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The Summer 2012 Press Tour of the Television Critics Association is ongoing, and Frank Spotnitz' highly anticipated spy thriller Hunted just had its panel. Both Frank and the show's star, Melissa George, were in attendance.
Cinemax announced that the series is slated to premiere in Oct. 26th in the US. The show was shot in London, Tangier, Morocco, among other international locations. The first season will have 8 episodes of a full hour each.
Hunted is a coproduction between Big Light Productions, Cinemax and BBC. It's one of the most anticipated shows to premiere this Fall, drawing a lot of attention at numerous international entertainment and distribution festivals.
Here's an overview of what was said, courtesy of the folks at twitter:
- "'When #TheXFiles started, the word mythology was not used to discuss television [plots],' Frank Spotnitz says of what he's learned."
- "'It's very hard to be as smart as your audience,' Frank Spotnitz. He says they need to trust that the audience is intelligent."
- "Melissa George says she's still physically paying for #Hunted right now. It was emotionally difficult, too."
- " 'We're already working on scripts for season 2 and hoping for the best,' Frank Spotnitz says."
- "Spotnitz said Gillian Anderson's pregnancy during The X-Files singlehandedly led to the now-ubiquitous use of 'mythology' on TV."
- "'This is the reason why we went with Cinemax. We really wanted to be cinematic, really wanting to go to Morocco and Scotland' - @Big_Light"
- "'Be ambitious; try to be as great as you can be; and trust in your audience,' Frank Spotnitz."
XFN has been actively reporting the developments on Hunted's production since the beginning and we cannot wait to report more as the show nears its premiere. The general sense of the entertainment bloggers, journalists and general attendees that attended the TCA panel was very positive. Some of the comments on twitter included "#HUNTED looks like ALIAS on steroids. I am riveted." by @ReelVixen
Stay tuned for more news soon!
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Source: TV Wise
All we can say about this trailer is that we cannot wait for Hunted to premiere on October 26th on Cinemax! This is the first feature length trailer for the series written and produced by Frank Spotnitz. The show tells the story of Sam Hunter, played by Melissa George and is one of the most anticipated productions of the Fall.
Thanks to TV Wise for the heads up!
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For those who are looking forward to Frank Spotnitz' new show Hunted, the BBC has given us a few more glimpses of the action packed series coming this fall. Check it out below.
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The 38th annual Saturn Awards were held in California last night, and picking up three awards was none other than Vince Gilligan's Breaking Bad. The series took Best Syndicated/Cable Television Series, beating out shows like Dexter and American Horror Story.
Breaking Bad's two leads took home awards as well: Bryan Cranston and Aaron Paul for Best Actor and Best Supporting Actor, respectively. The show is still up for thirteen Emmy nominations, but they are certainly off to a good start so far. Congrats to the entire cast and crew!
Check out more from AMC's website.
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This year's Emmy nominations rolled in this morning, and the news is very good for several X-Files alumni. Vince Gilligan's Breaking Bad scored a whopping thirteen nominations, and Howard Gordon and Alex Gansa's Homeland landed nine. Also reigning them in is James Wong's American Horror Story with seventeen nominations, tied with Mad Men for this year's highest total.
Breaking Bad saw five of its actors nominated, and a nomination for Vince Gilligan himself in the directing category. The show was also recognized in the cinematography, editing, sound editing, sound mixing, and visual effects categories. The series will also compete against Homeland for Outstanding Drama Series. Homeland, too, was recognized for acting, directing, editing, and sound mixing, in addition to picking up nominations for writing, casting, and theme music.
American Horror Story will be competing in the Outstanding Miniseries or Movie category. It also picked up four acting nominations, as well as nominations for art direction, casting, costumes, editing, and seven others. The full details on all nominations can be found here.
The 64th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards will air on ABC on September 23rd, so that should leave you plenty of time to make your guesses as to who you think will win. Though if you haven't seen these shows and can't decide, perhaps this is your chance to catch up.