Sky Original Production Tin Star set for a second series on Sky Atlantic and TV streaming service NOW TV
Sky Original Production Tin Star set for a second series on Sky Atlantic and TV streaming service NOW TV
A second series of brand-new Sky Original
Production
Tin Star, starring BAFTA
award-winning Tim Roth
and produced by Kudos
(Broadchurch,
Humans and The Tunnel: Sabotage)
, has been confirmed ahead of the thrilling
revenge drama starting this Thursday on
Sky Atlantic and NOW TV.
Viewers who tune in later this week won’t have to wait to find out how the story unfolds, with all 10 episodes of Tin Star available from 7 September. They can now enjoy the series knowing they will get to return to the remote town of Little Big Bear in the Canadian Rockies .
Tin Star has been described as “a cross between Twin Peaks and Breaking Bad” by Sunday Times Culture, “a tale of corruption, murder, grief and all-consuming revenge” by Red magazine and an “epic new TV drama” by Empire. The series, penned by BAFTA award-winning writer and director Rowan Joffe ( 28 Weeks Later, The American), follows British police chief Jim Worth (Tim Roth) and his family as they desperately try to escape a past that unleashed an act of vicious revenge.
The first series of Tin Star explores just how far someone will go to protect the ones they love, and series two will continue the thrilling, emotional and sometimes darkly comic story of a man split in two by his past and present.
Anne Mensah, head of drama, Sky, said: “When Tin Star launches this week, Sky Atlantic viewers will not only experience a hugely powerful tale of revenge with captivating, uncompromising characters, but will be left in no doubt as to why a second series was an absolute must. Our huge thanks to Rowan, Tim, Alison, Diederick and the whole cast and crew for this outstanding series. We can't wait to make series two!”
Kudos CEO and executive producer Diederick Santer said: “Tin Star features world class acting and production talent working at the top of their game and to be re-commissioned by Sky Atlantic before season 1 has even aired is such a wonderful vote of confidence in the team.”
Tin Star creator Rowan Joffe and executive producer Alison Jackson said : “Rowan and I are thrilled to have another opportunity to delve deeper into the world we have all started to create - there is so much more to reveal about our fantastically complex array of characters.”
Tin Star is produced by Kudos, the makers of Broadchurch and Humans. Executive producers are Alison Jackson and Diederick Santer and both series of Tin Star are commissioned for Sky by head of drama, Anne Mensah and director of programmes for Sky entertainment UK & Ireland Zai Bennett. Both series of Tin Star are internationally distributed by Endemol Shine International and Sky Vision.
All 10 episodes of the first series of Tin Star will be available only on Sky Atlantic and TV streaming service NOW TV in the UK and Ireland from Thursday 7 September. The trailer for Tin Star is available here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HvLEPasOuZ4
For further information please contact:
Alex Henderson
Sky
alex.henderson@sky.uk
07584702801
Alex Wells
Endemol Shine Group
Alex.wells@shinegroup.tv
020 8222 4007
07795 520633
Notes to editors
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About Kudos
Kudos is part of the Endemol Shine Group with forthcoming credits including, Troy: Fall of a City (BBC ONE), The Boy With The Top Knot (BBC TWO), Flowers II (Channel 4). Recent titles include Broadchurch III (ITV), Man In An Orange Shirt (BBC ONE), Grantchester (ITV), Apple Tree Yard (BBC One), River (BBC One) and Capital (BBC One).
About Endemol Shine Group
Endemol Shine Group is a global content powerhouse creating world class content for all platforms. As a producer and distributor, Endemol Shine Group works on a unique local and global axis comprising of more than 100 companies in over 20 markets.
The company is the world’s largest independent producer and traveller of formats with 43 being adapted outside their own market in 2016. Global hits include many non-scripted formats such as Masterchef, Big Brother, Your Face Sounds Familiar, Fear Factor and Hunted.
The drama portfolio boasts worldwide blockbusters such as Black Mirror, Humans, Peaky Blinders and Broadchurch which have each sold in 100 or more markets. Endemol Shine Group is also behind Sweden’s critically acclaimed hit Bron/The Bridge which has been successfully adapted for different local regions.
About
Sky Vision
Sky Vision is the production and distribution
arm of Sky. The distribution arm represents around 5,000 hours of quality
primetime programming from Sky Original Productions and independent third party
production, across all key primetime genres (drama, entertainment, factual
entertainment and factual). The business also has equity investments in seven
production businesses in the UK and US; Love Productions, Blast! Films, Sugar
Films and Sky Vision Productions in the UK; and in the US, Jupiter
Entertainment, Talos Films and Znak & Co.
In addition to its equity investments, Sky
Vision works extensively with independent producers in the UK and US and has
development deals with a number of production companies including Asylum
Entertainment and Peacock Alley in North America; and Avanti Media, Bohemia,
Chalkboard, LittleRock Pictures, Merman Films, Spring Films, and Roughcut TV in
the UK.
