Record Breaking U.S. Crime Drama "Copper" Premieres Exclusively on Amazon's LOVEFiLM

Record Breaking U.S. Crime Drama "Copper" Premieres Exclusively on Amazon's LOVEFiLM

LONDON, September 9, 2013 /PRNewswire/ --



LOVEFiLM, an Amazon company, has today announced the launch of Cineflix's highly
rated, Emmy(R)-nominated scripted series "Copper" exclusively on the LOVEFiLM Instant
streaming service.



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From this Friday (13th September) members of the film and TV streaming service in the UK
can immerse themselves in the first season of the critically-acclaimed raw nineteenth
century crime drama for the first time, on demand and all at once.



Starring Tom Weston-Jones ("Spooks"), Kyle Schmid ("Being Human", "Smallville"), and
Anastasia Griffith ("Once Upon a Time", "Lipstick Jungle"), the show is set in 1860s New
York City during the last gasps of the Civil War and follows tough but decent police
detective Kevin Corcoran (Weston-Jones), a "copper" who returns from the war to discover
that his daughter has been murdered and his wife is missing.



Against a backdrop of poverty, crime and depravity, Corcoran tries to piece together
what happened to his family while solving high-profile cases for the City. His
investigations take him from the notorious Five Points neighbourhood to elegant but
corrupt Fifth Avenue high society, exploring bitter racial tension and social struggles on
the way.



"Copper" is created by three-time Emmy(R) Award-winner Tom Fontana and Academy
Award-nominee Will Rokos and amongst the executive producers are Academy Award-winner
Barry Levinson, Fontana, Rokos and Cineflix Studios' Christina Wayne. "Copper" has already
proven to be a huge success in the U.S. where it airs on BBC America, becoming the
broadcaster's highest-rated series premiere. It is the second show, after Norse epic
"VIKINGS", to make its debut in the UK on LOVEFiLM Instant, bypassing traditional
broadcasters to bring the whole series to fans in one go.



Simon Morris, Chief Marketing Officer at LOVEFiLM, said:



"Breaking records for a broadcaster like BBC America is a testament to the quality of
this show and we're thrilled to bring it to the UK. We're always looking to bring great
new TV content to British viewers, and following the success of "VIKINGS" it's exciting to
see the faith content creators have in our platform as a way to launch new shows in this
country."



Chris Bonney, CEO of Rights, Cineflix Media, said:



"Copper" has been a great success for Cineflix in North America and we're sure it will
be equally loved by British audiences. As we look to increase our broadcast partners and
revenue from the growing trend for online viewing, we're delighted to partner with
LOVEFiLM, which is the perfect way for fans to dive into the gritty world of post Civil
War New York."



LOVEFiLM Instant [http://www.lovefilm.com/browse/film/watch-online ] is available on
PC, Mac or via Nintendo Wii and Wii U, Microsoft Xbox 360, Sony Playstation(R)3, Kindle
Fire HD and Kindle Fire, Apple iPad(R) and a growing number of Internet-connected TV sets
and Blu-ray players, giving members immediate access to a huge range of the latest films
and premium TV shows from as little as GBP5.99 a month.






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CONTACT: For LOVEFiLM Corporate PR Enquiries: Ben Simons, Vigo Communications, Tel. +44(0)20-7016-9574, ben.simons@vigocomms.com; For LOVEFiLM Consumer & Trade PR Enquiries: Mischief on +44(0)20-3128-6600 or lovefilm@mischiefpr.com; For further information about Cineflix, please contact Mark Ogle at OH Communications: mark@ohcommunications.co.uk; or t: +44(0)7789-981-561


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