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The nominations for the 2025 BAFTA TV Awards have been announced!

The annual awards event recognizes the excellence in British television of 2024.

Baby Reindeer and Mr Bates vs The Post Office led the nominations this year with four each followed by Say Nothing, Rivals, Slow Horses, Mr Loverman, and The Traitors, all with three each.

The 2025 BAFTA TV Awards are scheduled to take place on Sunday, May 11 at the Royal Festival Hall in London, England and will air live on BBC.

Keep reading to find out more…Keep scrolling to read the full list of nominations…

Best Drama Series

Blue Lights (BBC One)

Sherwood (BBC One)

Supacell (Netflix)

Wolf Hall: The Mirror and the Light (BBC One)

Best Scripted Comedy

Alma’s Not Normal (BBC Two)

Brassic (Sky Max)

G’wed (ITV2)

Ludwig (BBC One)

Best Limited Drama

Baby Reindeer (Netflix)

Lost Boys and Fairies (BBC One)

Mr Bates vs The Post Office...

Many of the on-stage discussions in Series Mania have reflected a TV industry facing numerous stresses and strains and in the midst of a painful transition — especially from the execs based in the U.K. On Thursday, it was the turn of Ruth Berry, ITV Studios president of global partnerships and its new digital entertainment platform Zoo 55.

“What we saw last year was a perfect storm of macroeconomic challenges that were causing people to think about what they were programming, who their key audience was, who the key advertisers they needed to attract to their broadcast business,” she said, speaking on stage in Lille.

But Berry pointed to ITV Studios shows such as “Fool Me Once,” “Ludwig,” “Until I Kill You,” “After the Flood” and “Mr Bates Vs the Post Office” — which this morning landed six BAFTA nominations — as proof that the business was still experiencing “creative success” and was in “rude health.

Jane Millichip, CEO of BAFTA, has expressed confidence in the resilience of British television despite recent industry challenges, describing the creative and craft quality of U.K. TV as being at “the highest it’s ever been.”

Speaking after the announcement of the BAFTA TV and Craft nominations, which saw Netflix’s “Baby Reindeer” leading with eight nods, Millichip addressed concerns about what some have labeled a crisis in British television production, especially in the scripted space.

“Notwithstanding the fact that we’ve had a tough market for the last year or so, this year’s nominees show that creatively and craft wise, British TV is in rude health,” Millichip told Variety. “The quality of the nominations is extraordinary, and a lot of brilliant TV didn’t get nominated. We have 134 nominated programs out of just over 600 programs entered.”

The BAFTA TV Awards nominations saw “Baby Reindeer” dominate, while ITV...

BAFTA CEO Jane Millichip, the former Sky Studios chief content officer and chief commercial officer, says Thursday’s nominations for the 2025 BAFTA Television Awards reflect the health and strength of the U.K. TV industry’s creative output.

“The British TV sector is in rude health, creatively and in terms of craft production quality,” she tells The Hollywood Reporter. “The range of the styles and genres and the depth of the quality is really on display here. And we have quite a lot of first-time nominees, particularly in the performing categories, which is really refreshing. Almost half the [contenders in the] performing categories are first-time nominees, including some surprising names, such as Jonathan Pryce and Danny Dyer.”

Netflix hit series Baby Reindeer leads the nominations for the 2025 BAFTA Television Awards and the BAFTA Television Craft Awards, unveiled on Thursday, with eight, followed by Disney+ series Rivals, Apple TV+ hit Slow Horses and ITV...

The Oscars are over. The Golden Globes have all been handed out. And the BAFTAs are but a swiftly fading, "Did David Tennant really sing 500 Miles with James McAvoy and Anna Kendrick?" memory now. But the BAFTA TV awards are very much still on the horizon, and as the celebration of the small screen gears up for its 11 May telecast, today we've learned who the nominees are that'll be vying for those precious golden statues. Leading the way with a solid eight nominations is Richard Gadd's Netflix stalker drama Baby Reindeer, while racy Disney+ show Rivals, Apple TV+ Slough House spies joint Slow Horses, and ITV's incendiary Mr Bates Vs The Post Office all follow close behind with an impressive six nominations each.

Among Baby Reindeer's many nods are noms for Richard Gadd in Leading Actor and Writer, Jessica Gunning and Nava Mau in Supporting Actress...

Netflix's Emmy Award-winning Baby Reindeer led the 2025 BAFTA TV and Craft Awards nominations on Thursday with eight bids, including Best Limited Drama, a lead actor nomination for creator and star Richard Gadd, and two supporting actress nominations for Jessica Gunning and Nava Mau. The limited series won several honors last year and through the winter, including Emmy Award wins for Gadd and Gunning, and a Screen Actors Guild Award victory for Gunning.

Three shows tied for second behind Baby Reindeer with six nominations: ITV's Mr. Bates vs. the Post Office, Disney+'s Rivals, and Apple TV+'s spy show and Emmy winner Slow Horses.

Other nominations of note, particularly for this current Emmys cycle, include four bids for FX's limited series Say Nothing and two mentions for Industry. The latter includes a lead actress nomination for star Marisa Abela, who shined during the show's breakout third season last year,...

Baby Reindeer has received the most nominations across the Bafta TV and Television Craft Awards, scoring eight nods including limited drama.

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The Clerkenwell Films-produced Netflix hit, which is created by and stars Richard Gadd, is up for leading actor, limited drama and supporting actress (for Jessica Gunning and Nava Mau) in the TV awards, and director – fiction, editing – fiction, sound – fiction and writer – drama in the TV Craft Awards.

It will compete against ITV1’s drama Mr Bates vs The Post Office (ITV Studios and Little Gem Media), Disney+’s Rivals (Happy Prince) and...

A trio of the biggest British streaming hits have secured numerous nominations for the BAFTA TV Awards 2025, while BAFTA has recognized a stellar year for ITV’s Mr Bates vs the Post Office.

Baby Reindeer leads the charts across the BAFTA TV and Craft Awards with eight nominations including Limited Drama, Leading Actor for creator Richard Gadd and two Supporting Actresses in Jessica Gunning and Nava Mau. The latter becomes the first openly transgender nominee at the BAFTA TV Awards, several weeks after Karla Sofía Gascón achieved the same in film.

Apple TV+’s Slow Horses and Disney+’s Rivals have six nominations apiece, with Gary Oldman for the former and David Tennant for the latter doing battle in a crowded Leading Actor category, which also features Lennie James (Mr Loverman), Martin Freeman (The Responder) and Toby Jones (Mr Bates vs the Post Office). Danny Dyer, who was expected to secure a nom for Rivals,...

Netflix hit series Baby Reindeer is leading the nominations for the 2025 BAFTA Television Awards and the BAFTA Television Craft Awards, unveiled on Thursday, just a little more than a month following the BAFTA Film Awards ceremony. It earned eight noms, followed by Disney+ series Rivals, AppleTV+ hit Slow Horses and ITV’s Mr Bates vs the Post Office with six each.

Baby Reindeer earned nominations in the categories of limited drama, leading actor, supporting actress, director fiction, editing fiction, sound fiction and writer: drama.

Other shows earning nominations include The Traitors, Industry, Gavin & Stacey: The Finale, Wolf Hall: The Mirror and the Light and Shrinking.

In the performance categories, 21 of the 44 nominees received their first BAFTA TV Awards nomination, including Nicola Coughlan (Big Mood), Bilal Hasna (Extraordinary), Christopher Chung and Jonathan Pryce (Slow Horses), Jessica Gunning, Richard Gadd and Nava Mau (Baby Reindeer), Lolly Adefope (The Franchise), Marisa Abela (Industry...

After winning six Emmy Awards last year, “Baby Reindeer” is looking to dominate on home soil with eight nominations at the BAFTA TV and Craft Awards.

The hit Netflix series emerged at the top of the pack, landing nods for limited drama, leading actor for Richard Gadd and supporting actress for both Jessica Gunning and Nava Mau. With her nomination, Mau becomes the first openly transgender BAFTA TV Award nominee.

Further down, there was a three-way tie for second place, with ITV’s “Mr. Bates vs. the Post Office,” Disney+’s Jilly Cooper adaptation “Rivals” and Apple TV+’s spy series “Slow Horses” earning six nominations each. Disney+ also earned four nominations for Ira drama “Say Nothing,” as did the BBC documentary “Life and Death in Gaza.”

“Baby Reindeer” stars Gadd and Gunning were among 21 of 44 performance nominees to land their first BAFTA TV award nomination. Other first-timers include Jonathan Pryce...

Hit Netflix drama “Adolescence” has shattered a significant barrier in the U.K. television landscape, becoming the first streaming show to claim the top spot in the country’s weekly TV ratings.

The critically acclaimed series outperformed traditional broadcast heavyweights including BBC’s “The Apprentice” and “Death in Paradise,” according to official data released by U.K. ratings body Barb (Broadcasters Audience Research Board).

The first episode of “Adolescence” drew 6.45 million viewers in its debut week, establishing a new record for streaming viewership in the U.K. This figure surpasses the previous streaming record of 6.3 million set by Netflix’s “Fool Me Once” in January 2024.

“Adolescence” demonstrated remarkable staying power with its second episode attracting 5.94 million viewers, while BBC One’s “The Apprentice” and “Death in Paradise” followed closely in third and fourth positions with 5.79 and 5.75 million viewers respectively. The third and fourth episodes of “Adolescence” also performed strongly, drawing 5.14 million and 4.65 million viewers respectively.

The stars of big streaming hits Rivals and Baby Reindeer have scooped gongs at this year’s Broadcasting Press Guild (Bpg) Awards.

Danny Dyer, previously better known for soaps and soccer movies, won Best Actor for his role as Freddie Jones in Disney+’s Jilly Cooper adaptation Rivals, beating off competition from big stars Lennie James (Mr Loverman), Toby Jones (Mr Bates vs the Post Office), Eddie Redmayne (Day of the Jackal) and Mark Rylance (Wolf Hall). Bella Maclean, who played ‘Taggie’ in Rivals, also conquered tough competition in the form of Baby Reindeer creator Richard Gadd to win the Bpg Breakthrough Award.

Baby Reindeer star Jessica Gunning, who has won plaudits worldwide for her role in Gadd’s Netflix show and took home an Emmy last year, won Best Actress ahead of another Rivals star, Katherine Parkinson, Ambika Mod (One Day), Monica Dolan (Mr Bates vs the Post Office...

The new Netflix crime drama series Adolescence has been a rare phenomenon, receiving critical acclaim for its performances and execution, as well as being met with praise for tackling hard-hitting, topical issues including incels, the “manosphere,” and the dangers of social media. Now, the creator behind the series, Jack Thorne, wants the series to play a part in tackling these issues in real-life, urging the UK government to show the drama in Parliament and in schools.

The four-part series, which details the tragic story of the Miller family, who are thrown into turmoil after 13-year-old Jamie Miller is accused of killing a female classmate. Adolescence has seen huge success since being released last week, becoming the most-streamed series in both the UK and the US within the first week. Thorne is hoping that the series “causes discussion and makes change.” Which is often something that great drama can do. He...

Nicola Coughlan will be honored at this year’s Canneseries festival with the Konbini Commitment Award. The Bridgerton and Derry Girls star will participate in an interview before receiving the award at the Lumiere Theater in Cannes’ Palais des Festivals on April 28.

The award, presented by French media group Konbini, recognizes talent whose work has artistic impact or social significance. Previous recipients include Sex Education creator Laurie Nunn, American Horror Story actress Michaela Jaé Rodriguez, and Transparent showrunner Joey Soloway.

Coughlan gained recognition for her role in Derry Girls, a comedy set in 1990s Northern Ireland. The series won best comedy at the 2023 BAFTAs and the International Emmy Awards. She later gained international fame as Penelope Featherington in Bridgerton, earning a Screen Actors Guild nomination for best female actor in a drama series.

She also appeared as Diplomat Barbie in Barbie, starred alongside Lydia West in Big Mood, and featured...

ITV bosses faced numerous sale rumor questions this morning but didn’t budge on the speculation, while content boss Kevin Lygo revealed only one drama is stuck in the funding limbo instigated by the American co-pro drop-off.

Reuters recently reported that ITV is in talks over merging production arm ITV Studios with RedBird Imi’s All3Media, which lit a fire under the media industry. Unsurprisingly CEO Carolyn McCall faced numerous questions during its annual results call about the rumors as the broadcaster revealed a mixed results picture including record profits for the production arm.

McCall said you would “expect a lot of speculation” due to the current state of the market and pointed out that such speculation has also followed ITV Studios rivals such as Banijay and Fremantle, although she perhaps consciously avoided mentioning All3Media.

“We won’t comment on speculation but what I would say is we will...

Danny Dyer is on the awards trail for his turn in Disney+ series Rivals.

The EastEnders actor will compete for Best Actor at the Broadcasting Press Guild (Bpg) Awards, which is voted on by British television and media journalists.

Dyer starred as electronics businessman Freddie Jones in Disney’s series about sex and skulduggery in the British television business in the 1980s.

To win the Bpg prize, he will have to fend off competition from Lennie James (Mr Loverman), Toby Jones (Mr Bates vs the Post Office), Eddie Redmayne (Day of the Jackal), and Mark Rylance (Wolf Hall).

Rivals, based on Jilly Cooper’s novels, will do battle for Best Drama Series alongside Baby Reindeer, Day of the Jackal, Mr Bates vs The Post Office, and Wolf Hall.

Baby Reindeer star Jessica Gunning, a darling of the awards season, has been nominated for Best Actress, where her competition includes Monica Dolan...

The London TV Screenings, or London Screenings for short, the global TV industry event running Feb. 23-28, is ready for its close-up. The once low-key affair, where networks and sales outfits screen their latest shows for international buyers, has grown to can’t-miss status over the years. 2025 will be London Screenings’ time to shine, particularly without any competition from the now-defunct Mip TV.

That said, Mip will be holding its own inaugural Mip London event during the week, featuring panel discussions on industry trends, hot new properties from the likes of South Korea and Japan, as well as a session with David Beckham and Netflix chief content officer Bela Bajaria.

The London Screenings come at an inflection point for the global TV industry. After a sustained boom in high-end drama, networks, and streamers are again cutting costs and betting more on lower-cost non-fiction and reality shows. In the fiction arena,...

After two postponements due to the recent Los Angeles wildfires, the 30th annual Critics Choice Awards were at last held on Friday — and it was a big night for Shōgun.

FX’s acclaimed drama, which went into the evening with the most TV category nods, ultimately won in four of the five categories for which it was nominated, including trophies for Best Drama Series, Actor in a Drama (Hiroyuki Sanada), Supporting Actor in a Drama (Tadanobu Asano) and Supporting Actress in a Drama (Moeka Hoshi). Anna Sawai, however — nominated for Best Actress in a Drama Series — ultimately lost out to Kathy Bates,...

Exclusive: Peter Kosminsky, the BAFTA-winning television director and writer, has claimed that the funding emergency for British dramas is the “greatest crisis we’ve ever faced in my working lifetime.”

In an exclusive interview with Deadline, the Wolf Hall director claimed that the industry is in danger of self-censoring provocative, public-interest series because of the risk that they won’t secure the necessary finance to enter production.

The funding crisis is dominating discussions in the UK scripted community, as executives lament a perfect storm of issues, including U.S. streamers pulling back from co-production, shrinking international sales advances, persistent inflation, ad revenue declines, and BBC funding cuts.

Pact, the UK producer trade body, estimates that there are around 15 British series that have been greenlit but are unable to enter production because of funding shortfalls. The BBC has admitted multiple shows are in “limbo,” with Deadline revealing that one series experiencing...

ITV has officially announced its drama about the U.K.’s phone-hacking scandal and investigation, a seven-part series now entitled “The Hack” and written by multi award-winner Jack Thorne.

The unveiling of the first look from “The Hack” — which shot last year — comes just a week after the hacking controversy concerning Rupert Murdoch’s U.K. tabloids reached a new peak, with his News Group Newspapers making a historic apology to Prince Harry and agreeing to pay substantial damages.

David Tennant — who himself accepted damages from Ngn over a phone-hacking claim against the now-defunct News of the World — plays Nick Davies, the investigative journalist who uncovered evidence of hacking. Toby Jones plays his former editor-in-chief at The Guardian newspaper, Alan Rusbridger, while — in a story running parallel to the hacking expose — Robert Carlyle plays former Met Police detective chief superintendent Dave Cook, who led an investigation into the unsolved murder of private investigator Daniel Morgan.

Exclusive: The timing couldn’t be better. Just a week after Rupert Murdoch’s shock apology and settlement with Prince Harry, ITV has unveiled a phone hacking drama series from Jack Thorne starring David Tennant as investigative journalist Nick Davies.

ITV and Australian streamer Stan have spent the past year quietly filming, editing and laying the groundwork for The Hack, which comes from the storied creative trio of multi-bafta Award winner Thorne, director Lewis Arnold (Sherwood) and producer Patrick Spence (Mr Bates vs the Post Office).

Set between 2002 and 2012, The Hack interweaves two real life stories, the work of Davies, who uncovered evidence of phone hacking at Murdoch’s now-defunct News of the World, and the story of the investigation into the unsolved murder of private investigator Daniel Morgan, led by former Met Police Detective Chief Superintendent Dave Cook. Its working titles through the past year have included Broken News and Mandrake.

C Critics Choice Awards 2025 TV Nominations Revealed ( Photo Credit – Instagram )

Each year, fans look forward to a set of awards to see the best projects and talents of the past year be rewarded. The Critics Choice Awards is one such annual awards ceremony. The 2025 edition of the show is coming up next month and netizens have been eagerly waiting for the nominations.

The list of nominees helps them figure out who will sweep the trophies this time around. Whether their favorite shows and actors will get their due or will they have to deal with a snub? Here’s what we know about the 30th edition of the Critics Choice Awards, including the revealed nominees.

When Are Where To Watch 2025 Critics Choice Awards?

The 2025 edition of the Critics Choice Awards will be held on January 12, 2025, in Santa Monica, California. The ceremony will be broadcasted on E! and will stream on Peacock the day after.

“Shōgun” was the most lauded show among the Critics Choice Awards annual list of TV nominations. The FX series nods in six categories: drama series, drama actor (Hiroyuki Sanada), drama actress (Anna Sawai), supporting drama actor (Tadanobu Asano and Takehiro Hira) and supporting drama actress (Moeka Hoshi).

After “Shōgun,” six series tied with four nominations each: “Abbott Elementary,” “Disclaimer,” “Hacks,” “The Diplomat,” “The Penguin” and “What We Do in the Shadows.”

The Critics Choice Awards will take place on Jan. 12 and air live on E! at 7p.m. See the full list of nominated series below.

Best Drama Series

“The Day of the Jackal” (Peacock)

“The Diplomat” (Netflix)

“Evil” (Paramount+)

“Industry” (HBO/Max)

“Interview with the Vampire” (AMC)

“The Old Man” (FX)

“Shōgun” (FX/Hulu)

“Slow Horses” (Apple TV+)

Best Actor In A Drama Series

Jeff Bridges – “The Old Man” (FX)

Ncuti Gatwa – “Doctor Who” (Disney+)

Eddie Redmayne – “The Day of the Jackal...

Cosmo Jarvis as John Blackthorne and Anna Sawai as Toda Mariko in ‘Shogun’ (Photo Cr: Katie Yu / FX)

FX’s Shōgun tops the list of the 30th annual Critics Choice Awards TV nominees, earning six nominations including Best Drama Series. The Penguin, The Diplomat, Hacks, Disclaimer, Abbott Elementary, and What We Do in the Shadows followed close behind with four nominations each.

Chelsea Handler will return as host of the 2025 Critics Choice Awards airing live on E! on Sunday, January 12, 2025 at 7pm Et/Pt. Nominations in the film categories will be announced on Thursday, December 12, 2024.

30th Annual Critics Choice Awards TV Nominees

Best Drama Series

The Day of the Jackal (Peacock)

The Diplomat (Netflix)

Evil (Paramount+)

Industry (HBO | Max)

Interview with the Vampire (AMC)

The Old Man (FX)

Shōgun (FX / Hulu)

Slow Horses (Apple TV+)

Best Actor In A Drama Series

Jeff Bridges – The Old Man (FX)

Ncuti Gatwa – Doctor Who...

Television nominees for the 30th Annual Critics Choice Awards were announced on Thursday, and FX’s acclaimed drama Shōgun led the pack with six total nominations.

Shōgun was one of eight shows to earn a nod in the Best Drama Series category, while cast members Hiroyuki Sanada, Anna Sawai, Tadanobu Asano, Takehiro Hira and Moeka Hoshi all picked up nominations for their work, as well.

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The Critics Choice Association (CCA) has announced all the nominees for the TV categories for the 30th annual Critics Choice Awards happening on Sunday, January 12, 2025 at the Barker Hangar in Los Angeles.

In the lead overall is the Emmy-winning FX series “Shōgun” with six nominations including Best Drama Series, Best Actor in a Drama Series for producer/star Hiroyuki Sanada, Best Actress in a Drama Series for Anna Sawai, and Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series — a category it was left out of at the Emmys — for Moeka Hoshi.

Other series recognized with multiple nominations include “Abbott Elementary,” “Hacks,” “The Diplomat” and “What We Do in the Shadows,” which have all been recognized by the organization in previous years, as well as new series like “Disclaimer,” “The Penguin,” and “English Teacher.”

Nominations for the film categories will be announced on Thursday, December 12, 2024.

The Critic Choice Awards 2025 will once again...

Hot off its record haul at the Emmys, FX/Hulu’s Shōgun leads the 30th Critics Choice Awards TV nominations with six, followed by a half-dozen other shows with four each: ABC’s Abbott Elementary, Apple TV+’s Disclaimer, HBO|Max’s Hacks and The Pengiun, Netflix’s The Diplomat and the final season of FX’s What We Do in the Shadows.

Eight other programs are next with three nominations apiece.

Netflix leads all networks and platforms with 23 Cca noms, followed by awards rival HBO|Max with 21. FX with 13 and Apple TV+ with 12 are the only others in double digits.

Nominations for the film categories will be revealed December 12, and the awards will be handed out Sunday, January 12, at Barker Hangar in Santa Monica. E! will air the Critics Choice Awards live.

Shōgun picked up a staggering 18 Emmy Awards on 25 nominations at the September 15 ceremony. It will face off...

The television nominations for the 2025 Critics Choice Awards have been unveiled!

The awards show celebrates both TV shows and movies, with the movie nominations expected to be unveiled one week from today on December 12. So stay tuned for those!

With the TV nominations unveiled today, it looks like FX’s Shogun has the most nominations this year with 6 total. Several shows came in second place with four nominations each including Hacks, Abbott Elementary, The Diplomat, and The Penguin.

The 2025 Critics Choice Awards will air on January 12, 2025

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2025 Critics Choice Awards – TV Show Nominations List:

Best Drama Series

The Day of the Jackal (Peacock)

The Diplomat (Netflix)

Evil (Paramount+)

Industry (HBO | Max)

Interview with the Vampire (AMC)

The Old Man (FX)

Shōgun (FX / Hulu)

Slow Horses (Apple TV+)

Best Actor In A Drama Series

Jeff Bridges...

The Critics Choice Association has announced its TV nominees for the 2025 Critics Choice Awards.

Shogun leads with six nominations, including best drama series, followed by Abbott Elementary, Disclaimer, Hacks, The Diplomat, The Penguin and What We Do In the Shadows, which all each garnered four nominations.

The most nominations for a platform came with Netflix’s 23, with HBO/Max finishing closely behind with 21. FX (including FX on Hulu) had 20.

Nominations for the Critics Choice film categories will be announced on Dec. 12. The Critics Choice Awards will air on E! on Jan. 12 and will be hosted by Chelsea Handler.

See below for the full list of nominations.

Best Drama Series

The Day of the Jackal (Peacock)

The Diplomat (Netflix)

Evil (Paramount+)

Industry (HBO | Max)

Interview with the Vampire (AMC)

The Old Man (FX)

Shōgun (FX / Hulu)

Slow Horses (Apple TV+)

Best Actor in a Drama Series

Jeff Bridges – The Old Man...

“Shōgun” topped Thursday’s 2025 Critics Choice TV Awards nominations with six bids, including Best Drama Series.

Fresh off its record-breaking 18 Emmy wins, “Shōgun” also scored five acting nominations for Emmy champs Hiroyuki Sanada and Anna Sawai in lead, and for Emmy nominees Tadanobu Asano and Takehiro Hira in supporting, while Moeka Hoshi was shortlisted for her supporting turn. In drama series, the FX epic is up against “The Day of the Jackal,” “The Diplomat,” “Evil,” “Industry,” “Interview with the Vampire,” “The Old Man,” and “Slow Horses.”

“Abbott Elementary,” “Disclaimer,” “Hacks,” “The Diplomat,” “The Penguin,” and “What We Do in the Shadows” each nabbed four nominations.

“Hacks,” which stunned “The Bear” for the Best Comedy Series Emmy in September, earned acting bids for Emmy champ Jean Smart, and Emmy nominees Hannah Einbinder and Paul W. Downs. “Hacks” will face off in Best Comedy Series against “Abbott Elementary,” “English Teacher,” “Nobody Wants This,...

The first season of FX’s Emmy-winning juggernaut “Shōgun” continued its roll through awards season on Thursday, leading all programs in nominations for the television categories of the Critics Choice Awards.

The series, set in 17th-century Japan, earned a new Emmy record by winning 18 awards in one season, receiving six nominations from the Critics Choice nominating committees. “Abbott Elementary,” “Disclaimer,” “Hacks,” “The Diplomat,” “The Penguin” and “What We Do in the Shadows” tied for second with four nominations each.

In the Best Drama Series category, “Shōgun” will be going up against “The Day of the Jackal,” “The Diplomat,” “Evil,” “Industry,” “Interview With the Vampire,” “The Old Man” and “Slow Horses.”

Comedy series nominees are “Abbott Elementary,” “English Teacher,” “Hacks,” “Nobody Wants This,” “Only Murders in the Building,” “Somebody Somewhere,” “St. Denis Medical” and “What We Do in the Shadows.”

“Disclaimer” and “The Penguin” led all limited series nominees, with the...

BBC Studios & Zdf Renew Partnership

BBC Studios and Germany’s Zdf today announced at Content London that they’ve renewed their long-term strategic partnership on scripted content. The two broadcasters have said the multi-year deal will extend co-productions on scripted TV content, with Zdf and BBC Studios partnering to co-produce titles across the BBC Studios’ content pipeline. The new agreement also extends to first option on pre-sales and acquisitions across BBC Studios’ catalog available in Germany. Acquisitions already confirmed include Death in Paradise S13-14, Beyond Paradise S1-2, and The Outlaws S2-3. The original partnership with Zdf was forged in 2019. Ther collaborations include A Good Girls Guide to Murder, The Famous Five Series 1, Kidnapped: The Chloe Ayling Story, and The Chelsea Detective.

Itvx Hits Growth Record

ITV’s streaming platform Itvx has hit a new audience record, according to the broadcaster. The streaming platform has become the UK’s fast growing platform,...

The BBC and Netflix have garnered the most nods at the upcoming Royal Television Society (Rts) Craft & Design Awards with 31 and 16 nominations respectively.

BBC series “Lost Boys & Fairies” led the way with four nominations while Netflix’s “Baby Reindeer” garnered three.

Other Netflix shows to be nominated including the recently-canceled mythological series “Kaos” and the adaptation of David Nicholls’ “One Day.”

The ceremony will take place on Dec. 2 at the London Hilton.

“On joining this year as chair of the awards I was extremely confident that the calibre of entries would be high,” said Emma Gormley, chair of the Rts Craft & Design Awards. “However, the submissions we subsequently received have exceeded all expectations, further demonstrating how U.K. creatives are global leaders in the television and streaming space. The nominations we have announced today highlight the incredible range of diverse, genre-defining content that is being created by U.K.

Greenpeace will use humor to change the way people discuss climate change with its new animated series, “My Pet Footprint.”

An animated comedy aimed at Gen Z but meant to be enjoyed by audiences of all ages, “My Pet Footprint” follows 15-year-old Bella and her sentient carbon footprint, Betty, imbued with the collective guilt of all the world’s worst polluters. The duo embarks on a surreal adventure through time and space, experiencing firsthand the most significant climate change impacts created by Big Oil.

Blending dystopian drama with science fiction language and a strong sense of humor, the series takes place in a world where executives have figured out a way to remove their consciences, making them the ultimate bottom-line businesspeople and creating an almost inhuman hurdle for the show’s main characters.

Watch the series’ first trailer below.

“With ‘My Pet Footprint,’ we’re not just creating a TV...

U.K. public service broadcaster ITV has come under fire after a job advert for a “head of generative AI innovation” went viral.

The advert, which was posted on LinkedIn as well as other job sites, says the role will include spearheading “AI-driven innovations in content creation for TV shows, films, and digital-first content across ITV Studios and Itvx” and implementing tools like “AI-generated ideation, character development, and enhanced production graphics.”

The chosen candidate, who will be based in London, will be paid up to £95,000 per year with the potential for an annual bonus and “generous” vacation allowance to boot.

Television writers have reacted with outrage to the job posting, however. In a statement, Ellie Peers, general secretary for the Writers’ Guild of Great Britain (Wggb), said: “We were shocked to hear that ITV are intending to bring in an AI expert to replace writers and other creators. There’s...

Exclusive: Filming has wrapped in Wales on Mr. Burton, the upcoming biopic about the man who inspired screen legend Richard Burton.

Independent Entertainment has sold UK and Ireland rights to Icon Film Distribution, which will release the film theatrically in 2025 to coincide with the centenary of Burton’s birth.

As we first revealed, the film will tell the true story of the relationship between Welsh schoolmaster Philip Burton and a wild young schoolboy called Richard Jenkins. The latter dreamed of becoming an actor, but his ambitions were in danger of being derailed by a combination of family trouble, the pressure of war, and his own lack of discipline. Mr. Burton recognized the raw talent in his pupil, and made it his mission to fight for him, becoming his tutor, strict taskmaster and eventually his adoptive father. Actor Burton would go on to be nominated for seven Oscars and was well...

Mr Bates vs the Post Office: The Impact is a follow-up documentary to the drama series Mr Bates vs The Post Office, which aired in January 2024. The documentary explores the impact of the series and features interviews with the former subpostmasters and subpostmistresses involved in the story, as well as those coming forward to […]

Mr Bates vs the Post Office: The Impact...

Exclusive: The BBC is developing a drama series about the Piper Alpha disaster, one of the most catastrophic offshore oil incidents of all time and the worst in terms of lives lost.

The drama comes around 35 years after the disaster, which took place off the coast of Scotland on a North Sea oil rig that at the time accounted for around 10% of the North Sea’s oil and gas production.

The BBC, Scottish producer Stv Studios and writer James Wood are in the research phase, we are told, and the show is yet to go into production or be given the green light. It is being developed in consultation with Piper Alpha survivors and relatives, and would be based on these new interviews, ongoing research, the 1990 Cullen report into the tragedy and the book Fire in the Night by Stephen McGinty.

Piper Alpha began production in 1976 around 120 miles north east of Aberdeen,...

British broadcast group ITV delivered a mixed financial performance for the first six months of 2024, as it continues to navigate a shifting media landscape.

ITV reported a significant 40% increase in adjusted Ebita to £213 million ($275 million) for the period ending June 30, 2024. This substantial growth came despite a 2% decline in group external revenue, which fell to £1.6 billion ($2.06 billion).

The company’s production arm, ITV Studios, experienced a 13% decrease in revenue to £869 million. This decline was largely attributed to the lingering effects of the 2023 U.S. writers’ and actors’ strikes, which caused delays in production schedules and delivery of content. Profits before tax increased 51% to £178 million.

On a more positive note, ITV’s Media & Entertainment division showed encouraging growth. Total advertising revenue increased by 10% to £889 million, with digital advertising revenue demonstrating particularly strong performance, with a 17% surge.

A bright spot in ITV’s results was the continued success of its streaming service, Itvx.

Get ready for a poignant and eye-opening documentary, “Surviving the Post Office,” airing at 8:30 Pm on Monday, July 22, 2024, on BBC One. Actor Will Mellor, known for his role in the TV drama ‘Mr Bates vs The Post Office’, embarks on a journey across England to uncover the heartbreaking stories of real-life subpostmasters who faced devastating injustices.

In this episode, Will Mellor meets with subpostmasters who were wrongly accused of theft, a scandal that not only robbed them of their savings but also shattered their livelihoods. As the country grapples with the full scale of the injustice, viewers will witness firsthand accounts of the victims and their families, shedding light on the profound impact of these wrongful accusations.

Through intimate interviews and personal stories, “Surviving the Post Office” explores themes of resilience, justice, and the human cost of institutional failures. It offers a compelling narrative that challenges perceptions and raises...

BBC Dg Tim Davie has said quality TV should “not be about the person who can pay the biggest check” as British broadcasting chiefs gathered for the launch of free streaming service Freely.

Davie, Channel 4 CEO Alex Mahon, ITV boss Carolyn McCall and Channel 5 President Sarah Rose were present at last night’s London launch of the service that will for the first time deliver live television over broadband, which is run by Freeview operator Everyone TV.

Each broadcasting chief made an impassioned speech about the power of free TV, with Davie saying: “If you want to keep a society together, it’s having free access to these services, where prominence is not about the person who can pay the biggest check.”

“This group is unique in the world,” he added. “We talk ourselves down as a country too often, but we are market leaders in this.”

McCall,...

Toby Jones, Lisa Vicari and Christiane Paul are set to join season two of Apple TV+’s Hijack, produced by and starring Idris Elbra.

Since its debut, Hijack has become one of Apple TV+’s top dramas. Details on the story for season two are being kept under wraps, but Elba will reprise his role as Sam Nelson — a corporate negotiator who in the first season used his skills to bring about a resolution to the hijacking of a flight on which he was a passenger.

Hijack, which concluded its seven-episode first season in August, drew solid viewership for Apple TV+, becoming the second series on the platform (after Ted Lasso) to earn a spot on Nielsen’s weekly top 10 streaming chart. Reviews were generally favorable as well, with The Hollywood Reporter‘s TV critic Angie Han noting that co-creators George Kay and Jim Field Smith “keep the tension at a delicious thrum.

Exclusive: BAFTA winner Toby Jones (Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy), Dark star Lisa Vicari and International Emmy winner Christiane Paul (FBI: International) are among series regulars joining Idris Elba in season two of Apple thriller Hijack, which is currently filming in the UK.

Elba stars in and is an exec producer on the show whose popular first season followed an airline hijacking. Plot details on season two are being kept under wraps.

The second season is executive-produced by Jamie Laurenson, Hakan Kousetta and Tom Nash at 60Forty Films, alongside executive producers George Kay and Jim Field Smith, with Field Smith’s own production company Idiotlamp Productions.

Season one is rated fresh on Rotten Tomatoes and landed on the Nielsen Streaming Originals Top 10 list. The show is created by George Kay and Jim Field Smith, and Field Smith also serves as lead director.

Jones is coming off widespread acclaim for his starring...

Exclusive: A third season of Acorn TV and Channel 5 detective drama Dalgliesh has begun filming in Northern Ireland.

Produced by New Pictures (The Long Shadow) for Acorn and C5 in association with All3Media International, the third run will include lead actor Bertie Carvel making his directorial debut.

Another three P.D. James novels will be adapted for the season over two hour-long episodes each, in which Commander Dalgliesh is seen with Margaret Thatcher on the cusp of power in the UK. In the first book, Death in Holy Orders, Dalgliesh travels to a remote seminary overlooking a windswept lake, where a body has been found gruesomely murdered. Nearly everyone in the seminary has reason to resent the victim, and Dalgliesh and DS Tarrant must unpick a complicated set of motives to find their killer.

In the second, Cover Her Face, Dalgliesh investigates a murder in the Essex home of the Mehtas,...

Netflix UK will not be changing its commissioning course when the streamer stops reporting quarterly subs numbers, according to its programing chief.

Anne Mensah, who oversees a huge slate featuring the likes of Baby Reindeer and The Gentlemen, said “there is no secret” for producers when they pitch to Netflix, and that this will remain the same given the streamer’s fresh focus on profit over subs.

“I can’t stress enough that [our commissioning strategy] is simply about how you get audiences to press play and stay,” she told the Creative Cities Convention in response to a question over Netflix’s decision to stop reporting quarterly subs numbers from next year.

“Before I arrived the idea was how to put in place a team that is authentically ‘of the UK’ and show you have absolute commitment to staying here long term,” she added. “For me the content remains utterly key.”

Mensah was...

PBS presents an intriguing episode of “Mr. Bates vs The Post Office on Masterpiece” airing Monday, April 22, 2024, at 8:00 Pm. In Season 1 Episode 3, titled “Mr. Bates vs The Post Office,” viewers are in for a captivating showdown as Alan joins forces with the Post Office in a bid to secure justice for his friends.

As the stakes rise and tensions escalate, Alan’s determination to right the wrongs faced by his friends drives him to forge an unlikely alliance with the Post Office. With the fate of those affected hanging in the balance, viewers can expect a gripping narrative filled with twists and turns as Alan navigates the complexities of the legal system.

Join PBS for an evening of suspense and intrigue as “Mr. Bates vs The Post Office on Masterpiece” unfolds. Whether you’re a fan of legal dramas or simply seeking compelling storytelling, this episode promises to deliver an unforgettable viewing experience.

Get ready for another gripping episode of “Mr. Bates vs The Post Office” airing this Monday at 8:00 Pm on PBS. In this installment, the tension escalates as Alan Bates and the Subpostmasters embark on a quest for truth and justice, rallying new allies in Parliament to support their cause.

As the battle against the Post Office intensifies, viewers can expect high-stakes drama and compelling storytelling as Bates and his allies navigate the complexities of the legal system and the corridors of power. With the stakes higher than ever, every move becomes crucial in their fight to uncover the truth and hold the Post Office accountable for its actions.

Filled with intrigue, suspense, and powerful performances, “Mr. Bates vs The Post Office” continues to captivate audiences with its riveting portrayal of real-life events. Tune in this Monday at 8:00 Pm on PBS to witness the next chapter in this gripping saga of justice and redemption.

Prepare for an engaging and thought-provoking episode of “Mr. Bates vs The Post Office on Masterpiece” airing on PBS at 9:00 Pm on Sunday, April 14, 2024. In Season 1 Episode 2, viewers will witness Alan Bates and the Subpostmasters as they embark on a courageous journey to seek truth and justice, armed with newfound allies in Parliament.

As the battle intensifies, tensions rise, and the stakes are higher than ever before. With the Subpostmasters facing formidable challenges, they must rally together and confront the injustices that have plagued them for far too long. With the support of their allies, they set out to hold the Post Office accountable and demand accountability for their actions.

Join the fight for truth and justice in this riveting episode that sheds light on the power of perseverance and the importance of standing up for what is right. Don’t miss “Mr. Bates vs The Post Office on...

An acute sense of instability will inform much of the content bought and sold on the MipTV floor, though the symptoms might manifest themselves beyond doom and gloom. Somewhat unsurprisingly, given an unrelenting remit of climate anxieties and global unrest, this tendency has left no genre untouched.

“Obviously the world in which we live is quite dramatic at the moment, and that has created an appetite for stories that offer solutions,” explains international distribution expert Beatrice Rossmanith. As head of global business for consulting firm Glance Ltd (formerly known as Tape Consultancy), Rossmanith monitors content across hundreds of channels in 45 territories worldwide. And lately she has noticed a pervasive trend.

“There’s obviously a thirst for truth nowadays,” Rossmanith says. “[And a thirst] to tackle modern anxieties by asking what more can we do?”

In the lifestyle space, celebrity profiles are increasingly linked to some sort of activism and political engagement – – while sports...

Exclusive: The production outfit behind Netflix’s Prince Andrew feature Scoop is working with Sarah Lancashire on an “ambitious, contemporary returning series” that Lancashire will star in.

Lighthouse Film & Television is teaming with Lancashire’s recently launched Via Pictures on the show, we can reveal, which Lighthouse co-founder Radford Neville teased is a “research heavy project inspired by real characters.”

Conversations with networks have already begun and Lancashire will star, contradicting reports that emerged earlier this week that she has retired from acting.

Lancashire launched Via Pictures with husband and former BBC and Banijay UK boss Peter Salmon last year upon the conclusion of Happy Valley, one of the corporation’s biggest dramas of the past decade.

“When we set up Lighthouse in 2019 we talked to Sarah about developing something specifically for her,” added Neville. “In the interim she has set up Via and towards the end of last year...