Copper [BBC America - US] *Spoilers*

Richard Dower

BBC AMERICA ORDERS FIRST ORIGINAL SCRIPTED SERIES FOR SUMMER 2012

Channel announces COPPER – A Cineflix Studios production, in association with Levinson/Fontana

New York, July 28, 2011 – In its most significant original programming commitment to date, BBC AMERICA has announced its first original scripted drama series, Copper. The 10 episode series, which centers on a young Irish cop operating in the immigrant communities of 19th century New York, is co-created by Tom Fontana (OZ, Homicide: Life on the Street, St. Elsewhere) and Will Rokos (Monster’s Ball, Southland). The executive producers include Fontana, Rokos, Barry Levinson (Good Morning, Vietnam, Rain Man, You Don’t Know Jack) and Christina Wayne (Broken Trail and executive in charge of Mad Men at AMC) of Cineflix Studios.

Copper is set in the Five Points Irish neighborhood of New York City in the 1860’s. The series focuses on a rugged young Irish cop who has to navigate the unruly and sometimes violent currents of his immigrant neighborhood, while simultaneously interacting with uptown Manhattan high society and the emerging black community in Harlem.

Copper will commence production in the fall of 2011 in Toronto and premiere on BBC AMERICA in Summer 2012.

Perry Simon, General Manager, BBC AMERICA says: “Copper is a great fit for BBC AMERICA, capturing the early American multicultural experience in provocative, ground-breaking fashion. In the spirit of great BBC drama it’s brimming with fascinating and complex characters giving us the opportunity to cast the best actors from both sides of the Atlantic. I’m delighted to be working with Tom and Barry again, together with Will, Christina and the talented team at Cineflix Studios. We could not be in better hands for BBC AMERICA’s first dramatic series”.

“BBC AMERICA is the ideal home for Copper in the U.S.,” said Glen Salzman, CEO, Cineflix. “Cineflix Studios has put together an amazing team for this series, some of the best in the business, who will produce compelling television with widespread international appeal. We look forward to starting production in a few months and continuing to ramp up our scripted programming slate.”

BBC AMERICA has a history of co-producing and acquiring acclaimed, award-winning drama. The channel recently announced Dramaville – a new weekly slot launching August 17, as a home to series such as The Hour and Luther, which recently scored an Emmy nomination for lead actor Idris Elba.

Richard Dower

picked up to series; http://www.spoilertv.com/2011/10/copper-new-drama-series-picked-up-by.html

Richard Dower

I like this casting news, Anastasia is georgeous!

http://www.deadline.com/2011/12/anastasia-griffith-to-co-star-in-bbc-americas-drama-series-copper/

Richard Dower

Cast and crew announced, here is the headline:

Toronto, January 4, 2012– BBC AMERICA, Cineflix Studios, and Shaw Media today announced lead cast for their original scripted series, COPPER. Tom Weston-Jones (MI-5,akaSpooks) is set to star as rugged Irish-American cop Kevin Corcoran. Alongside Weston-Jones is Canadian Kyle Schmid (Blood Ties, The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants) as Robert Morehouse, a handsome bon vivant and part of Manhattan aristocracy, and Anastasia Griffith (Royal Pains, Damages), as the sophisticated and spirited Elizabeth Haverford. Rounding out the cast is Franka Potente (The Bourne Supremacy, Run Lola Run) who is set to play Eva Heissan, a shrewd businesswoman and the Madam of Eva’s Paradise.

Additionally, the talents of three top production pros have been secured to develop and execute the look and feel of mid-1800s New York – the setting for COPPER. Steve Cosens (Durham County) has signed on as Director of Photography, John Blackie (Hell on Wheels) is Production Designer, and Delphine White (Breakout Kings) is Costume Designer.

Read more: http://www.spoilertv.com/2012/01/copper-lead-cast-production-team.html

JP Liz V1

Irish actor Kevin Ryan has been cast in a major role in the BBC's new 19th century New York Irish police drama Copper.

The Hollywood Reporter, which broke the story, says that the series also stars Franka Potente (The Bourne Identity and The Bourne Supremacy) and Tom Weston-Jones (Spooks) and begins shooting this month in Toronto.

The trade daily says that Ryan will play Detective Francis Maguire, who works with Weston-Jones' character, Kevin Corcoran.
Created by Oscar winner Barry Levinson (Rain Man), Tom Fontana (Oz) and Will Rokos (Southland), Copper looks at the lives of Irish immigrants in Manhattan's Five Points neighbourhood in the 1860s, with Weston-Jones' character Corcoran trying to uncover the truth about his missing wife and dead daughter.

Copper will premiere on BBC America this summer and is the channel's first scripted series.

Dublin-born and Los Angeles-based Ryan's other credits include the upcoming thriller Tripping Tommy and the new series of RAW, in which he appears in episode four.

http://www.rte.ie/ten/2012/0109/copper.html

Richard Dower

First look: http://insidetv.ew.com/2012/03/30/copper/

Richard Dower

Premiere set for August 19th:

http://www.spoilertv.com/2012/04/copper-premiere-date-announced.html

BBC AMERICA’S FIRST ORIGINAL DRAMA, COPPER, TO PREMIERE AUGUST 19

1860s New York City drama from Emmy®-winner Tom Fontana, Academy Award®-nominee Will Rokos and Academy Award®-winner Barry Levinson

New York - Monday, April 2, 2012 - BBC AMERICA has announced the channel’s first original drama, COPPER, set in 1860s New York City, will premiere Sunday, August 19, 9:00pm ET/PT.

Tanya Fischer (The Defenders, Life on Mars) joins the cast of COPPER as Molly Stuart, an ambitious courtesan at Eva’s Paradise. The 10-part dramacenters on Kevin Corcoran (Tom Weston-Jones, MI-5), an intense, rugged Irish-American cop working the city’s notorious Five Points neighborhood.Corcoran is struggling to maintain his moral compass in a turbulent world, while on an emotional and relentless quest to learn the truth about the disappearance of his wife and the death of his daughter. His friendship with two Civil War compatriots – the wayward son of a wealthy industrialist and an African American physician who secretly assists Corcoran with his detective work – takes him to the contrasting worlds of elegant Fifth Avenue and an emerging African-American community in rural northern Manhattan. The three men share a secret from their experience on the battlefield that inextricably links their lives forever.

The series is created by Emmy®-winner Tom Fontana (Oz, Homicide: Life on the Streets, St. Elsewhere) and Academy Award®-nominee Will Rokos (Monster’s Ball, Southland) and among the executive producers are Academy Award®-winner Barry Levinson (Good Morning Vietnam, Rain Man, You Don’t Know Jack), Cineflix Media Co-CEO Glen Salzman, Cineflix Studios President Christina Wayne (Broken Trail and executive in charge of Mad Men), Fontana and Rokos.

The previously announced cast includes Franka Potente (The Bourne Supremacy, Run Lola Run) as Eva Heissen, a shrewd businesswoman and the madam of Eva’s Paradise; Kyle Schmid (Blood Ties, The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants) as Robert Morehouse, a handsome bon vivant and part of Manhattan aristocracy; Anastasia Griffith (Royal Pains, Damages) as the sophisticated and spirited Elizabeth Haverford; Ato Essandoh (Damages)as Doctor Matthew Freeman, who secretly assists Corcoran with his work; Kevin Ryan (Tripping Tommy) as Detective Francis Maguire, Corcoran’s closet friend and partner in the 6th Precinct; Dylan Taylor (Covert Affairs) as Andrew O’Brien, colleague and companion to Corcoran and Maguire; Ron White (The Line) as Captain Ciaran Joseph Sullivan, who is more often concerned about his reputation than seeking justice for victims; Kiara Glasco (Angel Duty) as Annie Reilly, a young runaway forced to grow up too quickly; Tessa Thompson (Heroes) as Sara Freeman, the fearful and anxious wife of Dr. Freeman; and David W. Keeley (Rookie Blue) as Sergeant Padraic Byrnes, a corrupt and contemptuous cop.

COPPER joins BBC AMERICA’s slate of groundbreaking drama including Luther starring Golden Globe®-winner Idris Elba, the Golden Globe® nominated mini-series The Hour, Whitechapel and the upcoming Dramaville titles White Heat, Inside Men and Ripper Street.

COPPER is a Cineflix (Copper) Inc. production in association with BBC AMERICA and Shaw Media. The series is shooting in studio and on location in Toronto, Ontario through May 2012.

JP Liz V1

Will this also be on any of the BBC UK channels?

Richard Dower

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=thstIqDq9hA

^ looks good, proper Irish accents!

Richard Dower

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wujKChwOvDA

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9wUOZ0pXv4k

Richard Dower

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6FC5lkydS44

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HvgUoWLobis

Richard Dower

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5EwGdL98QR0

gaelicred

Looks good deffo give it a try

Richard Dower

starts sunday.

Temaz

Looks great

Richard Dower

Anyone check it out?...there is a Behind The Badge special out also.

expectationlost

ugh predictable, boring, formulaic, spent alot of money on something that no real charm

mikemac1

I think the above is a bit harsh ^^^

It's no award winner but it's decent

This weeks story was interesting about the two sisters and realy something that did happen a lot to vulnerable young girls

Acting is ok, nothing special about the music, the backgrounds and scenery are good, decent script

5.5/10

I'll stick with this one for some more weeks

expectationlost

but we've seen this story so many times, certainly reminds you of sherlock holmes, we didn't know who anybody was, the guy with the eye, the posh paedo, somebody being hit with something distinguishable, zzzzz, didn't care, it was so decent to be just dull, dull, dull.

Richard Dower

Numbers seems....um, not sure how BBCA works, but i'd say these are good for the net:

Copper (BBC America)
-10 PM: 1.107 million viewers, 0.36 A18-49

http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2012/08/21/bbc-americas-copper-becomes-the-channels-highest-rated-series-premiere-ever/145614/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Tvbythenumbers+%28TVbytheNumbers%29

gaelicred

Not a bad opening episode i will watch a few more before i pass judgement on it

expectationlost

better but still kinda joyless

jayteecork

Overall I enjoyed the two episodes but the bit where he appeared behind the curtain after breaking his leg and being off his head on morphine was beyond ridiculous but I'm willing to let it slide this time seeing as I enoyed the rest of the show.

I honestly thought it was going to be a big hallucination scene. (Remember the madam gave her something to help her relax) She thinks Corky her Knight came to rescue her but then she snaps out of it and realises she's toast and the peado gets her.

I was hoping that girl got killed off anyway she was f annoying. Lying little bitch. Reckon she's gonna be a handful for the peado's wife.

I thought it had great characters and acting. Ok writing is a bit formulatic but who cares. I don't think eastern United States of that period has been done much it's always about the West

Richard Dower

Copper has been renewed for a second season of 13 episodes!...great news for the show + BBCA, nice to the quality perod dramas doing well.

expectationlost

spoiler talk

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ok so watched the first 3 and the which ever ep the red head gets killed, then went to imdb to find out what happened in the end, from what i can gather this must be the most f'd up depressing joyless show ever, so it turns out his colleague cop, was having an affair with his wife while he was at war got her pregnant made her have abortion, she then went insane and pushed over and killed her kid!

all the while they act as pals, and we have paedo baiting annie continuing her tricks, god has they ever been a more depressing and joyless show, even sons of anarchy there's some fun to be had, but jax would have left the club had he been in coppers

Oat23

This is getting a lot of advertising in Germany, every ad break on the Sky channels I see it. They are airing it on Sky Atlantic so they might end up doing the same in the UK/Ire?

Decided after seeing it for the 100th time that I would give it a go, I've watched the first two so far. It's nothing amazing but worth a watch! Good to know that there is another season coming as well.

JP Liz V1

Alfre Woodard has joined the cast

Technocentral

First season is on Netflix US now.

Technocentral

Just watched the first episode, pretty good and it has an authentic enough Irish feeling to it, obviously shot on a set but it doesnt look too bad, no faker looking than "Boardwalk Empire" anyway.

Richard Dower

Season 2 kicks off Sunday June 23rd.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pmfqi1_azY4

Richard Dower

Richard Dower wrote: »

Season 2 kicks off Sunday June 23rd.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pmfqi1_azY4

And bump....this is pretty class stuff from BBCA....with this and Orphan Black the channel is becoming a mecca of cable quality programming.

http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2013/06/19/copper-season-two-premieres-june-23/188149/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Tvbythenumbers+%28TVbytheNumbers%29

Richard Dower

SEason 2 opener out........

mrkite77

Judging from the first episode, seems like this season we're going to be seeing more of Anastasia Griffith... if you know what I mean.

Richard Dower

mrkite77 wrote: »

Judging from the first episode, seems like this season we're going to be seeing more of Anastasia Griffith... if you know what I mean.

reason enough to tune in

Decided to finly get started on this. Was one of those shows I meant to watch but there was always a sense that it wasn't going to last very long.

The first episode is a hodgepodge of every genre cliche imaginable. Corcoran is played like some hard boiled antihero and a real maverick whose constantly being told not to "be so clever". The writers seem to mistake hard bitten dialogue and machoism as a way if creating a deep and layered character but honestly it just feels like its been ripped out of the idiots guide to writing hard boiled pulp fiction.

The prostitution ring story was so old hat that the second we saw the villains we know he was the killer. There was no sense of mystery or intrigue to any of it. The implications of Corcoran's past and the baggage it entails doesn't fill me with awe. The cop with a past and emotional issues is so bland that it's hard to care about any of it. I'd love a cop who wasn't defined by either his job or his poor dead family.

Given how short the two series are and how much I love Oz, ill most likely watch this till the end. Hioefully the show will evolve into something more interesting than the sum of its parts as it really is full of potential.

jonski

Bah Humbug ... just watched both seasons of this over the last two weeks and while it took me a small while to get into it by midway through season 1 I was hooked . Enjoyed it and am now disappointed to see that it has been cancelled , oh well , I am sure it will be succeeded by some high quality reality TV show about people who are constipated or something .