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  • 3 weeks later...

Desperate Housewives boss Marc Cherry has accomplished his mission to bring Captain Jack to Wisteria Lane!

A Housewives insider confirms that Torchwood?s John Barrowman is joining the ABC soap later this season for a minimum of five episodes. The actor will play the Big Bad at the center of the Angie (Drea de Matteo) mystery.

Last summer, Cherry ? a big Torchwood fan ? met with Barrowman to discuss the possibility of him visiting Wisteria Lane at some point. It was just a matter of finding the right role.

Barrowman?s arc will kick off in early April and span the final five episodes of the season.

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  • 4 weeks later...

Barrowman 'unsure' over 'Torchwood' future

John Barrowman has claimed that he knows nothing about the future of Torchwood.

In an exclusive interview with Digital Spy, the singer-actor said that he would love to do another series, but is unsure if it will go ahead.

Asked about a potential clash between Torchwood and his upcoming stint on Desperate Housewives, he replied: "I don't know if we're gonna be filming Torchwood.

"I haven't heard anything. I haven't heard anything about what you're talking about! I only know that I would - at the drop of a hat - love to do Torchwood again. I would love to do more than five episodes. But if we're only going to do five episodes, I'm happy with that."

He added: "I love the character, I love the show, and I would love to do it again. But I don't have any other information - I'm so sorry!

"I have no information on the future of Torchwood - I'm like everybody else at the moment! But I would love to do another Torchwood."

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  • 2 weeks later...

I think they should bring him back to Doctor Who every now and then. I hope Torchwood goes ahead but you never know about these thing.

Would be nice but i think now RTD has done a bunk it'll be the last we see of him in DW for a while, maybe not for ever though.

  • 3 months later...

Torchwood Returns! (Summer 2011)

Key cast - John Barrowman (Capt. Jack), Eve Myles (Gwen) ? to return for the next installment, along with new faces

Monday 7th June 2010

BBC Cymru Wales, BBC Worldwide and US premium entertainment network, Starz Entertainment, have today announced a three way co-production partnership that will develop a new series of the hit BBC sci-fi drama Torchwood. BBC Worldwide will also distribute the series to broadcasters globally.

The 10-episode instalment will be written by a team led by Torchwood creator, Russell T Davies, and produced by BBC Worldwide Productions. Davies and BBC Worldwide Productions? SVP Scripted, Julie Gardner, return as executive producers with BBC Worldwide Productions EVP Jane Tranter. The series has been commissioned by Controller BBC ONE, Jay Hunt, Controller BBC Drama, Ben Stephenson, and Starz President and CEO, Chris Albrecht.

While previous series were based on location in Cardiff, Wales, this new instalment will see storylines widen to include locations in the U.S. and around the world. John Barrowman and Eve Myles will return in their roles as Captain Jack and Gwen respectively, along with new faces.

Announcing the commission, Ben Stephenson, Controller, BBC Drama Commissioning said: "We have a long history of working with many U.S. networks but it is incredibly exciting to be working with Starz for the first time, as well as to be reunited with the best of British in Russell, Jane and Julie. Torchwood will burst back onto the screen with a shocking and moving story with global stakes and locations that will make it feel bigger and bolder than ever"

Jane Tranter, EVP, BBC Worldwide Productions, added: "Torchwood has attracted remarkable attention and loyalty in both the UK and U.S., and in this new partnership with Starz, the next chapter will not only reward our current fans, but also introduce new viewers to the most impressive instalment yet."

"We're committed to programming exceptional television that is entertaining, imaginative and provides a premium TV experience, and by any measure the new concept for Torchwood fits that mandate," Starz, LLC, President and CEO Chris Albrecht said. "I've been part of successful partnerships with Jane Tranter and the BBC previously, and I'm very much looking forward to working with them again."

Torchwood is a drama that puts extraterrestrial threats into a very real world, and asks how humanity deals with the danger - while fighting human's darkest instincts. The series was originally commissioned and produced in 2006 by BBC Cymru Wales, with the latest high octane series capturing UK audiences of more than 6 million.

BBC Worldwide has distributed previous Torchwood series around the world to territories such as Korea, Japan, Italy, Spain, Israel, Russia and across Latin America.

Read more: http://www.spoilertv.com/search?updated-max=2010-06-07T21%3A22%3A00%2B01%3A00&max-results=6#ixzz0qCmVjtMJ

I think we can all heave a sigh of relief that the Fox version of Torchwood never came to pass. Instead, the show seems to be staying under the BBC's control, but with Starz fronting some money. Starz president and CEO Chris Albrecht says the show "certainly will" have a larger budget thanks to the co-production deal. And Albrecht tells the Hollywood Reporter,

At the end of "Children of Earth," Torchwood was destroyed, so when we pick up in our world the need for Torchwood arises again. A lot of this story takes place in the U.S. as well with several characters that are in the U.S. intelligence forces and end up teaming up with Gwen and Captain Jack to deal with the situation at hand.

Adds creator Russell T. Davies:

It's very much the next step. It's not a new version, it's not a reboot. We're simply moving countries. The show was previously a format show ? monster of the week. The breakthrough was "Children of Earth" and that it became one long story. It's not going to be 'Lost' and take 20 years to find out what's going on. It's going to have a most remarkable conclusion after 10 episodes.

He adds that the first episode is the same pilot he wrote for Fox seven months ago, and Fox graciously allowed him to take the project to Starz. And this will still be the same universe, where everybody knows aliens are real ? but a new viewer will be able to jump in right away.

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Wow, if it airs on Starz they can curse to their hearts content then! Talk about being the "adult" Doctor Who spin-off, heh.

But I wonder if any of the old characters they've killed off will still return (wasn't what's his face from Children of Earth that got nuked supposed to be coming back again?) and whether or not the 11th Doctor will show up at all now...

  • 4 weeks later...

Torchwood star Eve Myles has admitted that she is nervous at the prospect of moving with her family to America in order to film a new series of the show.

It was previously announced that the BBC had commissioned a new series of the Doctor Who spinoff, in partnership with US network Starz.

Myles told WalesOnline: "To be honest, I am quite nervous and apprehensive but then I still get nervous every time I start a new job and then as soon as I?ve filmed the first day I calm down a bit.

?We?re not sure yet whether we are going to be living in Los Angeles or Canada".

The actress explained that she is still surprised at how popular Torchwood has become in the US.

"[The show] is already very popular in America and I had no idea exactly how big it was until I was in Washington DC and I saw myself on the back of a bus. Weird. It?s got an absolutely massive fan base, it?s been the number one sci-fi show for the past three years out there."

She also revealed that she had not remained in regular contact with co-star John Barrowman.

?I haven?t managed to see John much but we get on so well that as soon as we start working it will be like we?ve been together for weeks.?

The new series of Torchwood is expected to air on Starz in the US and on the BBC in the UK next summer.

Eve Myles says the fourth, America-set, series will begin filming in January. She doesn't know yet whether they'll be filming in Los Angeles or Canada (I'd assume Vancouver, but the article doesn't specify), but she does say the shoot will be an epic seven-and-a-half months long. [WalesOnline]

Also, a tipster at Gallifrey Base says John Barrowman confirmed at a book signing that Captain Jack will be in all ten episodes of the new series.

  • 2 weeks later...

Details have been revealed of three new characters who will appear in the upcoming fourth series of Torchwood.

Entertainment Weekly reports that the new episodes - which will be co-produced by the BBC and US network Starz - will introduce new regular Rex Matheson, a "CIA agent born to make waves" with a "wicked" sense of humour.

The show will also introduce two new recurring characters - Oswald Jones, a convicted murderer and paedophile, and Esther Katusi, a young CIA agent "who learns what she?s really made of only when she?s forced to".

Both roles are said to be "key to the new season".

Casting for all three parts is believed to be ongoing.

Series star John Barrowman recently revealed that he is "ecstatic" about the fourth series of Torchwood, while his co-star Eve Myles admitted that she is "nervous" about filming in America.

The new episodes are expected to air on Starz in the US and on BBC One in the UK next summer.

  • 4 weeks later...

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The new series/season (oh, God, is it British or American now?) of Torchwood will be subtitled The New World, according to The Hollywood Reporter.

Russell T Davies has also revealed a little more about the storyline. It will follow a CIA agent (Rex) and analyst (Ester) as they tackle an alien-related global issue. Torchwood is now, ?like a legend now? it?s like something that?s ceased to exist and is now spoken of only in whispers.? Soon, Rex and Ester are on the run and are seeking out the help of Captain Jack and Gwen.

?The two teams coming together is a big part of the story ? are they friends or enemies? There?s a lot of sparks and excitement,? says RTD.

?We definitely have a really big story to tell,? adds executive producer Julie Gardner. ?It?s absolutely rebooted to welcome in a new audience.?

The story also has a couple of posters? which look very familiar but with bit of a Photoshop makeover and some new text plonked on them?

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