Articles about TNT
Devlin in the detail
Sci-fi writer and producer supremo Dean Devlin previews his upcoming fantasy series The Librarians: The Next Chapter, offers his advice to aspiring writers and explains why he believes escapist entertainment should get more recognition.
Keeping it Professionals
Star Tom Welling and co-showrunner Jeff Most open up about explosive action-thriller series Professionals, which is set against a backdrop of international espionage and a 21st century space race.
Off the rails
Orphan Black co-creator Graeme Manson brings DQ aboard his latest project, Snowpiercer, in which humanity’s last survivors live on a train that continually travels around a frozen planet Earth.
Out of this world
US cable channel TNT turned to Caleb Carr’s arresting novel The Alienist as the premise of its biggest ever drama series. The creative team behind the series, alongside star Luke Evans, discuss bringing the period piece from page to screen.
Creative focus
As Content London 2017 comes to an end, it’s clear that talent is now in greater demand than ever. But while a host of A-list names attended the three-day event, delegates also learned about a community of new writers with stories ripe for adaptation.
Good girl gone bad
Michelle Dockery sheds her Downton Abbey image in TNT thriller Good Behavior, which is returning for its second season this month. She tells DQ about leaving Lady Mary behind for a life of crime in the US drama – and previews her upcoming Netflix series Godless.
Will power
With TNT’s Will and ABC’s Romeo & Juliet sequel Still Star-Crossed airing this summer, Stephen Arnell looks at William Shakespeare’s record as a drama character in his own right.
Writing shows with mass audience appeal
Peter Lenkov delivered a mainstream hit with CBS’s Hawaii Five-0, and now he’s played a part in MacGyver’s strong start. Meanwhile, we look the writers who picked up International Emmy gongs this week.
The Last Ship extends tour of duty
US cable network TNT has greenlit a fifth season of hit series The Last Ship before season four hits the air. Elsewhere, there is news of a new Nordic noir series and a macabre Aussie thriller.
Writers dabble with the supernatural
French creative duo Herve Hadmar and Marc Herpoux have another international hit with spooky drama Beyond the Walls, while there are also supernatural success stories for the Duffer brothers and Jeff Davis.
Acorn TV is US growth opportunity
Acorn is providing a platform for international scripted series to break into the US, while Lifetime unveils plans for a news series based on Bette Midler’s classic 1980s movie Beaches.
UK drama showcases regional beauty
UK drama producers are exploring every corner of their country in search of great locations – just as well given that the cost of going abroad has rocketed in the wake of the Brexit referendum.
Setting the tone
The makers of TNT crime drama Animal Kingdom and creative director and designer Erin Sarofsky discuss the creation of the show’s title sequence and reflect on the importance of such openings to drama series.
Upfronts 2016: Networks perform the safety dance
As the dust settles on the US networks’ Upfronts week, Stephen Arnell casts his eye over the new shows set to hit our screens in 2016/17.
Nordic drama in good company
The ‘Nordicisation’ of global drama continues with Nevision’s support for new series Midnights, while BBC3 makes its first online drama acquisitions and Amazon picks up AMC’s Preacher.
Networks and streamers look for laughs
It’s been a good week for comedy, with Netflix ordering a TV version of Dear White People and TNT joining forces with E4 on Foreign Bodies. Meanwhile, FX has given the go-ahead to another anthology from hit machine Ryan Murphy.
Tour guide
The US TV industry is in the midst of the Television Critics Association’s Winter Press Tour, a fascinating event during which leading US cable and broadcast networks provide valuable insights into their plans. Andy Fry reports.
Netflix and Amazon blast into 2016
Will the scripted series boom continue in the new year? Absolutely, if Netflix and Amazon’s recent activity is anything to go by.
BBC makes premature call for Midwife
This week Andy Fry looks at the last burst of commissions and renewals before the festive break, a new project for Downton Abbey’s Michelle Dockery and Amazon’s latest assault on the pay TV market.
Family affair: John Rogers on The Librarians
Showrunner John Rogers tells Michael Pickard why family-friendly fantasy drama The Librarians stands up against its bloodier rivals.