UKTV

  • New Ryan Philippe and Juliette Lewis thriller heading to UKTV’s Watch

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    UKTV has snagged the exclusive pay-TV rights to Secrets and Lies, a major new thriller starring Ryan Philippe and Juliette Lewis. The show, which is produced by ABC Studios, drew audiences of more than 8m viewers when it premiered in the US earlier this year and has already been renewed for a second series.

  • The Strain returns to UK screens in August

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    The second series of The Strain will get its UK premier next month courtesy of UKTV’s entertainment channel Watch. Based on Guillermo del Toro and Chuck Hogan’s best-selling The Strain Trilogy, the series tells the story of Dr. Ephriam Goodweather (Corey Stoll), the head of the Centers for Disease Control in New York City. Season…

  • The Last Man on Earth wakes up on UKTV’s Dave

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    Starring Will Forte (Saturday Night Live, 30 Rock) and January Jones, and set in 2020, the critically-acclaimed series follows the comic consequences of Phil Miller (Forte) as he discovers he’s the only human left on Earth when a deadly virus wiped out the population. 

  • One to watch: Hoff the Record

    One to watch: Hoff the Record

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    The mockumentary series sees former Knight Rider and Baywatch star David Hasselhoff play a fictionalised version of himself who is forced to move to the UK after work dries up and his disastrous personal life leaves him desperate for cash.

  • Parks and Recreation moves to UKTV’s Dave

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    The show, which will launch this Summer, stars Hollywood A–listers Amy Poehler (Saturday Night Live), Rashida Jones (The Social Network), Aziz Ansari (Ice Age: Continental Drift), Nick Offerman (22 Jump Street), Aubrey Plaza (The To Do List), Chris Pratt (Guardians of the Galaxy, Jurassic World), Adam Scott (The Secret Life of Walter Mitty) and Rob…

  • UKTV’s Gold commissions new Dick Clement and Ian La Frenais comedy

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    Dick Clement and Ian La Frenais are returning to TV with a brand-new comedy set in the court of Henry IX, the fictitious, present-day King of the United Kingdom. The show is described as “the almost universal story of a middle-aged man trapped in his life… except this one just happens to be the reigning…