Survivors to air in America

22 December 2009

BBC America has announced the launch date for post-apocalyptic drama series Survivors.

Survivors, which is an adaptation of the cult classic 1970s series, will have its US premiere on Saturday, February 13th at 8 pm ET/PT, before shifting to its regular timeslot at 9 pm ET/PT the following week.

In the official scheduling announcement, BBC America refers to the "twelve-episode season" of Survivors, which is a sign that the digital cable company intend to air the first two UK seasons of Survivors back-to-back. Season One, which aired in the UK in 2008, was comprised of six episodes and the second season of Survivors will launch early next year in the United Kingdom.

This version of Survivors, overseen by Adrian Hodges (Primeval), boasts a cast that includes Julie Graham (Bonekickers), Paterson Joseph (No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency), Freema Agyeman (Doctor Who), Max Beesley (Hotel Babylon), Phillip Rhys (Nip/Tuck), Zoë Tapper (Demons), Nikki Amuka–Bird, Shaun Dingwall, and Chahak Patel.

BBC Releases Survivors Start Date

20 December 2009

A BBC Press Release issued has now put the Survivors Series 2 Episode 1 start date at Tuesday 12th Juanuary 2010 at 21:00. The episode will be screened on BBC ONE and on the BBC HD channel.

SFX Issue 191

19 December 2009

The new issue of SFX magazine (No 191) contains a five page preview feature on Survivors Series Two, featuring interviews with cast and crew carried out as part of a set visit during the Birmingham location filming.

A larger cover picture and the magazine intro (for the Survivors piece) is in the Survivors Work Section along with other articles about Survivors Series One and Two.

Survivors S2 to air in January 2010?

11 December 2009

A BBC Press Release for Week 2 of 2010 did feature an article about Survivors Series 2 Episode 2. Although there's still no official release date for the series (from the BBC) yet, the article implied that the series would have started it's six episode run one week earlier - Tuesday 5th January 2010 at 9pm on BBC ONE and the BBC HD Channel.

The BBC have since rescinded the article and there is still no known start date for Survivors Series 2 as yet.

The article was as follows:

Survivors Ep 2/6
High Definition programme
Tuesday 12 January
9.00-10.00pm BBC ONE

The Survivors continue to struggle

With Abby still missing and Greg recovering from his injuries, the family are holed up in the city, scavenging for survival, as the series written by Adrian Hodges and starring Julie Graham, Paterson Joseph, Zoe Tapper, Max Beesley and Nikki Amuka-Bird continues.

While Naj leaves graffiti messages across the crumbling landscape for Abby, Tom steals supplies from another group of survivors. The family learn that other people have been abducted in the same way as Abby, and that the kidnappers bear the markings of PSJ, a pharmaceutical company with offices in the city.

As Tom leads Al, Anya and Sarah off on this trail, Greg and Naj find themselves confronted by the group Tom stole from.

Meanwhile, in the lab, Abby finds herself re-infected by Whittaker, who will stop at nothing to find his miracle vaccine...

Abby is played by Julie Graham, Greg by Paterson Joseph, Naj by Chahak Patel, Tom by Max Beesley, Al by Phillip Rhys, Anya by Zoe Tapper and Sarah by Robyn Addison.

Survivors is simulcast on the BBC HD channel – the BBC's High Definition channel, available through Freesat, Sky and Virgin Media.

Survivors Press release - Series 2

07 December 2009

According to a BBC Press release: Abby and her mismatched family of survivors are in disarray, as the series written by Adrian Hodges and starring Julie Graham, Paterson Joseph, Zoe Tapper, Max Beesley and Nikki Amuka-Bird returns. More on the Survivors Page including the full press release. Please note that there are spoilers in the release.

It would appear that some online retailers are already taking pre-orders for the DVD of Series Two, despite the fact that the BBC have not publicly released a transmission date! More on the News Page.

The British Board of Film Classification (BBFC) has published its ratings decisions for the first two episodes of the series two of Survivors ahead of its DVD release next year.

Episode one has a ‘15′ rating and the consumer advice that it “contains strong violence and medical gore”; episode two is rated ‘12′, with the advice that it “contains moderate violence”. Decisions on the remaining four episodes will be published in the coming weeks.