JamesG
08-27-2015, 02:03 PM
Showtime Takes Over Production of "Episodes"; BBC 2 Will Still Air Season 5
by Nellie Andreeva and Nancy Tartaglione
August 27, 2015
There will be a behind-the-scenes change on the showbiz-centric comedy "Episodes". Since its inception, the show, starring Matt LeBlanc, has been a co-production between the BBC, Showtime and UK’s Hat Trick Productions.
Heading into the series’ upcoming fifth season — fully expected to be the "Episodes‘" final run — the BBC has dropped as a co-producer. Showtime will foot the bill for the comedy, co-producing it with Hat Trick.
There will be no changes in the creative/producing team of the show or its British network home. Creators David Crane and Jeffrey Klarik will continue to write every episode and executive produce with Hat Trick’s Jimmy Mulville.
BBC 2, which has carried the first four seasons, also will air Season 5, this time licensing "Episodes" as it would do any show it doesn’t produce. Showtime now has the exclusive rights to air and distribute the series.
Because of its previous status as BBC-Showtime co-production, the majority of production on "Episodes" has been done in the UK, with a few weeks of filming in LA.
It hasn’t been decided yet whether production will continue to be based in London under the new arrangement.
http://deadline.com/2015/08/episodes-showtime-takes-over-production-season-5-bbc-2-1201507801/
by Nellie Andreeva and Nancy Tartaglione
August 27, 2015
There will be a behind-the-scenes change on the showbiz-centric comedy "Episodes". Since its inception, the show, starring Matt LeBlanc, has been a co-production between the BBC, Showtime and UK’s Hat Trick Productions.
Heading into the series’ upcoming fifth season — fully expected to be the "Episodes‘" final run — the BBC has dropped as a co-producer. Showtime will foot the bill for the comedy, co-producing it with Hat Trick.
There will be no changes in the creative/producing team of the show or its British network home. Creators David Crane and Jeffrey Klarik will continue to write every episode and executive produce with Hat Trick’s Jimmy Mulville.
BBC 2, which has carried the first four seasons, also will air Season 5, this time licensing "Episodes" as it would do any show it doesn’t produce. Showtime now has the exclusive rights to air and distribute the series.
Because of its previous status as BBC-Showtime co-production, the majority of production on "Episodes" has been done in the UK, with a few weeks of filming in LA.
It hasn’t been decided yet whether production will continue to be based in London under the new arrangement.
http://deadline.com/2015/08/episodes-showtime-takes-over-production-season-5-bbc-2-1201507801/