wideawakewesley
05-13-2010, 11:59 AM
From previous thread:
Here's a British import to look out for:
The BBC has announced development of a futuristic series entitled Outcasts, dealing with humanity’s search for a new living space beyond Earth.
Written by Spooks scribe Ben Richards and made by production company Kudos, who were behind Life On Mars, Outcasts is described by the BBC as a “tense and fast-paced series about co-operation and conflict, idealism and power, sexual competition and love”.
Specific plot and character details have yet to be released, but the BBC stated that the show revolves around “life's big imperatives – cheating death, seeking suitable mates and surviving as a species.”
Jane Tranter, BBC Fiction Controller, relayed her enthusiasm for the project, commenting: "Following the unique success of time travel in Life On Mars, I'm naturally extremely excited about the dynamic duo of Kudos and Ben Richards joining forces to create a further dimension in BBC Drama."
And the latest news:
Created by Ben Richards, Outcasts is a new eight-part series set on a recently discovered planet and tells of the dilemmas, loves and lives of a group of people setting up a new world.
This life-sustaining planet is now home to the surviving population from Earth. Here there is a chance to start again, to bring the lessons learnt from Earth and to put them into action on a new planet.
Set in 2040, Outcasts begins on the day the last known transporter from Earth arrives, prompting great excitement on the new planet: Who is on board? Friends and loved ones? Important supplies and news from Earth? But also many questions: Will the new people bring the problems of Earth with them? Will the mistakes that destroyed Earth be repeated? Will the arrival of a new, would-be leader, rock the fragile and precarious equilibrium of our fresh, unified and courageous new world?
And, most importantly of all, how do you create a new and a better world?
Shooting starts in South Africa in April 2010 with casting to be confirmed.
The BBC has commissioned a new eight-part sci-fi series from Ashes To Ashes producer Kudos.
Outcasts follows a diverse group of people who are living in a small town on a fictional planet that has been colonised by humans. These pioneers are helping build a new community far away from their loved ones and are optimistic about their future, but the planet holds many mysteries which threaten to destroy the fragile peace.
The cast includes Hermione Norris (Spooks), Danny Mays (Ashes To Ashes), Eric Mabius (Ugly Betty), Jamie Bamber (Battlestar Galactica) and Ashley Walters (Small Island).
The series is currently being filmed in South Africa for transmission in the Autumn on BBC One.
A sci-fi series which sees humans attempt to populate another planet is being filmed for the BBC.
Among the Outcasts stars are Ugly Betty's Eric Mabius and Spooks actress Hermione Norris.
Currently filming in South Africa, the eight-part series will be set on the fictional Carpathia in 2040.
The series opens with a group of pioneers waiting to welcome other settlers to the planet, who will hopefully bring news of Earth.
Outcasts, which is due to screen on BBC One later in the year, has been created by Spooks writer Ben Richards.
Other actors joining the cast include Jamie Bamber, who appeared in cult US series Battlestar Galactica, and rapper-turned actor Ashley Walters, who recently starred in the BBC adaptation of Small Island.
Ben Stephenson, controller of BBC drama commissioning, said: "Outcasts is a richly intelligent, character led drama full of big ideas about what it is to be human told through thrilling and surprising stories that could only appear in this show."
I hope this lives up to the billing.
Here's a British import to look out for:
The BBC has announced development of a futuristic series entitled Outcasts, dealing with humanity’s search for a new living space beyond Earth.
Written by Spooks scribe Ben Richards and made by production company Kudos, who were behind Life On Mars, Outcasts is described by the BBC as a “tense and fast-paced series about co-operation and conflict, idealism and power, sexual competition and love”.
Specific plot and character details have yet to be released, but the BBC stated that the show revolves around “life's big imperatives – cheating death, seeking suitable mates and surviving as a species.”
Jane Tranter, BBC Fiction Controller, relayed her enthusiasm for the project, commenting: "Following the unique success of time travel in Life On Mars, I'm naturally extremely excited about the dynamic duo of Kudos and Ben Richards joining forces to create a further dimension in BBC Drama."
And the latest news:
Created by Ben Richards, Outcasts is a new eight-part series set on a recently discovered planet and tells of the dilemmas, loves and lives of a group of people setting up a new world.
This life-sustaining planet is now home to the surviving population from Earth. Here there is a chance to start again, to bring the lessons learnt from Earth and to put them into action on a new planet.
Set in 2040, Outcasts begins on the day the last known transporter from Earth arrives, prompting great excitement on the new planet: Who is on board? Friends and loved ones? Important supplies and news from Earth? But also many questions: Will the new people bring the problems of Earth with them? Will the mistakes that destroyed Earth be repeated? Will the arrival of a new, would-be leader, rock the fragile and precarious equilibrium of our fresh, unified and courageous new world?
And, most importantly of all, how do you create a new and a better world?
Shooting starts in South Africa in April 2010 with casting to be confirmed.
The BBC has commissioned a new eight-part sci-fi series from Ashes To Ashes producer Kudos.
Outcasts follows a diverse group of people who are living in a small town on a fictional planet that has been colonised by humans. These pioneers are helping build a new community far away from their loved ones and are optimistic about their future, but the planet holds many mysteries which threaten to destroy the fragile peace.
The cast includes Hermione Norris (Spooks), Danny Mays (Ashes To Ashes), Eric Mabius (Ugly Betty), Jamie Bamber (Battlestar Galactica) and Ashley Walters (Small Island).
The series is currently being filmed in South Africa for transmission in the Autumn on BBC One.
A sci-fi series which sees humans attempt to populate another planet is being filmed for the BBC.
Among the Outcasts stars are Ugly Betty's Eric Mabius and Spooks actress Hermione Norris.
Currently filming in South Africa, the eight-part series will be set on the fictional Carpathia in 2040.
The series opens with a group of pioneers waiting to welcome other settlers to the planet, who will hopefully bring news of Earth.
Outcasts, which is due to screen on BBC One later in the year, has been created by Spooks writer Ben Richards.
Other actors joining the cast include Jamie Bamber, who appeared in cult US series Battlestar Galactica, and rapper-turned actor Ashley Walters, who recently starred in the BBC adaptation of Small Island.
Ben Stephenson, controller of BBC drama commissioning, said: "Outcasts is a richly intelligent, character led drama full of big ideas about what it is to be human told through thrilling and surprising stories that could only appear in this show."
I hope this lives up to the billing.