Wednesday’s “Drop Dead Diva dead, The Killing (US) revived, and a new Ben-Hur” news

Film

  • MGM remaking Ben-Hur

Trailers

  • Trailer for The Iceman, with Michael Shannon et al

French TV

International TV

UK TV

US TV

US TV casting

New US TV shows

  • Trooper gets the red light
  • …but TNT greenlights King and Maxwell
  • NBC orders pilot based on Jessica Simpson’s life

Monday’s “Lifetime’s Prisoners’ Wives, a Vampire Diaries spin-off and a Jo Nesbo pilot” news

Trailers

  • Trailer for The Call with Halle Berry

Canadian TV

French TV

UK TV

US TV

US TV casting

New US TV shows

New US TV show casting

Friday’s “Ali Larter is a Legend, CTV plays and is satisfied, and The Bridge becomes The Tunnel” news

Film

Film casting

Trailers

  • Trailer for Danny Boyle’s Trance, with James McAvoy, Vincent Cassel and Rosario Dawson
  • Extended trailer for Gangster Squad

Canadian TV

UK TV

  • BBC1 and Channel 5 increased their audience share in 2012
  • Sky/Canal+ remake of The Bridge to be called The Tunnel
  • FX UK/Fox to commission 50 hours of original UK content [subscription required]

US TV

US TV casting

New US TV show casting

Competitions

Competition time: see the first episode of Spiral season 4, Q&A with Grégory Fitoussi and more!

Clement and the judge in Engrenages

As I’ve mentioned before, the second Totally Serialized is about to take place in London. Featuring international cinema and TV, as well as UK shows such as Doctor Who and Peep Show, it’ll offer you the exclusive chance to see:

  • The first episode of the mini-series Labyrinth, based on the multi-million selling novel by Kate Mosse, followed by a panel Q&A with cast and key creatives
  • The UK premieres of innovative French shows Rebound, Spin and The Church Men
  • A panel on TV screenwriting with Jack Thorne (The Fades, This is England), Ashley Pharoah (Life on Mars) and French screenwriters
  • The world premiere of Flight of the Storks directed by Jan Kounen
  • The world premiere of Jo attended by Jean Reno
  • A comedy medley of French and British sitcoms (The Thick of It, Peep Show, Kaboul Kitchen, Workingirls)
  • A Skins revival to say goodbye to the cult show ending this year, with a screening of the very first episode and a Q&A with the creator Bryan Elsley
  • A night of Doctor Who fun with fancy dress, music, quizzes and a writing masterclass with Toby Whithouse.

Full details of what’s on are here and here’s a trailer:

And I have a pass to give away to one lucky person for all of Friday 18th’s events, which will include:

  • The UK premiere of the first episode of Spiral series 4
  • The UK premiere of new Scandinavian sci-fi show Real Humans
  • Episode two of the French political series Spin
  • A Q&A with actor Grégory Fitoussi

Here are some trailers – yes there will be English subtitles:

To be in with a chance of winning, all you have to do is leave a comment below before midnight on Tuesday 14th January, after which the results will be announced. Good luck and spread the word!