#Utopia tv show uk series
The British series starred Fiona O’Shaughnessy, Rose Leslie, Adeel Akhtar, Paul Higgins, Nathan Stewart-Jarrett, Alexandra Roach, Oliver Woollford, Alistair Petrie and Neil Maskell. It also has the honour of ensuring audiences will never look at a spoon in the same way again." “The team at Kudos delivered a series which has achieved fervent cult status over two brilliantly warped and nail-biting series. “Utopia is truly channel-defining: strikingly original, powered by Dennis Kelly's extraordinary voice and brought to life in all its technicolor glory through Marc Munden's undeniable creative flair and vision,” said Channel 4.
Utopia was axed by Channel 4 after two series, but even when they announced its demise in 2015, the broadcaster saluted the show’s incredible creativity.
Although the Channel 4 series wasn’t watched by millions of viewers, it was a highly influential series which gained a passionate cult following. So is the Amazon Prime Video series a remake of Channel 4’s Utopia? This version of Utopia is ultimately a story about truth, spin, conspiracy, friendship, courage and bunnies.” “Yet despite the surreal resonance, Utopia is not a medical procedure or even a story about a pandemic. “I wanted bursts of fear, epiphany and the kind of laughs that blast out of you unexpectedly.”Ĭommenting on the show’s resonance with current events, she said: “The story touches on a world-changing pandemic: we filmed last year in Chicago and finished editing in quarantine. As I was pitching my vision to studios, I described it as Marathon Man meets The Goonies. “Gnarly, nasty, raw and unnerving -and yet I wanted to be sure it was peopled with the kinds of characters you really become fond of. “As I approached the series, I took my inspiration from 1970s paranoia thrillers like Parallax View and All the President’s Men,” said Flynn. Writer Gillian Flynn (Gone Girl, Sharp Objects), started writing Utopia seven years ago as a fan of Dennis Kelly’s “sleek and propulsive” UK series
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