Planet Green airing BBC miniseries "Burn Up"
- From: David <dimlan17@xxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 10 Nov 2009 12:54:56 -0500
POLITICS, PASSIONS AND INTRIGUE IGNITE WHEN GLOBAL WARMING THRILLER
BURN UP MAKES ITS U.S. DEBUT ON PLANET GREEN
-- Starring Bradley Whitford, Neve Campbell and Rupert Penry -Jones --
(Silver Spring, Md.) - Airing for the first time on U.S. television,
the dramatic UK thriller, BURN UP will premiere on Planet Green on
Sunday, December 6 at 9PM ET. The two-part mini series special is a
high-stakes conspiracy thriller in which two friends - power players
in the international oil industry - face a series of violent events
and shocking revelations that could tear apart their friendship, their
business, even civilization as we know it. Airing to success in 2008
on BBC2, this Rose d'Or winner has drawn accolades for Oscar winning
writer Simon Beaufoy's (Slumdog Millionaire, The Full Monty)
contemporary approach to a real world issue.
"It's rare to have the pleasure to present a mini series special that
tackles the tough subject of one of the biggest issues of our time-
the international oil crisis - with such dramatic velocity," said
Laura Michalchyshyn, President and General Manager, Planet Green. "The
story is compelling and the acting superb, one comes away from the
special with the sense that in this case fiction portrays the truth in
a most powerful and provocative manner."
Featuring Bradley Whitford, Neve Campbell and Rupert Penry-Jones the
mini-series represents the premiere of a rare dramatic special that
focuses on issues related to the network's core brand. Part one will
encore on Monday, December 7 at 7PM ET on Planet Green leading into
the premiere of part two on Monday, December 7 at 9PM ET.
Rupert Penry-Jones plays Tom O'Connell, an up-and-coming oilman whose
best friend Mack (played by Whitford) calls the shots as Washington's
top oil lobbyist. When environmental activist Holly, portrayed by
Campbell, infiltrates Tom's company, she opens Tom's eyes to a world
where the end may be near, and both sides - those fighting climate
change and those determined to get rich off the status quo - are
willing to kill and be killed. Tom, Mack, and Holly must all decide
where their loyalties lie, and how far they are willing to go in order
to win.
BURN UP takes viewers from the oil fields of Saudi Arabia, to the oil
mansions of London; from Arctic villages where thawing gases burst
into flame, to the United Nation convention where the fate of the
world hangs in the balance. BURN UP delivers an eviscerating tale of
the last great game, where the earth is at stake, and time is running
out. Will Tom - will we - make the right decision?
BURN UP is produced by acclaimed UK producers Kudos Film and
Television (Life on Mars, Hustle, Spooks) with Executive Producers
Stephen Garrett and Christopher Hall, Director Omar Madha and written
by Academy Award winning writer Simon Beaufoy.
About Planet Green:
Planet Green is the multi-platform media destination that launched on
June 4, 2008. Planet Green is the center for a new conversation,
speaking to people who want to understand how humans impact the planet
and how to live a more environmentally sustainable lifestyle.
Planet Green and its two robust websites planetgreen.com and
TreeHugger.com, offer unique, original, insightful, inspiring, and
entertaining content related to how we can evolve to live a better,
brighter future. Planet Green's unique programming, digital tools, and
content will enlighten, empower and most certainly, entertain.
Planet Green is a division of Discovery Communications.
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