LAURA NEAL ANNOUNCED AS LEAD WRITER OF KILLING EVE SEASON FOUR
THE AWARD-WINNING SERIES EARNED AN EARLY RENEWAL LAST MONTH BY BBC AMERICA AHEAD OF ITS HIGHLY-ANTICIPATED THIRD SEASON PREMIERING ON APRIL 26TH
New
York, NY – February 20, 2020 – Phoebe Waller-Bridge,
Emerald Fennell, Suzanne Heathcote and now Laura Neal. BBC AMERICA announced
today that Laura Neal (Sex Education, Secret Diary of a Call Girl)
will be the next lead writer of its critically-acclaimed and award-winning
series Killing Eve, from Sid Gentle Films Ltd. The network renewed the
series for a fourth season last month, well ahead of season three premiering
April 26th on BBC AMERICA and AMC. Season four of Killing Eve
will go into production later this year.
“Killing Eve smashes television tropes in every way, both
on the screen and behind it,” said Sarah Barnett, President, AMC Networks Entertainment Group and AMC
Studios. “We have a remarkable squad of
ferociously smart women writers passing the baton to each other on this show,
aligned around a coherent vision but bringing it to life with their own
specific sparkle and brilliance. Laura Neal is the latest incredible leader of
the pack on Killing Eve.”
“Laura
is frighteningly bright, takes no prisoners and can laugh at anything,” said Executive
Producer Sally Woodward Gentle. “She’s wicked and wild, emotional and
provocative. The stories we are already creating for season four promise a
pitch-black riot.”
“After
the most incredible year on Killing Eve, I’m so excited the next season
is going to be led by such a brilliant talent,” said Season Three Lead
Writer and Executive Producer Suzanne Heathcote. “I cannot wait to see what
amazing things Laura’s going to do with this world and the characters in it.”
Prior
to writing for Killing Eve, Laura Neal has written for Sex Education,
Secret Diary of a Call Girl and more. In addition to lead writer, Laura
will be an executive producer on season four.
Killing
Eve
stars Golden Globe®, SAG® and Critics’ Choice Award
winner Sandra Oh, Emmy® and BAFTA winner Jodie Comer,
Emmy® nominee and BAFTA winner Fiona Shaw and BAFTA nominee Kim
Bodnia. Season two had the highest rate of growth of any returning TV drama
since the final season of AMC’s Breaking Bad in 2013, doubling its
season one audience in Live+SD. Both seasons are Certified Fresh on Rotten
Tomatoes and earned its lead writers Emmy® nominations.
Killing
Eve
season three premieres Sunday, April 26th, at 10:00pm ET/PT on BBC
AMERICA and AMC. Executive producers for the upcoming season are Sally Woodward
Gentle, Lee Morris, Phoebe Waller-Bridge, Gina Mingacci, Damon Thomas, Jeff
Melvoin, Suzanne Heathcote and Sandra Oh.
Killing
Eve
is produced by Sid Gentle Films Ltd. for BBC AMERICA and is financed and
distributed by Endeavor Content. The series is based on the Codename
Villanelle novellas by Luke Jennings.
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to editors:
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About
BBC AMERICA:
BBC AMERICA is a hub of innovative, culturally contagious programming including the Peabody Award-winning series Killing Eve starring Golden Globe® and SAG® Award-winner Sandra Oh and Emmy® Award-winner Jodie Comer. The network is the definitive home and co-producer of the most iconic natural history programming including Planet Earth II, Blue Planet II, Dynasties, the upcoming Sir David Attenborough-narrated series Seven Worlds, One Planet and the return of the Emmy®-winning series Frozen Planet II and Planet Earth II I- all a part of the new Saturday nature television destination, Wonderstruck. A joint venture between AMC Networks and BBC Studios (the commercial arm of the BBC), BBCA’s influential shows such as Doctor Who, Orphan Black, Luther and Broadchurch, among many others, have attracted critical acclaim and earned Emmy® Awards, Peabody Awards, Critics’ Choice Awards, TCA Awards, NAACP Image Awards, an IDA Documentary Award, a Gotham Award and Golden Globes®. Created in 1998, the irrepressible network has garnered one of cable’s most curious, educated and affluent audiences, with many properties boasting super-fan levels of engagement. Its unscripted slate includes the iconic car show Top Gear, buzzy and hilarious The Graham Norton Show and the world’s biggest darts championships. Get caught up, BBCA offers full episodes On Demand across all major digital platforms, BBC AMERICA app and bbcamerica.com.
About SID GENTLE FILMS LTD.
Sid Gentle Films Ltd. was founded by Sally Woodward
Gentle in 2013 along with Lee Morris and Henrietta Colvin with a focus to
develop and produce innovative, original and ambitious television drama and
feature films. Credits to date include: BAFTA nominated The Durrells for
ITV and Masterpiece, the highly acclaimed SS-GB for the BBC,
Neil Gaiman’s Likely Stories for Sky and the BAFTA and Peabody
winning and Emmy® and Golden Globe® nominated Killing
Eve for BBC AMERICA.
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