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The BBC has acquired the rights to air “The Turkish Detective,” a new crime thriller set in modern-day Istanbul. The series, which is based on Barbara Nadel’s award-winning novels, stars Haluk Bilginer, Ethan Kai, and Yasemin Kay Allen and will air on BBC Two later this year. “The Turkish Detective” follows the story of Inspector […]

Crime Thriller “The Turkish Detective” Acquired by BBC...

More than 100 key figures from the UK film and TV industry have signed a letter urging the UK government to take “immediate action” against Iranian authorities for “gross violations of human rights and women’s rights” in their response to the wave of public protests that erupted last year.

The industry leaders, including Barbara Broccoli, Phoebe Waller-Bridge, and Edgar Wright, are calling for the UK government to “actively campaign to stop the violence used against the protesters in Iran, including an immediate stop to all executions” and “demand the release of all political prisoners in Iran.”

“Enough is enough. If the global community, which the UK is an active and influential member of, does not act firmly, these atrocities will continue,” the letter reads. “We need to sincerely support the people of Iran in their fight for justice and freedom.”

The letter was organized by British-Iranian filmmaker Babak Anvari (Under...

A growing number of figures from the film and TV industry in the U.K. have signed a letter urging British politicians to support the people of Iran as the country faces global condemnation for executing several of those involved in the wave of protests that erupted last year.

The letter, instigated by British-Iranian filmmaker Babak Anvari, calls for members of U.K. parliament to actively campaign for Iran to stop violence against protesters and end all executions, to hold Iran accountable for the “gross violations of human rights and women’s rights,” and to demand that Iran releases all political prisoners.

Among the almost 100 names to have signed the letter, which is still circulating and gathering attention, are Olivia Colman, Martin McDonagh, Jessie Buckley, Phoebe Waller-Bridge, Brett Goldstein, Jonathan Pryce, Hugh Bonneville, Richard Curtis, Gillian Anderson, Felicity Jones, George Mackay, Edgar Wright and Hayley Atwell.

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Exclusive: Paramount+ has given a formal series green light to The Turkish Detective, an adaptation of Barbara Nadel’s Cwa Silver Dagger Award-winning novels featuring Detective Inspectors Cetin Ikmen and Mehmet Suleyman.

Haluk Biligner (Baba), Ethan Kai and Yasemin Kay Allen (The Usual Suspects) have been tapped to star in the series, set in modern-day Istanbul and produced by Miramax and leading Turkish production company Ay Yapim, in association with Vis, Paramount’s international studio. Filming is set to begin this month in Istanbul. The Turkish Detective is slated to debut globally on Paramount+ in 2023.

Written and executive produced by Ben Schiffer (Skins) and directed by Niels Arden Oplev (The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo), the eight-episode first season is based on the 24-novel series and depicts the lead character Inspector Cetin Ikmen (Biligner), his partner Mehmet Suleyman (Kai) and Detective Ayse Farsakoglu (Allen) going through ups and downs as they solve crimes.

Joseph Baxter Feb 27, 2019

Cinemax has renewed long-running action-packed drama Strike Back for a seventh and final season.

Strike Back has just received orders for its final mission.

While the currently-running sixth season of Strike Back only just launched on January 25, Cinemax wasted little time issuing a preemptive renewal for a seventh season of the firearms-and-espionage action thriller. However, the swift greenlight comes with the caveat that Season 7 will mark the end of the series.

The series, which follows the intense exploits of a deadly, internationally-operating government-disavowed British special ops team, called Section 20, has seen its gun-toting team save the world from terrorist cells and even nuclear global catastrophe. However, the team is set to tackle one last global threat before riding off into the proverbial Cinemax sunset.

As Kary Antholis, president, HBO Miniseries and Cinemax Programming, states of the move:

“Strike Back established Cinemax as a destination for adrenalized, entertaining...

Cinemax has renewed “Strike Back” for a seventh and final season. The renewal news comes ahead of the Season 6 finale, which airs on March 29.

Though the next season will be Cinemax’s seventh, it will be co-producer Sky’s eighth — Cinemax began running the series with the UK media giant’s second season. In 2013, Cinemax aired Sky’s first season as a prequel of sorts, aptly titled “Strike Back: Origins.”

“Strike Back” follows the explosive escapades of Section 20, an elite, multinational, covert special ops team, as it spans the globe fighting a vast web of interconnected criminal and terrorist activity. Season 6 stars Warren Brown, Daniel MacPherson, Alin Sumarwata, Jamie Bamber, Yasemin Kay Allen and Varada Sethu.

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“‘Strike Back’ established Cinemax as a destination for adrenalized, entertaining action series nearly a decade ago,...

Cinemax has confirmed the fate of high-octane drama, Strike Back, and the news is good and bad.

The cabler has renewed the drama series for a seventh and final season, slated to air in 2020.

Strike Back Season 6 is currently airing, so this is an early renewal for one last drama-filled season.

As Cinemax's first drama series, it makes sense that the cabler would want it to conclude on the right terms.

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There's no word yet on whether the show could return again down the line, but given that it once ended in 2015 before being revived over a year later, we shouldn't rule it out.

Strike Back has never been a heavy hitter in the ratings with the current season averaging 0.1 million viewers and a 0.02 rating in the demo.

“Strike Back established Cinemax as a destination for adrenalized, entertaining action series nearly a decade ago,...

Exclusive: Cinemax’s signature original series, Strike Back, has been picked up for a seventh season, which will be the action drama’s last. This is an early renewal for the series, which is currently airing its sixth season and slated to wrap its run March 29.

Strike Back has been a legacy series for Cinemax. It was the network’s first primetime drama series, which launched Cinemax’s foray into original programming eight years ago. After a short break following Season 4, Strike Back was summoned back to lead Cinemax’s rebrand as a destination for fun, mostly action-packed, original programming. The rebooted actioner kicked off Cinemax’s relaunch last February with a fifth season that moved away from the buddy format of the original series to a diverse ensemble in the vein of the Fast & the Furious franchise.

The show follows the explosive escapades of Section 20, an elite, multinational, covert special ops team,...

Cinemax has set January 25 for the season 6 premiere of action series Strike Back. The premium cabler also released a trailer with a first look at the new season which was shot entirely in Malaysia.

Stars Warren Brown (Luther), Daniel MacPherson (A Wrinkle in Time) and Alin Sumarwata (Neighbours) return for Season 6 and are joined by new cast members Jamie Bamber (Battlestar Galactica) and Yasemin Kay Allen (Water and Fire).

In season 6, when a Russian bomber crashes in the South China Sea, the covert special-ops soldiers of Section 20 — Thomas “Mac” McAllister (Brown), Samuel Wyatt (MacPherson) and Gracie Novin (Sumarwata) — are sent on a mission to investigate. There, they cross paths with Katrina Zarkova (Allen), a rogue Russian operative with questionable loyalties.

Under orders of the new commanding officer, Col. Alexander Coltrane (Bamber), Section 20 pursues stolen contents of the Russian jet across Southeast Asia. They will work alongside the Malaysian police to...

Strike Back‘s Section 20 has a new Co, in the form of Jamie Bamber.

Cinemax announced on Thursday that Bamber, as well as English actress Yasemin Kay Allen, have boarded the cast for what the premium cabler calls Season 6. They join returning players Warren Brown, Daniel MacPherson and Alin Sumarwata.

The Strike Back action picks back up with a Russian bomber crashing in the South China Sea, leading special-ops soldiers Thomas “Mac” McAllister (played by Brown), Samuel Wyatt (MacPherson) and Gracie Novin (Sumarwata) on a mission to investigate. There, they cross paths with Katrina Zarkova (played by Allen, far left...

Joseph Baxter Dec 14, 2018

The espionage exploits of Section 20 will, indeed, continue with Cinemax’s order for Strike Back Season 6.

Strike Back Season 6 is coming soon to Cinemax.

The niche-audience nature of the series continues to mirror the clandestine nature of the premise, which depicts British Intelligence secret multinational special ops team Section 20, a deadly-effective, but unacknowledged force. The long-running series, which can name plenty of prominent cast alumni, came back for Season 5 in October 2017 with a soft reboot of sorts, affixed with the subtitle, Retribution, brandishing fresh new cast members and a new mission. Fortunately for the fans, Cinemax gave the order for Strike Back Season 6 in March 2018, even before the Season 5 finale arrived.

Strike Back Season 6 Trailer

The Strike Back Season 6 trailer is here, showing the elite strike force doing what it does best: averting global catastrophe with guns and grit.

Video of Strike Back (2019) | Official Trailer - Revolution...