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Beck, Baptiste renewed; Alex Cross, Mango Street adaptations; + more

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US TV show casting

New US TV shows

  • ABC green lights: pilot of ensemble family fine dining Harlem restaurant drama Harlem’s Kitchen
  • NBC green lights: pilots of African-American family legacy drama At That Age and time-travelling murder-prevention drama Echo
  • Gaumont developing: adaptation of Sandra Cisneros’ The House on Mango Street

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Medical Police
Streaming TV

What have you been watching? Including Medical Police, Avenue 5, Little America and Everything’s Gonna Be Okay

It’s “What have you been watching?”, your chance to recommend to fellow TMINE readers anything you’ve been watching this week

Miracle Workers

This week’s reviews

We’re entering week three of TMINE’s coverage of the Spring 2020 season and still the new shows keep coming, with a deluge set to hit in February. So far this week, I’ve covered the first episodes of 68 Whiskey (US: Paramount) and 9-1-1: Lone Star (US: Fox).

But there’s more to come after the jump as I look at the first episodes of Avenue 5 (US: HBO; UK: Sky Atlantic), Medical Police (Netflix), Little America (Apple TV+), and Everything’s Gonna Be Okay (US: Freeform). And although it’s not a new show, since it’s such a big change from the first season, I’ll also be considering season two of Miracle Workers (US: TBS; UK: Sky Comedy).

Awkwafina Is Nora From Queens

What’s coming next

Looking ahead, coming in the next week, I’ll be covering Awkwafina Is Nora From Queens (US: Comedy Central), Outmatched (US: Fox) and Star Trek: Picard (US: CBS All Access; UK: Amazon).

And tomorrow’s Orange Thursday will be reviewing Knives Out (2019) and Angel Has Fallen (2019).

Lincoln Rhyme: God Complex
Lincoln Rhyme: Hunt for the Bone Collector

The regulars

The regulars list remains small but is still growing. Joining Evil and Stumptown this week are new shows 9-1-1: Lone Star, Lincoln Rhyme: Hunt for the Bone Collector and The Outsider. Will any of them make it to week three?

Find out more after the jump.

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Run acquired; Justice League Dark in development; + more

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  • Keon Alexander, Nadine Nicole and Jasai Chase Owens promoted to regulars on Amazon’s The Expanse
  • Disney+ to launch a week early in the UK

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Last Tango in Halifax
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What TV’s on at BAFTA in February? Including Last Tango in Halifax

Every Tuesday, TMINE flags up what new TV events BAFTA is holding around the UK

Unlike the RTS, BAFTA is moving forwards into February. First up is a preview and Q&A.

TV Preview: Last Tango in Halifax

Monday, 3 February 2020 – 7:00pm The May Fair Hotel, Stratton St, Mayfair, London W1J 8LT

A preview of the next instalment of the BAFTA-winning BBC One Drama followed by a Q&A with writer Sally Wainwright, actor Anne Reid, actor Nicola Walker and further cast TBA

Alan (Derek Jacobi) and Celia (Anne Reid) are now seven years into their marriage but, having moved into a desirable bungalow with stunning views across the Calder Valley, they aren’t quite seeing eye to eye. It isn’t just their differing politics that’s a source of tension; Alan’s new supermarket job brings an unexpected challenge in the form of a wild local lad, and at Far Slack Farm, Gillian (Nicola Walker) faces trouble with a giraffe.

Meanwhile John (Tony Gardner) is back on the scene, and Caroline (Sarah Lancashire) finds herself entangled in an emotional debacle with someone at work. Into all of this jets Alan’s brother Ted (Timothy West) on holiday from New Zealand. But it turns out he’s only bought a one-way ticket… and he hasn’t come alone.

Last Tango In Halifax (4×60’) is a Lookout Point (Gentleman Jack, Les Misérables, War And Peace) production for the BBC. The series is written by Sally Wainwright (Gentleman Jack, Happy Valley), directed by Gareth Bryn (Hidden, Hinterland) and produced by Ken Horn (Line of Duty, The Moorside). Executive producers are Faith Penhale and Laura Lankester for Lookout Point, Ben Irving for the BBC, and Sally Wainwright.

Public tickets will be on sale from Friday 24 January, 12.30.

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Brassic
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What TV’s on at the RTS in January and February? Including a Brassic evening and a Flesh and Blood preview

We’re rewinding time back to January at the RTS, which has lined up for next week a new Brassic event hosted by Emma Bullimore (TMINE: I did a radio show with her once, trivia fans). But we’ve another event for February, too – a screening and Q&A for ITV’s forthcoming Flesh and Blood.

Brassic

RTS and Sky present an evening with Brassic creators Joseph Gilgun, Danny Brocklehurst and David Livingstone 

Date: Thursday 30 January
Timings: 6.30pm for a 6.45pm start
Venue: h Club London, 24 Endell Street, London WC2H 9HQ

In conversation with television journalist and broadcaster Emma Bullimore, Brassic co-creators, This is England star Joseph Gilgun and award-winning writer Danny Brocklehurst, will talk alongside executive producer David Livingstone about the hilarious Sky Original comedy that brings banter, friendship and mental health to the fore.

Recently named the highest-rated Sky comedy of the last seven years and with series two already in the pipeline, the show has gained a dedicated fanbase by exploring mental health in young men through a comic lens.

Based on Joseph’s childhood spent in rural Manchester, Brassic follows the antics of a group of working-class friends who find unconventional ways to win at life. Vinnie (Joseph Gilgun), a Lancashire lad with bipolar disorder, and Dylan (Damien Molony), his razor smart best mate, are inseparable and utterly co-dependent.

Alongside Cardi, Ash, Tommo and JJ, the lads have dealt, scammed, bribed and conned their way through adolescence. But now, on the brink of adulthood, their dealing and stealing is catching up with them. Like a carefully stacked house of cards, what happens if one of them is knocked down or, worse, removed from the pack entirely?

Veering between blistering comedy and raw, heartfelt emotion, this outrageous, funny and bold show is about irreplaceable lifelong friends, loyalty and the things that come between them.

In celebration of the series, Danny, Joseph and David will discuss how the show was made – from developing the initial idea and the writing process, to finding the perfect cast to bring the writing to life. It’s an evening not to be missed.

Booking details

Tickets for RTS Members are complimentary but must be booked in advance. Tickets for non RTS members are £15.

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Screening and Q&A of Flesh and Blood

Date: Thursday 20 February
Timings: 6.00pm for a 6.30pm start
Venue: Curzon Soho, London W1D 5DY

Join the Royal Television Society at an exclusive screening of Silverprint Pictures’ new ITV new drama series Flesh and Blood on Thursday 20 February.

Following the screening, there will be a Q&A with the key creatives behind the series including writer and executive producer Sarah Williams, director Louise Hooper, executive producer Kate Bartlett and producer, Letitia Knight.

About the show

Flesh and Blood is a four-part drama, starring Imelda Staunton, Francesca Annis, Russell Tovey and Stephen Rea that follows three adult siblings – Helen (Claudie Blakley), Jake (Russell Tovey) and Natalie (Lydia Leonard), who are thrown into disarray when their recently widowed mother Vivien (Francesca Annis) declares she’s in love with a new man, Mark (Stephen Rea).

Then there’s Mary (Imelda Staunton), who has lived next door to Vivien for 40 years. Mary appears unhealthily attached to Vivien and her family’s unfolding drama. Flesh and Blood proves that we never really know what’s going on behind closed doors as years of secrets, rivalries and betrayals come to the surface.

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