Sky One drops Hex drama
New Sky One director of programmes Richard Woolfe has axed teen drama Hex, the second production he has dropped within a month of starting at the broadcaster.
The sci-fi drama following the a teenage girl with magic powers was popular when it started, pulling in almost a million viewers but could not keep audience share during its second run and so will not be back for a third. It will be aired in the US in June on cable channel BBC America.
Woolfe said that he there were new dramas in development. He recently got rid of football drama Dream Team, which had broadcast on the channel for 10 years and was its longest running indigenous series.
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