TV News: Bergerac, Apple TV+, War, Half

By
Garth Franklin
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UKTV

Bergerac
British-US actor/comedian/musician Robert Gilbert (“Big Boys,” “Killing Eve”) has posted a photo of himself alongside Irish co-star Damien Molony (“Being Human,” “Suspects”) getting back to work on the second season of the “Bergerac” reboot, which is set on the island of Jersey and airs on streamer U (formerly UKTV Play).

Molony returns as Jim Bergerac alongside Gilbert as workplace colleague/rival Barney Crozier. Also back is Zoe Wanamaker as Bergerac’s mother-in-law Charlie Hungerford. The second season has the team investigating the death of a groom found murdered in his hotel room.

Adrian Edmondson and Lesley Sharp are joining the series for the second run which is expected to air early 2026. The six episode first season launched in February and was the streamer’s biggest hit this year. [Source: Instagram]

Apple TV+
Apple TV+ is set to hike its price by 30% in the U.S. and select international markets – jumping from $9.99 a month to $12.99 per month States-side. The price rise kicks in today for new customers, existing customers will see it hitting within the next 30 days. Apple TV+ has been losing more than $1 billion annually as its spending on premium content.

Apple justifies the rise, saying it is pumping out high quality series and is doing so ad-free – the only major streaming service that does not offer a price-reduced ad-supported plan. Apple is set to launch Vince Gilligan’s “Pluribus,” new seasons of “The Morning Show” and “Slow Horses,” and films like “Highest 2 Lowest” and “The Lost Bus” all in the next three months. [Source: The LA Times]

War
Dominic West and Sienna Miller will top the new legal thriller series “War” at HBO and Sky. The project hails from “Lupin” and “Hijack” creator George Kay and has already received a two-season commitment following a deal brokered by Sky.

West will play tech titan Morgan Henderson, while Miller is his estranged wife and international film star Carla Duval. The scandalous divorce sends shockwaves through boardrooms, bedrooms and courtrooms alike with two of London’s most prestigious rival firms going head to head. [Source: Variety]

Half Man
Newly bulked-up “Baby Reindeer” creator Richard Gadd has revealed a first look at his upcoming HBO and BBC series “Half Man”. The series stars himself and Jamie Bell as brothers who “reunite after years of estrangement, leading to an explosion of violence that catapults us back through their lives over the course of the series”.

The six-episode original drama spans four decades from the 1980s to present day, with Mitchell Robertson and Stuart Campbell playing the brothers in their younger years. Filming on the project recently wrapped in Glasgow ahead of a 2026 release on the BBC and HBO Max.