{"id":545511,"date":"2026-03-18T23:11:08","date_gmt":"2026-03-18T23:11:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/545511\/"},"modified":"2026-03-18T23:11:08","modified_gmt":"2026-03-18T23:11:08","slug":"sky-unveil-new-dramas-acquisitions-at-preview-event","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/545511\/","title":{"rendered":"Sky Unveil New Dramas, Acquisitions at Preview Event"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tComcast-owned network <a href=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/t\/sky\/\" id=\"auto-tag_sky\" data-tag=\"sky\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Sky<\/a> has revealed its upcoming slate in the U.K. as it seeks to bolster its content following the dissolution of its deal with HBO.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tAmong the Sky Originals coming to the network are \u201cMeantime,\u201d a new crime thriller starring James McAvoy, which is currently in production, inheritance drama \u201cPossession\u201d from Karla Crome starring Gugu Mbatha-Raw and Season 2 of \u201cSweetpea\u201d with Ella Purnell.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tIt will also broadcast \u201cHeated Rivalry\u201d Season 2 next year along with mystery thriller \u201cYaga\u201d plus \u201cSuperfakes,\u201d a crime drama exec produced by and starring Lucy Liu, Keke Palmer-starrer \u201cThe \u2018Burbs\u201d (coming April 1) and upcoming Emilia Clarke series \u201cPonies,\u201d which is set to land in May.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tOther acquisitions include \u201cEuphoria\u201d Season 3, \u201cThe Miniature Wife\u201d and \u201cHouse of the Dragon\u201d Season 3.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tThe unscripted slate meanwhile includes \u201cSaturday Night Live U.K.\u201d which launches this weekend with Tina Fey doing inaugural hosting duties, a new format for competition show \u201cLandscape Artist of the Year,\u201d and \u201c100 Day Split,\u201d a 12-part series following couples who embark on a reset by living apart for 100 days.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tFinally the film slate encompasses Jo Nesb\u00f8 adaptation \u201cBlood on the Snow\u201d from Cary Joji Fukunaga, Aardman\u2019s \u201cShaun the Sheep: The Beast of Mossy Bottom,\u201d Ashley Walters\u2019 feature debut \u201cAnimol,\u201d Aaron Taylor Johnson-starrer \u201cFuze\u201d and \u201cMutiny,\u201d which features Jason Statham.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tThe preview event included remarks from Sky Studios boss Cecile Frot-Coutaz with appearances from talent such as Meghann Fahy, James McAvoy, Ashley Walters, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Jack Whitehall, Rob Brydon, Steve Coogan, Gemma Collins, Dani Dyer, Jamie Redknapp and more.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Comcast-owned network Sky has revealed its upcoming slate in the U.K. as it seeks to bolster its content&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":545512,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[29],"tags":[49,48,75,11610,348],"class_list":["post-545511","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-tv","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-entertainment","tag-sky","tag-tv"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/545511","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=545511"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/545511\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/545512"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=545511"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=545511"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=545511"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}