Film

Suits‘ former showrunner Sean Jablonski to replace Steven Lightfoot as showrunner on Starz’s Noir
HBO to adapt Swamplandia
NBC begins work on Palm Beach soap
Mitch Pileggi joins Dallas
Wednesday’s ratings…
…American Horror Story ratings up
Community to do a Christmas musical episode
Fox adapting The Punisher
Shonda Rhimes sells The Circle to ABC

Web TV

Joss Whedon to make web series Wastelanders with Warren Ellis

Thursday’s “falling men” news

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Film

Live-action Akira remake gets the green light
Trailer for A Very Harold & Kumar 3D Christmas
New trailer for Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows

British TV

The Body Farm gets 4.6m
Moving On gets a third series
BSkyB profits rise

US TV

New trailer for Alacatraz
Tuesday night ratings: Man Up! starts poor, Last Man Standing down 17%, Ringer up 14%…
…which is to get a guest visit from Twin Peaks’ Mädchen Amick
FX developing a comedy about drone pilots
Fox launches diverse writers programme
3rd Rock‘s French Stewart to guest on Community
Cybill Shepherd to guest on Franklin & Bash
Chuck and Gossip Girl execs to adapt Misfits
NBC buys Sam Raimi pilot

Wednesday’s “Sirens off” news

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Film

Jason Statham to replace Shia LaBoeuf on the Transformers movies?
All new Avengers for The Avengers 2?
Anne Hathaway to play Fantine in Les Misérables
Nicolas Cage joins Black Butterfly

British TV

The Misfits press pack
Channel 4’s new and returning US shows
Sirens cancelled
ITV buys Channel Television
Huw Jones’ plans for S4C…
…and Ian Jones confirmed as chief executive

US TV

Carla Gugino to recur on Justified
Sharon Horgan and Laura Solon writing comedies for ABC
Sarah Silverman to guest on The League
Amy Sedaris to guest on The Good Wife
Annabeth Gish and Matt Lauria to recur on CSI
Monday ratings: Castle, Hart of Dixie, Terra Nova and Hawaii Five-0 up, Two and a Half Men down
Fox buys CIA drama, family comedy
Chris Cooper and Dianne Wiest to star in The Corrections?
ABC to adapt Squadra Antimafia – Palermo Oggi
NBC buys two comedies: Life As I Blow It and Satellites
ABC to develop Judy Greer comedy
The CW buys thriller Dare
Mandy Moore to star in ABC sitcom Us and Them
The Glades gets a third season
Bo Derek to guest on Chuck

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