Steve North & Hilary Rosen To Lead UKTV Content material Crew
Following the exit of the long-serving Richard Watsham, British channel operator UKTV will promote Steve North and Hilary Rosen to steer its artistic staff. North, at the moment Chief Programming Officer, will tackle a newly-created Chief Content material Officer put up on the Bookish commissioner, whereas Rosen will assume the artistic lead for originals, along with her Director of Commissioning title remaining the identical. Watsham will exit his put up as Chief Inventive Officer in September. North already oversees streaming service U and manages the editorial route of the BBC Studios-owned enterprise. In his new position, he’ll report back to UKTV CEO Marcus Arthur and can assume oversight of the content material pipeline, together with authentic commissions and acquisitions, together with the general content material funding technique. The UKTV acquisitions staff will now report into North. Rosen will even report into North, as she takes what UKTV calls “artistic management” of authentic commissioned content material. She has led UKTV’s commissioning staff throughout drama, factual, factual leisure and comedy leisure since 2022. Manufacturing administration now falls underneath her purview, together with efforts in range, inclusion and sustainability and supporting the freelance neighborhood. “Steve and Hilary have already performed an enormous position in driving UKTV’s success inside their present remits, and with Richard’s resolution to step down, I noticed a possibility to additional leverage their affect,” stated Arthur. UKTV just lately launched Mark Gatiss drama collection Bookish, which he payments as “cozy crime with an edge,” on its U&Alibi channel.
Ashley Brooke Stars In Erika Jolie Debut
EXCLUSIVE: A Small Mild actress Ashley Brooke and You Nonetheless Have Time‘s Ian Brownhill are starring in Erika Jolie’s directorial debut, All You Have, which has wrapped principal pictures. Brownhill will play a father and Brooke his estranged daughter, as they try and bend a damaged relationship whereas mountain climbing the Appalachian Trial. Brooke is understood for her position as Margot Frank in Disney+ restricted collection A Small Mild. In All You Have, she performs fiercely impartial 18-year-old Claire, who years to reconnect along with her father regardless of her cussed resilience. The pic additionally stars Eaddy Mays (The Blind Facet) and Lilian Rebelo (Solely Murders within the Constructing). Jolie (The Secrets and techniques We Cover), Kimbirdlee Fadner (Everlasting), Saul Johnson-Inexperienced, Aidan Hupper and Hadley Brown additionally seem within the movie. Principal pictures wrapped this week within the New Hampshire wilderness. Jolie, Emily Crosier (Timelapse), Bryson Mustard (Do the Factor), Calli Colvin (Misplaced Alongside the Means) and Alana Phillips (Everwinter Night time) are the producers and govt producers embrace Shaun Paul Piccinino (A California Christmas) and George Apostolidis (The Final Day). Affiliate producers embrace Fadner (The Actress) and Richard Riehle (Workplace Area). Brooke is represented by CESD, Rebelo by Buchwald, Fadner by Calli Firm, Brown by Modern Artists and Mays by Key Expertise Administration.
‘Squid Sport’ Stars Lee Byung-hun and Yim Siwan Set For KCON LA
Squid Sport stars Lee Byung-hun and Yim Siwan (aka Im Si-wan) will make particular appearances at KCON LA 2025, the Okay-pop fan and artist competition. Lee, who stars in Squid Sport and Park Chan-wook’s upcoming movie No Different Alternative, and Okay-pop idol-turned actor Yim will seem on August 1 on the M Countdown occasion. Yim will even be current on the Okay-Tradition Night time on the David Geffen Theater on the Academy Museum on July 31, a day earlier than KCON begins. This can be emceed by Korean-American entertainer Eric Nam and in addition options the likes of dander Choi Ho-jong, Okay-pop stars Lee Younger-Ji and P1Harmony and Japanese lady group IS:SUE. KCON takes place Augist 1-3 on the Los Angeles Conference Heart and Crypto.com Enviornment.
Lee Mi-sook and Park Hae-joon Be part of Disney+/Hulu Drama ‘Tempest‘
Lee Mi-sook and Park Hae-joon are becoming a member of the star-studded solid of upcoming Disney+ and Hulu k-drama collection Tempest, which has been handed a September 10 launch date. The spy thriller, during which a talented former diplomat tries to uncover the reality behind an try on the South Korean president’s life, will see Queen of Tears actress Lee and When Life Provides You Tangerines star Park becoming a member of the likes of Gianna Jun (aka Jun Ji-hyun), Gang Dong-won, John Cho, Christopher Gorham, Michael Gaston and Spencer Garrett within the solid. The nine-part collection debuts with three episodes, with two extra rolling out every week till a two-part finale on October 1. It comes from Imaginus in affiliation with Showrunners, AA, and Skydance. Kim Hee-won, who directed Lee in Queen of Tears, is the director, with martial arts guru Heo Myeong-haeng the co-director. Chung Seok-yung (Resolution to Go away) is the author.
