Sheridan Smith, Robert Glenister, Tom Glenister, Darren Boyd, Angela Griffin, David Threlfall, Eddie Marsan and his sons Blue and Bodie will be part of a series of four short dramas depicting life in lockdown.
Based in Los Angeles, McDermott will oversee content creation across the group’s network brands and Beck will serve as executive vice president and head of programming strategy and business operations.
The company will honor David Crane and Marta Kauffman, co-creators of the legendary TV comedy series, with the Global Iconic Award at the second Annual Global TV Demand Awards, taking place during NATPE Miami.
Starring David Morrissey, Mackenzie Crook, Annabel Scholey and Eleanor Worthington-Cox, the series is a creation of Jez Butterworth, Tom Butterworth and James Richardson.