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First look image for Channel 4's 'Somewhere Boy'

"Danny grew up in a house in the middle of nowhere and was told that the world outside was full of monsters waiting to snatch him away. Somewhere Boy explores what happens when he finally leaves the house and is introduced to our world for the first time. It’s a chance to re-evaluate everything we

18 Mar 22 News Release

Channel 4 and Remarkable TV team up for Sheffield-based interiors contest Design Your Dream (w/t)

Channel 4 has commissioned a new peak-time interior design contest based in Sheffield in which competitors will take part in a series of design challenges to win their own dream apartment. In Design Your Dream (w/t), contestants will each be assigned an empty apartment within the Eyewitness Works in

18 Mar 22 News Release

Channel 4 and Motion Content Group launch Fund for ethnically diverse-led indies

Channel 4 and Motion Content Group have launched a multi-million pound fund to boost commissions from small and medium sized ethnically diverse-led production companies. The Channel 4 and Motion Content Group Diverse Indies Fund will be editorially overseen by Channel 4 Senior Commissioning Editor

18 Mar 22 News Release

The Great returns to Channel 4 for a second series

The hit Emmy-nominated series “The Great,” starring Elle Fanning and Nicholas Hoult, returns to Channel 4 this summer for a second series.

18 Mar 22 News Release

Channel 4 commissions ‘Nazanin’ – an exclusive access documentary following Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe's husband Richard throughout his campaign for her freedom

Channel 4 has commissioned a single documentary ‘Nazanin’ by filmmaker and journalist Darius Bazargan that gives the definitive exclusive access into one of biggest international news stories of the last 6 years and follows the life of Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe’s husband Richard and his family as he campaigns to bring his wife Nazanin home from detention in Iran.

17 Mar 22 News Release

The Derry first trailer (and image!) is released for Channel 4 Comedy's Derry Girls Series 3!

Channel 4 has today released the first look still and trailer for the long awaited third and final series of the critically acclaimed, award-winning Derry Girls!..

17 Mar 22 News Release

Channel 4 Dispatches to bolster reportage with investigations unit

Channel 4 has announced that it is prioritising ambitious and noisy investigations in its Dispatches strand by launching an in-house investigative unit to pursue a wide range of in-depth stories. This dedicated team will be able to work across numerous projects in development before handing over to an independent production company.

17 Mar 22 News Release

Channel 4 acquires gritty South African crime drama The Cane Field Killings, otherwise known as Reyka, starring Kim Engelbrecht and Iain Glen

Channel 4 has acquired South African detective drama The Cane Field Killings, starring Kim Engelbrecht (Bullet Proof, The Flash, Eye in the Sky) and Iain Glen (Game of Thrones, Downton Abbey). The eight-episode series, which launched last year to rave reviews in South Africa, will launch on Channel 4 on 10th April 2022 at 10pm. All episodes will then be available on All 4.

16 Mar 22 News Release

CHANNEL 4 RECOMMISSIONS CRIME THRILLER BEFORE WE DIE STARRING LESLEY SHARP

Channel 4 has recommissioned five-part crime thriller, Before We Die, starring Lesley Sharp, Vincent Regan and Patrick Gibson, from Eagle Eye Drama.