PBS SoCal (KOCE and KCET) was the big winner Saturday night at the Los Angeles-area Emmy Awards, taking eight, including live events: programming, entertainment, crime/social issues and arts. Univision’s KMEX followed with seven, followed by Telemundo’s KVEA with six. KVEA once again won the Emmy Awards for daytime (11 a.m. to 7 p.m.) and evening
Henry James’ classic novel “The Portrait of a Lady” will be adapted for Masterpiece on PBS and the BBC, starring Bill Nighy, Gemma Arterton and Nell Tiger Free. “Game of Thrones” star Free will lead the six-episode limited series as Isabel Archer, James’ New World ingenue, who leaves the United States for Europe in search
PBS’ science section “Nova” will explore the “epic journey of life” in a new series about evolution. “Nova: Evolution” is a five-part series from documentary unit GBH together with the BBC and BBC Studios, which will trace the development of life from a single ancient cell to the many species living today. It will premiere