News: Amazon, Fox UK acquire The Girlfriend Experience, Wolf Creek; James Van Der Beek and Freida Pinto head to Sky; + more

Film casting

• Barkhad Abdi joins Blade Runner 2

Internet TV

• Trailer for Netflix’s Get Down
• Ellie Reed to co-star in Netflix’s Girlboss
• Amazon Prime acquires: The Girlfriend Experience

Canadian TV

• Sarah Gadon to star in CBC/Netflix’s Alias Grace

UK TV

• Fox UK acquires: Stan Australia’s Wolf Creek

New UK TV shows

• Sky1 green lights: app sitcom Carters Get Rich with James Van Der Beek, Rhashan Stone, John Finnemore et al

New UK TV show casting

• Michelle Keegan, Lorne MacFayden and Patsy Kensit to star in ITV’s Bobby Moore biopic
• Freida Pinto to star in Sky Atlantic’s Guerrilla

US TV

• Monday ratings

US TV show casting

• Tyler Ritter to recur on Arrow