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Paul Abbott To Produce English-Language Take On Supernatural Series ‘Les Revenants’

By NANCY TARTAGLIONE, International Editor | Monday January 14, 2013 @ 2:33am PSTTags: Canal Plus, Paul Abbott

Originally produced by France’s Haut et Court for Canal Plus, Les Revenants aired in eight one-hour episodes last fall, drawing record numbers for the pay-TV channel. Paul Abbott, creator of the British and co-creator of the U.S. version of Shameless, and his AbbottVision will produce the English-language adaptation for the international market. The series, with the English working title They Came Back, centers on a group of men and women in a small Alpine village who find themselves in a state of confusion, trying to return to their homes. What they don’t yet know is that they’ve been dead for several years, and no one is expecting them back. AbbottVision has a first-look deal with Fremantle Media Enterprises which acquired the rights to the project and will handle international distribution.

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Alex Borstein And Paul Abbott Adapting British Series ‘Linda Green’ For Fox

By NELLIE ANDREEVA | Friday December 14, 2012 @ 9:00am PSTTags: Fox, Paul Abbott
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Fox has put in development Linda Green, an hourlong adaptation of Paul Abbott‘s half-hour British series that ran on BBC One for two seasons from 2001-02.

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Showtime To Preview New Drama ‘Shameless’ After ‘Dexter’ Finale

By NELLIE ANDREEVA | Wednesday December 8, 2010 @ 10:32am PSTTags: Cable TV, Dexter Finale, Emmy Rossum, John Wells, Paul Abbott, Shameless, Showtime, Trailers, TV, Video, William H. Macy
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Showtime will use the Dexter finale to get big sampling for new drama Shameless, which is slated to premiere January 9. The pay cable network will preview the first 20 minutes of Shameless following the Dexter season finale this Sunday. Based on the UK series, Shameless, from John Wells and … Read More »

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January Premiere Dates For Showtime’s ‘Shameless’, ‘Episodes’ & ‘Californication’

By NELLIE ANDREEVA | Monday July 12, 2010 @ 11:30am PDTTags: Bob Greenblatt, Californication, David Crane, David Duchovny, Emmy Rossum, Episodes, Jeffrey Klarik, John Wells, Matt LeBlanc, Paul Abbott, Shameless Showtime, Showtime, The Borgias, William H. Macy
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showtime_logoShowtime has announced January premiere dates for new drama series Shameless, new comedy series Episodes and the fourth season of Californication. Shameless, John Wells and Paul Abbott’s adaptation of Abbott’s British series, will debut on Sunday, Jan. 9 at 10 PM. It … Read More »

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Ultimate Raising $18M Film/TV Fund

By TIM ADLER in London | Friday July 2, 2010 @ 4:30am PDTTags: Film Finance, Investor Risk, Media Fund, Paul Abbott, Russell Crowe, Shameless Showtime

EXCLUSIVE: The media fund is raising money for a number of projects including 28K, written by Paul Abbott. Showtime USA is currently remaking Abbott’s Channel 4 series Shameless, while Universal turned his BBC series State of Play into the Russell Crowe movie. The urban thriller starts filming in October. Ultimate … Read More »

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