Aiming to be bigger and better than before, production is now underway on the fourth season of BBC’s “Torchwood,” which will see the return of Capt. Jack Harkness (John Barrowman) and Gwen Cooper (Eve Myles) for some alien crime fighting.
As previously reported, this season will take the Torchwood team out of Cardiff, Wales, and instead send them into an international playing field. Both stars — the only survivors from the first three seasons –- have signed on for the 10-episode season, and a search is now underway to attract talent from both sides of the Atlantic.
Among those being sought after is a leading CIA agent that the team will interact with during their jet-setting, an analyst and a sinister new villain.
“Rex Matheson is a white, 20-something CIA agent who sounds sort of like FX’s animated ‘Archer’ spy: a fearless, cocky thrill seeker,” TV Guide revealed. “Recurring characters include Esther Katusi, a newbie Watch Analyst in the CIA who is deeply (and secretly) in love with Rex. And Oswald Jones is the dangerous psychotic villain. He’s a 40-something murderer and pedophile who gets sprung from the slammer into the spotlight.”
News that the series will return for a 10-part season also will please fans who were left slightly disappointed when the series dispelled its usual 13-episode format for a five-part miniseries last year. However, “Children of Earth” –- which ran over five consecutive days as a television event -– was a ratings success for the BBC, and brought in an audience in excess of 6 million.
In addition, “Torchwood” also has attracted BBC America’s best audience when more than a half-million viewers tuned in to see Capt. Jack Harkness in 2007 (nearly 300,000 of which were from the key audience demographic of adults 25 to 54).
Now the show will make an American debut on the premium cable channel Starz! after Fox passed on doing a continuation series of its own.
Source: Airlock Alpha
I have to agree with Stacie. Why do we need characters that sound too close to the original ones, especially with the “secret love”? Surely they could come up with something a little different instead of them sounding like Tosh and Owen mark 2. But I guess the proof would be in the pudding as to how they played out.
I’m not at all happy with the idea of the villain being a pedophile. That fact alone will make me turn off from what was one of my favorite shows. Especially if he has the last name Jones. I know RTD said he liked to have a Jones in his shows…but seriously, we go from Ianto Jones to this creep? I’m far from impressed. Just what are they thinking? Someone please tell me that they aren’t serious with this casting? This is just a joke to stir up the fans…right??
Sadly, with the descriptions given of the new characters, it seems like an attempt at a Toshiko 2.0, Jack 2.0 and what the heck? A murderer and pedophile. Not sure how that will go with many fans. Is there are other surname rather than Jones???? This choice of possible characters is already dividing the fans and firing up amongst the web boards. I wish the writers luck and with the casting.
Bring back that Johnson lady from CoE! Great character with loads of potential.
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Any clue if there will be open casting call’s in the st.Louis, mo (USA) area?
You could try contacting Starz! or the BBC for that information.
I WILL BE IN TORCHWOOD.
WONT EVEN HAVE TO PAY ME(L)