Sundance Now has picked up Domino Day, the BBC YA drama about a young witch with extraordinary powers in modern-day England.
Following its UK launch on BBC Three earlier this year and a strong critical showing, Domino Day will premiere in the U.S. this summer on Sundance Now and AMC+.
Set and filmed in Manchester, UK, the supernatural six-parter stars the BAFTA–nominated Siena Kelly (Adult Material, Hit & Run) as Domino Day, a young woman on all the dating apps. A young witch with extraordinary powers, Domino is desperately seeking a community who can help her understand who she is, but she doesn’t need to look far as a coven of witches is already tracking her every move, convinced they have to stop her before her powers destroy everyone and everything around her.
“Domino Day was destined for Sundance Now,” said Shannon Cooper, VP, Programming, Sundance Now. “With...
Following its UK launch on BBC Three earlier this year and a strong critical showing, Domino Day will premiere in the U.S. this summer on Sundance Now and AMC+.
Set and filmed in Manchester, UK, the supernatural six-parter stars the BAFTA–nominated Siena Kelly (Adult Material, Hit & Run) as Domino Day, a young woman on all the dating apps. A young witch with extraordinary powers, Domino is desperately seeking a community who can help her understand who she is, but she doesn’t need to look far as a coven of witches is already tracking her every move, convinced they have to stop her before her powers destroy everyone and everything around her.
“Domino Day was destined for Sundance Now,” said Shannon Cooper, VP, Programming, Sundance Now. “With...
- 5/15/2024
- by Max Goldbart
- Deadline Film + TV
A beautiful young Black woman sits alone at a bar, waiting for her date to show. When he does, he orders for her, brays about his job in finance, objectifies her “caramel” skin, and later, tries to secretly film her – and worse.
On a different night out, a man tells the woman that she could be a model – not runway, but print – and that while he doesn’t usually go for Black girls, she’s the prettiest one there. She witnesses another man, whose mates are bellowing about taking girls “to pound town”, taking upskirt photos in a club. She makes a beeline for them all, and not because her dickhead radar is faulty but because it’s fully operational and when she gets these men into a dark corner… well, that would be telling.
Domino Day, the debut series from Gangs of London and Kiss Me First screenwriter Lauren Sequeira...
On a different night out, a man tells the woman that she could be a model – not runway, but print – and that while he doesn’t usually go for Black girls, she’s the prettiest one there. She witnesses another man, whose mates are bellowing about taking girls “to pound town”, taking upskirt photos in a club. She makes a beeline for them all, and not because her dickhead radar is faulty but because it’s fully operational and when she gets these men into a dark corner… well, that would be telling.
Domino Day, the debut series from Gangs of London and Kiss Me First screenwriter Lauren Sequeira...
- 1/31/2024
- by Louisa Mellor
- Den of Geek
Supernatural BBC drama Domino Day lands on BBC Three and iPlayer this month, here’s the trailer.
The BBC has made a wide variety of shows about witchcraft, from Tim Key and Daisy May Cooper sitcom The Witchfinder to Cbbc comedies like The Worst Witch and the long forgotten Belfry Witches. The latest foray into the genre is the supernatural drama Domino Day, which is set and filmed in Manchester.
The synopsis reads as follows:
Domino Day, a young woman on all the dating apps. But Domino isn’t swiping to find her soulmate – she’s swiping to hunt. A young witch with extraordinary powers, Domino is desperately seeking a community who can help her understand who she is, but she doesn’t need to look far, as a coven of witches is already tracking her every move, convinced they have to stop her before her powers destroy everyone and everything around her.
The BBC has made a wide variety of shows about witchcraft, from Tim Key and Daisy May Cooper sitcom The Witchfinder to Cbbc comedies like The Worst Witch and the long forgotten Belfry Witches. The latest foray into the genre is the supernatural drama Domino Day, which is set and filmed in Manchester.
The synopsis reads as follows:
Domino Day, a young woman on all the dating apps. But Domino isn’t swiping to find her soulmate – she’s swiping to hunt. A young witch with extraordinary powers, Domino is desperately seeking a community who can help her understand who she is, but she doesn’t need to look far, as a coven of witches is already tracking her every move, convinced they have to stop her before her powers destroy everyone and everything around her.
- 1/19/2024
- by Jake Godfrey
- Film Stories
The BBC has launched the electrifying first trailer and striking new images for the upcoming modern-day witchcraft drama ‘Domino Day,’ created and written by the BAFTA-nominated Lauren Sequeira.
The 6 episode new series is set and filmed in Manchester and stars the BAFTA-nominated Siena Kelly (Adult Material, Hit & Run) as Domino Day, a young woman on all the dating apps. But Domino isn’t swiping to find her soulmate – she’s swiping to hunt.
A young witch with extraordinary powers, Domino is desperately seeking a community that can help her understand who she is. Still, she doesn’t need to look far, as a coven of witches is already tracking her every move, convinced they have to stop her before her powers destroy everyone and everything around her.
When a dangerous figure from Domino’s past comes back to haunt her, will it be a fresh start for them all, or a final showdown?...
The 6 episode new series is set and filmed in Manchester and stars the BAFTA-nominated Siena Kelly (Adult Material, Hit & Run) as Domino Day, a young woman on all the dating apps. But Domino isn’t swiping to find her soulmate – she’s swiping to hunt.
A young witch with extraordinary powers, Domino is desperately seeking a community that can help her understand who she is. Still, she doesn’t need to look far, as a coven of witches is already tracking her every move, convinced they have to stop her before her powers destroy everyone and everything around her.
When a dangerous figure from Domino’s past comes back to haunt her, will it be a fresh start for them all, or a final showdown?...
- 1/18/2024
- by Zehra Phelan
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Jonathan Ross To Host ITV UK Oscars Coverage
Jonathan Ross is to host the UK coverage of the Oscars as the world’s biggest movie awards ceremony shifts to ITV for the first time. ITV has unveiled its coverage for the 96th Academy Awards, with Ross hosting an Oscars party on March 10 from 10.30 p.m. GMT (2.30 p.m. Pt) and an official stream of the Oscars red carpet set for Itvx along with behind-the-scenes content. The following day, the full ceremony will be streamed on Itvx and there will be a highlights package on ITV 1 in the evening. ITV will also showcase the nominations in a few days time and, from February 26, launch a Fast channel on Itvx with Oscar-nominated movies. ITV is attempting to give the ceremony a shot in the arm in the UK after picking up the rights from Sky following a two-decade run that had...
Jonathan Ross is to host the UK coverage of the Oscars as the world’s biggest movie awards ceremony shifts to ITV for the first time. ITV has unveiled its coverage for the 96th Academy Awards, with Ross hosting an Oscars party on March 10 from 10.30 p.m. GMT (2.30 p.m. Pt) and an official stream of the Oscars red carpet set for Itvx along with behind-the-scenes content. The following day, the full ceremony will be streamed on Itvx and there will be a highlights package on ITV 1 in the evening. ITV will also showcase the nominations in a few days time and, from February 26, launch a Fast channel on Itvx with Oscar-nominated movies. ITV is attempting to give the ceremony a shot in the arm in the UK after picking up the rights from Sky following a two-decade run that had...
- 1/18/2024
- by Max Goldbart and Jesse Whittock
- Deadline Film + TV
Gaumont Launches Production Services Division
Lupin maker Gaumont has launched a production services division. Helmed by Roxanne Pinheiro, who was previously Head of Production for the outfit’s TV distribution unit, Gaumont Production Services will oversee shoots in France for both Gaumont and third-party producers from around the world. Pinheiro, whose past credits include the likes of The Walking Dead, 15:17 to Paris and Fifty Shades of Grey, will work closely with filmmaker William Pruss. “Together, surrounded by a thriving team and Gaumont’s centennial network, we’ll make sure our clients get the best of what France has to offer, in terms of production value and overall experience,” said Pinheiro.
Former BBC Dg Tony Hall Takes On Vlv Presidency
Former BBC Director General Tony Hall has become President of the UK’s Voice of the Listener & Viewer (Vlv). The membership association represents the interests of British broadcasting and hosts an annual conference,...
Lupin maker Gaumont has launched a production services division. Helmed by Roxanne Pinheiro, who was previously Head of Production for the outfit’s TV distribution unit, Gaumont Production Services will oversee shoots in France for both Gaumont and third-party producers from around the world. Pinheiro, whose past credits include the likes of The Walking Dead, 15:17 to Paris and Fifty Shades of Grey, will work closely with filmmaker William Pruss. “Together, surrounded by a thriving team and Gaumont’s centennial network, we’ll make sure our clients get the best of what France has to offer, in terms of production value and overall experience,” said Pinheiro.
Former BBC Dg Tony Hall Takes On Vlv Presidency
Former BBC Director General Tony Hall has become President of the UK’s Voice of the Listener & Viewer (Vlv). The membership association represents the interests of British broadcasting and hosts an annual conference,...
- 10/26/2023
- by Max Goldbart
- Deadline Film + TV
Casting has been announced for Domino Day, the major new drama for BBC Three created and written by the BAFTA nominated Lauren Sequeira and developed and produced by Fremantle’s Dancing Ledge Productions (The Responder) for the BBC. Set and filmed in Manchester, the original supernatural six-part series will star the BAFTA nominated Siena Kelly as Domino Day, a young woman on all on the dating apps. But Domino isn’t swiping to find her soulmate – she’s swiping to hunt. A young witch with extraordinary powers, Domino is desperately seeking a community who can help her understand who she is, but she doesn’t need to look far, as a coven of witches is already tracking her every move, convinced they have to stop her before her powers destroy everyone and everything around her. When a dangerous figure from Domino’s past comes back to haunt her, will it...
- 3/23/2023
- by Thomas Miller
- Seat42F
Exclusive: Adult Material star Siena Kelly has boarded BBC Three witch drama Domino Day, as the show’s EP Laurence Bowen spotlights his indie Dancing Ledge’s work with new writers.
Domino Day, which comes from first-time writer and Dancing Ledge Writer in Residence (Wir) Lauren Sequeira, is an irreverent comedy-drama about modern dating in which the protagonist uses dating apps to hunt, rather than find love.
Kelly, who was BAFTA nominated for her role in Channel 4’s Adult Material, will play Domino, a powerful young witch who is haunted by her need to feed on the energy of others, a hunger that only grows, despite her attempt to start her life over in Manchester. She is desperately seeking a community who can help her understand her feelings but, unbeknownst to her, she is being tracked by a coven of witches.
Kelly is joined by up-and-comers Babirye Bukilwa (We Hunt Together...
Domino Day, which comes from first-time writer and Dancing Ledge Writer in Residence (Wir) Lauren Sequeira, is an irreverent comedy-drama about modern dating in which the protagonist uses dating apps to hunt, rather than find love.
Kelly, who was BAFTA nominated for her role in Channel 4’s Adult Material, will play Domino, a powerful young witch who is haunted by her need to feed on the energy of others, a hunger that only grows, despite her attempt to start her life over in Manchester. She is desperately seeking a community who can help her understand her feelings but, unbeknownst to her, she is being tracked by a coven of witches.
Kelly is joined by up-and-comers Babirye Bukilwa (We Hunt Together...
- 3/23/2023
- by Max Goldbart
- Deadline Film + TV
With filming now underway on season 2 of the highly acclaimed Sky series ‘Gangs of London’ a line-up of fresh new faces to join the cast have been announced.
Joining the cast of series one, which include Ṣọpẹ Dìrísù, Michelle Fairley, Brian Vernel, Pippa Bennett-Warner, Lucian Msamati, Paapa Essiedu, Valene Kane, Orli Shuk, Narges Rashidi and Asif Raza are Waleed Zuaiter (Baghdad Central, The Spy), French rapper Jasmine Armando in her first TV role, Salem Kali, Aymen Hamdouchi and Fady El-Sayed (Baghdad Central, A Private War).
Season 2 is set one year after the tumultuous events of series one, since the collapse of the Wallace Dumani empire, order is lacking, and the energy and chaos of a gold rush threaten the city with gangland anarchy. The Investors are viewing the city as a place of ruin and decide enough is enough. Licensing a new gang to restore stability, drama instead ensues. These...
Joining the cast of series one, which include Ṣọpẹ Dìrísù, Michelle Fairley, Brian Vernel, Pippa Bennett-Warner, Lucian Msamati, Paapa Essiedu, Valene Kane, Orli Shuk, Narges Rashidi and Asif Raza are Waleed Zuaiter (Baghdad Central, The Spy), French rapper Jasmine Armando in her first TV role, Salem Kali, Aymen Hamdouchi and Fady El-Sayed (Baghdad Central, A Private War).
Season 2 is set one year after the tumultuous events of series one, since the collapse of the Wallace Dumani empire, order is lacking, and the energy and chaos of a gold rush threaten the city with gangland anarchy. The Investors are viewing the city as a place of ruin and decide enough is enough. Licensing a new gang to restore stability, drama instead ensues. These...
- 6/29/2021
- by Zehra Phelan
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Gangs of London’s second season is currently shooting ahead of its return to Sky and AMC next year.
Production got underway on the eight-part mob drama three weeks ago, with Pulse Films producing in association with Sister. No news yet though on whether Joe Cole will reprise his role as Sean Wallace after Season 1’s cliffhanger ending.
Returning cast includes Ṣọpẹ Dìrísù, Michelle Fairley, Brian Vernel, Pippa Bennett-Warner, Lucian Msamati, Paapa Essiedu, Valene Kane, Orli Shuka, Asif Raza, and Narges Rashid. New cast includes Baghdad Central star Waleed Zuaiter, as previously revealed by Deadline.
French rapper Jasmine Armando in her first TV role, Salem Kali (Un Prophete), Aymen Hamdouchi (Sas: Red Notice) and Fady El-Sayed (Baghdad Central) have also joined the gangland drama series.
Created by Gareth Evans and his creative partner Matt Flannery, Season 2 is set a year after the events of the first season. Since the collapse of the Wallace Dumani empire,...
Production got underway on the eight-part mob drama three weeks ago, with Pulse Films producing in association with Sister. No news yet though on whether Joe Cole will reprise his role as Sean Wallace after Season 1’s cliffhanger ending.
Returning cast includes Ṣọpẹ Dìrísù, Michelle Fairley, Brian Vernel, Pippa Bennett-Warner, Lucian Msamati, Paapa Essiedu, Valene Kane, Orli Shuka, Asif Raza, and Narges Rashid. New cast includes Baghdad Central star Waleed Zuaiter, as previously revealed by Deadline.
French rapper Jasmine Armando in her first TV role, Salem Kali (Un Prophete), Aymen Hamdouchi (Sas: Red Notice) and Fady El-Sayed (Baghdad Central) have also joined the gangland drama series.
Created by Gareth Evans and his creative partner Matt Flannery, Season 2 is set a year after the events of the first season. Since the collapse of the Wallace Dumani empire,...
- 6/28/2021
- by Jake Kanter
- Deadline Film + TV
BBC Drama has revealed eight new commissions from Northern Ireland, Scotland, Wales and England and announced four new commissioning roles.
From Northern Ireland, six-part BBC One series “Blue Lights” is a police drama created by the writers of “The Salisbury Poisonings,” Adam Patterson and Declan Lawn. It follows probationary police officers working in contemporary Belfast, who have to come to terms with a constant threat. The series is executive produced by Tommy Bulfin for the BBC, Stephen Wright for Two Cities Television and Louise Gallagher for Gallagher Films, and by Lawn and Patterson.
Another BBC One six-parter, “Better,” is from from the writers of “Humans,” Sam Vincent and Jonathan Brackley, and “Chernobyl” producer Sister. Set in Leeds in Northern England, the series follows a corrupt police detective who undergoes a painful moral awakening and decides to put right 20 years of wrongdoing, but satisfying her newfound conscience won’t be straightforward.
From Northern Ireland, six-part BBC One series “Blue Lights” is a police drama created by the writers of “The Salisbury Poisonings,” Adam Patterson and Declan Lawn. It follows probationary police officers working in contemporary Belfast, who have to come to terms with a constant threat. The series is executive produced by Tommy Bulfin for the BBC, Stephen Wright for Two Cities Television and Louise Gallagher for Gallagher Films, and by Lawn and Patterson.
Another BBC One six-parter, “Better,” is from from the writers of “Humans,” Sam Vincent and Jonathan Brackley, and “Chernobyl” producer Sister. Set in Leeds in Northern England, the series follows a corrupt police detective who undergoes a painful moral awakening and decides to put right 20 years of wrongdoing, but satisfying her newfound conscience won’t be straightforward.
- 3/30/2021
- by Naman Ramachandran
- Variety Film + TV
Video highlights from the opening day and what’s coming up on the final day of the event.
The Media Production Show takes place 13-14 June at London’s Olympia. Check out highlights of the first day below (or on mobile Here).
Click for more information and to register to attend
What’s coming up on the final day of the event:
Cinematographers Masterclass - 10:30
With: Adam Etherington, DoP; Ben Smithard Bsc, DoP; Graeme Dunn, DoP; Stephen Foote, DoP; Steve Saunderson, DoP
Chair: Will Strauss, acting editor, Broadcast Tech
Editors Masterclass: TV - 10:45
With: Christopher Bird, editor; James Page, editor; Mark Talbot-Butler, senior editor (credits: Top Gear)
Chair: Elouise Carden, joint managing director, Rapid Pictures
Nurturing VFX Talent - 11:00
With: Clare Norman, Head of Production, Milk; Davi Stein, Head of Compositing, Course Leader, Escape Studios; John Rowe, head of digital vfx, Nfts
Chair: Priyanka Balasubramanian, Ves Treasurer and MD, Hula Hoop[p...
The Media Production Show takes place 13-14 June at London’s Olympia. Check out highlights of the first day below (or on mobile Here).
Click for more information and to register to attend
What’s coming up on the final day of the event:
Cinematographers Masterclass - 10:30
With: Adam Etherington, DoP; Ben Smithard Bsc, DoP; Graeme Dunn, DoP; Stephen Foote, DoP; Steve Saunderson, DoP
Chair: Will Strauss, acting editor, Broadcast Tech
Editors Masterclass: TV - 10:45
With: Christopher Bird, editor; James Page, editor; Mark Talbot-Butler, senior editor (credits: Top Gear)
Chair: Elouise Carden, joint managing director, Rapid Pictures
Nurturing VFX Talent - 11:00
With: Clare Norman, Head of Production, Milk; Davi Stein, Head of Compositing, Course Leader, Escape Studios; John Rowe, head of digital vfx, Nfts
Chair: Priyanka Balasubramanian, Ves Treasurer and MD, Hula Hoop[p...
- 6/14/2017
- ScreenDaily
Exclusive: Dancing Ledge Productions developing “biblical Game Of Thrones”.
Fremantle-backed indie Dancing Ledge Productions and Sherlock and The Hobbit star Martin Freeman are in early development on what could become the first ever drama series adaptation of one of the most iconic works in literature: John Milton’s epic poem Paradise Lost.
Freeman and Dancing Ledge CEO Laurence Bowen are currently discussing the project with writers and broadcasters in the UK and Us.
Freeman has a development deal with the fledgling UK film and TV outfit and is on board the project as an executive producer. His participation as an actor has yet to be decided.
The company has signed up Harry Potter, Gravity and Guardians Of The Galaxy post-house Framestore to produce the VFX.
The Eichmann Show producer Bowen told Screen: “Paradise Lost is like a biblical Games of Thrones transporting the reader into an internecine world of political intrigue and incredible violence. At stake? The...
Fremantle-backed indie Dancing Ledge Productions and Sherlock and The Hobbit star Martin Freeman are in early development on what could become the first ever drama series adaptation of one of the most iconic works in literature: John Milton’s epic poem Paradise Lost.
Freeman and Dancing Ledge CEO Laurence Bowen are currently discussing the project with writers and broadcasters in the UK and Us.
Freeman has a development deal with the fledgling UK film and TV outfit and is on board the project as an executive producer. His participation as an actor has yet to be decided.
The company has signed up Harry Potter, Gravity and Guardians Of The Galaxy post-house Framestore to produce the VFX.
The Eichmann Show producer Bowen told Screen: “Paradise Lost is like a biblical Games of Thrones transporting the reader into an internecine world of political intrigue and incredible violence. At stake? The...
- 6/13/2017
- by andreas.wiseman@screendaily.com (Andreas Wiseman)
- ScreenDaily
Sin Of God triumphs at inaugural event.
Update: Matthew Kirton has won the inaugural Write to Green Light television writing competition for his project Sin Of God.
Kirton receives paid development for his project with Green Door and Lionsgate, with a view to a potential green light option.
Launched by Zygi Kamasa, CEO of Lionsgate UK, and actor Idris Elba, CEO of Green Door Pictures, the competition aims to uncover new TV voices amongst UK writers.
Three finalists were selected by an industry panel of producers, talent management and development executives.
The contenders were Cleo by Lauren Sequeira, a gangland reimagining of Cleopatra’s rise to glory; Sin Of God by Matthew Kirton, about an undeserving man who comes back from the dead; and We Are Your Children by Ryan Brown, centred on a mass murderer.
An extract of these works was performed for an audience of industry figures in a live event on November 9 in London...
Update: Matthew Kirton has won the inaugural Write to Green Light television writing competition for his project Sin Of God.
Kirton receives paid development for his project with Green Door and Lionsgate, with a view to a potential green light option.
Launched by Zygi Kamasa, CEO of Lionsgate UK, and actor Idris Elba, CEO of Green Door Pictures, the competition aims to uncover new TV voices amongst UK writers.
Three finalists were selected by an industry panel of producers, talent management and development executives.
The contenders were Cleo by Lauren Sequeira, a gangland reimagining of Cleopatra’s rise to glory; Sin Of God by Matthew Kirton, about an undeserving man who comes back from the dead; and We Are Your Children by Ryan Brown, centred on a mass murderer.
An extract of these works was performed for an audience of industry figures in a live event on November 9 in London...
- 11/10/2016
- ScreenDaily
Initiative will see three works performed for industry figures in London in hopes of winning a development deal.
Three finalists have been announced for the Write to Green Light television writing competition.
Launched by Zygi Kamasa, CEO of Lionsgate UK, and actor Idris Elba, CEO of Green Door Pictures, the competition aims to uncover new TV voices amongst UK writers.
Each finalist was selected by an industry panel of producers, talent management and development executives.
The contenders include Cleo by Lauren Sequeira, a gangland reimagining of Cleopatra’s rise to glory; Sin of God by Matthew Kirton, about an undeserving man who comes back from the dead; and We Are Your Children by Ryan Brown, centred on a mass murderer.
An extract of these works will be performed for an audience of industry figures in a live event today (November 9) in London. The event is hosted by Kamasa and Elba and the excerpts from each script will be...
Three finalists have been announced for the Write to Green Light television writing competition.
Launched by Zygi Kamasa, CEO of Lionsgate UK, and actor Idris Elba, CEO of Green Door Pictures, the competition aims to uncover new TV voices amongst UK writers.
Each finalist was selected by an industry panel of producers, talent management and development executives.
The contenders include Cleo by Lauren Sequeira, a gangland reimagining of Cleopatra’s rise to glory; Sin of God by Matthew Kirton, about an undeserving man who comes back from the dead; and We Are Your Children by Ryan Brown, centred on a mass murderer.
An extract of these works will be performed for an audience of industry figures in a live event today (November 9) in London. The event is hosted by Kamasa and Elba and the excerpts from each script will be...
- 11/9/2016
- ScreenDaily
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