The Cut (British TV series)

A second season and open auditions for two parts were announced in February 2010. The second series started filming in mid-March 2010 and airing started on 24 April, with the website airing it in five-minute chunks through the previous week. On 8 July 2010, it was announced on the blog that a third series has been commissioned. The Cut website release each episode of the show in daily five-minute chunks throughout the previous week, showing the whole of the upcoming episode before it airs. On 19 February 2011, The Cut announced on their Facebook page that there is 'a lot of work going on behind the scenes for a fourth series and a DVD release', although a DVD has not been officially confirmed and a fourth series will not be going ahead. The Cut is distributed in the US through Hulu. ==Characters==

Series 1 A stranger's death draws 18-year-old Jay to London where he meets the Mackinnons and the Loxleys, two families with an age-old history of bad blood. Posh girl Marla Mackinnon falls for Jay, but Mack, her controlling dad, does not stand for it. Olive Loxley is dreaming of escape from her over-protective sister, Toni and their family café, but is troubled Stephen Mackinnon really her way out? Series 2 It's a new term at Deaconsfield and a chance for new beginnings for faces both old and new. But is Olive really ready to move on from Stephen? Is Marla actually over Jay? And what exactly is Amy Mackinnion up to? Series 3 Series Three is here. Kicking off with some painful goodbyes and a few new hellos, what's in store for The Cut now that Olive's gone? ==Soundtrack==

The theme song for The Cut is "U + Me=" by Dan Black. The programme also includes tracks by The xx, Death Cab for Cutie, The Clash, Missy Higgins, Ayo, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Blu Cantrell, Thirteen Senses, Metro Station, The Veronicas, Kings of Leon, Lady Gaga, Catherine Feeny, Tegan and Sara, Radiohead, Goldfrapp, Regina Spektor, MGMT and Me and My Sister. ==International broadcasts==

It has been announced that all of the series so far will be aired in Portugal, Poland, Spain, Japan, Latin America and Greece, and there are possibilities of airings in at least four more countries. It is unknown exactly when they will be broadcast in these countries. In Latin America, the cable channel Sony Spin announced via its Facebook page that the series premiered soon, but it is not known whether it will be through their website or on TV. The episodes have been uploaded to the website ANT1 WEB TV PLUS in Greece from ANT1 TV from 2 May 2011. The series is on air in Italy on La3 since June 4, 2013. ==References==