From House of Cards to Gomorrah, here are the main series broadcast on Sky’s digital platform drawn from successful novels
MILAN – The channel of dreams, the one capable of telling exciting stories that leave an indelible mark. Sky Atlantic HD is thus presented, the new Sky entertainment channel that from 9 April hosts, together with the exclusive original fiction produced by Sky, the most innovative serial productions of the European and international panorama, stories characterized by a high quality of writing and unpublished forms of storytelling. Among the protagonists, creators, producers and directors such as David Fincher, Jane Campion, Martin Scorsese, Oscar-winning actors such as Kevin Spacey, Matthew McConaughey, Robin Williams. Exciting stories, many of them drawn from great classic novels and international bestsellers. HOUSE OF CARDS – To inaugurate Sky Atlantic HD was “ House of Cards”, 3 Emmy and Golden Globe-winning political thriller, directed by David Fincher, starring Kevin Spacey (also co-producer of the series) and Robin Wright. House of Cards is set in Washington and inspired by the novel of the same name by Michael Dobbs, former British MP and co-producer of the series. Born in 1948 and Margaret Thatcher’s chief of staff until 1987, the year of the Iron Lady’s last victory, Lord Michael Dobbs published his book in 1989. An instant success, with over 3 million copies. The novel is set in England, in the months immediately following the umpteenth re-election of the former prime minister. The book was published in Italy on March 28 by Fazi Editore with a translation by Stefano Tummolini. GAME OF THRONES– Another cult event for all fans of TV series, broadcasting the first, highly anticipated episode of ” Game of Thrones 4 “, the series of records distributed in more than 30 countries and awarded at the Emmy Awards and at the Golden Globes. The fantastic realms and the fascinating characters that populate them are back, based on the novels of George Raymond Richard Martin. The first original volume of the saga, ( A Game of Thrones ), was published in Italy by Arnoldo Mondadori Editore divided into two parts and the second part is titled The Great Winter. Game of Thrones, a $ 50 million mega-production, is the series that broke all ratings by becoming the most watched title in HBO history and the one with the most downloads on the web.ITALIAN PRODUCTIONS – Among the Italian productions of Sky Atlantic, the exclusive of “ Venuto al mondo – Extended Version ” by Sergio Castellitto . Extended version, divided into 5 chapters, of the film with Oscar winner Penelope Cruz and Emile Hirsch, based on the novel of the same name by Margaret Mazzantini (Mondadori) which sold over 1 million copies and won the Campiello Award in 2009. More the expected title, on air from May, and “Gomorra – La serie”, a blockbuster TV produced by Sky in collaboration with important Italian and international partners. The series, in 12 one-hour episodes, sees the collaboration of Roberto Saviano on the subject of the series and is directed by Stefano Sollima, former author of “Romanzo Criminale – La Serie”. 11 April 2014
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