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AMC Networks streaming service Sundance Now has picked up its second international drama in as many days after taking the U.S. rights to Tim Minchin’s Australian show Upright. The eight-part series will premiere on August 6 and tells the story of Lucky Flynn (Minchin) as he travels across Australia to see his dying…

AMC streamer Sundance Now has acquired the first season of Finland’s 1950s Cold War drama Shadow Lines for the U.S., Canada and UK. Co-producer and distributor About Premium Content secured the Sundance deal for the Zodiak Finland-produced show, alongside other sales in territories including Australia (SBS), Central…

EXCLUSIVE: Sundance Now has picked up the U.S. rights to Australian drama Bad Mothers starring Treadstone's Tess Haubrich. The AMC Networks-owned streaming service will launch the eight-part drama on May 7 after acquiring the rights from Red Arrow Studios International. The drama explores the underbelly of modern…

AMC streamer Sundance Now has snapped up the rights to five international dramas from Banijay Rights, including Norwegian detective series Wisting starring The Matrix actress Carrie-Anne Moss. Wisting will launch on Sundance Now in the U.S. on December 18. Based on novels by Jørn Lier Horst, the 10-part series tells…

A Discovery of Witches is brewing a slow-simmer success. The supernatural drama made its commercial television debut last Sunday night on AMC and BBC America (9:00 PM ET/PT) with a cast led by Teresa Palmer (Hacksaw Ridge), Matthew Goode (Downton Abbey), Alex Kingston (Doctor Who), Valarie Pettiford (Being Mary Jane)…

Amanda Knox is expanding her relationship with SundanceTV and Sundance Now, with her true crime podcast "The Truth About True Crime with Amanda Knox," set to launch more episodes, AMC Networks announced Saturday at TCA.

The first season of A Discovery of Witches doesn’t launch on Sundance Now and Shudder until January, but the AMC Networks streaming services also have acquired will the upcoming second and third seasons of Sky’s UK drama. A Discovery of Witches is a modern-day love story set in a world where witches, vampires and…

Sundance Now is partnering on a major Scandinavian crime series – The Oslo Killing. AMC Networks' SVOD service has taken the U.S. and Canadian rights to the six-hour documentary series as well as rights in the UK, Ireland and German-speaking Europe, where it will launch it in 2019. The show is co-produced by Norwegian…

Here’s the first look at Cheat, ITV and Sundance Now’s forthcoming dark drama starring The Night Manager's Katherine Kelly and Three Girl's Molly Windsor. The four-part series is being rolled out by All3Media International at next week’s Mipcom. The psychological thriller, created by newcomer Gaby Hull, was…

Sundance TV and its direct-to-consumer SVOD service, Sundance Now, revealed highlights of their fall lineups today at the Television Critics Assn. press tour. SUNDANCE TV HIGHLIGHTS: Deutschland 86 (Season 2 premiere; 10 episodes) Thursday, October 25th at 12a ET / 11p C Created by Anna Winger and Jörg Winger, Deutsch…

Sundance Now and Shudder have acquired A Discovery of Witches, the Sky original drama based on Deborah Harkness’ best-selling novel. The eight-episode series starring Teresa Palmer and Matthew Goode will stream on both services, but no premiere date was announced. Produced by Bad Wolf (The Night Of, the upcoming His Da…

Sundance Now has boarded British drama Cheat, from the makers of Fleabag and Liar. The SVOD platform has become the U.S. partner for the four-part drama, which is produced by All3Media's Two Brothers Pictures for ITV. The psychological thriller, created by newcomer Gaby Hull, starts filming this month with The Night Ma…