What would Dallas look like made by Sky Atlantic? This was the question pondered during a brainstorming session for new drama ideas back in 2015, attended by Zai Bennett, director of Sky Atlantic, Sky’s head of drama, Anne Mensah, and commissioning editor Cameron Roach.
“We were worried that our overall tone and style were a bit too visceral, with a lot of shows that were violent and grown-up,” explains Bennett. He highlights Game of Thrones, Banshee and Fortitude – “quite an extreme horror show,” as he cheerfully puts it.