Streamer Tubi, a division of Fox Entertainment, has announced it has entered a deal with BBC Studios, creators, producers and global distributors of world class British content, that brings over 400 hours of premium programming to FOX Entertainment’s free streaming service. New titles are now available and, beginning Sept. 15, Tubi will be the U.S. free streaming home to “The First Team,” starring Will Arnett (“LEGO Masters,” “Arrested Development”) and “Life” written by award-winning screenwriter Mike Bartlett (“Doctor Foster”), as well as debut the Baby Cow-produced “High & Dry.”
Also as part of the deal, Tubi viewers will enjoy multiple seasons of long-running BBC series, including the beloved “Antiques Roadshow,” as well as “Atlantis,” “Misfits,” “Monarch of the Glen,” “The Musketeers,” “Primeval,” and “Robin Hood.”
“We are thrilled to begin our first-ever partnership with BBC Studios, showcasing the best in British creative talent,” said Adam Lewinson, Chief Content Officer, Tubi. “Viewers can now instantly access a wide cross-section of celebrated BBC content, including three series debuting on Tubi in the U.S.”
Dina Vangelisti, EVP, Content Sales, BBC Studios remarks: “BBC Studios has a growing footprint in the Americas, and we continue to explore news ways to meet our customers on their favorite services. The partnership with Tubi signifies a dedication to increasing our presence on AVOD platforms, expanding awareness of our powerhouse content catalog as well as bringing fresh programming to new audiences.”
Titles now available on Tubi include “A Young Doctor’s Notebook,” “Atlantis, Bedlam,” “Blackout,” “Case Sensitive,” “Class,” “Confessions of a Serial Killer,” “Crime and “Punishment,” “The Fixer,” “The Guilty,” “In the Flesh,” “Inspector Alleyn Mysteries,” “Jack The Ripper: Prime Suspect,” “The Interceptor,” “The Lost Prince,” “Misfits,” “Monarch of the Glen,” “Moses Jones,” “The Musketeers,” “Primeval,” “Robin Hood,” “The Shadow Line,” “The Fades,” “Sarah & Duck,” “The Aliens,” and “Yakka Dee.”
Titles available on Tubi beginning Sept. 15 include “A Foreign Field,” “Black Easter,” “Consuming Passion: 100 Years of Mills and Boon,” “High & Dry,” “The Deep,” “The First Men in the Moon,” “Frankenstein,” “Life,” “Monarch of the Glen: Hogmanay 2003,” “Pride,” “The First Team,” and “The Turn of the Screw.” Select seasons of “Antiques Roadshow” also will be available beginning Oct. 15.
Titles premiering in the U.S. include:
- “The First Team” (September 15)
Created by Damon Beesley and Iain Morris (“The Inbetweeners”) and starring six-time Emmy nominee Will Arnett (“LEGO Masters,” “Arrested Development”), Chris Geere (“You’re the Worst”), Jake Short (“A.N.T. Farm”), Jack McMullen (“Waterloo Road”) and Shaquille Ali-Yebuah (“iBoy”), “The First Team” is a character-driven comedy following the off-the-pitch escapades of three Premier league footballers. A Fudge Park Production.
- “Life” (September 15)
Written by award-winning playwright Mike Bartlett, “Life” is a spin-off of the hit show “Doctor Foster” starring Victoria Hamilton (“The Crown”), Adrian Lester (“Hustle”), Melissa Johns (“Coronation Street”), Alison Steadman (“Life is Sweet”) and Saira Choudhry (“No Offence”), which explores the human capacity for connection in an increasingly splintered society.
- “High & Dry” (September 15)
Starring Marc Wootton (“Nativity” film series), Harry Peacock (“Toast of London”), Vicki Pepperdine (“Getting On”), Grace Rex (“What Children Do”) and Asim Chaudhry (“People Just Do Nothing”), “High & Dry” follows a group of misfits who find themselves stranded on a desert island after their flight mysteriously crashes in the Indian Ocean. A Baby Cow production.
Tubi has more than 35,000 movies and television series from over 250 content partners, including every major studio, in addition to the largest offering of free live local and national news channels in streaming. The platform gives fans of entertainment, news and sports an easy way to discover new content that is available completely free.