EXCLUSIVE: TheBBCappears unmoved by the online clamor to cancelJK Rowlingover her views on transgender rights.
A deal is yet to be done, but Deadline understands that the BBC is enthusiastic about another season.
It centers on the murder of a successful YouTube animator after she becomes the target of relentless online hate.
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At one point, Edie Ledwell is accused of being transphobic.
I wasnt clairvoyant, I just yeah, it was just one of those weird twists.
Sometimes life imitates art more than one would like, she said.
‘Strike – Troubled Blood’
The BBC said the discussions, broadcast onRadio 4andBBC Radio Scotland, fell below rigorous editorial standards.
Strikeis produced byBronte Film and TV, the company established to adapt Rowlings books.
Season 5 was a co-production between the BBC and HBO, while Cinemax was involved in previous seasons.
Tom Edge has written the past four seasons ofStrike, while Ben Richards wrote Season 1 in 2017.
Season 5,Strike: Troubled Blood, premiered in December with a strong 8M viewers for BBC1.
It went on to average 6.9M over the course of its four-part series.
The BBC declined to comment.
