Yanked

Sometimes I don't quite understand the BBC. Historically chased by the Tories and commercial broadcasters for too many US imports (from Bilko, through Dr Kildare, Kojak, Rockford Files, Cagney & Lacey, Dallas and Dynasty to Family Guy), under the cosh from Ofcom about UK portrayal in drama, ever-ready to castigate the American drama themes offered by the-monster-that-is-Netflix-as-a-threat, and previously sniffy about all things Murdoch, BBC Content has struck a major deal with FX, part of 21st Century Fox.

The deal gives the BBC access to all original drama and comedy from the channel. Whilst some new stuff will apparently be shot in the UK, there are a significant numbers of US themes in the pipeline.

Pose, eight parts, examines New York’s transgender-Ball culture of the late 1980's and the LGBTQ community during the growing HIV crisis.

Mayans M.C, ten episodes, features one of the largest Latino ensemble casts on American television.

Untitled Fosse-Verdon project - eight-part series on director, choreographer, and dancer Bob Fosse and his unsung key collaborator and wife, the legendary Broadway actor, dancer and singer Gwen Verdon.

Devs - eight episodes, a tech thriller produced in London and Manchester, with location work in Santa Cruz, California.

What We Do In The Shadows - 10-part comedy series set in New York City follows three vampires trying to cope in the modern world.

Better Things - Comedy set in Los Angeles, about single-mum-actress. Ex-pat mother, played by Celia Imrie, lives over the road.

Mrs. America - nine episodes starring Cate Blanchett as Phyllis Schlafly in the 1970s battle over the  Equal Rights Amendment