EXCLUSIVE: The BBC’s soccer tournament satire Twenty Twenty Six is headed to not one but two American streamers.
In a rare move, BBC Studios has struck deals with both BritBox and Fox streamer Tubi for John Morton’s six-part sitcom, which sees Hugh Bonneville reprise his W1A role of Ian Fletcher alongside a mainly North American cast including Chelsey Crisp (Fresh off The Boat, Ten Percent), Stephen Kunken and Paulo Costanzo (Designated Survivor, Royal Pains).
The series, which is produced by Expectation and launched last week on the BBC, kick offs on May 1 on Tubi (U.S.), BritBox (U.S. & Canada) and Blue Ant Media’s BBC First (Canada).
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In Twenty Twenty Six, former BBC Head of Values Fletcher heads to the U.S., Canada and Mexico to help with a highly anticipated soccer tournament. He takes on a new role as Head of Integrity for the Twenty Twenty Six
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