Forth Series of Hollyoaks Later Announced

Lime Pictures – production company behind teen soap Hollyoaks – today announced that there will be a new series of spin-off drama Hollyoaks Later.

Channel 4 have commissioned a fourth series of the late night spin off for E4 which is currently in pre-production and will be broadcast next year.

Tony Wood, executive producer, says on the new series of Hollyoaks Later: “We are delighted to be working on another series of Hollyoaks Later which promises to deliver a unique cocktail of humour, glamour and grown-up drama.  We’re taking some of Hollyoaks most loved characters and putting them in romantic, funny and dangerous situations and we hope viewers will love the result.”

The autumn 2011 run of Hollyoaks Later will run across a single week, all five hour long episodes. E4 will transmit the show at 9pm across those five consecutive nights.

Hollyoaks Series Editor Claire Fryer will produce the series alongside Hollyoaks Executive Producers Tony Wood and Carolyn Reynolds.

Roberto Troni, Commissioning Editor for Channel 4 said, “Hollyoaks Later is a unique brand extension that gives E4 audiences a new perspective on the main drama.  As the only British soap specifically aimed at young audiences, Hollyoaks is constantly evolving, growing and exploring new ideas.  From more ‘Laters’ on E4 this year to even more exclusive content on E4.com, Hollyoaks fans can get much more than their nightly fix of the Channel 4 show.”

Hollyoaks airs at 6.30pm on Channel 4 and 7pm on E4. In recent months ratings have fallen for the series, however the programme still brings the advertiser-loved ‘youth audience’. Emergency Ward 10 was the first major serial to launch a spin-off show back in the early 1960s, Brookside, EastEnders and Coronation Street have all spawned off-shoot shows.