness and Eve Myles as Gwen …
Read More »Starz’ Torchwood Eyes a Summer Debut, Gets Notable Crew
The US edition of Torchwood had added loads of backstage talent with experience in genre TV, according to the Hollywood Reporter’s Live Feed. The new behind-the-scenes crew includes Kelly Manners on as a producer, who worked on Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Along with Manners, are Todd McIntosh (also from Buffy) …
Read More »Torchwood: A New World Details Unveiled
Russell T. Davies unveiled details of Starz’ “Torchwood: The New World.” The ten episode mini-series will be a single story arc in the vein of “Torchwood: Children of the Earth.” The new story will follow a CIA agent (Rex) and analyst (Ester) who tackle an alien-related global issue. Torchwood, having …
Read More »“Torchwood” Crosses The Pond To Starz
Starz Entertainment has acquired U.S. television rights to the next installment of the BBC’s audience sensation “Torchwood,” developed and produced by BBC Worldwide Productions. Starz will debut the 10-episode series exclusively in the U.S., and BBC One will debut it in the U.K., both in summer, 2011. This is a …
Read More »The Doctor Is In
As Doctor Who fans await the debut of Matt Smith as the 11th Doctor, a slew of figures celebrating Doctor WHo and its spinoff series, Torchwood have been unveiled by Underground Toys and Tonner. Tonner unveiled spectacular sculpts of the 10th Doctor, Martha Jones, Captain Jack Harkness, and Gwen Cooper …
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