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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…

Sundance Now, AMC Networks' premium video streaming service, has acquired the BAFTA-nominated hit British television series Motherland from Lionsgate, which has worldwide rights to the comedy. Watch the trailer above. The series, written and created by Sharon Horgan, Holly Walsh, and Graham and Helen Linehan, will…

Sundance Now has greenlighted a second season of This Close, its relationship dramedy created, written by and starring Shoshannah Stern and Josh Feldman. Production on the eight-episode season for AMC Networks’ premium SVOD serivce will begin this summer in Los Angeles for a 2019 premiere. This Close, which was…

SVOD service Sundance Now has picked up Australian drama Dead Lucky starring Six Feet Under and Brothers & Sisters star Rachel Griffiths from distributor DRG. The AMC Networks-backed streaming service will air the four-part drama in the US, Canada, the UK, Ireland and German speaking territories in Europe. The series…