Spelling Star is a format that originated with Endemol Shine Australia as The Great Australian Spelling Bee and was a buzz title during the just-closed MipTV market in Cannes. Sky1 has announced a commission for an eight-part UK version to debut on the channel later this year. Produced by Endemol Shine Group’s…

Produced by Carnival Films, Stan Lee's Lucky Man will return to UK television in 2017. Sky1 has ordered a second season of the 10-part drama that stars James Nesbitt as a brilliant but flawed cop struggling to control his compulsions and the never-ending battle between good and bad luck. The first season, which…

As part of its continued original scripted programming drive, Sky 1 has ordered eight-part drama Hooten & The Lady from Tony Jordan's busy Red Planet Pictures. Sky Vision is handling sales at the upcoming MIPCOM in Cannes on what's billed as a high-octane movie-of-the-week adventure that will be showrun by Jordan (Stop…

EXCLUSIVE: Heroes alum Sendhil Ramamurthy has booked a pair of hero-themed roles with a regular cast gig in British drama Stan Lee’s Lucky Man for Sky1, and a guest arc on NBC’s event mini Heroes Reborn. Ramamurthy is the latest original cast member to sign up for the Heroes follow-up. In the 2006-2010 cult series, he…

Downton Abbey producer Carnival Films is pairing with comic book icon Stan Lee on UK drama series Lucky Man. The 10-part hourlong project commissioned by Sky1 is Lee’s first foray into British drama and will star The Missing‘s James Nesbitt. He’ll play Harry Clayton, a cop from Central London's notorious Murder Squad…