Season 4 of racy British sci-fi series "Torchwood" looks to be more Americanized than originally thought. Following the BBC's deal to co-produce the 2011 return with U.S. cable network Starz, creator Russell T. Davies is now working with several American TV writers to help script the 10-episode order.
The Chicago Tribune reports that three new writers come from the U.S. and each has an impressive sci-fi pedigree. Doris Egan ("House," "Tru Calling"), Jane Espenson ("Battlestar Galactica," "Buffy," "Caprica") and John Shiban ("Breaking Bad," "Supernatural," "The X-Files") will all write episodes in the coming season, in addition to Davies and "Torchwood" alum John Fay.
And these won't be stand-alone episodes like those from the series' first two seasons. Davies maintains that Season 4 will follow the formula of plot-focused "Torchwood" miniseries "Children of Earth."
As previously reported, the new, bigger-budget "Torchwood" will also film in North America, filling out its whittled-down cast -- only John Barrowman and Eve Myles remain -- with international actors.
Season 4 starts production in January, with an official summer 2011 release date expected to be announced sometime before then.
Friday, August 6, 2010
'Torchwood' lines up U.S. writers for 2011 Starz run
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