The 2023 London Screenings, which unfold Feb. 27 to March 3, take place in an increasingly crowded international TV calendar. The event kicks off just days after the Berlinale Series Market, overlaps with the BBC Studios Showcase and precedes Series Mania and MipTV.
The week-long showcase has established itself as a key place to acquire the best of British and international programming. All major global TV distributors, spanning 26 companies, have a plethora of content to offer across genres and formats, and a series of screenings, meetings and events have been lined up.
To help you cut through the slates, Variety has surveyed the goods from key international distributors. Here are our picks of 15 shows that will whet buyers’ appetites.
A Body That Works
(Keshet International)
“A Body That Works”
An intense triangle involving love, jealousy, desire and selflessness sees a childless couple enlist the help of a surrogate to conceive. At the heart...
The week-long showcase has established itself as a key place to acquire the best of British and international programming. All major global TV distributors, spanning 26 companies, have a plethora of content to offer across genres and formats, and a series of screenings, meetings and events have been lined up.
To help you cut through the slates, Variety has surveyed the goods from key international distributors. Here are our picks of 15 shows that will whet buyers’ appetites.
A Body That Works
(Keshet International)
“A Body That Works”
An intense triangle involving love, jealousy, desire and selflessness sees a childless couple enlist the help of a surrogate to conceive. At the heart...
- 2/24/2023
- by Naman Ramachandran
- Variety Film + TV
Exclusive: Love Island distributor ITV Studios has hired a Disney sales exec on the eve of the London TV Screenings.
Cristina Brun has been named VP of Sales for France, Italy and Iberia with the ITV Studios Global Distribution team.
She’ll report to David Wilcox, SVP Emea, who in turn reports to Gisela Aimus-Minnbergh, EVP, Emea. Brun will mainly focus on France and have two manager-level execs report into her. Her new role is a new one, we hear.
Brun previously spent 12 years in Disney’s international distribution team, rising to Sales Director for the UK, Ireland and Nordics. She also spent 12 years at Paramount Global predecessor Viacom in various sales roles, including Head of Sales, Emea.
For ITV Studios, the hire comes ahead of its Festival-branded events next week during the London TV Screenings. The company is splitting its Wednesday event in the UK capital into formats, non-scripted and drama sections.
Cristina Brun has been named VP of Sales for France, Italy and Iberia with the ITV Studios Global Distribution team.
She’ll report to David Wilcox, SVP Emea, who in turn reports to Gisela Aimus-Minnbergh, EVP, Emea. Brun will mainly focus on France and have two manager-level execs report into her. Her new role is a new one, we hear.
Brun previously spent 12 years in Disney’s international distribution team, rising to Sales Director for the UK, Ireland and Nordics. She also spent 12 years at Paramount Global predecessor Viacom in various sales roles, including Head of Sales, Emea.
For ITV Studios, the hire comes ahead of its Festival-branded events next week during the London TV Screenings. The company is splitting its Wednesday event in the UK capital into formats, non-scripted and drama sections.
- 2/24/2023
- by Jesse Whittock
- Deadline Film + TV
Poldark‘s Aidan Turner is hitting the tennis courts for his next role as the actor is set to costar in Prime Video‘s upcoming U.K. drama Fifteen-Love. Created by Hania Elkington, Fifteen-Love tells the fictional story of Justine Pearce (Ella Lily Hyland), an up-and-coming sports prodigy who shoots to stardom in the world of Grand Slam Tennis. She’s aided by her coach Glenn Lapthorn (Turner), with whom she has a distinctive rapport. Their team-up brought Justine to the French Open, but when an injury cuts Justine’s dream short, she ends her professional career. Exploring Justine’s story five years into the future, she’s now 22 and has a new life as a therapist at her old tennis academy. When she makes an explosive allegation against her former coach, everyone has to reconsider the nature of Justine and Glenn’s past success. Hania Elkington (Credit: Ian...
- 8/4/2022
- TV Insider
“Poldark’s” Aidan Turner will star as a maverick coach guiding an up-and-coming tennis player (Ella Lily Hyland) to stardom in Amazon Prime Video’s new U.K. drama “Fifteen-Love.”
Created by Hania Elkington, “Fifteen-Love” explores the fictional story of Justine Pearce (Hyland), a young sports prodigy, who enjoyed a meteoric rise in the world of Grand Slam Tennis, aided by her coach Glenn Lapthorn (Turner), with whom she shared an intense rapport.
Together they reached the semi-final of the French Open but Justine’s dream was cut brutally short by a devastating injury and the end of her professional career. Five years on, now aged 22, Justine has a new life as a therapist at her old tennis academy Longwood, but when she makes an explosive allegation against her former coach, everyone is forced to reconsider what they thought they knew about Justine and Glenn’s past success.
Alongside Turner and Hyland,...
Created by Hania Elkington, “Fifteen-Love” explores the fictional story of Justine Pearce (Hyland), a young sports prodigy, who enjoyed a meteoric rise in the world of Grand Slam Tennis, aided by her coach Glenn Lapthorn (Turner), with whom she shared an intense rapport.
Together they reached the semi-final of the French Open but Justine’s dream was cut brutally short by a devastating injury and the end of her professional career. Five years on, now aged 22, Justine has a new life as a therapist at her old tennis academy Longwood, but when she makes an explosive allegation against her former coach, everyone is forced to reconsider what they thought they knew about Justine and Glenn’s past success.
Alongside Turner and Hyland,...
- 8/4/2022
- by Manori Ravindran
- Variety Film + TV
The British original series Fifteen-Love is set to bring a different kind of court drama to Amazon Prime Video as the show delves into the highly-competitive world of elite tennis. As reported by The Hollywood Reporter, Amazon has given the green light to the series, which comes from ITV Studios’ World Productions, the producer behind Bodyguard, Vigil, and Line of Duty. It is created and written by Hania Elkington (The Innocents) and directed by Eva Riley and Tom Macdonald. The series revolves around Justine Pearce, a one-time rising star who, at just 17, took her and her coach Glenn Lapthorn to the quarterfinals of the French Open. However, she crashed out of the tournament after her wrist shattered, and now, five years later, she is working at the tennis academy she once trained in. When Justine sees her former coach return after taking a new prodigy to a Grand Slam victory,...
- 5/19/2022
- TV Insider
Streamer discusses UK strategy and spend and presents new films and shows
Amazon has revealed it has spent over £1 billion on TV, films and sports content in the UK since 2018 for its streaming service Amazon Prime Video.
The figure is the first time the streamer has announced its UK content expenditure. It was revealed by Chris Bird, managing director of Prime Video UK, at its Prime Video Presents UK 2022 event at The Londoner Hotel this morning where it showcased its upcoming programming.
Bird said Prime Video had ”invested massively” in the UK, and it is ”here for the long term...
Amazon has revealed it has spent over £1 billion on TV, films and sports content in the UK since 2018 for its streaming service Amazon Prime Video.
The figure is the first time the streamer has announced its UK content expenditure. It was revealed by Chris Bird, managing director of Prime Video UK, at its Prime Video Presents UK 2022 event at The Londoner Hotel this morning where it showcased its upcoming programming.
Bird said Prime Video had ”invested massively” in the UK, and it is ”here for the long term...
- 5/19/2022
- by Tim Dams
- ScreenDaily
Amazon Prime Video has unveiled a tennis drama from Line of Duty producer World Productions as part of its UK Showcase event, along with two fresh documentaries and casting news, as the streamer reveals £1Bn (1.2Bn) spend since 2018.
The news was delivered at a Showcase event this morning with talent and key creative execs for some of Amazon’s biggest shows, which also saw the announcement that Get Out star Daniel Kaluuya will narrate the next edition off football doc All or Nothing, following Arsenal.
The £1Bn spend has been made across the last four years on TV drama, entertainment, films and live sport, as Amazon deepens its presence in the nation.
Leading today’s slate is drama Fifteen-Love from Line of Duty producer World Productions.
The show is created by The Innocents writer Hania Elkington and is set in the elite world of tennis, portraying protagonist Justine Pearce as...
The news was delivered at a Showcase event this morning with talent and key creative execs for some of Amazon’s biggest shows, which also saw the announcement that Get Out star Daniel Kaluuya will narrate the next edition off football doc All or Nothing, following Arsenal.
The £1Bn spend has been made across the last four years on TV drama, entertainment, films and live sport, as Amazon deepens its presence in the nation.
Leading today’s slate is drama Fifteen-Love from Line of Duty producer World Productions.
The show is created by The Innocents writer Hania Elkington and is set in the elite world of tennis, portraying protagonist Justine Pearce as...
- 5/19/2022
- by Max Goldbart
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Entertainment One (eOne) and British production company Mam Tor Productions are developing a TV adaptation of Helen Monks Takhar’s upcoming novel Precious You.
The book, which is a generation gap thriller, is being adapted by Monks Takhar herself and her husband Danny Takhar, who is a former Sky drama executive. Former BBC Films and Amazon exec Beth Pattison, who has worked on feature films including Brooklyn and On Chesil Beach, will serve as story consultant for the adaptation.
Precious You explores the explosive toxic rivalry between millennial, Lily, and Gen X queen, Katherine, when their professional and personal lives collide. As their resentment, and connection, deepens, the two are drawn into a dangerous and obsessive cat-and-mouse game.
The adaptation comes ahead of the publication of the novel by Harper Collins HQ in the UK and Penguin Random House in the U.S. It is expected to be released in April 2020. Monks Takhar,...
The book, which is a generation gap thriller, is being adapted by Monks Takhar herself and her husband Danny Takhar, who is a former Sky drama executive. Former BBC Films and Amazon exec Beth Pattison, who has worked on feature films including Brooklyn and On Chesil Beach, will serve as story consultant for the adaptation.
Precious You explores the explosive toxic rivalry between millennial, Lily, and Gen X queen, Katherine, when their professional and personal lives collide. As their resentment, and connection, deepens, the two are drawn into a dangerous and obsessive cat-and-mouse game.
The adaptation comes ahead of the publication of the novel by Harper Collins HQ in the UK and Penguin Random House in the U.S. It is expected to be released in April 2020. Monks Takhar,...
- 7/19/2019
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
Network: Netflix.
Episodes: Eight (hour).
Seasons: One.
TV show dates: August 24, 2018 — August 24, 2019.
Series status: Cancelled.
Performers include: Sorcha Groundsell, Percelle Ascott, Guy Pearce, Jóhannes Hauker Jóhannesson, Laura Birn, Sam Hazeldine, Lise Risom Olsen, Trond Fausa, and Ingunn Beate Øyen.
TV show description:
From creators Hania Elkington and Simon Duric, The Innocents TV show is a British supernatural drama. The series follows young lovers June McDaniel (Groundsell) and Harry Polk (Ascott), who defy their families and run away to be together. Their romantic adventure is upended when June starts to exhibit mysterious abilities.
When Harry and June realize she has the power to shape-shift, they try to find a way to control the...
Episodes: Eight (hour).
Seasons: One.
TV show dates: August 24, 2018 — August 24, 2019.
Series status: Cancelled.
Performers include: Sorcha Groundsell, Percelle Ascott, Guy Pearce, Jóhannes Hauker Jóhannesson, Laura Birn, Sam Hazeldine, Lise Risom Olsen, Trond Fausa, and Ingunn Beate Øyen.
TV show description:
From creators Hania Elkington and Simon Duric, The Innocents TV show is a British supernatural drama. The series follows young lovers June McDaniel (Groundsell) and Harry Polk (Ascott), who defy their families and run away to be together. Their romantic adventure is upended when June starts to exhibit mysterious abilities.
When Harry and June realize she has the power to shape-shift, they try to find a way to control the...
- 3/21/2019
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
The annual talent showcase will profile 20 new actors, directors, writers and producers from the UK and Ireland, launching in June.
Submissions for Screen’s 2019 edition of Stars of Tomorrow are in their final week, closing at 00.01 on Saturday March 16.
The annual talent showcase will profile 20 new actors, directors, writers and producers from the UK and Ireland, launching in June.
This year the selection will also include an up-and-coming head of department in five key categories: cinematography, production design, editing, casting and music.
Informal industry submissions, recommendations and nominations should be emailed to screenstarsoftomorrow@gmail.com, before the March 16 deadline.
Candidates...
Submissions for Screen’s 2019 edition of Stars of Tomorrow are in their final week, closing at 00.01 on Saturday March 16.
The annual talent showcase will profile 20 new actors, directors, writers and producers from the UK and Ireland, launching in June.
This year the selection will also include an up-and-coming head of department in five key categories: cinematography, production design, editing, casting and music.
Informal industry submissions, recommendations and nominations should be emailed to screenstarsoftomorrow@gmail.com, before the March 16 deadline.
Candidates...
- 3/11/2019
- by Ben Dalton
- ScreenDaily
Nominations close on March 16.
Screen International is on the hunt for 20 new actors, directors, writers and producers from the UK and Ireland to showcase in its 16th annual Stars of Tomorrow portfolio, which this year will be launched in June.
This year, the roster will also include an up-and-coming head of department in five key categories: cinematography, production design, editing, casting and music.
Informal industry submissions, recommendations and nominations should be emailed to screenstarsoftomorrow@gmail.com for a two-week period only until March 16.
Candidates for Stars of Tomorrow should be young professionals with a track record – albeit brief – in the UK and Irish film industries,...
Screen International is on the hunt for 20 new actors, directors, writers and producers from the UK and Ireland to showcase in its 16th annual Stars of Tomorrow portfolio, which this year will be launched in June.
This year, the roster will also include an up-and-coming head of department in five key categories: cinematography, production design, editing, casting and music.
Informal industry submissions, recommendations and nominations should be emailed to screenstarsoftomorrow@gmail.com for a two-week period only until March 16.
Candidates for Stars of Tomorrow should be young professionals with a track record – albeit brief – in the UK and Irish film industries,...
- 2/26/2019
- by Screen staff
- ScreenDaily
Entertainment One (eOne) has struck a first-look deal with British scripted producer Mam Tor Productions.
The Designated Survivor studio has inked a multi-year deal with the company, which is run by Tally Garner.
Mam Tor is currently developing a number of projects including two projects that made it on the Black List UK; Autumn, a post-prison drama written by UK scribe Emily Marcuson (Doctors) and femme fatale drama series Full Front from by Hania Elkington, who is writing for Netflix’s The Innocents.
eOne will serve as the studio and handle international rights on all projects coming out of the partnership.
Garner previously set up Cuba Pictures with Curtis Brown, where she developed BBC and AMC drama McMafia and produced Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell.
“Tally’s creative ambitions and proven track-record, deep industry relationships and sharp instincts make her the ideal partner for eOne,” said Polly Williams, eOne’s Vice President,...
The Designated Survivor studio has inked a multi-year deal with the company, which is run by Tally Garner.
Mam Tor is currently developing a number of projects including two projects that made it on the Black List UK; Autumn, a post-prison drama written by UK scribe Emily Marcuson (Doctors) and femme fatale drama series Full Front from by Hania Elkington, who is writing for Netflix’s The Innocents.
eOne will serve as the studio and handle international rights on all projects coming out of the partnership.
Garner previously set up Cuba Pictures with Curtis Brown, where she developed BBC and AMC drama McMafia and produced Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell.
“Tally’s creative ambitions and proven track-record, deep industry relationships and sharp instincts make her the ideal partner for eOne,” said Polly Williams, eOne’s Vice President,...
- 11/29/2018
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
Annual talent showcase spotlights the hottest up-and-coming actors and filmmakers in the UK and Ireland.
Screen International has revealed its Stars of Tomorrow 2018, spotlighting the hottest up-and-coming actors and filmmakers in the UK and Ireland.
Now in its 15th year, the annual talent showcase spotlights up-and-coming actors, writers, directors and producers from the UK and Ireland who are primed to make their mark in the industry in the years to come.
The annual showcase has established itself as a key identifier of emerging UK and Ireland talent, both in front of and behind the camera.
Screen International has revealed its Stars of Tomorrow 2018, spotlighting the hottest up-and-coming actors and filmmakers in the UK and Ireland.
Now in its 15th year, the annual talent showcase spotlights up-and-coming actors, writers, directors and producers from the UK and Ireland who are primed to make their mark in the industry in the years to come.
The annual showcase has established itself as a key identifier of emerging UK and Ireland talent, both in front of and behind the camera.
- 10/4/2018
- by Screen staff
- ScreenDaily
[Editor’s Note: The following article contains spoilers from Season 1 of “The Innocents,” including the finale.]
“The Innocents,” Netflix’s British/Norwegian series that puts a supernatural twist on the star-crossed romance, concluded on quite the cliffhanger. After eight episodes in which young lovers June (Sorcha Groundsell) and Harry (Percelle Ascott) ran away from home only to discover she’s a shapeshifter, their adventures came to a violent, disastrous end.
In the action-packed episode, after secrets are revealed and sacrifices are made, two people end up dead, one person is in police custody, two people are rendered comatose, and June is mortally wounded. IndieWire spoke to the cast and crew of the series about the finale and whether or not Season 2 is in the cards. While creators Hania Elkington and Simon Duric couldn’t confirm the series will continue, their caginess was perhaps the best indicator that a second season seems likely.
Below, check out what the cast and creators could...
“The Innocents,” Netflix’s British/Norwegian series that puts a supernatural twist on the star-crossed romance, concluded on quite the cliffhanger. After eight episodes in which young lovers June (Sorcha Groundsell) and Harry (Percelle Ascott) ran away from home only to discover she’s a shapeshifter, their adventures came to a violent, disastrous end.
In the action-packed episode, after secrets are revealed and sacrifices are made, two people end up dead, one person is in police custody, two people are rendered comatose, and June is mortally wounded. IndieWire spoke to the cast and crew of the series about the finale and whether or not Season 2 is in the cards. While creators Hania Elkington and Simon Duric couldn’t confirm the series will continue, their caginess was perhaps the best indicator that a second season seems likely.
Below, check out what the cast and creators could...
- 8/26/2018
- by Hanh Nguyen
- Indiewire
Netflix might be churning out more shows than a cash-strapped 90s boyband on a reunion tour, but there’s plenty of quality in the quantity, as evidenced by this week’s brand new sci-fi drama, The Innocents.
It’s a coming-of-age, road trip mystery/ drama, centring on a pair of young runaways – Harry and June – who whisk themselves out of Yorkshire and toward London, for June’s father is trying to isolate his daughter from the world for hitherto hidden reasons.
It’s not long after the pair hit the road that they realise they’re being chased by more than just an angry, over-bearing dad. And June is about to understand why her father was such a worrier in the first place…
We were given the chance to meet the show writers Hania Elkington and Simon Duric to discuss the genesis of the show and how a coming-of-age drama...
It’s a coming-of-age, road trip mystery/ drama, centring on a pair of young runaways – Harry and June – who whisk themselves out of Yorkshire and toward London, for June’s father is trying to isolate his daughter from the world for hitherto hidden reasons.
It’s not long after the pair hit the road that they realise they’re being chased by more than just an angry, over-bearing dad. And June is about to understand why her father was such a worrier in the first place…
We were given the chance to meet the show writers Hania Elkington and Simon Duric to discuss the genesis of the show and how a coming-of-age drama...
- 8/24/2018
- by Richard Phippen
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
This week the cast gathered in London for the launch of the teenage supernatural love story The Innocents, the scary new Netflix Original series. It stars Sorcha Groundsell, Petcelle Ascott, Guy Pearce, Jóhannes Haukur Jóhannesson, Laura Birn, Sam Hazeldine, Lise Risom Olsen, Nadine Marshall and Trond Fausa. It was created by Simon Duric and Hania Elkington.
The Innocents arrives on Netflix on the 24th of August, here are our interviews.
The Innocents Interviews
Plot:
The Innocents is a teenage supernatural love story, which revolves around two teenagers, Harry and June, who run away from their repressive family to be together. After this, they are thrown into a journey of self-discovery, due to the secrets kept by their parents, which test their love. Besides this, their respective extraordinary gifts end up unleashing powerful forces, who intend on dividing them forever.
The post Premiere Interviews: Guy Pearce, Sorcha Groundsell and Percelle Ascott...
The Innocents arrives on Netflix on the 24th of August, here are our interviews.
The Innocents Interviews
Plot:
The Innocents is a teenage supernatural love story, which revolves around two teenagers, Harry and June, who run away from their repressive family to be together. After this, they are thrown into a journey of self-discovery, due to the secrets kept by their parents, which test their love. Besides this, their respective extraordinary gifts end up unleashing powerful forces, who intend on dividing them forever.
The post Premiere Interviews: Guy Pearce, Sorcha Groundsell and Percelle Ascott...
- 8/23/2018
- by Jon Lyus
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
There may be no feeling more identifiable than those teenage years—the sensation of being out-of-place, clumsily mishandling your nascent adult powers and oftentimes stuck in the wrong skin altogether. This itchy sensation has long been the province of superhero comics and movies—it’s what fuels, say, the long-running “Spider-Man” franchise. And it’s put to clever and evocative use in Netflix’s “The Innocents,” a new series whose lead character (Sorcha Groundsell) has the power to shift between bodies; unlike most superheroes, though, she can barely control her gift and seeks to keep it hidden. Teens, the show’s obvious intended audience, will relate to “The Innocents'” high dudgeon, but adults will find a show that punches above its weight, defined by both its stirringly dramatic tone and the two charming performances at its center.
Groundsell’s June, who’s on the eve of her 16th birthday as the show begins,...
Groundsell’s June, who’s on the eve of her 16th birthday as the show begins,...
- 8/20/2018
- by Daniel D'Addario
- Variety Film + TV
Netflix has released a trailer for their new original series The Innocents and all is not as it would appear.
The eight-episode series focuses on teenagers Harry and June who run away from their repressive families to be together, they’re derailed by an extraordinary discovery – June’s ability to shape-shift.
As the star-crossed lovers struggle to control this strange new power, a mysterious professor reveals that June is not alone: there are more shifters out there like her, and he promises to cure June and reunite her with the mother who deserted her three years ago. But as their journey becomes increasingly fraught with danger, Harry and June’s love for each other is tested to breaking point and they’re faced with a choice: keep their innocent dream alive, or embrace that their lives have changed and risk everything.
Created and written by Hania Elkington and Simon Duric,...
The eight-episode series focuses on teenagers Harry and June who run away from their repressive families to be together, they’re derailed by an extraordinary discovery – June’s ability to shape-shift.
As the star-crossed lovers struggle to control this strange new power, a mysterious professor reveals that June is not alone: there are more shifters out there like her, and he promises to cure June and reunite her with the mother who deserted her three years ago. But as their journey becomes increasingly fraught with danger, Harry and June’s love for each other is tested to breaking point and they’re faced with a choice: keep their innocent dream alive, or embrace that their lives have changed and risk everything.
Created and written by Hania Elkington and Simon Duric,...
- 8/9/2018
- by Zehra Phelan
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Netflix received critical acclaim early this year for an eight-episode (so far) British series about teen runaways who fall for one another, “The End of the F***ing World.” The streaming service hopes for a successful repeat with “The Innocents,” and just debuted that show’s newest trailer. While “The End of the F***ing World” featured a possible-psychopath protagonist, “The Innocents” stars Sorcha Groundsell (“Clique”) as a young woman who shape-shifts, transforming herself into humans who bear little resemblance to her blue-eyed self.
Groundsell’s June McDaniel learns of her unique ability after she and fellow classmate Harry Polk (Percell Ascott) flee their stern families. Well, what’s left of their families: June’s mother, a fellow shape-shifter, abandoned her three years ago, worried about harming her child. Golden Globe nominee Guy Pearce (“Mildred Pierce”) plays Halvorson, a professor who vows to reconnect and cure mother and daughter.
Hania Elkington...
Groundsell’s June McDaniel learns of her unique ability after she and fellow classmate Harry Polk (Percell Ascott) flee their stern families. Well, what’s left of their families: June’s mother, a fellow shape-shifter, abandoned her three years ago, worried about harming her child. Golden Globe nominee Guy Pearce (“Mildred Pierce”) plays Halvorson, a professor who vows to reconnect and cure mother and daughter.
Hania Elkington...
- 8/8/2018
- by Jenna Marotta
- Indiewire
Being a teenager is never easy, but when those growing pains encompass involuntary shape-shifting, it can be downright dangerous. Netflix’s new science-fiction series “The Innocents” explores one 16-year-old’s curious coming-of-age story this August.
At the Television Critics Association press tour on Sunday, Netflix brought together a panel for “The Innocents,” including co-creators and writers Hania Elkington and Simon Duric, and stars Guy Pearce, Sorcha Groundsell, and Percelle Ascott. Netflix also released a sneak peek featurette, which can be seen below.
In the eight-part series, June McDaniel (Groundsell) has had it with her controlling father, and on her 16th birthday runs away with her boyfriend Harry Polk (Ascott), the son of a police officer. But as the young star-crossed lovers soon realize, June’s father had a reason to curtail her activities. It turns out she’s a shape-shifter, which leads to some freaky and dangerous situations.
June can’t control her newfound ability,...
At the Television Critics Association press tour on Sunday, Netflix brought together a panel for “The Innocents,” including co-creators and writers Hania Elkington and Simon Duric, and stars Guy Pearce, Sorcha Groundsell, and Percelle Ascott. Netflix also released a sneak peek featurette, which can be seen below.
In the eight-part series, June McDaniel (Groundsell) has had it with her controlling father, and on her 16th birthday runs away with her boyfriend Harry Polk (Ascott), the son of a police officer. But as the young star-crossed lovers soon realize, June’s father had a reason to curtail her activities. It turns out she’s a shape-shifter, which leads to some freaky and dangerous situations.
June can’t control her newfound ability,...
- 7/29/2018
- by Hanh Nguyen
- Indiewire
Netflix has set August 24 for the premiere of The Innocents and released a first-look trailer for the British teen supernatural drama series.
Created and written by Hania Elkington and Simon Duric, The Innocents centers on teenagers Harry and June who run away from their repressive families to be together and are derailed by an extraordinary discovery — June’s ability to shape-shift. As the star-crossed lovers struggle to control this strange new power, a mysterious professor reveals that June is not alone: there are more shifters out there like her, and he promises to cure June and reunite her with the mother who deserted her three years ago. But as their journey becomes increasingly fraught with danger, Harry and June’s love for each other is tested to breaking point and they’re faced with a choice: keep their innocent dream alive, or embrace that their lives have changed and risk everything.
Created and written by Hania Elkington and Simon Duric, The Innocents centers on teenagers Harry and June who run away from their repressive families to be together and are derailed by an extraordinary discovery — June’s ability to shape-shift. As the star-crossed lovers struggle to control this strange new power, a mysterious professor reveals that June is not alone: there are more shifters out there like her, and he promises to cure June and reunite her with the mother who deserted her three years ago. But as their journey becomes increasingly fraught with danger, Harry and June’s love for each other is tested to breaking point and they’re faced with a choice: keep their innocent dream alive, or embrace that their lives have changed and risk everything.
- 4/18/2018
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
Film, TV lists to alternate from 2019.
The Brit List, the annual selection of the best unproduced screenplays as voted for by the industry, has launched a TV offshoot with an inaugural 20-strong crop of series.
Since 2007, a selection of screenplays for feature films has been published in the autumn. This will happen again in 2018, following on from the launch of The Brit List: TV. From 2019, the lists will alternate year by year from film to television.
The first Brit List: TV saw more than 100 nominations put forward by 70 British TV companies, with 20 making the final list by gaining two nominations or more from different participants. Companies can put forward three of their own projects, but must also submit three projects that they are now involved in. All voters are anonymous.
This year’s list features series from companies including BBC Studios, Scott Free and Warp Films.
Alexandra Arlango, who has overseen the Brit List over the last decade...
The Brit List, the annual selection of the best unproduced screenplays as voted for by the industry, has launched a TV offshoot with an inaugural 20-strong crop of series.
Since 2007, a selection of screenplays for feature films has been published in the autumn. This will happen again in 2018, following on from the launch of The Brit List: TV. From 2019, the lists will alternate year by year from film to television.
The first Brit List: TV saw more than 100 nominations put forward by 70 British TV companies, with 20 making the final list by gaining two nominations or more from different participants. Companies can put forward three of their own projects, but must also submit three projects that they are now involved in. All voters are anonymous.
This year’s list features series from companies including BBC Studios, Scott Free and Warp Films.
Alexandra Arlango, who has overseen the Brit List over the last decade...
- 2/23/2018
- by Tom Grater
- ScreenDaily
Author: Zehra Phelan
Netflix has released an eerie announcement video for a new original series, The Innocents which stars Sorcha Groundsell, Percelle Ascott and Guy Pearce.
The series tells the story of when teenagers, Harry and June, run away from their repressive family lives to be together. They are thrown into an extraordinary journey of self-discovery that derails their innocent dream. Secrets kept from them by their respective parents test their love to breaking point, and the extraordinary gift they possess unleashes powerful forces intent on dividing them forever.
The series stars Sorcha Groundsell (Clique, Iona, Sleeping Lions) as June, Percelle Ascott (Wizard vs. Aliens, The Weekend Movie) as Harry and Guy Pearce (L.A. Confidential, Memento, The King’s Speech) as Halvorson.
Created by Hania Elkington and Simon Duric, the new Netflix original series consists of eight episodes. It is produced by UK-based New Pictures, led by Elaine Pyke,...
Netflix has released an eerie announcement video for a new original series, The Innocents which stars Sorcha Groundsell, Percelle Ascott and Guy Pearce.
The series tells the story of when teenagers, Harry and June, run away from their repressive family lives to be together. They are thrown into an extraordinary journey of self-discovery that derails their innocent dream. Secrets kept from them by their respective parents test their love to breaking point, and the extraordinary gift they possess unleashes powerful forces intent on dividing them forever.
The series stars Sorcha Groundsell (Clique, Iona, Sleeping Lions) as June, Percelle Ascott (Wizard vs. Aliens, The Weekend Movie) as Harry and Guy Pearce (L.A. Confidential, Memento, The King’s Speech) as Halvorson.
Created by Hania Elkington and Simon Duric, the new Netflix original series consists of eight episodes. It is produced by UK-based New Pictures, led by Elaine Pyke,...
- 2/19/2018
- by Zehra Phelan
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Netflix has just released an announcement teaser for their upcoming British teen supernatural drama series The Innocents. They also announced the cast of the series which includes Guy Pearce, Sorcha Groundsell (Clique) and Percelle Ascott (Wizard vs. Aliens).
The series was created by Hania Elkington and Simon Duric and it's described as "a teenage love story with supernatural twists." I'm definitly intrigued by the promo and it looks like it could end up being a great new series.
The Innocents revolves around teenagers Harry (Ascott) and June (Groundsell). When the pair run away from their repressive family lives to be together, they are thrown into an extraordinary journey of self-discovery that derails their innocent dream. Secrets kept from them by their respective parents test their love to breaking point, and the extraordinary gift they possess unleashes powerful forces intent on dividing them forever.
Pearce will take on the role of a character named Halvorson.
The series was created by Hania Elkington and Simon Duric and it's described as "a teenage love story with supernatural twists." I'm definitly intrigued by the promo and it looks like it could end up being a great new series.
The Innocents revolves around teenagers Harry (Ascott) and June (Groundsell). When the pair run away from their repressive family lives to be together, they are thrown into an extraordinary journey of self-discovery that derails their innocent dream. Secrets kept from them by their respective parents test their love to breaking point, and the extraordinary gift they possess unleashes powerful forces intent on dividing them forever.
Pearce will take on the role of a character named Halvorson.
- 2/15/2018
- by Joey Paur
- GeekTyrant
Netflix has set the cast for British teen supernatural drama series The Innocents. Guy Pearce (L.A. Confidential) is set to star alongside Sorcha Groundsell (Clique) and Percelle Ascott (Wizard vs. Aliens) in the newly titled eight-episode series created by Hania Elkington and Simon Duric. Described as a teenage love story with supernatural twists, The Innocents revolves around teenagers Harry (Ascott) and June (Groundsell). When the pair run away from their repressive…...
- 2/15/2018
- Deadline TV
Rob Leane Kirsten Howard Mar 6, 2018
Wondering what to watch? Here’s our rundown of 2018’s new British dramas...
As we surge into 2018, the impressive amount of top-quality dramas emanating from our home-grown channels is showing no signs of decreasing.
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There are plentiful programmes you’ll want to watch and/or record for later, as Britain’s best broadcasters battle it out for your attention and affections. Here, then, is a big long list of shows to look forward to in 2018...
The Innocents
Guy Pearce stars as a mysterious character currently only known as 'Halvorson' in Netflix's new 8-part supernatural teen...
Wondering what to watch? Here’s our rundown of 2018’s new British dramas...
As we surge into 2018, the impressive amount of top-quality dramas emanating from our home-grown channels is showing no signs of decreasing.
See related Luke Cage: making a star of a lesser-known character Jessica Jones season 2: episode titles and fantastic pulp covers released Iron Fist season 2: Alice Eve joins the cast Daredevil season 3: Vincent D’Onofrio teases Fisk's evolution The Punisher season 2 adds Supergirl's Floriana Lima
There are plentiful programmes you’ll want to watch and/or record for later, as Britain’s best broadcasters battle it out for your attention and affections. Here, then, is a big long list of shows to look forward to in 2018...
The Innocents
Guy Pearce stars as a mysterious character currently only known as 'Halvorson' in Netflix's new 8-part supernatural teen...
- 12/31/2017
- Den of Geek
Netflix is at it again… the upstart streaming service has ordered an untitled eight-episode series created and written by Hania Elkington (The North London Book of the Dead) and Simon Duric (“The Crown,” “Black Mirror”) and produced by UK-based New… Continue Reading →
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- 8/14/2017
- by Debi Moore
- DreadCentral.com
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