Sky : One announces Alan Carr as the host of brand new panel show, ‘There’s Something About Movies’

From the makers of Sky One's BAFTA winning 'A League of Their Own' comes a brand new celebrity panel show, 'There's Something About Movies', launching on Thursday 2 May 2019. The Sky original production, produced by CPL Productions and Motion Content Group, will be anchored by funny man Alan Carr as he invites some of the UK's favourite actors and comics to test their film trivia and blockbuster knowledge on-screen.

Filmed in front of a live studio audience, 'There's Something About Movies' will be Alan's first hosting gig with the Sky family. The show promises laughs in abundance with guest stars each week who will battle it out to prove they know the most about the industry that made them, all with a dose of chat, humour and some gentle ridicule from Alan himself.

Phil Edgar-Jones, Head of Entertainment at Sky, says: 'We are somewhere over the rainbow with excitement to have Alan Carr taking a leading role in There's Something About Movies. It feels like a show only Sky could make and we aim to do for films what A League of their Own has done for sport... make it funny!'

Alan Carr says: 'Super excited to be hosting 'There's Something About Movies' - with the unique mix of famous comedy faces and actual movie stars on one panel show together it's going to be must see TV. Grab your popcorn as we test the stars on their cinema knowledge, get all the Hollywood gossip behind the scenes and with some acting master classes I see if I've got what it takes to make it in tinsel town (spoiler alert - I haven't). It's going to be so much fun'

There's Something About Movies is the latest in a raft of recent commissions as Sky continues its investment in original content with the best of British talent, such as Helen Mirren (Catherine the Great), Idris Elba (In the Long Run 2), Tim Roth (Tin Star 2) and Romesh Ranganathan (A League of their Own, The Reluctant Landlord 2).

It also follows a record 16 BAFTA nominations for Sky this year, including a nomination for the CPL produced A League of Their Own for Comedy Entertainment programme.

'There's Something About Movies' is a Sky original production produced by BAFTA-winning CPL Productions, a Red Arrow Studios company, and producers of hit US/UK panel show 'Safeword', Motion Content Group. The six part series (6 x 60') will go into production imminently and is due to air 2 May 2019 on Sky One and streaming service NOW TV.

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About Sky:

Sky is Europe's leading entertainment company, serving 23 million customers across seven countries - UK, Ireland, Germany, Austria, Italy, Spain and Switzerland. The company had annual reported revenues of £12.9 billion in 2016/17, and is Europe's leading investor in television content with an annual programming spend of around £7 billion.

From exclusive partnerships with HBO, Showtime and Warner Bros. to Sky Original Productions, Sky offers the best and broadest range of content along with the best viewing experience to suit each and every customer. Whether that's through the multi-award winning next generation box, Sky Q, or Sky's contract-free online streaming service, NOW TV, customers have access to the latest movies, drama, sports and kids entertainment wherever and whenever they like. This is all supported by Sky's best in class customer service.

Sky's success is not just based on what the company does but how it does it. Three new major commitments have been launched for Sky's corporate campaign Sky Ocean Rescue; the reduction of our own single-use plastics by 2020; an investment fund of £25 million over five years in technology solutions; and support of marine protected areas across our markets.

Sky has over 31,000 employees and is listed as one of The Times Top 50 employers for women, as well as being recognised in the Stonewall list of Top 50 LGBT-inclusive employers. Sky is listed on the London Stock Exchange (SKY).

About NOW TV:

NOW TV is a pick and mix TV streaming service that lets you choose from a range of passes contract free.

Available anytime, anywhere in the UK, you can watch through a NOW TV Box or NOW TV Smart Stick, or on the web. The NOW TV app is also available on over 60 devices.

Whether you're into big dramas, blockbuster movies, live sports or even just some extra TV for the kids, NOW TV offers four passes which include the latest and best TV and movies: Entertainment, Sky Cinema, Kids and Sky Sports.

This includes Sky Atlantic, over 300 Box Sets on demand, all 10 Sky Sports channels and over 1,000 movies - all available with no contract.

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About CPL Productions:

CPL Productions, a Red Arrow Studios company, and Edinburgh TV Festival's Production Company of the year is one of the most successful independent TV and radio production companies in the UK. An impressive roster of hit shows includes Sky One's BAFTA-winning A League Of Their Own, the second series of Sky One comedy The Reluctant Landlord written by and starring Romesh Ranganathan, Channel 4's multi-award winning Old People's Home for 4 Year Olds, and the return of Harry Hill to our screens in NIT Television's Alien Fun Capsule for ITV1.

Additional programmes include, Sky One's A League of Their Own US and European Road Trips, Rob and Romesh Vs, ITV's popular drama Brief Encounters, Channel 4's Married At First Sight and the upcoming The Restaurant That Makes Mistakes.

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About Motion Content Group:

Motion Content Group is a global content investment and rights management company. It invests and partners with the world's leading talent, producers and distributors to fund, develop, produce and distribute premium content. Motion supports editorially and commercially vibrant networks and platforms by helping meet the ever-increasing demand for premium content, for the benefit of advertisers and its content partners.

Headquartered in London and Los Angeles, Motion currently operates in 26 countries worldwide and has a broad range of award-winning programming distributed globally.

Motion's content investments include global hit and record-breaking format Love Island (ITV Studios/Motion) produced in 11 countries with 2019 seeing the series launch on CBS in the US; Channel 4's ground-breaking social media reality series The Circle (Studio Lambert/Motion) with international versions in production for Netflix; Sky originals family game show Wild Things with local productions including Russia, China and Argentina, and currently in production for RTL2 in Germany; long running series Ben Fogle: New Lives in the Wild (Renegade/Motion) and Indian talk show No. 1 Yaari, now produced in five languages. Motion has also licensed global hit formats including MasterChef Singapore (Endemol Shine International) and Thailand's Got Talent (Fremantle). Motion Content Group is part of GroupM, the world's leading full-service media investment management operation, a WPP company.

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