Broadchurch (TV Series 2013– ) - IMDb IMDb There was an error trying to load your rating for this title. Some parts of this page won't work property. Please reload or try later. X Beta I'm Watching This! Keep track of everything you watch; tell your friends. Error Watch Now on Amazon Video The murder of a young boy in a small coastal town brings a media frenzy, which threatens to tear the community apart. Creator: Shock, rather than relief, takes hold of Broadchurch as Inspector Alec Hardy finally discovers who murdered Danny Latimer. 9.0 Hardy wakes in hospital and confesses to Ellie that he has heart arrhythmia but feels he must see the case through and quickly returns to work. He later tells Maggie and Olly that it was his ex- wife... 8.6 The fate of Joe Miller is decided. Alec and Ellie close the Sandbrook murder case.

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Genres: 7 August 2013 (USA) See more » Also Known As: Убийство на пляже See more » Filming Locations: Did You Know? Trivia Several actors in Broadchurch have made appearances in the popular teen show 'Skins.' Olivia Coleman (Detective Miller) appears in the third and fourth season as Naomi's mother Gina. Pauline Quirke (Susan Wright) plays a detective in seasons 4 first episode and Jacob Anderson (Chloe's boyfriend) appears in generation 3's episode 'Mini' See more » Goofs Under UK court procedures a witness would not be allowed to view proceedings until they have given evidence. Throughout the trial characters are in the public gallery prior to being called to give evidence. See more » Quotes (Australia) – See all my reviews Broadchurch is a fantastic and refreshing British crime-drama. The 8 part series can be complemented on its beautiful cinematography, compelling acting (particularly the performance of Olivia Colman) and a story that grips you. While the story can be somewhat depressing the depth of the characters and the well constructed plot makes it hard not to watch the series in one sitting.

Furthermore, unlike other television shows centered on crime, Broadchurch leaves some subtle clues through out the later episodes, which allows viewers to indulge in guessing the killer. The only criticism is that some of the younger actors/actresses give flawed performances, but this is to be expected. I would highly recommend watching this show. 23 of 26 people found this review helpful. Was this review helpful to you? Yes ‘Gracepoint’ vs. ‘Broadchurch’: How Fox’s Adaptation Differs From British Original | Variety ‘Gracepoint’ vs. ‘Broadchurch’: How Fox’s Adaptation Differs From British Original Print July 21, 2014 | 10:49AM PT Fans of acclaimed British murder mystery “ Broadchurch ” may question the need for a U.S. remake, but the producers of Fox ’s “ Gracepoint ” are fairly confident their adaptation will stand on its own — mostly because they believe that many American viewers aren’t even aware of the original. “[BBC America’s] viewing audience for ‘Broadchurch’ represents really, truly less than one percent of the American television viewing population. We’re not particularly worried about the overlap,” said executive producer Carolyn Bernstein at the Television Critics Assn.

press tour Sunday. “We think those people who do overlap will be really into it and really enjoy the show.” “My mom is right down the alley of the BBC America audience, and she started watching it, and she’s like, ‘I can’t understand a word they’re saying,'” agreed EP Dan Futterman. “And I think that was a common experience… There are some devoted viewers and cultured viewers who watched that whole show and loved it. We watched the whole show and loved it.” A critic who has seen the first two episodes of “Gracepoint” noted that the show replicates “Broadchurch’s” first two installments almost beat for beat, without offering much in the way of originality. “We did consider different starting places, different ideas for the first episode,” Bernstein conceded. “I think we kept coming back to [the first episode of ‘Broadchurch’], not shot for shot, but the way that the story was told was so well done that why would we contort ourselves to figure out a different way to tell the story, when that was the smartest, most compelling way to launch this particular story?” The producer did promise that “as the series progresses, it really diverges in pretty big large ways from the original.

But particularly in that first episode, it felt like the smartest, best launching pad. We didn’t want to try to fix something that we all thought was excellent.” “It’s going to start to change very, very rapidly. I think by the third and fourth episodes, you see very, very great detours, and it also reverts to form as well, because the genetics of the show are powerful, and they’re successfully powerful,” Futterman added. “But we deviated as much as we wanted to and as much as we could while still trying to tell this beautiful story that has a beginning and now a different ending.” While the EPs wouldn’t definitively confirm that “Gracepoint” features a different killer than the perpetrator in “Broadchurch,” Futterman told critics that his chief desire was, “I don’t want you to rule anybody out. That’s not to be coy, but I don’t think you should rule anybody out as a suspect.

We end in a very different place, which is both exciting for the season and potentially exciting for what could be a great second season as well.” The show also employed a legal adviser and a police adviser on set to keep the show accurate to its new Northern California setting, but Futterman admitted that the differences in police procedure weren’t as marked as one might think: “There is an ability of a suspect to either waive their rights or not waive their rights, and you see that in the interview rooms. And so the investigations of the various suspects can have a similar flavor, although the suspects become more different in the show.” “Broadchurch” star David Tennant is also reprising his role for “Gracepoint,” albeit under a different character name and alongside a different co-star ( Anna Gunn instead of Olivia Colman). “What I can’t get enough of is good writing, you see,” Tennant reasoned. “And when it’s this good, you think, ‘Well, if they want me to be part of it, I’m not going to say no.’ It’s always a gamble on any new project, but if you can start with a good script, then why not?

You can mess up a good script, but you can’t make a bad script much better. So I’m just happy to go where the good writing is, which has been ‘Broadchurch’ and now ‘Gracepoint’ and now ‘Broadchurch’ again [for season two]. If the writing keeps being as good as it’s been so far, then I’ll keep turning up.” As for whether there are any real differences between “Broadchurch’s” Alec Hardy and “Gracepoint’s” Emmett Carver, Tennant offered, “They feel very different to me. Obviously, they both look quite like me, and they’re similar heights. But they feel different for all sorts of reasons, because of the circumstances of everyone around me. You’re playing opposite this extraordinary Rolls-Royce of a cast. I’m also very fortunate to play with a Rolls-Royce of a cast back home, but it’s a very different one and that creates a different set of circumstances to be within. It’s such an unusual situation.

It’s quite hard to be entirely objective about it myself because it’s the same character and yet it’s not.” He continued, “The relationship between Carver and Ellie Miller is very different to the relationship between Hardy and Ellie Miller, because they are very different actresses playing those parts, even though they have similar starting points. And I think that’s true right through, working with all these extraordinary people as well. And the spine of the story is the same, and the spine of the two characters is the same, but there’s very different flesh on the bones, I think.” In the case of adaptations done well, Tennant pointed to “The Office,” noting, “it was brilliantly reimagined over here and started very similar and ultimately became a very different show, which was equally successful in a very different direction… There’s a lot of traffic back and forth culturally, and I think there’s huge advantages to that. Sometimes it backfires, but I think we can bring contrasting sensibilities to the same piece of work and get something exciting and new from it. I’m confident that’s what happened here.” “Gracepoint” will premiere on Oct. 2 on Fox.

Gracepoint, Fox, review: 'what's the point?' - Telegraph Gracepoint, Fox, review: 'what's the point?' The US's answer to Broadchurch was baffling, says Jonathan Bernstein 2 David Tennant as Emmett Carver, and Anna Gunn as Detective Ellie Miller in Gracepoint. Photo: AP By Jonathan Bernstein 7:13AM BST 03 Oct 2014 What’s the point of Gracepoint? Such was the baffled reaction following the announcement the Fox network was mounting an Americanized take on ITV’s acclaimed Broadchurch , with creator Chris Chibnall back at the helm and David Tennant adopting a new name and accent but still playing the tortured lead investigator. Weeks before the first episode aired, the consensus among the massed ranks of US TV critics was that Gracepoint was an unnecessary shot-by-shot, scene-by-scene redo of an original that didn’t need redoing.

It’s ironic, after decades of bemoaning the mangling of British TV gems in the clueless hands of American networks-- a moment’s silence for the rotting corpses of Cracker, Prime Suspect, Life On Mars, This Life, Coupling and that version of Fawlty Towers starring Dorothy from The Golden Girls - that we’re now up in arms over adaptations of our greatest hits being too faithful. A little context wouldn’t hurt. It’s not like we’re talking about the Spider-man reboot here. Hardly anyone saw Broadchurch when it ran on BBC America. And at a time when the networks are literally groaning under the weight of imported British talent, why shouldn’t David Tennant get his shot at profiting from the UK actor gold rush?It’s not that Gracepoint is unnecessary. It’s not that a capable cast hasn’t been assembled to step into the shoes of the ITV cast: Anna Gunn takes over for Olivia Colman, Nick Nolte is every bit David Bradley’s grizzled equal, Jacki Weaver is as dour and threatening and Pauline Quirke and Veronica Kull isn’t a patch on Jodie Whittaker thus far.

The problem with Gracepoint is the same problem faced by the every-bit-as-faithful American adaptations of The Killing and The Bridge. Removing them from their location diminished them. Relocating The Killing from Denmark to Seattle erased the atmosphere that made it unique. The producers of the the US version of The Bridge recently admitted they were bored to death with the serial killer storyline they were forced to carry over from the Scandinavian original, and how generic it felt on the blood-soaked Mexican-American border. What made Broadchurch resonate was the sense that the sudden shocking death of a child signaled the end of normal life in a quaint little English seaside town. The murder investigation in Gracepoint feels less jarring, maybe because we automatically associate small American towns with undercurrents of violence. The sound coming out of David Tennant’s mouth doesn’t help, either. In Broadchurch, he was a dour, cranky, hard-shelled Scot trampling over small town English sensitivities. In Gracepoint, he’s a bad-tempered cop with an unplaceable accent but he doesn’t come across like a complete outsider. Related Articles Review: ‘Gracepoint’ vs.

‘Broadchurch,’ or the Problem with Remakes (TRAILERS) | IndieWire Review: ‘Gracepoint’ vs. ‘Broadchurch,’ or the Problem with Remakes (TRAILERS) Review: 'Gracepoint' vs. 'Broadchurch,' or the Problem with Remakes (TRAILERS) Talk Having neglected the British whodunit " Broadchurch " until now, after seeing the light I’ve become an evangelist. Created and written by Chris Chibnall, it first appears to be another twisted mystery along the lines of "True Detective" or "The Killing," hewing to expectation: unsettling crime, "everyone’s a suspect" plot, small-town setting, overworked investigators, grieving families. And yet the series slowly turns the screw of convention, emerging as a richer, more humane portrait of communal trauma than its televisual kin. "Broadchurch" is simply extraordinary. READ MORE: ‘The Killing’ Borrows Heavily From David Fincher’s ‘Seven’ From the outset, as plumber Mark Latimer (Andrew Buchan) makes his way through the English seaside hamlet of Broadchurch one fine, bright morning, the series constructs a remarkably precise sense of place.

By the end of the eight-episode arc I felt as if I could draw the fictional town on a map, pockmarked with personal histories from the top of the High Street to the edge of the cliffs, and it’s this understanding that where we live is tightly woven into who we are that lends "Broadchurch" its haunting intimacy. "Maggie says we celebrate the everyday," ambitious cub reporter Olly Stevens (Jonathan Bailey) says of his editor at the local paper, but as the case of a young boy’s murder unfurls a host of revelations, "the everyday" seems increasingly troubled. "Broadchurch" treats the placid surface of village life like an itch, scratching and scratching until it bleeds. The cast is uniformly excellent, but it’s the bristling tension between Det. Sergeant Ellie Miller (the brilliant Olivia Colman ) and her new boss, Det. Inspector Alec Hardy (David Tennant), that propels the narrative toward its shattering conclusion. As with nearly everything in "Broadchurch," their relationship is built from stock material, only to transform, over time, into something far more complicatedly alive.

She’s warm and empathic where he’s cold and analytical; she lives happily with her husband, Tom (Matthew Gravelle), and their two children, while he’s an inveterate loner with a shadowy past. But "Broadchurch" acknowledges the rules of the game — "You can keep your broody, bullshit shtick to yourself," she tells him — in order to circumvent them, and their partnership blossoms beyond the grudging respect of the average police procedural. There’s a sly humor to it that suggests the ungainly work of friendship, and by the end of the season it’s clear that we never quite knew either of them in the first place. In essence, this is what distinguishes "Broadchurch," marching toward resolution as surely as the score’s fearful percussion, from the other series of its ilk: the notion that the ordinary is ultimately as unknowable as any occult system, as corrupt as any nefarious plot. Each of the suspects is cleared not by forensic science but by the stories they tell — about past crimes, former husbands, secret affairs.

That’s why "Broadchurch" is a richer, more humane series than its televisual kin, for it recognizes that the very act of living leaves us all with nooks and crannies that even those with whom we "celebrate the everyday" can never enter. "Broadchurch," then, is a marvel of execution, a common tale told uncommonly well. By contrast, Fox’s "Gracepoint" (also created and written by Chibnall), which transports the British original to the coast of Northern California, is an ersatz affair, "Broadchurch" for dummies. It’s not a shot-for-shot, line-for-line copy, but the narrative changes mostly register as distinctions without a difference. Indeed, if you’re a fan of "Broadchurch," "Gracepoint" is practically poisonous. Even the cliffs are less dramatic. Tennant is back as the brusque out-of-towner, this time with a new name, an American accent, and the appearance of being bored to death, but the rest of the cast has been replaced. Michael Peña steps in as the boy’s father, Mark Solano, and Anna Gunn is given the unenviable task of reprising Olivia Colman’s role as Ellie Miller.

Both are capable of tremendous work (Gunn won two well-deserved Emmys for "Breaking Bad," and Peña’s performance in "End of Watch" is one of my favorite bits of screen acting in recent memory), but neither manages to transcend the artificiality of the writing. Colman’s reproach of Tennant’s demeanor becomes, for Gunn, "You can keep your brooding, ass-aholic, big-city-cop act to yourself!" Meryl Streep couldn’t make that line ring true. "Even the most perfect reproduction of a work of art is lacking in one element," German critic Walter Benjamin wrote in "The Work of Art in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction." "[I]ts presence in time and space, its unique existence at the place where it happens to be." Benjamin called this element of the original artifact its "aura," an apt term for the vast gulf between "Broadchurch" and "Gracepoint." To call the latter a remake is to give it too much credit, for at best it’s a spotty, faint facsimile, affirming every cliché about stupid American viewers and risk-averse networks.

"Celebrating the everyday" isn’t an offhand remark but the local newspaper’s official motto, painted on the Gracepoint Journal’s window as if to say, "We’re just a normal town, get it? GET IT?!" In the totality of its failure, "Gracepoint" succeeds in illustrating the inexplicable alchemy involved in collaborative art forms like television . Its paint-by-numbers imitation of "Broadchurch" only heightens the sense that the original’s brilliance emerged from the particular magic of its constituent parts, from its deeply sympathetic portrait of the place where it happened to be. This is, perhaps, how Benjamin might have defined "aura" had he lived to write about television, and it’s a phenomenon Fox’s mechanical reproduction willfully abandons. "Gracepoint" ultimately resists any attempt to explain why it exists. As a creative (as opposed to financial) gambit, it’s not just poorly conceived. It’s inconceivable. "Gracepoint" premieres Thursday at 9pm on FOX. "Broadchurch," slated to return for its second season in 2015, is available on iTunes and Amazon Video.

Who will air US Broadchurch spin-off Gracepoint Ben Dowell 8:25 AM, 08 July 2014 Gracepoint, the US version of hit David Tennant and Olivia Colman drama Broadchurch, looks like it has been snapped up by ITV, RadioTimes.com can reveal. The commercial broadcaster, which commissioned parent drama Broadchurch from Kudos Productions, is close to putting the finishing touches to a deal with Fox and the producers Shine America for the rights to air the Transatlantic version in the UK, we understand. Airing in the autumn, sources suggest that ITV is expected to air Gracepoint around the same time, with the second series of Broadchurch probably airing next year. It is not clear which of ITV's channels would carry the show. A Gracepoint trailer has been released which showed a string of similar characters and many parallels between the US and British version (below). In the US version, Olivia Colman’s detective is played by Breaking Bad alumnus Anna Gunn with David Tennant taking on the same role he played in the British version, albeit with a US Accent and the name Emmett Carver rather than Alec Hardy. However Tennant has said that the US ending will not feature the same outcome.

Said Tennant: "I don't quite know where it's all going. The ending is going to be different. So long as it doesn't turn out that I did it..." An ITV spokeswoman declined to comment. Like this? Share it. Hey TV.com, Should I Watch Fox's "New" Murder Mystery, Gracepoint? - TV.com Hey TV.com, Should I Watch Fox's "New" Murder Mystery, Gracepoint? 5 While you might be a bit weary of serialized murder mysteries just based on the sheer number of them we've seen on TV over the past couple of years, Fox is hoping that it can squeeze in just one more new, successful iteration of the genre before we collectively move on to the next hot trend (I'm calling it now: docuseries about magicians). Of course, Fox's Gracepoint isn't really new at all. It's an adaptation—or more frankly, a straight-up remake—of the U.K. series Broadchurch, the generally beloved ITV drama that aired on BBC America in 2013 .

I've seen a handful of Gracepoint episodes, and as TV.com's resident Broadchurch aficionado, I'm here to tell you whether you should check out Fox's version, whether you've seen the original or not. And thus I now present to you the latest installment of our handy new-show preview series, Hey TV.com, What the Heck Is Wrong with David Tennant's Voice? I've never seen Broadchurch and/or I've suffered brain trauma since it originally aired, so what's Gracepoint about? Gracepoint is a small-town murder mystery, named for the idyllic coastal California town in which it takes place. When the body of a young boy is found on the beach, and his death initially appears to be a suicide, local detective Ellie Miller and the new top dog from out of town Emmett Carver are called into action. As the case unravels, Gracepoint's grimy secrets begin to pour out, forcing Ellie to question everything about the people she knows and loves. Everyone—from the boy's parents to the town's bevy of weirdos, to Ellie's own son—starts to look suspicious. Who created this sucker and who's in it? Here's where some of the bizarreness starts.

Gracepoint is shepherded by Chris Chibnall and directed by James Strong , the two people who also brought Broadchurch to life in the U.K. David Tennant —who starred in the original series as Detective Inspector Alec Hardy—joins Chibnall and Strong here in the States, taking on the lead role of the bullheaded, cold, haunted Emmett Carver, who's nearly identical to Hardy in almost every way. There are two differences here: a poor American accent and a major downgrade in hairstyle. Breaking Bad's Anna Gunn takes over the Ellie Miller role from the amazing Olivia Colman . Elsewhere, Fox followed ITV's lead by filling out the Gracepoint cast with talented performers in the town's multitude of possible suspects. Michael Peña (Crash, End of Watch) and Virginia Kull (Boardwalk Empire) portray the dead boy's parents, Nick Nolte (Luck) and Jacki Weaver (Silver Linings Playbook) play old creepos, Kevin Rankin (Friday Night Lights) is a conflicted priest, and Kevin Zegers (Air Bud, every show ever) takes on the role of an ambitious but conflicted local reporter. It's a stacked cast. When does the investigation begin?

Gracepoint premieres Thursday, October 2 at 9pm on Fox. There are only 10 episodes in the season (two more than Broadchurch's Season 1 run), so you won't really have to worry about getting jerked around for nine months while waiting for answers to all your pressing questions about the murder. Who will enjoy Gracepoint? This is a VERY accessible show. While we've seen a lot of open-and-shut murder mysteries as of late, Gracepoint—like Broadchurch before it—stands apart because it doesn't glorify or linger on violence but instead hones in on how a singular, tragic event destabilizes a community and shakes loose a bunch of unfortunate truths. If you're the kind of person who enjoys weekly crime solving, Gracepoint might feel a little slow at first, but once its rhythms and style wash over you, it can be very affecting. If you enjoyed some of The Killing's more character-based stuff or simply like the twists and turns that are part and parcel of the murder mystery genre, Gracepoint is definitely in your wheelhouse. But what if I've seen Broadchurch? Well, that's a trickier question to answer.

If you watched Broadchurch, Gracepoint isn't going to offer anything new for a long while. I've seen the entire first half of the season, and it's almost completely the same, even down to particular shots—every cool moment from Broadchurch's pilot is emulated in Gracepoint's pilot, too (Fox has promised a different ending). As a Broadchurch fan, I don't quite know how to feel about the remake; it's so similar that you can't not compare the two, but the story is strong enough and the performances, especially Gunn's, are compelling enough that it's still very watchable. But I'm guessing every individual's mileage will vary. What works about Gracepoint? This is a rock-solid murder mystery, with a little extra something. Gunn and Tennant are a great duo, and the supporting cast rises to the occasion when called upon. Whereas some shows of this ilk focus almost exclusively on the investigation itself, Gracepoint (again, like Broadchurch) nicely dedicates the necessary amount of time to the grieving family, whose world is crumbling around them. Shows like The Killing have claimed to explore the painful aftermath of a death in the family, but Gracepoint actually does it, and with some care.

As the story progresses, paranoia and fear spread through the town, producing some real ugliness. Gracepoint also takes nice advantage of its coastal setting—though not to the degree that Broadchurch did, unfortunately—giving the show both a strong sense of place and some aesthetically pleasing and lingering shots of the water, the cliffsides, and all that. Where does Gracepoint have room to improve? It's all a matter of perspective. If you're a virgin viewer, Gracepoint won't leave you with many complaints. The show's structure requires that it present new suspects and "big" cliffhangers that are almost immediately pushed aside in favor of chasing down new leads, and that can be frustrating. You know that the murderer isn't going to be caught in Episode 3, ya know? But that's the nature of the genre; if you can roll with that, you'll be fine. However, if you've seen Broadchurch, Gracepoint will surely feel inessential. It's more of a direct copy than any other adaptation I've seen in recent memory.

I've been told that Gracepoint starts to diverge from its source material in the back half of the season, but that's a long way to go, especially if your DVR is already full. So—should I watch Gracepoint or what? I think so, regardless of your previous experience. If you haven't seen Broadchurch, Gracepoint is a show worth watching, if only for the two lead performances. If you HAVE seen Broadchurch, Gracepoint is at least worth an early check-in to determine whether the small changes are enough to keep you invested in the story before the supposed bigger ones down the line. Honestly, everyone should watch the pilot just to hear David Tennant's American accent, which is... something to behold. How about a trailer? Gracepoint season 1: Five problems with Broadchurch’s US remake | Metro News Gracepoint season 1: Five problems with Broadchurch’s US remake Vicky Prior for Metro.co.uk Wednesday 14 May 2014 9:19 am David Tennant reprises his Broadchurch role (bottom) in Gracepoint, the US remake (top) (Picture: Fox/ITV1) Here’s the British way of doing things.

We sit in front of our TV, we watch an amazing American show and we love it. We might then create several dramas that are heavily influenced by the American original, but crucially, we don’t feel the need to make a scene by scene copy. Sadly, America doesn’t seem to feel the same about our shows. Like us, they were wowed by Broadchurch, when it aired to multiple award winning acclaim last year. But where us Brits just wanted a second series, the US decided to make it’s own. So now we have Gracepoint and after watching the trailer, here are five problems I have with the show. 1. David Tennant David Tennant has an American accent (Picture: Fox) OK, I have no problem with the marvellous David Tennant scoring a lead role in a major American drama. I’m thrilled for him. The trouble is that he’s playing exactly the same character in Gracepoint as he did in Broadchurch, just with an American accent. MORE: Gracepoint, the American version of Broadchurch, will seriously weird you out The accent’s good, but isn’t it a bit boring for him, doing the same scenes in a different voice?

Broadchurch was one of the rare occasions when Tennant got to speak with his natural, Scottish accent, so hearing him become Americanised makes me a little sad. 2. The beach scene As I said before, the trailer shows many scenes that are almost identical to the originals from Broadchurch. While I’m sure Gracepoint will be gripping for new fans, anyone who watched Broadchurch is going to be dogged by dejà vu. There’s a short clip of the infamous beach scene in the trailer. If you’ve seen Jodie Whittaker’s performance in Broadchurch, you’ll know that it was one of those stand out, only seen once in a lifetime moments of TV drama. To watch someone else try and replicate it, just feels off. 3. New twists and turns Apparently, although the first few episodes stick very closely to Broadchurch, Gracepoint does veer off into its own story with several twists and turns not in the original. This might not seem to be a bad thing, but remember how perfectly the story unfolded first time round? Why mess about with something that had been so carefully plotted? There’s no word yet as to whether they’ve changed the outcome, but I kind of hope they haven’t.

Awful though the reveal was (no spoilers) it did add up. 4. No Olivia Colman A Luther Remake Is in the Works at Fox for Some Reason | E! News Canada A Luther Remake Is in the Works at Fox for Some Reason By Email Robert Viglasky, � BBC For some reason Fox is remaking Luther. Yes, the hit Emmy-nominated BBC series starring Idris Elba . According to reports, the network has given a put-pilot commitment to Luther, the crime drama from the U.K. that follows Detective John Luther (Elba). Neil Cross, the show's creator, is on board to write and executive produce the new Fox version. Producers include 20th Century Fox Television, Chernin Entertainment and BBC Worldwide Producers. Elba is also attached to executive produce, but not reprise his Emmy-nominated role. He's won a Golden Globe for the series, which ran for three seasons and 14 episodes. The show, which also starred The Affair's Ruth Wilson, is currently available on Netflix. MORE: TV has gone remake crazy Remaking British shows is nothing new and just may be Fox's new game.

The network remade Broadchurch, a celebrated series starring David Tennant and Olivia Colman, as Gracepoint and drafted Tennant to co-star opposite Breaking Bad's Anna Gunn. Fox's Gracepoint received middling reviews and has not performed well in the ratings department. A recent episode had 3.5 million viewers. "Fox is doing an adaptation of Luther? ffs Fox no one watched Gracepoint. We don't need any remakes of BBC shows," one user tweeted . "WHO WILL WATCH AN AMERICAN LUTHER WITHOUT IDRIS ELBA. NOBODY THAT'S WHO," another shared . The Hollywood Reporter first broke the news about Fox's Luther remake. Luther is just the latest in a long line of adaptations and remakes in the works for the 2015 TV season. Fox also has a take on Archie Comics with a drama Riverdale and the Tom Hanks movie Big. NBC is working on several movie adaptations like Marley & Me and Problem Child. There's also a Rush Hour series in the works at CBS and a bevy of comic book shows in development from Supergirl to Lucifer. Brazil E! Is Everywhere This content is available customized for our international audience. Would you like to view this in our US edition?

E! Is Everywhere This content is available customized for our international audience. Would you like to view this in our Canadian edition? E! Is Everywhere This content is available customized for our international audience. Would you like to view this in our UK edition? E! Is Everywhere This content is available customized for our international audience. Would you like to view this in our Australian edition? E! ist überall Dieser Inhalt ist für internationale Besucher verfügbar. Möchtest du ihn in der deutschen Version anschauen? E! Is Everywhere This content is available customized for our international audience. Would you like to view this in our German edition? E! est partout Une version adaptée de ce contenu est disponible pour notre public international. Souhaitez-vous voir ça dans notre édition française ? E! Is Everywhere This content is available customized for our international audience. Would you like to view this in our French edition? Yes! A Luther Remake Is in the Works at Fox for Some Reason | E! News UK A Luther Remake Is in the Works at Fox for Some Reason By Email Robert Viglasky, � BBC For some reason Fox is remaking Luther. Yes, the hit Emmy-nominated BBC series starring Idris Elba .

According to reports, the network has given a put-pilot commitment to Luther, the crime drama from the U.K. that follows Detective John Luther (Elba). Neil Cross, the show's creator, is on board to write and executive produce the new Fox version. Producers include 20th Century Fox Television, Chernin Entertainment and BBC Worldwide Producers. Elba is also attached to executive produce, but not reprise his Emmy-nominated role. He's won a Golden Globe for the series, which ran for three seasons and 14 episodes. The show, which also starred The Affair's Ruth Wilson, is currently available on Netflix. MORE: TV has gone remake crazy Remaking British shows is nothing new and just may be Fox's new game. The network remade Broadchurch, a celebrated series starring David Tennant and Olivia Colman, as Gracepoint and drafted Tennant to co-star opposite Breaking Bad's Anna Gunn. Fox's Gracepoint received middling reviews and has not performed well in the ratings department. A recent episode had 3.5 million viewers. "Fox is doing an adaptation of Luther? ffs Fox no one watched Gracepoint. We don't need any remakes of BBC shows," one user tweeted .

"WHO WILL WATCH AN AMERICAN LUTHER WITHOUT IDRIS ELBA. NOBODY THAT'S WHO," another shared . The Hollywood Reporter first broke the news about Fox's Luther remake. Luther is just the latest in a long line of adaptations and remakes in the works for the 2015 TV season. Fox also has a take on Archie Comics with a drama Riverdale and the Tom Hanks movie Big. NBC is working on several movie adaptations like Marley & Me and Problem Child. There's also a Rush Hour series in the works at CBS and a bevy of comic book shows in development from Supergirl to Lucifer. Brazil E! Is Everywhere This content is available customized for our international audience. Would you like to view this in our US edition? E! Is Everywhere This content is available customized for our international audience. Would you like to view this in our Canadian edition? E! Is Everywhere This content is available customized for our international audience. Would you like to view this in our UK edition? E! Is Everywhere This content is available customized for our international audience. Would you like to view this in our Australian edition? E! ist überall Dieser Inhalt ist für internationale Besucher verfügbar.

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Question: Which UK TV series starring Olivia Colman was remade as Gracepoint in the USA?
Answer: Broadchurch