Urban Myths (TV series)

Urban Myths
GenreComedy drama
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of series4
No. of episodes26 (list of episodes)
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Production
Running time21–26 minutes
Production companySky UK
Original release
NetworkSky Arts
Release19 January 2017 (2017-01-19) –
28 October 2020 (2020-10-28)
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Urban Myths is a British biographical comedy drama television series first aired on 19 January 2017 on the Sky Arts. Each episode featured an anecdote surrounding popular culture loosely based on a true story, ranging from Muhammad Ali talking a man down from a ledge to Bob Dylan turning up on a stranger's doorstep in London. A second series was announced featuring The Sex Pistols and Salvador Dalí, which began airing on 12 April 2018.[1]

The series was most notable for a controversy surrounding the casting of Joseph Fiennes in the role of Michael Jackson, an episode that was pulled from the transmission.[2]

  1. ^ "Sky Arts Presents: 'Urban Myths'". Sky Corporate. 17 January 2017. Retrieved 1 August 2017.
  2. ^ Barraclough, Leo (13 January 2017). "'Urban Myths' Episode With Joseph Fiennes as Michael Jackson Canceled by Sky TV". Variety. Retrieved 1 August 2017.