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Freddie Highmore To Play Norman Bates In A&E’s ‘Psycho’ Prequel Series ‘Bates Motel’

By NELLIE ANDREEVA | Friday September 14, 2012 @ 3:24pm PDTTags: A&E Network, Bates Motel, Freddie Highmore
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Freddie Highmore, who  played the title role opposite Johnny Depp in Charlie And The Chocolate Factory, is taking on a far more menacing character next. The young British actor has been cast to play Norman Bates opposite Vera Farmiga in in A&E’s upcoming series Bates Motel, which serves as a prequel to Alfred Hitchcock horror classic Psycho. The series examines the twisted relationship between serial-killer-to-be Bates and his mother Norma (Varmiga). This marks the U.S. series debut for Highmore, who also toplined the feature The Spiderwick Chronicles.

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A&E’s ‘The Glades’ Renewed For Season 4

By NELLIE ANDREEVA | Wednesday September 12, 2012 @ 11:00am PDTTags: A&E Network, Longmire, The Glades
Nellie Andreeva

The Glades Season 4 A&E NetworkA&E Network has picked up its flagship drama series, The Glades, for a 13-episode fourth season to premiere in 2013. Starring Matt Passmore, Glades was the first A&E scripted series to stick and helped establish the network’s scripted brand. It was recently used to launch A&E’s breakout Longmire, which has already been renewed for a second season, also for a 2013 debut. In it third season, The Glades averaged 4.1 million total viewers for premiere episodes in Live+7, up 5% from Season 2. Read More »

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A&E’s ‘Longmire’, ‘The Glades’ Hit Season-Highs In Ratings

By THE DEADLINE TEAM | Monday July 16, 2012 @ 1:23pm PDTTags: A&E Network, Longmire, Ratings, The Glades

Longmire was watched by a record 4.5 million viewers last night, making it the most-watched premiere episode for the freshman series in its seventh week, according to A&E Network. Last night’s show was up 10% over the previous week’s 4.1 … Read More »

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First Look: A&E Network’s ‘Coma’

By THE DEADLINE TEAM | Friday July 13, 2012 @ 7:56am PDTTags: A&E Network, Coma

EXCLUSIVE: A&E is releasing this trailer into theaters beginning today to promote its two-night movie Coma, based on the Robin Cook novel and the spooky 1978 film starring Michael Douglas and Geneviève Bujold written and directed by … Read More »

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‘Longmire’ Star Robert Taylor To WME

By THE DEADLINE TEAM | Thursday July 12, 2012 @ 5:32pm PDTTags: A&E Network, Longmire, WME

Robert Taylor WMEEXCLUSIVE: Robert Taylor, star of A&E Network‘s Western-tinged drama Longmire, has signed with WME in all areas. The series was just picked up for a second season after it premiered with 4.1 million total viewers, … Read More »

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A&E Orders Pilot For U.S. Version Of Danish Crime Series ‘Those Who Kill’

By THE DEADLINE TEAM | Tuesday July 10, 2012 @ 10:22am PDTTags: A&E Network, Bates Motel, Longmire, Those Who Kill

EXCLUSIVE: A&E Network has secured U.S. format rights to Those Who Kill, the Danish crime series based on the books by Elsebeth Egholm, and has ordered a pilot. The original series revolves around a police detective and a forensic … Read More »

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A&E Network Orders Carlton Cuse Series ‘Bates Motel’ Direct To Series

By THE DEADLINE TEAM | Monday July 2, 2012 @ 10:33am PDTTags: A&E Network, Bates Motel, Carlton Cuse

A&E Network is checking into Bates Motel without even ordering a pilot, it was announced today. The network is putting in a 10-episode order of the Alfred Hitchcock Psycho-inspired series from Universal Television, with a 2013 premiere planned. Carlton Cuse … Read More »

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A&E’s ‘Coma’ Premiere Date Announced

By THE DEADLINE TEAM | Tuesday June 12, 2012 @ 9:50am PDTTags: A&E Network, Coma

A September premiere date has been announced for A&E Network’s Coma. The four-hour epic thriller from Ridley and Tony Scott is about a young doctor (Lauren Ambrose) who discovers that something sinister is going on in her hospital after routine procedures … Read More »

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A&E’s Guy Slattery Upped To EVP Marketing

By NELLIE ANDREEVA | Monday May 21, 2012 @ 9:23am PDTTags: A&E Network
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A&E Network has elevated Guy Slattery to EVP Marketing. Slattery, who joined A&E as SVP Marketing in 2006, oversees all marketing initiatives for A&E Network, BIO Channel and Crime & Investigation Network. In his new role, he also … Read More »

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A&E Network Sets Premiere Dates For ‘The Glades’ And ‘Longmire’

By THE DEADLINE TEAM | Friday April 27, 2012 @ 8:57am PDTTags: A&E Network, Longmire, The Glades

A&E The Glades PremiereThe Season 3 premiere of A&E’s drama The Glades will premiere Sunday, June 3 at 9 PM and will be followed at 10 by the series premiere of the scripted drama Longmire. The new series, … Read More »

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A&E Bolsters Nonfiction Unit With 3 Hires

By THE DEADLINE TEAM | Thursday January 5, 2012 @ 11:01am PSTTags: A&E Network

A&E Network plans to ramp up its nonfiction fare with the hire of three executives in its programming department. Drew Tappon has come aboard as VP Non-Fiction & Alternative Programming, joining from Warner Horizon TV, where he was senior creative … Read More »

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A&E Buys Cop Drama With A Twist From Tom Fontana And Barry Levinson

By NELLIE ANDREEVA | Wednesday December 7, 2011 @ 1:00pm PSTTags: A&E Network, Barry Levinson, Tom Fontana
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A&E Network has teamed with Homicide alums Tom Fontana and Barry Levinson for The Box, a half-hour cop drama that takes place largely within the walls of the interrogation room. The cable network has ordered two scripts from the project, which will be written by Fontana. The Box features a small ensemble of detectives as they interrogate the key suspect or witness in a case. The spine of each half-hour episode will be the verbal dance between cop and suspect in “the box,” with the complete story of the crime, the investigation and the legal hurdles woven into and around the interrogation. The project expands on a key element from Homicide, where plots often pivoted on what the series called “The Box,” a sterile, rectangular interrogation room where suspects were brought in for questioning. Read More »

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A&E Renews Drama ‘Breakout Kings’

By THE DEADLINE TEAM | Wednesday July 6, 2011 @ 1:09pm PDTTags: A&E Network, Breakout Kings, Season 2, TV Renewal

A&E is bringing back its drama series Breakout Kings for a second season that could begin in the first quarter of 2012. The series, from Fox 21, stars Laz Alonso and Domenick Lombardozzi as U.S. Marshals who use former fugitives … Read More »

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Dan Silberman Upped To SVP Publicity At A&E Network And Bio Channel

By THE DEADLINE TEAM | Wednesday July 6, 2011 @ 12:31pm PDTTags: A&E Network, Cable TV, Promotion, Public Relations

Dan Silberman has been promoted to SVP Publicity at A&E Network and Bio Channel, where he will be responsible for corporate and trade communication strategy and oversee all program-based consumer press efforts, talent relations and awards strategy for a … Read More »

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A&E Ups Elaine Frontain Bryant To SVP

By NELLIE ANDREEVA | Monday May 23, 2011 @ 9:40am PDTTags: A&E Network, Promotion
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Lily Neumeyer Joins A&E As VP Alternative

By NELLIE ANDREEVA | Thursday March 3, 2011 @ 4:30am PSTTags: A&E Network, Cable TV, Robert Sharenow, TV
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A&E Network has named Lily Neumeyer VP of Nonfiction & Alternative Programming. She will oversee the development and production of A&E’s nonfiction, alternative and reality series, reporting to SVP Robert Sharenow. Neumeyer joins A&E from MTV Networks where she was involved in both the US and Hispanic markets and most … Read More »

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