New TV Programming Announcements in Time for Television Critics Association Summer Press Tour

Universal Cable Productions (UCP) just made some big announcements just in time for the Television Critics Association (TCA) Summer Press Tour. An announcement was made that UCP has acquired the rights to the Danish drama “The Legacy” created by Maya Ilsoe with the goal to develop it into an event series. The press release revealed that "UCP has signed Doug Liman ('Edge of Tomorrow,' 'Mr. & Mrs. Smith,' 'Suits'), Dave Bartis ('Edge of Tomorrow,' 'Covert Affairs'), and Gene Klein ('Suits') of Hypnotic to produce."

"The Legacy" debuted this January on Denmark’s DR1 and ranked as the #1 show in market for most weeks. The series "follows the four children of an internationally renowned artist who dies leaving them to divide her estate. What was meant to be a quick and painless process exposes startling secrets and lies, turning their lives upside down and forcing them to take a deeper look within and at each other."

Dawn Olmstead, Executive Vice President, Development, Universal Cable Productions stated, “’The Legacy’ is an incredible drama with a secret at its heart that slowly tears the walls down of this complicated family. We fought hard with Hypnotic to get this project in a very competitive situation because we believe in the story at its core and it’s on point with the direction UCP is headed. “

Here is the complete information from the remainder of the release that includes details on Syfy programming including "Ascension," "12 Monkeys," and "The Magicians:"