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Team Behind ‘Merlin’ Prepping ‘Atlantis’ For BBC One, Ensemble Cast Set

By NANCY TARTAGLIONE, International Editor | Wednesday March 27, 2013 @ 3:52am PDTTags: Atlantis, BBC One, Merlin

With Merlin casting its final spell on BBC One last Christmas, the team behind the fantasy-adventure series is getting to work on its latest fantasy project, Atlantis. Shooting starts next month in Wales and Morocco on the 13-part BBC One drama series created by Merlin writer Howard Overman and exec produced by Overman and Merlin creators Johnny Capps and Julian Murphy. The ambitious project is set in the mythical city of Atlantis, and re-imagines Greek myths and legends for a new generation. Mark Addy (The Syndicate, Game Of Thrones), Juliet Stevenson (The Hour, Truly Madly Deeply), Sarah Parish (Mistresses), Robert Emms (War Horse), Jemima Rooper, Jack Donnelly and Aiysha Hart star. Atlantis will begin airing in Merlin‘s old BBC One timeslot on Saturday nights in the fall. Bethan Jones is exec producing for Doctor Who producer BBC Cymru Wales.

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‘Merlin’ To End After 5 Seasons; Spinoffs Being Explored

By NANCY TARTAGLIONE, International Editor | Monday November 26, 2012 @ 2:51am PSTTags: BBC, Merlin, Syfy

Merlin will cast its final spell on BBC One this Christmas. The fantasy-adventure show that’s loosely based on Arthurian legend airs on Syfy in the U.S. and will end after five seasons. Co-creators and exec producers … Read More »

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CABLE RENEWALS: ‘Merlin’, ‘Single Ladies’

By NELLIE ANDREEVA | Monday July 18, 2011 @ 7:49am PDTTags: Merlin, Renewed, Syfy, VH1
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Syfy has picked up a fourth season of the BBC fantasy series Merlin in a deal with FremantleMedia Enterprises. The series, produced by Shine TV, started its U.S. run on NBC under Ben Silverman. It was canceled after one season and moved to sibling Syfy where it has done solid … Read More »

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Cable Ratings: ‘Khloe & Lamar’ Starts OK, ‘Merlin’ Ends Solid, ‘Killing’ Holds Up Well

By NELLIE ANDREEVA | Monday April 11, 2011 @ 5:20pm PDTTags: AMC, AMC Ratings, Cable TV Ratings, E!, Khloe & Lamar, Merlin, Syfy, The Killing, TV, TV Ratings
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The series premiere of Khloe & Lamar on E! last night drew almost 2.6 million total viewers. The show, starring Kardashian and L.A. Lakers forward Odom, fell short of the recent debut of Kourtney & Kim Take New York, which logged a record 3 million total viewers, but was in … Read More »

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Comic-Con 2010 Preview; Sunday, July 25

By THE DEADLINE TEAM | Sunday July 18, 2010 @ 3:19pm PDTTags: 2010 Comic-Con, American Dad!, Comic-Con, Comic-Con Convention, Emily The Strange, Glee, Joss Whedon, Merlin, New Comic-Con, Seth MacFarlane, Smallville


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SUNDAY, JULY 25

THE SLOW-ASS LAST DAY, a.k.a. “FAMILY DAY”

Luke Y Thompson covers Hollywood events at the Con for Deadline:

10:00-11:00 AM: Emily The Strange. So every year, they promise an announcement of a potential movie deal for … Read More »

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