Sharon Horgan’s Merman Teams With Paul Feig, Lionsgate To Remake BBC Comedy ‘Motherland’ In The U.S.
Sharon Horgan and Clelia Mountford’s British production company Merman is teaming with Paul Feig and Lionsgate to remake the popular BBC Two comedy Motherland for an American audience.
The project is in the early stages of development and has attached Grace and Frankie and United We Fall writer Julieanne Smolinski. Bridesmaids director Feig, who has a first-look deal with Lionsgate, is involved through his Feigco Entertainment outfit.
Motherland has run for two seasons on the BBC, with a third on the way. It follows a group of London parents navigating the trials and traumas of juggling careers and childcare. The cast includes Anna Maxwell Martin, Diane Morgan, Lucy Punch, Paul Ready, Philippa Dunne, and Tanya Moodie.
It hails from Merman and Delightful Industries. The series is written by Horgan (Catastrophe), Holly Walsh (Dead Boss), Helen Linehan, and Barunka O’Shaughnessy (Lethal). Executive Producers for Merman are Mountford and Horgan, with...
The project is in the early stages of development and has attached Grace and Frankie and United We Fall writer Julieanne Smolinski. Bridesmaids director Feig, who has a first-look deal with Lionsgate, is involved through his Feigco Entertainment outfit.
Motherland has run for two seasons on the BBC, with a third on the way. It follows a group of London parents navigating the trials and traumas of juggling careers and childcare. The cast includes Anna Maxwell Martin, Diane Morgan, Lucy Punch, Paul Ready, Philippa Dunne, and Tanya Moodie.
It hails from Merman and Delightful Industries. The series is written by Horgan (Catastrophe), Holly Walsh (Dead Boss), Helen Linehan, and Barunka O’Shaughnessy (Lethal). Executive Producers for Merman are Mountford and Horgan, with...
- 3/25/2021
- by Jake Kanter
- Deadline Film + TV
A week ahead of the Season 2 premiere, BBC Two has renewed Sharon Horgan’s Motherland for a third season.
Starring Anna Maxwell Martin, Diane Morgan, Lucy Punch, Paul Ready, Philippa Dunne and Tanya Moodie, Motherland doesn’t linger on the instagrammable side of parenting. Instead it revels in the unromantic side, navigating the trials and traumas of juggling careers and childcare, being caught in your pyjamas “working from home,” half-term holidays and non-competitive sports days.
Motherland hails from Merman and Twofour Group’s Delightful Industries. Thee series is written by Horgan, Holly Walsh (Dead Boss), Helen Linehan (Motherland season one), and Barunka O’Shaughnessy. Executive Producers for Merman are Clelia Mountford and Horgan, with Richard Boden for Delightful and Holly Walsh.
“Making the second series of Motherland was even more therapeutic than the first. We gratefully accept Shane Allen’s offer of further treatment courtesy of the BBC,...
Starring Anna Maxwell Martin, Diane Morgan, Lucy Punch, Paul Ready, Philippa Dunne and Tanya Moodie, Motherland doesn’t linger on the instagrammable side of parenting. Instead it revels in the unromantic side, navigating the trials and traumas of juggling careers and childcare, being caught in your pyjamas “working from home,” half-term holidays and non-competitive sports days.
Motherland hails from Merman and Twofour Group’s Delightful Industries. Thee series is written by Horgan, Holly Walsh (Dead Boss), Helen Linehan (Motherland season one), and Barunka O’Shaughnessy. Executive Producers for Merman are Clelia Mountford and Horgan, with Richard Boden for Delightful and Holly Walsh.
“Making the second series of Motherland was even more therapeutic than the first. We gratefully accept Shane Allen’s offer of further treatment courtesy of the BBC,...
- 9/30/2019
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Lionsgate UK is renewing its partnership with the BBC, Merman and Delightful to co-finance and sell the second series of Sharon Horgan sitcom Motherland.
Shooting got underway recently on the second season of the UK show about the trials and traumas of motherhood. Starring are Anna Maxwell Martin (Becoming Jane), Lucy Punch (Bad Teacher), Diane Morgan (Alan Partridge) and Paul Ready (The Terror).
Series two is written by Horgan (Catastrophe), Holly Walsh (Dead Boss), Helen Linehan, and Barunka O’Shaughnessy (Lethal). It is a Merman Production, with Delightful Industries. Executive producers for Merman are Clelia Mountford and Sharon Horgan, with Richard Boden for Delightful, and Holly Walsh. Sundance Now had U.S. rights to the first series.
Zygi Kamasa, Chief Executive of Lionsgate’s European office, said, “Series one of Motherland had a relatable yet hilarious way of connecting with audiences. The series was a global hit because it...
Shooting got underway recently on the second season of the UK show about the trials and traumas of motherhood. Starring are Anna Maxwell Martin (Becoming Jane), Lucy Punch (Bad Teacher), Diane Morgan (Alan Partridge) and Paul Ready (The Terror).
Series two is written by Horgan (Catastrophe), Holly Walsh (Dead Boss), Helen Linehan, and Barunka O’Shaughnessy (Lethal). It is a Merman Production, with Delightful Industries. Executive producers for Merman are Clelia Mountford and Sharon Horgan, with Richard Boden for Delightful, and Holly Walsh. Sundance Now had U.S. rights to the first series.
Zygi Kamasa, Chief Executive of Lionsgate’s European office, said, “Series one of Motherland had a relatable yet hilarious way of connecting with audiences. The series was a global hit because it...
- 3/21/2019
- by Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
Sundance Now, AMC Networks’ premium video streaming service, has acquired the BAFTA-nominated hit British television series Motherland from Lionsgate, which has worldwide rights to the comedy. Watch the trailer above.
The series, written and created by Sharon Horgan, Holly Walsh, and Graham and Helen Linehan, will make its exclusive U.S. debut with the first two episodes making their Sundance Now premiere Thursday, May 10, the service announced. New episodes of the half-hour comedy starring Anna Maxwell Martin, Lucy Punch, Diane Morgan and Paul Ready will stream weekly every Thursday until the conclusion of Season 1 on June 14.
Jan Diedrichsen, General Manager of SundanceTV and Sundance Now, called Motherland “a hilariously honest and relatable portrayal of the hyper-competitive world of modern parenting,” adding that the series is sharply written and features a great ensemble cast.”
“Motherland has been a great success for the BBC, and we’re delighted to have found a U.
The series, written and created by Sharon Horgan, Holly Walsh, and Graham and Helen Linehan, will make its exclusive U.S. debut with the first two episodes making their Sundance Now premiere Thursday, May 10, the service announced. New episodes of the half-hour comedy starring Anna Maxwell Martin, Lucy Punch, Diane Morgan and Paul Ready will stream weekly every Thursday until the conclusion of Season 1 on June 14.
Jan Diedrichsen, General Manager of SundanceTV and Sundance Now, called Motherland “a hilariously honest and relatable portrayal of the hyper-competitive world of modern parenting,” adding that the series is sharply written and features a great ensemble cast.”
“Motherland has been a great success for the BBC, and we’re delighted to have found a U.
- 4/19/2018
- by Greg Evans
- Deadline Film + TV
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It's the final entry in Wesley's top 100 Christmas TV episodes of all time list, numbers 20 to 1. Merry Christmas to all!
Read entries 100 - 81 here, entries 80 - 61 here, entries 60 - 41 here, and entries 40 - 21 here.
Since the medium’s infancy, viewers have enjoyed sharing holidays with their favourite television characters. We grow invested in our friends on screen over the years; spending Christmas with them is a rite of passage, a chance for us to share tradition from our world with the fictional ones we see on screen. Some shows embrace the season wholeheartedly, characters in good spirits and enjoying the trappings of the season; others skew a little darker, bringing the more oppressive, burdensome side of the holidays to life. Either way, Christmas episodes tend to demonstrate the strengths of our favourite series, and it’s long been a festive ritual of mine to wheel out old...
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It's the final entry in Wesley's top 100 Christmas TV episodes of all time list, numbers 20 to 1. Merry Christmas to all!
Read entries 100 - 81 here, entries 80 - 61 here, entries 60 - 41 here, and entries 40 - 21 here.
Since the medium’s infancy, viewers have enjoyed sharing holidays with their favourite television characters. We grow invested in our friends on screen over the years; spending Christmas with them is a rite of passage, a chance for us to share tradition from our world with the fictional ones we see on screen. Some shows embrace the season wholeheartedly, characters in good spirits and enjoying the trappings of the season; others skew a little darker, bringing the more oppressive, burdensome side of the holidays to life. Either way, Christmas episodes tend to demonstrate the strengths of our favourite series, and it’s long been a festive ritual of mine to wheel out old...
- 12/17/2015
- by louisamellor
- Den of Geek
Blackadder Goes Forth, Episode 6, “Goodbyeee”
Written by Richard Curtis and Ben Elton
Directed by Richard Boden
Aired November 2nd, 1989 on BBC One
Blackadder ran for four series in the ‘80s, following the exploits of various members of the Blackadder line throughout history, first a prince during the War of the Roses, then a courtier during the reign of Queen Elizabeth, then the butler for the Prince Regent during the Regency period, and finally a Captain during World War I. Each series features Rowan Atkinson as that season’s Blackadder and Tony Robinson as his servant Baldrick, surrounded by a differing guest cast each season. As the series progresses forward in time, Blackadder becomes increasingly intelligent as he loses power and agency, with an exploration of Britain’s class structure a key element to the series. Though an anniversary special and several one-off skits were produced after the final installment of the fourth series,...
Written by Richard Curtis and Ben Elton
Directed by Richard Boden
Aired November 2nd, 1989 on BBC One
Blackadder ran for four series in the ‘80s, following the exploits of various members of the Blackadder line throughout history, first a prince during the War of the Roses, then a courtier during the reign of Queen Elizabeth, then the butler for the Prince Regent during the Regency period, and finally a Captain during World War I. Each series features Rowan Atkinson as that season’s Blackadder and Tony Robinson as his servant Baldrick, surrounded by a differing guest cast each season. As the series progresses forward in time, Blackadder becomes increasingly intelligent as he loses power and agency, with an exploration of Britain’s class structure a key element to the series. Though an anniversary special and several one-off skits were produced after the final installment of the fourth series,...
- 9/5/2013
- by Kate Kulzick
- SoundOnSight
'Father Ted' co - creator Graham Linehan has picked up the BAFTA for his Channel 4 comedy 'The It Crowd'. The show won in the Best Situation Comedy category at the TV Awards ceremony held in London last night. Linehan writes and directs the sitcom which stars Irish actor Chris O'Dowd (The Boat That Rocked) as an It guy who works in a fictitious British corporation. Nominated along with the show's producers Richard Boden and Ash Atalla, Linehan fought off competition from other nominees including; 'The Inbetweeners' (C4/BWark Productions); 'Outnumbered' (BBC One/Hat Trick Productions) and 'Peep Show' (C4/Objective Productions).
- 4/27/2009
- IFTN
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