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His Dark Materials got off to a blockbuster start for the BBC ahead of its launch on HBO tonight. The lavish adaptation of Philip Pullman’s books from Bad Wolf was watched by nearly 7.2M viewers in the 8PM slot on BBC One on Sunday night, making it the biggest new drama launch on British TV in more than five…

As part of a new deal with BBC Worldwide North America, Hulu has landed exclusive U.S. streaming video-on-demand rights to BBC’s The Musketeers. All episodes of the first three seasons of The Musketeers will be available to stream in the U.S. beginning this Saturday, May 14, only on Hulu. Through the deal, Hulu also…

BBC America today set a June 22 premiere date for The Musketeers and a second-season pickup for the series, which it co-produces with BBC Worldwide. The Musketeers, a BBC Drama production for BBC One, already was renewed by the flagship BBC network last month. A contemporary take on the classic Alexandre Dumas…

BBC Worldwide Sells Drama ‘The Musketeers’ To Multiple Territories BBC Worldwide is gearing up for its annual showcase in Liverpool next week and ahead of it has announced sales of 10-part drama series The Musketeers. Set on the streets of 17th century Paris, the series is made by BBC Drama Productions and co-produced…

Sunday night was a big one for new and returning British dramas in the UK. The Season 2 premiere of Jeremy Piven-starrer Mr Selfridge on ITV had an average 5.27M viewers for a 20.5% share, according to the overnights. That’s about 2M less than last year’s Season 1 bow of the department store period series. Season 2…

Ray Richmond contributes to Deadline’s TV coverage. BBC America announced this morning at TCA that it’s co-producing BBC One’s The Musketeers, a new 10-part drama series of hours that’s inspired by the classic novel from Alexandre Dumas and written by Adrian Hodges (My Week with Marilyn) and set to premiere in 2014. Th…