After months of wondering if we will ever see Captain Jack and Gwen, we finally got an answer... YES.
Starz network picked up the series!
Starz Entertainment has acquired U.S. television rights to the next installment of the BBC’s “Torchwood."
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. BBC Worldwide Productions will produce.
The new series will have a more international scope, and will include new cast members to be announced soon. Once again, stars John Barrowman and Eve Myles will return.
Producers previously were developing a U.S. version at Fox, which eventually passed on the project.
"This gives 'Torchwood' the chance to feel like a real global drama," said BBC Worldwide Productions executive vp Jane Tranter. "The story of 'Torchwood' will impact worldwide humanity and not just a small area of the UK. This will scale it up."
Starz president and CEO Chris Albrecht is excited about this:
It was too good an opportunity to pass up. Each season of the show, the show has evolved and "The Children of Earth" was terrific as evident in it was just named a Television Critics Press Awards nominee. I'm interested in doing sci-fi and what I like a lot about "Torchwood" is it's a very classic sci-fi entry. It's all about the story, it's not about big effects. I thought "Children of Earth" evolved the franchise to a place where it could continue to evolve on pay TV with an American partner that could bring more production resources.Get Excited!
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2 comments:
This is EXCELLENT NEWS!
If you've seen 'Party Down', you know that Starz doesn't hold back punches on what it airs like most broadcast channels.
To paraphrase V.: Thank Hera!
Well, this move proves once again that the U.S. broadcast networks are still too damn conservative and paranoid to show an innovative television drama. Whereas, the U.S. cable-based networks is where you will have find innovation and ground-breaking shows. Also most people (including myself) doesn't have Starz and wouldn't just subscribe to an extended package for one show on on channel. It's another sign of the times and reaffirmation that things are still remain the same in a lot of ways.
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