News: Staffel 4 und 5 kommen 2011

PRIMEVAL IST ZURÜCK!!! Wie die Website guardian.co.uk heute morgen berichtete, habe ITV eine Lösung für die hohen Kosten gefunden. Die Kosten werden zwischen ITV, BBC Worldwide und UKTV Channel aufgeteilt. Es sollen 2 weitere Staffeln gedreht werden die zussammen 13 Folgen haben werden. Hier der ganze Bericht, auch auf Deutsch übersetzt.

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Dinosaur drama Primeval has been rescued from extinction three months after ITV1 said it would not recommission the programme - thanks to a "groundbreaking" deal to share costs with a digital channel.

Das Dinosaurier Drama Primeval wurde heute vor dem Aussterben gerettet, nachdem ITV 3 Monate zuvor die Serie abgesetzt hatte, da die Kosten zu hoch sein würden.

MediaGuardian.co.uk revealed in May that producer Impossible Pictures was trying to put together a deal to save the show, in which a group of scientists in present-day Britain fight prehistoric and futuristic creatures that have been transported through time. But ITV announced in June that it would not proceed.

Impossible Pictures versuchte bereits im Mai einen Sponsor mit an Bord zu ziehen, um die Serie zu retten, in der eine Gruppe von Wissenschaftlern im heutigen England gegen prähistorische und futuristische Kreaturen kämpfen, die durch Zeitportale in die Gegenwart eindringen. Im Juni hatte ITV die Serie aus Kostengründen abgesetzt.

However, ITV today said it had agreed to share the next two series, comprising 13 episodes in total, with UKTV channel Watch after a deal was hammered out by Impossible Pictures and partner BBC Worldwide, which distributes the show internationally.

Nun bestätigte ITV heute die nächsten zwei Staffeln, die aus insgesamt 13 Folgen bestehen werden, mit dem UKTV Channel mitzufinanzieren. Dies wurde durch Impossible Pictures und BBC Worldwide ermöglicht, welcher die Serie international zeigt

In the new funding structure BBC Worldwide has overtaken ITV to become the largest partner, with BBC America – which broadcasts the series in the US – joining Germany's Pro7 as a co-production partner.

ITV1 will premiere the fourth series of the show in early 2011. Watch - which already airs sci fi shows Doctor Who and Torchwood - will repeat it soon after and then premiere the fifth series later the same year, followed by ITV1.

The new series will reunite the stars from the previous series, including Hannah Spearritt, Andrew Lee Potts and Jason Flemyng, alongside the acclaimed special effects created by Framestore CFC. Showrunner Adrian Hodges will oversee the show.

Tim Haines, creative director of Impossible Pictures, said: "I am thrilled that ITV has agreed to this new deal which will allow Impossible Pictures to produce another 13 episodes of Primeval. The confidence demonstrated in the programme's continued success here and abroad will help us bring more big-screen action and a whole host of new creatures roaring back into people's living rooms."

Laura Mackie, director of ITV drama commissioning, added: "We're delighted to have agreed this new deal with Impossible to return Primeval to ITV1. The innovative nature of this partnership will allow the show to maintain its high production values."

The third run of Primeval launched with 5.3 million viewers in April. Impossible Pictures is developing a film version.

ITV also announced the axing of its other Saturday teatime drama Demons in June, saying it wanted to concentrate on its peaktime drama.

Primeval has sold to more than 45 countries worldwide, including Australia, Singapore and South Korea.

Quelle: Guardian.co.uk