Godless star Jack O'Connell is to star in the BBC's adaptation of The North Water. Deadline understands that the British actor will play the lead role of Patrick Sumner in the series, which is written and directed by Lean on Pete and 45 Years' Andrew Haigh, and produced by Top of the Lake producer See-Saw Films.

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Star Wars actor John Boyega and Us‘ Lupita Nyong’o are to narrate forthcoming BBC and Discovery’s natural history series Serengeti.

Boyega will narrate the British version, while Nyong’o will narrate the U.S. version.

The series, which is being produced in association with Discovery and BBC Studios Distribution, brings…

Discovery and the BBC are going to create spin-offs and sequels of brands including Planet Earth, Blue Planet and Frozen Planet in a move that Discovery chief David Zaslav called their Marvel universe.

Zaslav also called the BBC the Boston Red Sox to its own New York Yankees and that it would be "crazy" not to bring to…

Discovery and the BBC are swimming off into the wild together again with a landmark agreement that includes a ten-year programming partnership to power a global SVOD service, a significant development arrangement and the division of assets at UK broadcaster UKTV.

This comes six years after Discovery and the BBC ended i…

Ahead of its French premiere at Series Mania on Saturday, BBC Studios has revealed a raft of international broadcaster deals on Lookout Point’s Les Misérables.

Andrew Davies’ adaptation of Victor Hugo’s classic has sold to Portugal (RTP2), Norway (NRK), Sweden (SVT), Finland (YLE), Iceland…

Brit musician Stormzy has joined the cast of BBC One drama Noughts + Crosses, Mammoth Screen’s adaptation of Malorie Blackman’s dystopian young adult book series currently being filmed in South Africa. The popular grime artist will play newspaper editor Kolawale, a character created for the series. Jack Rowan (Peaky Bl…

EXCLUSIVE: Lionsgate UK is renewing its partnership with the BBC, Merman and Delightful to co-finance and sell the second series of Sharon Horgan sitcom Motherland.

Shooting got underway recently on the second season of the UK show about the trials and traumas of motherhood. Starring are Anna Maxwell Martin (Becoming J…

Production is underway in London on season two of BBC One and SundanceTV drama The Split from creator Abi Morgan (The Hour) and executive producer Jane Featherstone (Broadchurch).

Set in the messy world of London's high-end divorce circuit, the legal-world series follows modern marriages and the legacy of divorce. Retu…

Gentleman Jack, the period drama fronted by Doctor Foster's Suranne Jones, will debut on HBO on Monday April 22 – marking one of the first scripted series to play in the new premium broadcaster's new slot.

The series, which is a co-production with the BBC, is created, written and co-directed by Happy Valley's Sally…

EXCLUSIVE: The BBC is eyeing a move into the late-night comedy chat-show arena with Tonight With…

The British public broadcaster is developing the format, which will see celebrities invited to take a "sideways swipe" at the big issues facing Britain today. Topical given what's been going on with Brexit this week.

Deadl…

Bodyguard creator Jed Mercurio is "optimistic" that there will be a second season of the breakout British terror drama.

The British writer revealed that he is hopeful of a return to the BBC drama, which was a huge ratings hit in the UK and aired on Netflix around the world. He revealed that he was currently in talks…

BritBox's forthcoming launch in the UK will support producers, actors, writers, directors and will help the BBC deal with the "profound shift" set by the Hollywood giants as they aggressively push into streaming.

BBC Director General Tony Hall made the claims at the Media & Telecoms Conference, where he was talking…