Sky has just announced a triple whammy of forthcoming crime/thriller shows from the States.
Vegas stars Dennis Quaid (Vantage Point) and Michael Chiklis (The Shield) in a Boardwalk Empire-type trip back to old days in Vegas. Quaid is former Las Vegas sheriff Ralph Lamb, tasked with bringing order to the new gambling mecca that wise guys like Vincent Savino (Chiklis) want to carve up. It's a Mad Men era crime caper from Goodfellas writer Nicholas Pileggi.
Meanwhile, Sky Atlantic is also lining up for early 2013 a Kevin Bacon (Mystic River) thriller called The Following. James Purefoy (Rome) will also star as notorious serial killer Joe Carroll, who escapes from death row to begin a new killing spree. Bacon is former FBI man Ryan Hardy, who – with overtones of Red Dragon/Manhunter – is a psychologically scarred agent who once caught Carroll and knows him better than anyone else. Natalie Zea – of Justified fame – will play Carroll's wife.
Finally, Elementary, the CBS contemporary New York spin on the BBC's Sherlock, will arrive on Living this autumn. Johnny Lee Miller (Trainspotting) is Holmes alongside Lucy Liu (Charlie's Angels) as Joan Watson.
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When I found this blog and signed up as a follower, it was with the idea I could read about British crime/thrillers here.
ReplyDeleteI did not come here to read about mediocre American programmes that are being re-broadcast in the UK. Why the author finds them worthy is a complete mystery to my as, after sampling some of his highly rated series, I fail to see what redeeming qualities these highly commercial programmes have.
My point is not that there are no good thrillers from the States, but that I did not come here to read about them. I'm sure there are blogs in the US written by people much more familiar with the industry there than this author.
There is nothing wrong with British thrillers that they need to be "improved" by Americans, Danes or the French.
Hi Mike,
ReplyDeleteJust to reassure you – CrimeTimePreview will certainly cover every British crime drama and thriller as the earliest opportunity.
But we will also preview new shows from other countries too – some of which are great, some not. I quite agree that many of the commercial shows are not always top notch, but those from networks such as HBO and AMC can be terrific.
Happy viewing!