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[ 22 December 2021 ] The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent: The most Nicolas Cage movie ever?
[ 22 November 2021 ] Unexpectedly, there’s a Russian Film Festival and no one told me
[ 22 October 2021 ] December 2021 at the BFI, including Jack Clayton and Dirk Bogarde at 100
[ 5 October 2021 ] BFI Japan comes to big screens UK-wide this Autumn

Salvation, Teachers cancelled; Tales of the Unexpected, Northern Exposure revivals; Sweden’s Honour; + more

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Internet TV

Jon Lindstrom and Tim Lounibos to recur on Amazon’s Bosch
Bzhaun Rhoden, Louise Ferreira and Peter Shinkoda to recur on Amazon’s The Man in the High Castle

Australian TV

Stephen Peacocke, Claudia O’Doherty, Justine Clarke et al join ABC’s Squinters

Canadian TV

Trailer for season 2 of CBC’s Burden of Truth

Scandinavian TV

Viaplay green lights: lawyers fighting VAWG thriller Heder (Honour), with Sofia Helin, Alexandra Rapaport, Eva Röse and Anja Lundqvist

UK TV

Charlotte Ritchie joins BBC One’s Ghosts
The Ink Factory developing: revival of ITV’s Tales of the Unexpected

US TV

Trailer for season 2 of Hulu’s Future Man
CBS cancels: Salvation
TV Land cancels: Teachers

US TV show casting

Corbin Bernsen to recur on CBS’s Magnum P.I. [spoilers]
David Krumholtz, Daniel Sauli, Sepidah Moafi et al promoted to regulars on HBO’s The Deuce
Chaske Spencer to recur on NBC’s Blindspot

New US TV shows

CBS developing: revival of Northern Exposure, with Rob Morrow

New US TV show casting

Alessandro Nivola to star in HBO’s The Sopranos prequel movie The Many Saints of Newark

Mr Mercedes renewed; French Home Ground; Australia’s Hungry Ghosts; + more

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French TV

GMT developing: adaptation of NRK (Norway)’s Heimebane (Home Ground)

Australian TV

Robert Webb and Diane Morgan join ABC/Sky 1 (UK)’s Frayed
SBS green lights: supernatural thriller Hungry Ghosts and cyberbullying drama The Hunt

UK TV

Sofie Gråbøl and Katherine Kelly join BBC One’s Gentleman Jack
Tall Pictures developing: adaptation of Natasha Solomons’ House of Gold

US TV

Audience renews: Mr Mercedes

US TV show casting

Katey Sagal to guest on ABC’s The Conners
Jamie Camil to guest on The CW’s Charmed

New US TV shows

CBS developing: supernatural legal drama Bodhi, co-starring Greg Grunberg
The CW developing: adaptation of Tosca Lee’s The Progeny
Fox developing: subway commuters ensemble comedy Last Stop Bay Bridge

New US TV show casting

David Meunier joins Freeform’s Breckman Rodeo
Norbert Leo Butz and Margaret Qualley join, Evan Handley, Aya Cash, Paul Reiser et al to recur on FX’s Fosse/Verdon
David Zayas and Kelcey Mawema to recur on Syfy’s Deadly Class

What have you been watching? Including The Last Ship and You

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

Another slow week this week. Only Amazon served up something new, which it hid very well: new German original Beat, which hopefully should be better than You Are Wanted. I was too busy watching Homecoming to start that so unless something better comes along this week, Beat will be getting the Boxset Monday treatment next week.

That means it’s just the regulars again this week, although even that number is about to start dwindling. After the jump, then, the latest episodes of DC’s Legends of Tomorrow, Doctor Who, Happy Together, Magnum P.I. and Titans, as well as the returning Black Lightning. I’ll also be looking at the season finales of Pine Gap and You, as well as the series finale of The Last Ship. Will it all end well, and will there be any more promotions this week? You’ll find out in a mo…

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The Good Cop cancelled; Tourist Trap, The Tuckers renewed; BBC2’s Richard Branson comedy; + more

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Internet TV

Netflix cancels: The Good Cop
Amazon green lights: bilingual rom-com with Lorenza Izzo, Georgie Flores, Giancarlo Vidrio et al

Australian TV

Teaser for Stan’s Bloom

Canadian TV

Global green lights: missing aeroplane drama Departure, with Archie Panjabi, Christopher Plummer, Dougray Scott et al

Scandinavian TV

Trailer for RÚV (Iceland)’s Flateyjargáta (The Flatey Enigma)

UK TV

BBC Wales renews: Tourist Trap and The Tuckers
BBC Two green lights: Richard Branson comedy Island of Dreams, with Harry Enfield

US TV show casting

Antonio Jaramillo to recur on CBS’s SEAL Team
RJ Cyler to recur on The CW’s Black Lightning

New US TV shows

ABC developing: adaptation of Easy WillyB
CBS developing: self-explanatory comedy Dad vs Father
Hulu developing: adaptations of George RR Martin’s Wild Cards
Legendary developing: adaptation Jeff Lemire’s Black Hammer
NBC developing: Bayou murder mystery Red Stick

New US TV show casting

Pedro Pascal to star in Disney+’s The Mandalorian
Robin Givens to star in OWN’s Ambitions

Virgin adds Starzplay; Michelle Yeoh Star Trek spin-off; Anna Paquin joins The Affair; + more

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Australian TV

Australian drama output at 45-year low

UK TV

Virgin to add Starzplay

US TV show casting

James Mackay demoted to recurring on The CW’s Dynasty
Anna Pacquin joins Showtime’s The Affair

New US TV shows

ABC developing: 40-something return to hip hop comedy Don’t Call It a Comeback
CBS developing: 20-something Wisconsin friends comedy Townies
CBS All Access developing: Michelle Yeoh spin-off from Star Trek: Discovery
The CW developing: adaptation of Korea’s indestructible female bodyguard drama Strong Girl
Fox developing: female detectives with dark past drama Witnesses
Showtime developing: home shopping network host comedy Big Deal

New US TV show casting

Matthew Modine joins CBS’s Surveillance

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