TNT has teamed with Channel 4 for eight episodes of new comedic drama Foreign Bodies. The two companies have boarded the series from Eleven and Entertainment One. It will debut on Channel 4 in early 2017, followed later in the year in the U.S. on TNT.
Foreign Bodies is the story of a motley gang of travelers embarking on a three-month trip around Asia. British lads Sean (Ade Oyefeso) and Dylan (Anders Hayward) meet American girls May (Alice Lee) and Ashley (Brittney Wilson) in Beijing and opt to undergo the first leg of their travels together. But they soon find that their journey takes them much further than any of them expected. Tim Key will also star.
Tom Basden created the series and will write the first sason with James Wood, Amy Roberts, Loren McLaughlin, Charlie Covell, Tim Key and Jonny Sweet. Jonathan van Tulleken will direct the first block of episodes.
"Foreign Bodies is a terrific opportunity for TNT to work with eOne, Eleven and E4 on a series taht will appeal to young adults not only in the U.S. and the U.K. but also around the globe," said Sarah Aubrey, Executive Vice President of Original Programming, TNT. "It's also a great chance to bring Tom Basden's unique voice to our stateside viewers."
"We are thrilled to be bringing Foreign Bodies to audiences in the U.S. and the U.K.," said Pancho Mansfield, President of Global Scripted Programming, Entertainment One Television. "TNT and Channel 4 are the perfect broadcast partners for this show. We're also delighted to expand our ongoing partnership with Eleven as we continue making first-rate shows with wide global appeal. We're excited to take this journey and look forward to delivering this standout series to the international market."
"We're very excited to be working with TNT in bringing Foreign Bodies alive," added Joel Wilson and Jamie Campbell of Eleven. "Along with Channel 4, TNT has shared and supported our vision for the show from the moment we pitched it. It's a great privilege to be working with such a dynamic pair of broadcasters on a show of such scale and ambition. Tom is a true visionary, and we can't wait to get shooting."
Piers Wenger, Head of Drama for Channel 4, said, "Tom Basden and the team of outstanding British writers have created a show that perfectly captures the hilarity of a gap year going wrong when five would-be travelers embark on an epic quest to find paradise... and themselves. I'm thrilled that Foreign Bodies will have a U.S. home on TNT and look forward to working with Eleven to bring this fresh and exciting project to both U.K. and U.S. audiences."
