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‘The Loudest Voice’ & ‘Years And Years’ Review: It’s Rupert Murdoch’s World, Past & Semi-Fictional Future

SPOILER ALERT: This article contains details of Showtime’s The Loudest Voice & HBO’s Years And Years. The former premieres on June 30 & the latter debuts tonight. The initial round of voting for the 2019 Emmys ends today, but the opening salvos of the 2020 Emmys start tonight with the debut of Years and Years on HBO…

HBO & Emma Thompson Join Russell T Davies’ Dystopian Family Drama ‘Years & Years’

HBO and Emma Thompson have come on board Russell T Davies' dystopian family drama Years & Years. The show, which was originally commissioned by BBC One and produced by Happy Valley firm Red Production Company, has set Harry Potter and Love Actually star Thompson in the lead role of Vivienne Rook, an outspoken…

‘A Very English Scandal’s Russell T Davies Focuses On AIDs in The 1980s For C4 Drama ‘The Boys’ – Edinburgh

Fresh from the success of A Very English Scandal, writer Russell T Davies is focusing on AIDs in the 1980s for his next British drama project. The Doctor Who writer (above) has created The Boys, a five-part series for Channel 4. The series is produced by Studiocanal-owned Red Production Company, which recently made…

BBC One Sets Up Dystopian Family Drama ‘Years And Years’ From ‘Doctor Who’s Russell T Davies

Doctor Who writer and exec producer Russell T Davies is penning a dystopian family drama for BBC One, produced by Happy Valley firm Red Production Company. The British public broadcaster has ordered Years and Years from the pair, which will follow a busy family from Manchester with their lives converging on one…

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HBO, Russia’s Amedia Expand Deal; ‘Doctor Who’ Showrunner Russell T. Davies To Be Honored At Edinburgh TV Fest – Global Briefs

HBO has inked a multi-year deal with Russian pay-TV and SVOD outfit Amedia, which will give the company exclusive rights to HBO's upcoming programs as well as HBO's entire programming library. The exclusive partnership will give Amedia TV the rights to the final season of Game Of Thrones in the territory as well as…

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Russell T. Davies Explains Why Logo’s ‘Bananas’ Isn’t Part of ‘Cucumber’ – TCA

Logo TV announced last month it’s co-producing, with Channel 4 in UK, two new series from Russell T Davies (Doctor Who, Queer As Folk) to air in early this year. Cucumber and Banana are interwoven series that explore 21st century gay life through the lens of two generations. Today, Davies and the cast came to Winter…

Logo TV To Premiere Two New Series On Gay Life From Russell T Davies

Logo TV is co-producing, with Channel 4 in UK, two new series from Russell T Davies (Doctor Who, Queer As Folk) to air in early 2015. Cucumber and Banana are interwoven drama series that explore 21st century gay life through the lens of two disparate generations. The hourlong Cucumber focuses on the lives and…

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