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‘How To Leave The House’: Passenger & Sinestra To Adapt Nathan Newman’s Novel For TV
This England EP Richard Brown’s Passenger and Chernobyl director Johan Rencks/Spaceman producer Michael Parets’ new shingle Sinestra have optioned Nathan Newman’s How to Leave the House.
The pair have acquired TV rights following competitive auction to the novel due out in Spring 2024. It marks the…
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By Max Goldbart
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‘Chernobyl’ Producer Sister Targets Next Generation Of Writers With Royal Court Partnership
Elisabeth Murdoch and Jane Featherstone’s Chernobyl producer Sister has partnered with the Royal Court Theatre to seek the next generation of TV and theater scribes.
The three-year partnership “acknowledges the interconnectedness of UK TV and theater,” said Sister, and has been “formed to discover…
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By Max Goldbart
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‘Chernobyl’ Producer Sister Posts $18.6M Loss Due To Covid & Expansion As Company “Lays Foundations For Future Growth”
EXCLUSIVE: Elisabeth Murdoch, Jane Featherstone and Stacey Snider’s Chernobyl producer Sister has posted a near-$20M loss due to continued disruption caused by the Covid pandemic and expansion investment, with CFO Chris Fry stating that the transatlantic indie has “laid the foundations for future…
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Netflix Greenlights Swedish Film ‘A Day And A Half’ From ‘Chernobyl’ Star Fares Fares; ‘The Kindred’ Sales; Big Little Fish Creative Director – Global Briefs
Netflix Greenlights Swedish Film ‘A Day And A Half’ From ‘Chernobyl’ Star Fares Fares
Netflix has greenlit A Day and a Half, a Swedish action film directed by, written by and starring Chernobyl and Westworld star Fares Fares. Fares will play police officer Lukas, tracking down leads Artan (Alexej Manvelov) and Louise…
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By Max Goldbart
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‘The Chernobyl Disaster’: Paramount-Owned Channel 5 Greenlights “Definitive” Exploration Of Tragedy’s Timeline
EXCLUSIVE: Paramount-owned Channel 5 has greenlit The Chernobyl Disaster, which it promises is the “definitive look at the Chernobyl disaster timeline” three years after Sky/HBO’s award-winning mini-series premiered to critical acclaim.
Channel 5 favorite Ben Fogle is helming the three-parter, which will air later…
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‘Chernobyl’ Producer Sister Hires In-House Covid Supervisor
EXCLUSIVE: Elisabeth Murdoch, Jane Featherstone and Stacy Snider’s Chernobyl producer Sister has hired an in-house Covid Supervisor for at least the next six months to oversee protocols on set.
Neil Chordia, who runs Urban Hymn producer ChorMedia but has been Covid-supervising on various productions since the pandemic…
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Historic London Live Music Venue Koko Prepares To Reopen Following Investment From Elisabeth Murdoch’s ‘Chernobyl’ Producer Sister
An iconic UK live music venue is on the verge of reopening following millions of pounds of investment from Elisabeth Murdoch, Jane Featherstone and Stacey Snider’s Chernobyl producer Sister.
The UK-headquartered drama producer has taken a 40% minority stake in London venue Koko, which will reopen in spring 2022…
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By Max Goldbart
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Paul Ritter Dies: ‘Friday Night Dinner’ & ‘Chernobyl’ Star Was 54
UK stage and screen actor Paul Ritter, best known for long-running Channel4 comedy series Friday Night Dinner, has died of a brain tumour aged 54, his agent has confirmed.
Ritter’s prolific small screen output included key roles in 2019 HBO hit Chernobyl, ITV drama Vera and Paul Abbott’s No Offence. Among his feature…
Sky Documentary Slate Includes Revisit To Chernobyl & True-Crime Series From Louis Theroux’s Mindhouse
Sky is to tread some familiar, award-winning ground with a revisit to the story of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster as part of a slate of new documentaries that will premiere on the Comcast-owned pay-TV giant in the UK and Ireland.
Sky has commissioned Emmy-winning filmmaker James Jones to produce a definitive 90-minute…
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By Jake Kanter
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Edinburgh TV Awards Winners: ‘Chernobyl’ & ‘Succession’ Scoop prizes
Sky/HBO series Chernobyl continued to dominate the awards scene after winning best drama at the Edinburgh TV Awards on Wednesday, as well as helping producer Sister scoop the production company of the year gong.
Other winners included Succession, which took home best international drama, and For Sama, which was…
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By Jake Kanter
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‘Chernobyl’ Becomes Biggest BAFTA-Winning Series In History, According To Sky
Sky has claimed that its HBO co-production Chernobyl has become the biggest BAFTA-winning series ever after clinching nine gongs across the BAFTA TV Awards and BAFTA TV Craft Awards.
The nuclear disaster drama won best mini-series at the main ceremony on Friday, while it also provided a vehicle for Jared Harris to win…
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By Jake Kanter
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‘Chernobyl’ Scores Best Mini-Series At BAFTA Awards; Jane Featherstone Says HBO Drama “Struck A Blow In Defense Of Truth & Transparency”
Chernobyl's awards run continues after picking up the award for best mini-series at the BAFTA TV Awards.
The HBO and Sky co-production drama beat BBC drama The Victim, Channel 4's The Virtues and ITV's A Confession to pick up the award.
Jared Harris also won the leading actor award. He beat The Capture’s Callum…
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By Peter White
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