
The service, which is priced at $6.99 per month, is also launching more than 100 Christmas specials in December and is simulcasting a number of shows for the first time. rights to a raft of FremantleMedia International shows including Merlin, Against the Law, QI and Escape to the Country. In October, it opened its doors to third-party acquisitions for the first time, picking up the U.S. It is the latest deal for BritBox, which has been ramping up its offering in recent months. This title is just one of many coming to subscribers in 2018 as we continue the strong momentum we’ve seen since we launched earlier this year.” We are thrilled not just to bring new episodes Stateside but to be able to bring them just hours after they debut in the UK. The drama is one of ITV’s most popular and it’s also been one of our most requested. licence periods.īritBox president Soumya Sriraman said: “Bringing new episodes of Vera to Britbox is very much like welcoming a member of the family home. Vera is the latest show to move from Acorn to BritBox after evergreen titles such as Helen Mirren-fronted legal drama Prime Suspect, Inspector Morse and Agatha Christie’s Poirot all moved following the end of their U.S.


Disney+ Making Drama On Shooting Of Jean Charles De Menezes From Jeff Popeīroadchurch’s Carolyn Pickles, who played investigative reporter Maggie in the Kudos-produced crime trilogy, is joining Season 8 of Vera, playing Rita, the wife of DI Harry Fenton, a member of the Northumberland & City Fraud team that Vera investigates.
