JamesG
05-16-2013, 06:25 PM
David Eick Joins TNT’s "Falling Skies" as New Showrunner
by NELLIE ANDREEVA
Thursday May 16, 2013
Former "Battlestar Galactica" executive producer and "Caprica" co-creator/exec producer David Eick has come on board TNT’s hit alien-invasion drama "Falling Skies" as executive producer/showrunner.
On the show, executive produced by Steven Spielberg and starring Noah Wyle, he replaces fellow "Caprica" co-creator/exec producer Remi Aubuchon, who is leaving after serving as showrunner for the past two seasons.
Season 3 of "Falling Skies" kicks off with a two-hour premiere June 9. Eick is expected to begin assembling a writing staff to start working on Season 4 in anticipation of pickup.
(Because of "Falling Skies‘" complicated shoot and laborious post-production process due to elaborate special effects, the writers on the show normally get a head start before an official green light so the gap between seasons is not too big.)
A Season 4 renewal is considered a formality as "Falling Skies" is TNT’s #1 scripted series in the younger demos. It premiered in 2011 and ranked as basic cable’s #1 new series of the year.
In its second season, the series averaged 5.6 million viewers and ranked as basic cable’s #1 summer drama of 2012 with adults 18-49 (2.6 million) and adults 25-54 (3 million).
Additionally, "Falling Skies" is owned by TNT, bringing the company a lot of money from international sales as the series is airing in some 120 countries.
WME-repped Eick will serve as executive producer alongside Spielberg, DreamWorks TV’s Justin Falvey and Darryl Frank.
http://www.deadline.com/2013/05/david-eick-joins-tnts-falling-skies-as-new-showrunner/
by NELLIE ANDREEVA
Thursday May 16, 2013
Former "Battlestar Galactica" executive producer and "Caprica" co-creator/exec producer David Eick has come on board TNT’s hit alien-invasion drama "Falling Skies" as executive producer/showrunner.
On the show, executive produced by Steven Spielberg and starring Noah Wyle, he replaces fellow "Caprica" co-creator/exec producer Remi Aubuchon, who is leaving after serving as showrunner for the past two seasons.
Season 3 of "Falling Skies" kicks off with a two-hour premiere June 9. Eick is expected to begin assembling a writing staff to start working on Season 4 in anticipation of pickup.
(Because of "Falling Skies‘" complicated shoot and laborious post-production process due to elaborate special effects, the writers on the show normally get a head start before an official green light so the gap between seasons is not too big.)
A Season 4 renewal is considered a formality as "Falling Skies" is TNT’s #1 scripted series in the younger demos. It premiered in 2011 and ranked as basic cable’s #1 new series of the year.
In its second season, the series averaged 5.6 million viewers and ranked as basic cable’s #1 summer drama of 2012 with adults 18-49 (2.6 million) and adults 25-54 (3 million).
Additionally, "Falling Skies" is owned by TNT, bringing the company a lot of money from international sales as the series is airing in some 120 countries.
WME-repped Eick will serve as executive producer alongside Spielberg, DreamWorks TV’s Justin Falvey and Darryl Frank.
http://www.deadline.com/2013/05/david-eick-joins-tnts-falling-skies-as-new-showrunner/