DIRECTV and Sony Pictures Television will team up to bring the
award-winning DAMAGES, starring Glenn Close and Rose Byrne, back
with brand new episodes to be produced early next year and debuting
exclusively on DIRECTV. Emmy winner Glenn Close, Emmy nominee Rose
Byrne and other principal cast members will return for the new
episodes.
Unlike DIRECTV’s current deal for Friday Night Lights, whereby
the show airs first on DIRECTV and then on NBC, the new episodes of
DAMAGES will air only on DIRECTV. Additionally, DIRECTV will have
the rights to air previously produced seasons 1 through 3.
“We’re excited to partner with Sony Pictures Television as we
breathe new life into this outstanding drama,” said Patty Ishimoto,
general manager of The 101 Network and vice president of
entertainment for DIRECTV. “It’s a win for our customers because
only they will be able to see these new episodes and another great
step forward for DIRECTV as we continue to build our growing
portfolio of exclusive, award winning programming.”
“DAMAGES is simply one of the best shows on television, and
we’re grateful to DIRECTV for the opportunity to produce more
episodes of this groundbreaking show," said Jamie Erlicht,
president, programming and production, Sony Pictures
Television.
"We're thrilled to have a new home for the show and our team of
award-winning writers, producers and actors will not only maintain
that standard of excellence, but deliver our best seasons yet,"
added Zack Van Amburg, president, programming and production, Sony
Pictures Television.
“FX was very proud to have developed one of the best scripted
series on television, but, in order to have a future, the show
needed DIRECTV and we are thrilled they stepped in,” said John
Landgraf, President & General Manager, FX Networks, who also
heads FX Productions. "Sony Pictures Television is a great
production partner and we at FX Productions are excited for these
next two seasons.”
Over its first three seasons on television, DAMAGES has featured
what is arguably the most impressive cast and guest stars of any
series on television – Glenn Close, Rose Byrne, Tate Donovan, Ted
Danson, Željko Ivanek, Anastasia Griffith, Noah Bean, Tom Aldrege,
Philip Bosco, Nichael Nouri, Peter Facinelli, Peter Reigert, Mario
Van Peebles, Marcia Gay Harden, William Hurt, Timothy Olyphant,
John Doman, Clarke Peters, Kevin Corrigan, Paige Turco, Tom Noonan,
Garret Dillahunt, Campbell Scott, Martin Short, Lily Tomlin, Keith
Carradine, Ebon Moss-Bachrach, Michael Gaston, Darren Goldstein,
Sarah Wynter and Reiko Aylesworth.
DAMAGES recently received five Emmy Award nominations for its
critically acclaimed third season, Glenn Close for Outstanding Lead
Actress in a Drama Series, Rose Byrne for Outstanding Supporting
Actress in a Drama Series, Željko Ivanek for Outstanding Supporting
Actor in a Drama Series, Ted Danson for Outstanding Guest Actor in
a Drama Series and Lily Tomlin for Outstanding Guest Actress in a
Drama Series.
The series earned seven Emmy Award nominations in each of its
first two seasons and Close became the first actress from a basic
cable series to win the Emmy for Lead Actress in a Drama; Željko
Ivanek became the first actor from a basic cable series to win the
Emmy for Outstanding Supporting Actor for a Drama Series, and
DAMAGES was the first basic cable series to take home the Emmy for
Outstanding Casting for a Drama Series. DAMAGES and AMC’s Mad Men
were the first basic cable series to be nominated in for
Outstanding Drama Series. In its first season, DAMAGES earned the
most Golden Globes nominations of any series in television with
Glenn Close winning for Best Actress in a TV Series – Drama.
The show was created and is executive produced by Todd A.
Kessler, Glenn Kessler and Daniel Zelman.
DAMAGES is produced by Sony Pictures Television in association
with FX Productions.
About DIRECTV
DIRECTV (NASDAQ:DTV) is the world's most popular video service
delivering state-of-the-art technology, unmatched programming, the
most comprehensive sports packages available and industry leading
customer service to its more than 25.6 million customers in the
U.S. and Latin America. In the U.S., DIRECTV offers its 18.6
million customers more than 160 HD channels and Dolby-Digital(R)
5.1 theater-quality sound (when available), access to exclusive
sports programming such as NFL SUNDAY TICKET(TM), award winning
technology like its DIRECTV(R) DVR Scheduler and higher customer
satisfaction than the leading cable companies for nine years
running. DIRECTV Latin America, through its subsidiaries and
affiliated companies in Brazil, Mexico, Argentina, Venezuela,
Colombia, and other Latin American countries, leads the pay-TV
category in technology, programming and service, delivering an
unrivaled digital television experience to 7 million customers.
DIRECTV sports and entertainment properties include three Regional
Sports Networks (Northwest, Rocky Mountain and Pittsburgh) as well
as a 65 percent interest in Game Show Network. For the most
up-to-date information on DIRECTV, please call 1-800-DIRECTV or
visit directv.com.
About Sony Pictures
Television
Sony Pictures Television is one of the television industry’s
leading content providers. It produces and distributes programming
in every genre, including series, telefilms, theatrical releases
and family entertainment around the world and for every platform:
broadcast and cable television, first-run and off-network
syndication and digital distribution. In addition to one of the
industry’s largest libraries of feature films and television shows,
SPT boasts a current program slate that includes the top-rated
daytime dramas and game shows, landmark off-network series,
original animated series and critically acclaimed primetime dramas,
comedies and telefilms. Internationally, SPT is a leading producer
of local language scripted and non-scripted programming. SPT also
sells SPE-owned formats in approximately 70 countries. To better
serve its clients and partners worldwide, SPT maintains offices
throughout the world, including Argentina, Australia, Brazil,
Canada, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Hungary, India, Italy, Japan,
Korea, Mexico, the Netherlands, the People’s Republic of China,
Russia, Singapore, Spain, Venezuela and the United Kingdom. SPT's
worldwide television networks portfolio, which includes branded
networks AXN, Sony Entertainment Television, and Animax, is a key
strategy in SPE's long-range commitment to the global marketplace,
with 122 channel feeds available in more than 140 countries,
reaching almost 440 million households worldwide. SPT also creates
original content for and manages SPE’s premium video website,
Crackle. Additionally, SPT is a part owner of cable channel GSN,
FEARnet, the premier horror/thriller website and VOD service, a new
3D network, and national media sales company ITN Networks, Inc. SPT
advertiser sales is one of the premiere national advertising sales
companies, handling the commercial inventory in SPT’s syndicated
series as well as in all of SPE's digital businesses in the United
States. SPT (www.sonypicturestelevision.com) is a Sony Pictures
Entertainment company.
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