Daisy Ridley To Star In ‘The Better Liar’ Series Based On Book In Works At Amazon From Raelle Tucker
Exclusive: Amazon Studios has partnered with The Tornante Company to develop The Better Liar, a drama series based on the book by the same name by Tanen Jones. Daisy Ridley is set to star in and executive produce the adaptation, written and executive produced by Raelle Tucker (True Blood), Deadline has learned.
Raelle Tucker (Photo by Derek White/Getty Images for Scad)
In The Better Liar, when a woman hires a lookalike in an effort to conceal her sister’s death and claim their shared inheritance, her deception exposes a web of dangerous secrets. Siobhan Bachman also executive produces for The Tornante Company.
This would mark the first starring TV role for Ridley, probably best known for playing Rey in the Star Wars franchise. She has been filming the noir thriller Magpie, based on a story she had developed, and will next be seen in The Marsh King’s Daughter and Young Woman and the Sea.
Raelle Tucker (Photo by Derek White/Getty Images for Scad)
In The Better Liar, when a woman hires a lookalike in an effort to conceal her sister’s death and claim their shared inheritance, her deception exposes a web of dangerous secrets. Siobhan Bachman also executive produces for The Tornante Company.
This would mark the first starring TV role for Ridley, probably best known for playing Rey in the Star Wars franchise. She has been filming the noir thriller Magpie, based on a story she had developed, and will next be seen in The Marsh King’s Daughter and Young Woman and the Sea.
- 3/2/2023
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
Hitmen, the scripted comedy vehicle for Sue Perkins and Mel Giedroyc, has been renewed for a second season by Comcast-owned broadcaster Sky. NBCUniversal’s Peacock has also committed to acquiring Season 2 in the U.S. after it streamed Season 1.
Produced by Banijay’s Tiger Aspect, Hitmen is about two friends Fran (Perkins) and Jamie (Giedroyc) trying to make their way in the world with only each other to rely on. They also just happen to be assassins.
The second season, created and written by Joe Parham and Joe Markham, will see a new friend create a rift between Fran and Jamie, ultimately jeopardizing their double act.
Tiger Aspect produces in association with Sky Studios. Myfanwy Moore, Siobhan Bachman, Morwenna Gordon and Tilusha Ghelani executive produce. The commissioners are Zai Bennett, Sky UK’s managing director content, and Jon Mountague, Sky Studios’ director of comedy. NBCU Global Distribution handles international sales.
Produced by Banijay’s Tiger Aspect, Hitmen is about two friends Fran (Perkins) and Jamie (Giedroyc) trying to make their way in the world with only each other to rely on. They also just happen to be assassins.
The second season, created and written by Joe Parham and Joe Markham, will see a new friend create a rift between Fran and Jamie, ultimately jeopardizing their double act.
Tiger Aspect produces in association with Sky Studios. Myfanwy Moore, Siobhan Bachman, Morwenna Gordon and Tilusha Ghelani executive produce. The commissioners are Zai Bennett, Sky UK’s managing director content, and Jon Mountague, Sky Studios’ director of comedy. NBCU Global Distribution handles international sales.
- 8/20/2020
- by Jake Kanter
- Deadline Film + TV
Mel and Sue are coming back for “Hitmen” seconds.
Their Sky series “Hitmen,” which premiered on Peacock in the U.S. earlier this month, has been renewed for a second season, Variety has learned exclusively. Season 2 is slated to premiere sometime in 2021.
In “Hitmen,” former “Great British Bake Off” hosts Mel Giedroyc and Sue Perkins play Jamie and Fran, who are trying to make their way in the world with only each other to rely on. They also just happen to kill people for a living.
The show debuted in the U.K. on Sky One back in March, and Giedroyc tells Variety that plans for when and how to shoot the second outing are well under way.
“We’re very excited because series 2 has now been officially greenlit and we’re going to film, fingers crossed, in the new year, whenever it’s possible for us to do that,...
Their Sky series “Hitmen,” which premiered on Peacock in the U.S. earlier this month, has been renewed for a second season, Variety has learned exclusively. Season 2 is slated to premiere sometime in 2021.
In “Hitmen,” former “Great British Bake Off” hosts Mel Giedroyc and Sue Perkins play Jamie and Fran, who are trying to make their way in the world with only each other to rely on. They also just happen to kill people for a living.
The show debuted in the U.K. on Sky One back in March, and Giedroyc tells Variety that plans for when and how to shoot the second outing are well under way.
“We’re very excited because series 2 has now been officially greenlit and we’re going to film, fingers crossed, in the new year, whenever it’s possible for us to do that,...
- 8/20/2020
- by Will Thorne
- Variety Film + TV
In today’s TV News round-up, AMC released the first full length trailer for the fifth season of “Better Call Saul” and Quibi announced two hosts for the doghouse construction reality show “Barkitecture.”
Casting
Quibi announced that Tyler Cameron and Delia Kanza will host the reality show “Barkitecture” on the mobile streaming platform. The new show captures the lifestyles of dog lovers as they build extravagant dog houses to gift to their pets. The show is produced by Turn Card Content and Bravo Media. Courtney Smith, Audra Smith and Jake Haelen serve as executive producers for Turn Card Content.
Dates
The Weather Channel will air the second installment of “2020: Race to Save the Planet” on Feb. 1 at 8 p.m. The special features conversations with 2020 presidential candidates Senator Amy Klobuchar, former Representative Bob Inglis, former New York City mayor Michael Bloomberg, Tom Steyer and Andrew Yang, as well as politicians,...
Casting
Quibi announced that Tyler Cameron and Delia Kanza will host the reality show “Barkitecture” on the mobile streaming platform. The new show captures the lifestyles of dog lovers as they build extravagant dog houses to gift to their pets. The show is produced by Turn Card Content and Bravo Media. Courtney Smith, Audra Smith and Jake Haelen serve as executive producers for Turn Card Content.
Dates
The Weather Channel will air the second installment of “2020: Race to Save the Planet” on Feb. 1 at 8 p.m. The special features conversations with 2020 presidential candidates Senator Amy Klobuchar, former Representative Bob Inglis, former New York City mayor Michael Bloomberg, Tom Steyer and Andrew Yang, as well as politicians,...
- 1/29/2020
- by J. Kim Murphy
- Variety Film + TV
Former Archie Studios executive Siobhan Bachman has joined the Tornante Company as its new head of development at Tornante Television.
The private investment firm is helmed by former Walt Disney Company CEO Michael Eisner. In her new role, Bachman will develop, pitch and produce new television projects across all platforms, with a special emphasis on expanding the company’s live-action programming.
Bachman joins the company with almost 20 years of industry experience, having worked for ABC Studios, BBC, Channel 4 and Sky1. She most recently held the title of senior vice president of film and television at Archie Studios, where she developed projects out of the Archie IP library and created original shows. She will report to Noel Bright, president of Tornante Television.
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“With the success of ‘BoJack Horseman’ on Netflix, ‘Undone’ on Amazon and ‘NOS4A2’ on AMC,...
The private investment firm is helmed by former Walt Disney Company CEO Michael Eisner. In her new role, Bachman will develop, pitch and produce new television projects across all platforms, with a special emphasis on expanding the company’s live-action programming.
Bachman joins the company with almost 20 years of industry experience, having worked for ABC Studios, BBC, Channel 4 and Sky1. She most recently held the title of senior vice president of film and television at Archie Studios, where she developed projects out of the Archie IP library and created original shows. She will report to Noel Bright, president of Tornante Television.
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“With the success of ‘BoJack Horseman’ on Netflix, ‘Undone’ on Amazon and ‘NOS4A2’ on AMC,...
- 1/29/2020
- by Margeaux Sippell
- The Wrap
Michael Eisner’s the Tornante Company has brought Siobhan Bachman aboard as Head of Development. The veteran TV exec will develop, pitch and produce new projects across all platforms with a focus on expanding the BoJack Horseman producer’s existing work in live-action programming.
Bachman has nearly two decades of experience in the industry, having worked across film and television in the U.S. and U.K. at ABC Studios, BBC, Channel 4, Sky1 and more. She most recently was Svp Film and Television at Archie Studios, where she developed television and film projects out of the extensive Archie IP library and created a slate of original shows.
She will report to Tornante Television President Noel Bright.
“With the success of BoJack Horseman on Netflix, Undone on Amazon and NOS4A2 on AMC, Michael Eisner’s Tornante company has established itself as a premier independent studio,” Bachman said, “and I am...
Bachman has nearly two decades of experience in the industry, having worked across film and television in the U.S. and U.K. at ABC Studios, BBC, Channel 4, Sky1 and more. She most recently was Svp Film and Television at Archie Studios, where she developed television and film projects out of the extensive Archie IP library and created a slate of original shows.
She will report to Tornante Television President Noel Bright.
“With the success of BoJack Horseman on Netflix, Undone on Amazon and NOS4A2 on AMC, Michael Eisner’s Tornante company has established itself as a premier independent studio,” Bachman said, “and I am...
- 1/29/2020
- by Erik Pedersen
- Deadline Film + TV
Archie Comics Publications is expanding its film and television operations with Archie Comics Studios to build on the success of Riverdale, Chilling Adventures of Sabrina and the upcoming Katy Keene pilot on The CW. Archie Comics Publisher & CEO Jon Goldwater says the Pelham, N.Y., company is at a crucial juncture as it celebrates its 80th anniversary with surging screen successes and a deep library of venerable characters. That’s led to two new key executive hires: Siobhan Bachman, Svp of Film & Television, and Matthew Lottman, Head of Development & Production.
“There has never been a more important time for Archie Comics as a brand or as a multimedia company, with the success of Riverdale, Chilling Adventures of Sabrina and the upcoming Katy Keene pilot,” said Goldwater, who is an executive producer on all three shows. “With that in mind, and with an eye toward shepherding the company’s vast, diverse...
“There has never been a more important time for Archie Comics as a brand or as a multimedia company, with the success of Riverdale, Chilling Adventures of Sabrina and the upcoming Katy Keene pilot,” said Goldwater, who is an executive producer on all three shows. “With that in mind, and with an eye toward shepherding the company’s vast, diverse...
- 2/7/2019
- by Geoff Boucher
- Deadline Film + TV
Sky has cooked up latest high-profile comedy Hitmen, starring former Bake Off hosts Sue Perkins and Mel Giedroyc.
The pay-tv giant, which had a busy weekend after Comcast lodged a $40B offer to takeover the company, has commissioned the six-part series to air in 2019 that will see the British presenters play a pair of contract killers.
The series is produced by Peaky Blinders co-producer Tiger Aspect, which is part of Endemol Shine.
Perkins and Giedroyc play misfits Fran and Jamie, who stumbled into a career in contract killing. Working out of their scruffy van, each episode follows the hapless duo as they try to carry out their latest hit, inevitably derailed by incompetence, bickering, and inane antics. As each hit goes south, the pair are thrown into one bizarre misadventure after another, each full of oddball characters and unexpected dilemmas. As the mishaps rack up, Fran and Jamie’s friendship is put through the wringer.
The pay-tv giant, which had a busy weekend after Comcast lodged a $40B offer to takeover the company, has commissioned the six-part series to air in 2019 that will see the British presenters play a pair of contract killers.
The series is produced by Peaky Blinders co-producer Tiger Aspect, which is part of Endemol Shine.
Perkins and Giedroyc play misfits Fran and Jamie, who stumbled into a career in contract killing. Working out of their scruffy van, each episode follows the hapless duo as they try to carry out their latest hit, inevitably derailed by incompetence, bickering, and inane antics. As each hit goes south, the pair are thrown into one bizarre misadventure after another, each full of oddball characters and unexpected dilemmas. As the mishaps rack up, Fran and Jamie’s friendship is put through the wringer.
- 9/24/2018
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
The Mindy Project co-star Ed Weeks has sold a project as a writer, half-hour comedy Wing Person, which has been set up at ABC. Co-written by Weeks and fellow Brit Hannah Mackay (Peep Show), Wing Person is the story of the co-dependent relationship between a lesbian lothario and her cautious, straight male best friend. Anne Brogan, Val Ames, Melanie Stokes and Siobhan Bachman are executive producing for London-based Kindle Entertainment. Weeks stars as Dr. Jeremy Reed on Th…...
- 11/9/2015
- Deadline TV
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