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News: Walter Presents acquires Počivali u Miru (Rest in Peace); Ann-Margret joins Mr Mercedes; Flash, Supergirl trailers; + more

22 December 2016 Rob Buckley Post a comment

UK TV

Walter Presents acquires : HRT Croatia’s crime drama Počivali u Miru (Rest in Peace)

US TV

Trailers for Supergirl‘s and The Flash‘s mid-season premieres
Tuesday ratings

New US TV shows

NBC developing: citizenship workplace comedy We The People, with Anjelah Johnson

New US TV show casting

Ann-Margret joins Audience’s Mr Mercedes

News: Le Temps est Assassin adaptation; All4 acquires Mr Student Body President; Twin Peaks teaser; Two Doors Down renewed; + more

19 December 2016 Rob Buckley Post a comment

International Internet TV

Chris Lowell to recur on Netflix’s GLOW
Wendell Pierce, Dina Shihabi and Ali Suliman join Amazon’s Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan
Netflix acquires: The CW’s Riverdale, Freeform’s Beyond and Audience’s You Me Her
Trailer for Sense8‘s Christmas special

French TV

Federation/Authentic Prod developing: adaptation of Michel Bussi’s Le Temps est Assassin (Time is a Killer)

UK TV

All4 acquires: Mr Student Body President
BBC Two renews: Two Doors Down

US TV

Teaser for season six of Girls
Trailer for season six of Homeland
Thursday ratings
Friday ratings
Saturday ratings

US TV show casting

Mary Holland to recur on Veep
Hari Dhillon to recur on This Is Us

New US TV shows

Teaser for Showtime’s Twin Peaks
TBS developing: ‘Love Boat in space’ comedy Moon Cruise, with Michael Ian Black
Trailer for The CW’s Riverdale
Fox developing: consumer robotics drama Familiar
Universal Cable developing: adaptations of podcast Homecoming…
…and Metropolis
NBC developing: reboot of Single White Female
ABC green lights: adaptation of Korea’s Somewhere Between
Teaser for CBS All Access’ The Good Fight

New US TV show casting

Carrie Preston joins CBS All Access’ The Good Fight

News: Taken series trailer; Acht Tage; Dunkirk trailer; Star Trek’s Walking Dead lead; + more

15 December 2016 Rob Buckley Post a comment

Film trailers

Trailer for Christopher Nolan’s Dunkirk

European TV

Sky Deutschland developing: final days of mankind drama Acht Tage (Eight Days)

New UK TV shows

Trailer for BBC One’s The Witness for the Prosecution

US TV

Trailer for season 4 of The 100
Tuesday ratings

New US TV shows

Trailer for NBC’s Taken
20th TV developing: How I Met Your Mother spin-off How I Met Your Father
NBC developing: parent blogger workplace comedy #Blessed

New US TV show casting

Sonequa Martin-Green to star in CBS All Access’ Star Trek: Discovery

US TV show casting

Molly Ringwald to recur on The CW’s Riverdale

News: Sherlock trailer; France’s Netflix alternative; Ireland’s network do-over; + more

12 December 2016 Rob Buckley Post a comment

Internet TV

France Télévisions developing French Netflix alternative

International TV

TV3 Ireland overhauls two channels, launches be3 to replace UTV Ireland

UK TV

New trailer for series 4 of Sherlock

New UK TV shows

ITV developing: adaptation of Dawn French’s A Tiny Bit Marvellous

US TV

US TV show casting

James Callis to recur on 12 Monkeys
Christopher Gorham to recur on 2 Broke Girls

New US TV shows

HBO developing: planetary colonisation drama Glare
ABC developing: darkly comedic Napa Valley crime drama Down In The Valley
Fox developing: adaptation of Carl Hiaasen’s Basket Case
The CW developing: consciousness transfer drama Transience

News: Sky Atlantic acquires Midnight Sun; The CW’s AI romcom; Fox Europe/Africa spy thriller; + more

2 December 2016 Rob Buckley Post a comment

Internet TV

Regina King joins Netflix’s Seven Seconds

International TV

Fox Europe and Africa green light: series of reactivated ex-spy thriller The Nine

UK TV

Sky Atlantic acquires: Canal+ France/SVT Sweden’s Midnight Sun

US TV

Trailer for season 5 of Nashville
Wednesday ratings

US TV show casting

KC Collins to recur on The Strain, Lara Royster joins The Fosters

New US TV shows

The CW developing: AI romcom Real Love
Fox developing: liberal redneck comedy
ABC developing: church workplace comedy Holy Sh*t

New US TV show casting

Ulrich Thomsen replaces Michael Nyqvist on Starz’s Counterpart

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News: Walter Presents acquires Počivali u Miru (Rest in Peace); Ann-Margret joins Mr Mercedes; Flash, Supergirl trailers; + more

News: Le Temps est Assassin adaptation; All4 acquires Mr Student Body President; Twin Peaks teaser; Two Doors Down renewed; + more

News: Taken series trailer; Acht Tage; Dunkirk trailer; Star Trek’s Walking Dead lead; + more

News: Sherlock trailer; France’s Netflix alternative; Ireland’s network do-over; + more

News: Sky Atlantic acquires Midnight Sun; The CW’s AI romcom; Fox Europe/Africa spy thriller; + more

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