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No Offence - Series 1 Coming To U.S. DVD This Month (Acorn)

Acorn TV features the DVD debut of the outrageous police procedural No Offence, Series 1 on August 7, 2018. The outrageous female-driven police procedural follows an unorthodox team of cops in Manchester. From legendary writer Paul Abbott (Shameless, State of Play) comes an “exhilarating, ballsy, and…filthily funny” (The Independent) police comedy-drama with fierce female characters and a shrewd, irreverent take on crime. The critically-acclaimed dramedy stars Joanna Scanlan (Requiem, The Thick of It, Notes on a Scandal) and Irish Film & TV Academy Lead Drama Actress nominee Elaine Cassidy (Acceptable Risk, The Paradise, The Others). The DVD 3-Disc Set features 8 episodes, plus bonus featurettes ($49.99, Amazon.com). No Offence, Series 1 made its U.S. premiere in April 2018 on Acorn TV. Called a “glorious streaming service… an essential must-have” (The Hollywood Reporter), Acorn TV is North America’s most popular streaming service focused on British and international television from RLJ Entertainment, Inc.

Charismatic DI Vivienne Deering (Scanlan) leads an ace but unorthodox squad that tackles Manchester’s most gruesome and off-the-wall crimes, including drug dealers, neo-Nazis, and black-market organ sellers. When strong-willed DC Dinah Kowalska (Cassidy) connects a body at the morgue to a group of murdered girls with Down’s syndrome, Viv and her team begin the hunt for a serial killer. What they uncover could leave even the most seasoned officers reeling.

Loaded with dark humor and shocking plot twists, this award-winning series also stars Alexandra Roach (Iron Lady, Anna Karenina), Will Mellor (Broadchurch), Paul Ritter (Vera), and Colin Salmon (Arrow).

Street Date: August 7, 2018: SRP: $49.99; DVD 3-Disc Set: 8 episodes – Approx. 381 min., plus bonus – SDH Subtitles – UPC 054961267194

Bonus: Meet the cast & crew (11 min.) and deleted scenes (11 min.).

Contains violence, strong language, sexual situations, nudity, drug use, and disturbing images.

Marvel's Runaways Coming To Freeform

Freeform will air the first episode of the Hulu Original Marvel’s Runaways in a first-of-its-kind partnership that will mark the linear debut of the series following the finale of the critically acclaimed Marvel’s Cloak & Dagger, on August 2 starting at 8:00 p.m. EDT. The Marvel-centric special event is part of an ongoing marketing pact between the cable network and the premium streaming service. 

For this specific initiative, Hulu tapped into the built in Marvel’s Runaways audience on its service and strongly promoted new episodes of Marvel’s Cloak & Dagger, that are currently streaming on its platform, throughout the series’ freshman season run. Freeform is providing significant on-air and social support around the one-time-only linear airing of Marvel’s Runaways. 

“Hulu has been an excellent partner for Freeform as they often focus on the same young adult audience we reach,” said Tricia Melton, senior vice president of Marketing at Freeform. “Having the opportunity to come together and focus on our Marvel properties was a perfect scenario as we continue reaching our viewers in innovative and unexpected ways.”

The dramatic season finale of Marvel’s Cloak & Dagger, airing at 8:00-9:01 p.m. EDT, finds everything coming to a head for Tyrone and Tandy as the city of New Orleans is thrown into chaos. The two realize that it is time they face their destiny and test their powers as “The Divine Pairing” to save the city.

The first episode of Marvel’s Runaways will air immediately after at 9:01 p.m. EDT in its linear debut on Freeform. Viewers can head to Hulu to watch the entire first season, which is one of Hulu’s most popular original series.

Marvel’s Runaways follows a group of teens as they investigate what their parents have been hiding for so long. However, the adults start to wonder if their kids are hiding secrets of their own. The parents close in on the truth just as the kids uncover a plan with devastating consequences. Now, this unlikely crew of teenagers must band together to stop their parents before it’s too late. Season one is executive produced by series showrunners/writers Josh Schwartz and Stephanie Savage (The O.C., Gossip Girl) along with Marvel’s Head of Television Jeph Loeb (Marvel’s Luke Cage, Marvel’s Iron Fist) and Jim Chory (“Marvel’s Daredevil, Marvel’s Jessica Jones).

Marvel’s Cloak & Dagger is the story of Tandy Bowen (Olivia Holt) and Tyrone Johnson (Aubrey Joseph) – two teenagers from very different backgrounds, who find themselves burdened by and awakened to newly discovered superpowers which are mysteriously linked to one another. Season one is executive produced by series showrunner Joe Pokaski (Underground, Heroes) with Jeph Loeb and Jim Chory. Both series are co-produced by Marvel Television and ABC Signature Studios.