Syfy picks up 'Being Human'

**dfergie** · 10-29-2009 09:56 AM

RDF's 13-episode dramedy is based on a BBC series

By Nellie Andreeva

The misfits from the hot British dramedy "Being Human" will face another challenge: being American.

Syfy has handed out a 13-episode order to a U.S. version of the BBC show from RDF Media USA.

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hollywoodreporter.com

**mike123abc** · 10-29-2009 10:33 AM

I actually like the show on BBCA. It was interesting, I wonder if they will keep the same cast?

**Derwin0** · 10-30-2009 07:34 AM

Originally Posted by mike123abc

I actually like the show on BBCA. It was interesting, I wonder if they will keep the same cast?

Doubtful, typically U.S. productions of British shows use a different cast. They even did that with The Eleventh Hour, even though Patrick Stewart was the star in the British version.

Unfortunately, with Being Human having a run on BBC America with much publicizing, the impact of a Syfy series will be low and thus detrimental to it's ratings, especially if series two hits BBC America before Syfy shows it's version.