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DirecTV On Creative Benefits Of ‘Rogue’s Straight-To-Series Deal; First Trailer Released: TCA

By THE DEADLINE TEAM | Wednesday January 9, 2013 @ 4:02pm PSTTags: Big Deals TV, DirecTV, Rogue, TCA

Diane Haithman is contributing to Deadline’s TCA coverage.

At DirecTV’s first-ever TCA panel today, Nick Hamm, executive producer of DirecTV’s first original series Rogue— starring Thandie Newton as an undercover detective— described the creative advantages of a 10-episode series deal with DirecTV over the traditional pilot-to-series trajectory of network TV.

A straight-to-series deal, Hamm said, “gives creative power to the author…you are not testing them like you do with a pilot. You can creatively experiment like that. What pilots do is force you into situations of proving yourself in a very defined time schedule. That’s not always the right formula.”

Though producers were attracted to the chance to work without the limitations of the pilot process, Hamm assured TV journalists that the series, created by Matthew Parkhill and co-produced by Entertainment One, would not follow in the footsteps of The Killing and would conclude its “whodunit” story line in 10 episodes. “You will find out who did it,” he said. “But there will be a new serialized thriller story with a beginning middle and end over the [next] 10 hours.”

The 10 one-hour episodes have all been produced and will premiere on April 3.

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Duo Join ABC’s ‘Scandal’ As Recurring, Ian Hart Cast In DirecTV’s ‘Rogue’

By NELLIE ANDREEVA | Friday July 27, 2012 @ 7:16am PDTTags: Rogue, Scandal
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Jillian Armenante Scandal CastingGregg Henry Scandal CastingGregg Henry (Hung) and Jillian Armenante have booked recurring roles on the upcoming second season of Shonda Rhimes’ ABC drama Scandal, which is undergoing casting changes. Domain-repped Henry will play Jackson, a big-money Southern guy who is smart and warm unless you cross him. Armenante, currently seen in The Dark Knight Rises, will play the role of Lucas which was originally written as male. Lucas is described as smart, well-spoken and brash. Armenante is with Domain and Framework. Read More »

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Marton Csokas Cast In ‘Rogue’, ‘Noah’

By THE DEADLINE TEAM | Wednesday July 18, 2012 @ 8:06pm PDTTags: Noah, Rogue, Thandie Newton, The Debt

Marton Csokas has joined the cast of Rogue as the male lead in the DirecTV original series opposite Thandie Newton. Csokas has also been cast in a supporting role in Darren … Read More »

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It’s Official: DirecTV Orders Thandie Newton Drama ‘Rogue’ For Summer 2013

By THE DEADLINE TEAM | Thursday May 10, 2012 @ 8:30am PDTTags: DirecTV, Rogue, Thandie Newton

Related: DirecTV Greenlights Original Drama Series ‘Rogue’, Thandie Newton In Talks To Star

EL SEGUNDO, Calif., May 10, 2012 – DIRECTV announced today that it has ordered ten episodes of an original suspense-drama, ROGUE, starring award-winning actress Thandie Newton (Mission Impossible 2, Crash) from leading independent studio Entertainment One Television (eOne) and Greenroom Entertainment. ROGUE marks DIRECTV’s first foray into commissioning an original drama series exclusively for its customers. Production is slated to begin in August 2012 and the series will premiere next summer 2013 on DIRECTV’s Audience Network.

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DirecTV Greenlights Original Drama Series ‘Rogue’, Thandie Newton In Talks To Star

By NELLIE ANDREEVA | Wednesday March 21, 2012 @ 3:06pm PDTTags: DirecTV, Rogue, Thandie Newton
Nellie Andreeva

Thandie Newton RogueEXCLUSIVE: After venturing into original scripted series with the pickups of two acclaimed dramas that had faced cancellation, Friday Night Lights and Damages, DirecTV is moving onto launching its own original drama series. I’ve learned that the … Read More »

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