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BBC Studios has taken full control of Killing Eve producer Sid Gentle Films, unveiled on day one of Mipcom. The BBC's commercial production-distribution arm already owned 51% of the business following a 2018 deal and has now snapped up the remaining shares. Sid Gentle is best known for BBC…

Broadcasting union Bectu’s members have voted “overwhelmingly” to reject trade body Pact’s latest offer and the future of the pair’s TV Drama agreement could now be in doubt. In the past few minutes, Bectu Head Philippa Childs said members had followed Bectu’s position of voting against the terms and…

The BBC has unveiled its latest drama slate at a virtual event on Tuesday, pulling the curtain back on new series from Rocks writer Theresa Ikoko, This Is England creator Shane Meadows, and the latest female-focused drama from Killing Eve producer Sid Gentle Films. Ikoko, who was BAFTA-nominated for Rocks, will adapt…

Freddy Syborn, a writer and co-exec producer on Disney+'s upcoming Ms. Marvel series and co-creator of Jack Whitehall comedy drama Bounty Hunters, is adapting Daniel Cole's Ragdoll for AMC and UKTV network Alibi. The series comes from Sid Gentle Films, the British production company behind Killing Eve. The six-part…

EXCLUSIVE: Killing Eve producer Sid Gentle Films is teaming with Copperheart Entertainment, producers of the Ginger Snaps trilogy of cult horror movies, on a TV series adaptation of the darkly comic tale of teenage sisterhood. The project is executive produced by John Fawcett, co-creator and director of the original…

AMC Networks and Sid Gentle Films have made IMG the exclusive worldwide licensing representative for Killing Eve as the BBC America breakout looks to extend its brand across fashion, beauty, travel and other categories. It will be the first consumer product and licensing foray for the spy thriller, with potential…

EXCLUSIVE: Production on Season 4 of BBC America’s Killing Eve has been postponed without a clear return date as the show’s complicated European shoot schedule has been hammered by coronavirus. Deadline can reveal that Sid Gentle Films was originally aiming to get cameras rolling on the Emmy and Golden Globe-winning…

EXCLUSIVE: Sid Gentle Films is looking to build on the international smash hit Killing Eve with another crime adaptation. The British producer has secured the rights to Watching You, the first installment in Swedish author Jan Arnald’s latest series of detective novels, Deadline can reveal. Better known by his pen…

EXCLUSIVE: Sid Gentle Films, the BBC Studios-backed British production company, has halved its losses to £1.5M ($1.9M) in a set of earnings that provides some insight on the financial scale of Killing Eve. The annual report, filed with the UK’s Companies House last week, includes for the first time consolidated…

Killing Eve has been in the vanguard of British shows dominating Hollywood TV awards this year — and now the murderous BBC America drama can boast another accolade after becoming the BBC’s most-streamed series of 2019. Season two of the Sid Gentle Films-produced drama, starring Emmy-winning Jodie Comer as an…

Killing Eve is looking to avenge last year's Emmy disappointment after picking up nine nominations including a Best Drama Series nomination, while leads Sandra Oh and Jodie Comer will battle it out for Lead Actress. Last year, the BBC America thriller scored two nods for Oh and Phoebe Waller-Bridge's writing but was…

The second season of Killing Eve finally launched in the UK and it was worth the wait as the Phoebe Waller-Bridge created series scored 3.5M viewers on BBC One. It was the most-watched show across all channels on Saturday. The first episode peaked with an audience of 3.7M and scored a 21% audience share. The full…