pilots
Comedy Slices: BBC Three unveils new line-up of 2018 pilots
June 20, 2018 | David FarnorBBC Three has unveiled three new pilots for its latest line-up of Comedy Slices.
Now in their sixth year, the Comedy Slices are a central part of the BBC’s work to develop the next generation of British comedy talent. Today, … Read More
Amazon passes on 2017 comedy pilots
December 19, 2017 | David FarnorAmazon has passed on all of its comedy pilots released this autumn.
Amazon’s pilot season format has been a key part of developing original shows for Amazon Prime Video, with individual episodes released publicly online and audience feedback used to … Read More
Amazon TV pilot reviews: Sea Oak, The Climb, Love You More
November 12, 2017 | David FarnorThis weekend sees the arrival of Amazon’s latest pilot season, but it arrives at a point when Amazon is preparing to move away from pilots altogether: under the direction of CEO Jeff Bezos, Amazon Studios has now been instructed to … Read More
Michael Patrick King and Glenn Close lead Amazon’s new pilot season
October 24, 2017 | David FarnorAmazon has unveiled its latest season of TV pilots, with projects from an impressive line-up of names that includes Michael Patrick King, Glenn Close and Bobcat Goldthwait.
The season consists of three new half-hour pilots – The Climb, Love … Read More
Amazon cancels The Last Tycoon
September 11, 2017 | David FarnorAmazon has cancelled The Last Tycoon, only a few weeks after its first season premiered.
The nine-episode series, which starred Kelsey Grammer, Matt Bomer and Lily Collins, was based on F. Scott Fitzgerald’s last, unfinished novel. It followed Hollywood’s Golden … Read More
Tom Hardy, Kayvan Novak lead BBC Three’s 2017 comedy pilots
July 27, 2017 | David FarnorTom Hardy and Kayvan Novak are leading the charge of big names appearing in BBC Three’s new batch of comedy pilots for 2017.
One of the best things about BBC Three has been its commitment to finding and nurturing new … Read More
Amazon’s Sea Oak pilot adds director and new cast
June 24, 2017 | David FarnorAmazon’s Sea Oak has found a director for its pilot.
The zombie comedy series, which is written by George Saunders (Lincoln in the Bardo) from his own short story, was ordered to pilot by Amazon Studios in March, before signing … Read More
Adam Rose joins Amazon’s pot comedy pilot
December 1, 2016 | David FarnorAdam Rose will co-star in Amazon’s pilot for its pot comedy series Budding Prospects.
Directed by Bad Santa’s Terry Zwigoff, the series is based on the TC Boyle novel of the same name, following three hapless city boys move from … Read More
Amazon orders kids originals Bug Diaries and Sigmund and the Sea Monsters
November 30, 2016 | David FarnorAmazon has ordered two new kids originals series: Bug Diaries and Sigmund and the Sea Monsters.
The Bug Diaries is an animated comedy series for preschoolers based on the books by best-selling author Doreen Cronin and best-selling Illustrator Harry Bliss. … Read More
Anil Kapoor signs up for Amazon’s Strange New Things
November 22, 2016 | David FarnorAnil Kapoor has signed up for Amazon’s adaptation of Michel Faber’s The Book of Strange New Things.
The Indian superstar, who has broken through to mainstream Western media with roles in Slumdog Millionaire, Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol and 24, … Read More