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Sky Studios, the commissioning and production arm of the Comcast-owned broadcaster, is setting up a drama innovation hub in the north of England — and it will be led by a story producer on season three of Hulu drama Harlots. Vicky Wharton, who has also worked on shows including BBC soap EastEnders and Murphy’s Law…

Streaming service Starzplay has picked up the UK rights to Syfy's comic book adaptation Deadly Class. The Lionsgate-backed digital platform will launch the series as a boxset on July 19. This comes after the Sony Pictures Television and UCP-produced series, which is exec produced by Avengers pair the Russo brothers…

As if things already weren’t rough enough for the women of 18th century Soho, now they have a pair of ambitious pimp brothers to contend with. Hulu said today that Alfie Allen and Ash Hunter have joined the cast of its drama series Harlots. The streamer also set a July 10 premiere date for Season 3. New episodes will…

Alex Sawyer (Get Shorty) has been cast in the upcoming third season of period drama series Harlots on Hulu. Set against the backdrop of 18th century Georgian London, Harlots continues to follow the fortunes of the Wells family. The series hails from the creative team of Moira Buffini, Alison Newman, Alison Owen, Debra…

Harlots is heading back to the UK. The period drama, which was originally commissioned by ITV Encore, is moving to Starzplay after the British commercial broadcaster opted not to pick up the second season. The streaming service, which is available via Amazon Prime Video Channels and Virgin Media, will launch the Monume…

Harlots is coming back for a third go-round. Hulu has renewed the provocative period drama series for an eight-episode third season. Set against the backdrop of 18th century Georgian London, Harlots continues to follow the fortunes of the Wells family. Margaret (Samantha Morton) has been sent to America in chains…

Hulu has slotted Wednesday, July 11 for the season 2 premiere of its provocative original drama series Harlots. The new season will kick off with a two-episode debut, with each new episode released weekly after that. This season Harlots dives deeper into the feuds, betrayals, and carnal connections amongst the…

EXCLUSIVE: British commercial broadcaster ITV is moving into boxsets as it repositions its pay-TV channel Encore into a digital service. The network is closing the linear Encore channel, which launched in June 2014, but will keep the brand going as video-on-demand service. Encore, which was previously exclusive to <a href="https://deadline.com/tag/sky/" id="auto-tag_sky"…

Coming off her co-starring turn on The Leftovers, Liv Tyler has joined the upcoming second season of the ITV/Hulu period drama Harlots as a new series regular. Set against the backdrop of 18th century Georgian London, Harlots follows the Wells family, led by matriarch Margaret (Samantha Morton). When her daughter…

Harlots will be back on the job next year. Hulu said at TCA today that it has renewed its provocative original drama series for a second season to premiere in 2018. Set against the backdrop of 18th century Georgian London, The Hulu-ITV co-production follows the Wells family, led by matriarch Margaret (Samantha…

With battling brothel madams, anti-vice crusaders, ripping bodices and intimate transactional relations galore (carnal and otherwise), the March 29 debut of Harlots on Hulu delivers a very different look at the world's oldest profession. Led by a fantastic Samantha Morton as madam Margaret Wells, the eight-episode…

Hulu's Harlots is entirely told from the "whore's eye view," executive producer Alison Owen told TV critics today at TCA. There are "no male gazes" in the show; it is entirely about the women, looking outwards at their world. To that end, the team of producers, directors and writers is nearly entirely female, which…