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===Revival=== ====''Red Dwarf: Back to Earth''==== {{Main|Red Dwarf: Back to Earth}} In 2008, a three-episode production was commissioned by the digital channel [[Dave (TV channel)|Dave]]. ''Red Dwarf: Back to Earth'' was broadcast over the [[Easter]] weekend of 2009, along with a "making of" documentary.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/culturenews/4348317/Red-Dwarf-to-return-in-new-series.html |title=Red Dwarf to return in new series |date=27 January 2009 |newspaper=The Daily Telegraph |location=London |access-date=27 January 2009 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090225174247/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/culturenews/4348317/Red-Dwarf-to-return-in-new-series.html |archive-date=25 February 2009 |df=dmy-all}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.reddwarf.co.uk/news/2009/02/20/back-to-earth-the-trilogy |title=Back To Earth: The Trilogy |date=20 February 2009 |website=RedDwarf.co.uk |access-date=20 February 2009 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090223073817/http://www.reddwarf.co.uk/news/2009/02/20/back%2Dto%2Dearth%2Dthe%2Dtrilogy |archive-date=23 February 2009}}</ref> The episode was set nine years after the events of "[[Only the Good...]]" (with the cliffhanger ending of that episode left unresolved, a situation that would continue with Series X). The storyline involves the characters arriving back on Earth, circa 2009, only to find that they are characters in a TV show called "Red Dwarf". Kochanski is supposedly dead and Holly is offline due to water damage caused by Lister leaving a tap running.<ref name="The Kryten Factor">{{cite magazine |title=Red Alert |date=April 2009 |magazine=[[SFX (magazine)|SFX]] |issue=181 |page=8}}</ref> Actress [[Sophie Winkleman]] played a character called Katerina, a resurrected hologram of a ''Red Dwarf'' science officer intent on replacing Rimmer.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://dave.uktv.co.uk/library/red-dwarf/red-dwarf-news-new-character-revealed |title=Red Dwarf News: New character revealed! |date=4 March 2009 |website=[[Dave (TV channel)|Dave]] |access-date=4 March 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090816161621/http://dave.uktv.co.uk/library/red-dwarf/red-dwarf-news-new-character-revealed |archive-date=16 August 2009}}</ref> To achieve a more cinematic atmosphere, ''Back to Earth'' was not filmed in front of a studio audience. Some previous ''Red Dwarf'' episodes had been shot in that way ("[[Bodyswap (Red Dwarf)|Bodyswap]]" and all of the seventh series), but ''Back to Earth'' represented the first time that a laughter track was not added before broadcast.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.reddwarf.co.uk/news/2009/02/13/red-through |title=Red-Through: A high-definition start to the new ''Dwarf'' production |date=13 February 2009 |website=RedDwarf.co.uk |access-date=13 February 2009 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090216112653/http://reddwarf.co.uk/news/2009/02/13/red%2Dthrough |archive-date=16 February 2009}}</ref> It was also the first episode of ''Red Dwarf'' to be filmed in [[High-definition television|high definition]].<ref name="The Kryten Factor"/> The specials were televised over three nights, starting on Friday 10 April 2009. The broadcasts received record ratings for Dave;<ref name="BTE ratings Guardian">{{cite web |url=https://www.theguardian.com/media/2009/apr/14/red-dwarf-dave-record-ratings |title=TV ratings: Red Dwarf brings Dave record audience |last=Holmwood |first=Leigh |date=14 April 2009 |newspaper=[[The Guardian]] |publisher=[[Guardian Media Group|Guardian News and Media Limited]] |access-date=5 October 2012 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140513064349/http://www.theguardian.com/media/2009/apr/14/red-dwarf-dave-record-ratings |archive-date=13 May 2014}}</ref> the first of the three episodes represented the UK's highest-ever viewing figures for a commissioned programme on a digital network.<ref name="BTE ratings">{{cite web |url=http://www.reddwarf.co.uk/news/2009/04/17/back-to-earth-ratings |title=Back To Earth Ratings |date=17 April 2009 |website=RedDwarf.co.uk |access-date=5 October 2012 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120913040530/http://www.reddwarf.co.uk/news/2009/04/17/back-to-earth-ratings |archive-date=13 September 2012}}</ref> ''Back to Earth'' was released on DVD on 15 June 2009,<ref name="BTE DVD date">{{cite web |url=http://www.reddwarf.co.uk/news/2009/02/20/dave-episodes-dvd-date-revealed |title=Dave Episodes' DVD Date Revealed |date=20 February 2009 |website=RedDwarf.co.uk |access-date=20 February 2009 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090223073856/http://www.reddwarf.co.uk/news/2009/02/20/dave%2Depisodes%2Ddvd%2Ddate%2Drevealed |archive-date=23 February 2009}}</ref> and on [[Blu-ray]] on 31 August 2009.<ref name="BTE BR date">{{cite web |url=http://www.reddwarf.co.uk/news/2009/07/24/bluray-in-the-uk |title=Blu-ray In The UK |date=24 July 2009 |website=RedDwarf.co.uk |access-date=5 October 2012 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121201031235/http://www.reddwarf.co.uk/news/2009/07/24/bluray-in-the-uk |archive-date=1 December 2012}}</ref> ''Back to Earth'' was subsequently described on the series' official website as "for all intents and purposes, the 'ninth series' of ''Red Dwarf''".<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.reddwarf.co.uk/help |title=The Show: Q&A |website=RedDwarf.co.uk |access-date=30 July 2012 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120717125011/http://www.reddwarf.co.uk/help |archive-date=17 July 2012}}</ref> This placement was confirmed when Series X was commissioned and branded as the tenth series, although ''Back to Earth'' continues not to be referred to as "Series IX" on home media or digital releases. ====''Red Dwarf X''==== {{Main|Red Dwarf X}} On 10 April 2011, Dave announced that it had commissioned a six-episode series X to be broadcast on Dave in late 2012.<ref>{{cite web |title=Red Dwarf X confirmed |url=http://uktv.co.uk/dave/article/aid/630663 |date=10 April 2011 |website=Dave |access-date=15 April 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110415041312/http://uktv.co.uk/dave/article/aid/630663 |archive-date=15 April 2011}}</ref><ref name="officialsite-series-x">{{cite web |url=http://www.reddwarf.co.uk/news/2011/04/15/new-series-of-red-dwarf-confirmed |title=New Series of Red Dwarf Confirmed |website=RedDwarf.co.uk |date=15 April 2011 |access-date=20 August 2012 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120806120220/http://www.reddwarf.co.uk/news/2011/04/15/new-series-of-red-dwarf-confirmed |archive-date=6 August 2012}}</ref> Filming dates for the new series [[Red Dwarf X]] were announced on 11 November 2011, along with confirmation that the series would be shot at [[Shepperton Studios]] in front of an audience.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.reddwarf.co.uk/news/2011/11/11/be-in-the-audience-for-red-dwarf-x |title=Be in the Audience for Red Dwarf X |date=11 November 2011 |website=RedDwarf.co.uk |access-date=25 May 2012 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120422233841/http://www.reddwarf.co.uk/news/2011/11/11/be-in-the-audience-for-red-dwarf-x |archive-date=22 April 2012}}</ref> Principal filming began on 16 December 2011 and ended on 27 January 2012, and the cast and crew subsequently returned for six days filming [[Pick-up (filmmaking)|pick-ups]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://ganymede.tv/atspeed/2012/01/a-red-dwarf-x-round-up |title=A Big Red Dwarf X Round-Up |date=30 January 2012 |last=Capps |first=Jonathan |work=Ganymede & Titan |access-date=25 May 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120722074737/http://www.ganymede.tv/atspeed/2012/01/a-red-dwarf-x-round-up |archive-date=22 July 2012}}</ref> Discounting guest stars, only the core cast of Charles, Barrie, Llewellyn and John-Jules returned for Series X, with Annett and Lovett absent, though the scripts include references to Kochanski and Holly. On 20 July 2012, a 55-second trailer for series X was released on [[Facebook]], followed by a new "teaser" every Friday.<ref name="bom">{{cite web |url=http://www.reddwarf.co.uk/news/2012/07/20/red-dwarf-x-first-trailer |title=Red Dwarf X: First Trailer |date=20 July 2012 |website=RedDwarf.co.uk |access-date=20 August 2012 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120910083443/http://www.reddwarf.co.uk/news/2012/07/20/red-dwarf-x-first-trailer |archive-date=10 September 2012}}</ref> The new series debuted on Thursday 4 October 2012.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.denofgeek.com/tv/red-dwarf-x/22421/will-red-dwarf-x-be-the-show%E2%80%99s-final-outing |title=Will Red Dwarf X be the show's final outing? |first=Louisa |last=Mellor |date=22 August 2012 |website=Den of Geek |access-date=23 August 2012 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120824133239/http://www.denofgeek.com/tv/red-dwarf-x/22421/will-red-dwarf-x-be-the-show%E2%80%99s-final-outing |archive-date=24 August 2012}}</ref> ====''Red Dwarf XI and XII''==== Following series X, which attracted high viewing figures, Dave, Doug Naylor and the cast showed strong interest in making another series. During the [[Dimension Jump (convention)|Dimension Jump]] fan convention in May 2013, Doug Naylor stated that discussions were ongoing with all involved parties and while arrangements had not been finalised, he hoped shooting could begin in February 2014.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.reddwarf.co.uk/features/reports/dimension-jump-17/index.cfm?page=sunday |title=Dimension Jump XVII: Sunday |date=5 May 2013 |website=RedDwarf.co.uk |access-date=22 October 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140327140744/http://www.reddwarf.co.uk/features/reports/dimension-jump-17/index.cfm?page=sunday |archive-date=27 March 2014}}</ref> In October 2013, Robert Llewellyn posted on his blog, stating that "an eleventh series would happen" and that it would be "sometime in 2014". Llewellyn later removed the post from his blog and Doug Naylor issued a statement on Twitter, saying: "Getting tweets claiming Red Dwarf XI is commissioned. Not true. Not yet."<ref>{{cite tweet |user=DougRDNaylor |number=392405395417100288 |first=Doug |last=Naylor |title=Getting tweets claiming Red Dwarf XI is commissioned... |date=21 October 2013 |access-date=20 December 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/tv/news/a525448/red-dwarf-series-11-still-not-commissioned-says-doug-naylor.html |title='Red Dwarf' series 11 still not commissioned, says Doug Naylor |first=Alex |last=Fletcher |website=[[Digital Spy]] |date=22 October 2013 |access-date=22 October 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131023062531/http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/tv/news/a525448/red-dwarf-series-11-still-not-commissioned-says-doug-naylor.html |archive-date=23 October 2013}}</ref> However, in January 2014, Danny John-Jules stated that the eleventh series of ''Red Dwarf'' was in the process of being written.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/tv/news/a544203/red-dwarf-series-11-currently-being-written-says-danny-john-jules.html |title=Red Dwarf series 11 currently being written, says Danny John-Jules |first=Alex |last=Fletcher |website=Digital Spy |date=14 January 2014 |access-date=3 March 2014 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140313095025/http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/tv/news/a544203/red-dwarf-series-11-currently-being-written-says-danny-john-jules.html |archive-date=13 March 2014}}</ref> At the April 2014 [[Scarborough Festival|Sci-Fi Scarborough Festival]], during the ''Red Dwarf'' cast panel, Danny John-Jules stated that filming of the eleventh series would commence in October 2014, with an expected release of Autumn 2015 on Dave.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://whatculture.com/tv/red-dwarf-season-11-confirmed-filming-date.php |title=Red Dwarf Season 11 Confirmed With Filming Date |last1=Frazer |first1=Philip |date=9 April 2014 |website=WhatCulture.com |access-date=10 April 2014 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140412122225/http://whatculture.com/tv/red-dwarf-season-11-confirmed-filming-date.php |archive-date=12 April 2014}}</ref> On 2 May 2015, at the Dimension Jump XVIII convention, Naylor announced that an eleventh and a twelfth series had been commissioned. The two series would be shot back-to-back towards the end of 2015 for broadcast on Dave in 2016 and 2017, respectively,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.itv.com/news/2015-05-02/red-dwarf-ready-to-take-off-with-new-series |title=Cult comedy classic Red Dwarf ready to take off with new series |date=2 May 2015 |website=[[ITV (TV channel)|ITV News]] |access-date=2 May 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150505015327/http://www.itv.com/news/2015-05-02/red-dwarf-ready-to-take-off-with-new-series |archive-date=5 May 2015}}</ref> and would be co-produced by [[Baby Cow Productions]], with company CEO, [[Henry Normal]], executive-producing the new episodes.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.reddwarf.co.uk/news/2015/05/02/red-dwarf-returns-twice |title=Red Dwarf Returns... Twice! |date=2 May 2015 |website=RedDwarf.co.uk |access-date=2 May 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150505011703/http://www.reddwarf.co.uk/news/2015/05/02/red-dwarf-returns-twice |archive-date=5 May 2015}}</ref> Series XI and XII were filmed back-to-back at [[Pinewood Studios]] between November 2015 and March 2016.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.reddwarf.co.uk/news/2015/09/11/just-the-ticket |title=Just The Ticket |date=11 September 2015 |website=RedDwarf.co.uk |access-date=21 August 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160911140542/http://www.reddwarf.co.uk/news/2015/09/11/just-the-ticket |archive-date=11 September 2016}}</ref><ref name="btb">{{Cite web |url=http://www.digitalspy.com/tv/red-dwarf/feature/a840479/red-dwarf-series-12-episode-1-premiere-cured-review |title=Red Dwarf XII episode one, 'Cured' review: Lister's new BFF is... Hitler?! |first=Sam |last=Ashurst |date=12 October 2017 |work=Digital Spy |access-date=12 October 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171015045523/http://www.digitalspy.com/tv/red-dwarf/feature/a840479/red-dwarf-series-12-episode-1-premiere-cured-review |archive-date=15 October 2017}}</ref> The eleventh series premiered on UKTV's [[video-on-demand]] service [[UKTV Play]] on 15 September 2016, a week ahead of its broadcast transmission on 22 September. On 8 September 2017, it was announced that ''Red Dwarf XII'' would begin broadcasting on Dave on 12 October 2017,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.reddwarf.co.uk/news/2017/09/08/all-right-dudes |title=All Right, Dudes? |date=8 September 2017 |website=RedDwarf.co.uk |access-date=15 September 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170908155218/http://www.reddwarf.co.uk/news/2017/09/08/all-right-dudes |archive-date=8 September 2017}}</ref> and on 15 September 2017 it was further announced that each episode would preview a week earlier via the UKTV Play video on demand service, effectively meaning that series 12 would be starting on 5 October 2017.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.reddwarf.co.uk/news/2017/09/15/teaser-for-twelve |title=Teaser For Twelve |date=15 September 2017 |website=RedDwarf.co.uk |access-date=15 September 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170916011003/http://www.reddwarf.co.uk/news/2017/09/15/teaser-for-twelve |archive-date=16 September 2017}}</ref> ====''Red Dwarf: The Promised Land''==== {{Main|Red Dwarf: The Promised Land}} In late May 2019, in a radio interview, Robert Llewellyn stated that a thirteenth series was happening<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.ganymede.tv/2019/05/bobby-llew-strikes-yet-again |title=Bobby Llew strikes yet again |first=Ian |last=Symes |date=24 May 2019 |website=Ganymede & Titan |access-date=29 October 2019 |archive-date=29 June 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190629124212/https://www.ganymede.tv/2019/05/bobby-llew-strikes-yet-again/ |url-status=live }}</ref> and in June of that year, Danny John-Jules stated that it was expected to be wrapped up by the end of 2019.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.digitalspy.com/tv/a28204565/red-dwarf-danny-john-jules-update-series-13-return |title=Red Dwarf star Danny John-Jules gives update on the series' return |first=Sam |last=Warner |date=27 June 2019 |website=Digital Spy |access-date=29 October 2019 |archive-date=17 December 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191217095850/https://www.digitalspy.com/tv/a28204565/red-dwarf-danny-john-jules-update-series-13-return/ |url-status=live }}</ref> However, in October 2019, UKTV announced that a 90-minute feature-length special would be produced instead, to be filmed from December 2019 to January 2020,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.chortle.co.uk/news/2019/10/18/44561/finally!_red_dwarf_movie_is_happening|title=Finally! Red Dwarf movie IS happening|date=18 October 2019|website=[[Chortle]]|access-date=21 February 2020|archive-date=19 October 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191019113750/https://www.chortle.co.uk/news/2019/10/18/44561/finally!_red_dwarf_movie_is_happening|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ganymede.tv/2019/11/red-dwarf-special-recording-postponed/|title=Red Dwarf Special Recording Postponed|first=Ian|last=Symes|date=21 November 2019|website=Ganymede & Titan|access-date=21 February 2020|archive-date=15 February 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200215230528/https://www.ganymede.tv/2019/11/red-dwarf-special-recording-postponed/|url-status=live}}</ref> with location filming scheduled for November.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.denofgeek.com/uk/go/68049 |title=Red Dwarf feature-length special on the way in 2020 |first=Kirsten |last=Howard |date=18 October 2019 |website=Den of Geek |access-date=29 October 2019 }}{{Dead link|date=July 2021 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> Three 60-minute documentaries were also announced to accompany it, intended to act as a retrospective of all previous 12 series. In January 2020, the first publicity photos of the special were released, with [[Ray Fearon]] revealed as the first confirmed guest actor portraying Rodon, the "leader of the feral cats".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.radiotimes.com/news/tv/2020-01-23/red-dwarf-special-first-look-new-images/|title=First look at new Red Dwarf special as Dave releases new images|first=Patrick|last=Cremona|date=23 January 2020|website=Radio Times|access-date=21 February 2020|archive-date=22 February 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200222012409/https://www.radiotimes.com/news/tv/2020-01-23/red-dwarf-special-first-look-new-images/|url-status=live}}</ref> In February 2020, the day before the 32nd anniversary of [[The End (Red Dwarf)|when ''Red Dwarf'' first aired]], a synopsis was given by the official ''Red Dwarf'' website: "The special will see the posse meet three cat clerics ([[Tom Bennett (actor)|Tom Bennett]], [[Mandeep Dhillon]], [[Lucy Pearman]]) who worship Lister as their god. Lister vows to help them as they're being hunted by Rodon, the ruthless feral cat leader (Ray Fearon) who has vowed to wipe out all cats who worship anyone but him." [[Norman Lovett]] officially announced to be returning as Holly following his one-off [[Skipper (Red Dwarf)|guest spot in Series XII]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.reddwarf.co.uk/news/2020/02/14/whats-it-all-about/|title=What's It All About?|date=14 February 2020|website=reddwarf.co.uk|access-date=21 February 2020|archive-date=22 February 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200222012409/http://www.reddwarf.co.uk/news/2020/02/14/whats-it-all-about/|url-status=live}}</ref> On 10 March 2020, in an exclusive with ''[[Radio Times]]'', a [[Teaser campaign#For films|teaser trailer]] was released.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.radiotimes.com/news/2020-03-10/red-dwarf-13-special-trailer/|title=Red Dwarf gets dramatic in new special trailer|first=Huw|last=Fullerton|date=10 March 2020|website=Radio Times|access-date=11 March 2020|archive-date=4 April 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200404023142/https://www.radiotimes.com/news/2020-03-10/red-dwarf-13-special-trailer/|url-status=live}}</ref> A rough release date of sometime in April was given and, a day later on 11 March 2020, the official [[Twitter]] account for Dave revealed the title of the television film: ''Red Dwarf: The Promised Land''.<ref>{{Cite Tweet|user=davechannel|number=1237671215600488449|url=https://twitter.com/davechannel/status/1237671215600488449|title=#RedDwarf: The Promised Land. Coming soon to Dave.|date=11 March 2020|access-date=11 March 2020}}</ref> ====Further episodes==== The ''Red Dwarf'' cast all agreed to do more episodes. A feature-length special, split into three parts, was reportedly set to be filmed in September or from mid-October through mid-November of 2024.<ref>{{cite web|last=Hibbs|first=James|url=https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/sci-fi/red-dwarf-three-new-episodes-newsupdate/|title=Red Dwarf 'returning to TV with 3 brand new episodes'|date=17 May 2024|website=[[Radio Times]]|access-date=17 May 2024|archive-date=17 May 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240517145346/https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/sci-fi/red-dwarf-three-new-episodes-newsupdate/|url-status=live}}</ref> However, {{as of|2025|1|lc=y}} the episodes have still not been produced.<ref>{{cite web|last=Griffin|first=Louise|url=https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/sci-fi/red-dwarf-return-might-not-happen-exclusive-newsupdate/|title=Red Dwarf return "might not happen" β star confirms status of new episodes|date=17 January 2025|website=[[Radio Times]]|access-date=17 February 2025|archive-date=|archive-url=|url-status=live}}</ref>
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