DRG destined for Babylon

DRG has acquired distribution rights to upcoming Channel 4 comedy-drama Babylon, penned by the scribes behind Peep Show and exec produced by Danny Boyle.

Babylon promises “a wry look at the people and politics in the command rooms and on the frontline of a modern police force, as it attempts to uphold the peace under constant scrutiny.”

The show – revealed last year – is written by Sam Bain and Jesse Armstrong, (Peep Show, Four Lions and Fresh Meat), produced by Robert Jones (The Usual Suspects, Dirty Pretty Things) and Derrin Schlesinger (Southcliffe, The IT Crowd).

The pilot episode, directed by Boyle, is due to premiere next month on C4 in the UK and is followed by a further six episodes, which have already been ordered. Boyle will exec produce along with Armstrong, Bain and Jones.

As well as international, DRG has DVD and merchandising rights.