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Star Wars TV series; Hotel Beau Séjour renewed; Channel 4 is Shamed; Jai-Alai crime drama; + more

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Internet TV

Monica Barbaro to star in Netflix’s The Good Cop
Ellen Page to star in Netflix’s The Umbrella Academy
New trailer for Netflix’s Dark

Australian TV

Ten green lights: inept criminals comedy Street Smart, WAGs drama Playing for Keeps and It’s A Date spin-off How to Stay Married

European TV

VRT (Belgium)/Arte renew: Hotel Beau Séjour

Julio Medem developing: Miami-set Basque ball game crime series Jai-Alai

UK TV

Channel 4 green lights: media shaming kidnapping drama Shamed, with Faye Marsay and Nick Blood

US TV

Wednesday ratings

US TV show casting

Kim Raver to recur on ABC’s Designated Survivor
Eric Winter to recur on ABC’s The Good Doctor
Laurie Metcalf to guest on The CW’s Supergirl
Patti LaBelle and Brandy Norwood to recur on Fox’s Star
James Tupper to recur on NBC’s The Brave
Dan Bucatinsky, Barry Bostwick and Matthew Letscher to guest on NBC’s Will & Grace

New US TV shows

Disney developing: live-action Star Wars, High School musical and Marvel series

New US TV show casting

Benedict Wong, Benjamin Wadsworth, Lana Condor et al join Syfy’s Deadly Class, Henry Rollins to recur

Bad Move renewed; The Mick extended; John Noble to play Mallus; + more

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Internet TV

Netflix green lights: Bossa Nova drama Coisa Mais Linda

International TV

Toni Collette to star in Netflix/BBC One’s Wanderlust

UK TV

ITV renews: Bad Move

US TV

Fox extends: The Mick
Monday ratings

US TV show casting

John Noble to play Mallus on The CW’s DC’s Legends of Tomorrow
Dina Meyer, Tim Matheson and Russell Hornsby to recur on Showtime’s The Affair
Felicia Day joins Syfy’s The Magicians

New US TV shows

ABC developing: comedy adaptation of Anna Drezen and Todd Dakotah Briscoe’s How May We Hate You
NBC developing: Chicago boxing gym drama Crushers Club…
…and investigative genealogist drama Reunited

New US TV show casting

Julianna Margulies to star in AMC’s Dietland

Preacher, American Vandal renewed; Olivia Colman is The Crown’s new Queen; + more

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Internet TV

Netflix renews: American Vandal
Olivia Colman to replace Claire Foy on Netflix’s The Crown

International TV

The Ink Factory developing: adaptation of Andrew Michael Hurley’s Devil’s Day

US TV

AMC renews: Preacher
Trailer for season 3 of NBC’s Blindspot
Wednesday ratings

US TV show casting

Clea DuVall to guest on Hulu’s The Handmaid’s Tale
Philip Hernandez to recur on Hulu’s The Path

New US TV shows

ABC developing: privacy-free neighbourhood comedy Neighbors of North Sycamore…
…and oldest cop trainee dramedy The Rookie, with Nathan Fillion
CBS developing: vigilante retired cops drama Chasers
FX green lights: pilot of private equity comedy Compliance
Hulu developing: adaptation of Ralph Ellison’s Invisible Man
Trailer for Hulu’s Marvel’s Runaways
HBO red lights: Trump election mini-series
Showtime developing: adaptation of Pat Rothruss’ The Kingkiller Chronicle

New US TV show casting

Rich Ting joins Cinemax’s Warrior
Tatiana Maslany, Evan Peters, Kate Mara and James Van Der Beek join FX’s Pose
Aiden Gillen to star in History’s Blue Book

Le clan Bonaparte; Salvation, Alone Together and Pure renewed; + more

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Internet TV

Trailer for season 2 of Netflix’s Lady Dynamite

International TV

LisaGay Hamilton joins Hulu (US)/Channel 4’s The First
Entertainment One developing: adaptation of Crosswind

Canadian TV

Super Channel renews: Pure [subscription required]

French TV

France 2 developing: historical drama Le clan Bonaparte

US TV

CBS renews: Salvation
Tuesday ratings

US TV show casting

Marsha Thomason to guest on ABC’s The Good Doctor
Bahram Khosraviani to recur on NBC’s The Brave
Paul Guilfoyle to guest on NBC’s Blindspot, return to CBS All Access’ The Good Fight

New US TV shows

ABC developing: neighbourhood move comedy White Dave
Fox green lights: pilots of long-distance single father comedy with Lil Rel Howrey…
…and Tennessee comedy based on Nate Bargatze’s life
Anonymous developing: Alfonso Cuarón horror drama with Casey Affleck
HBO developing: adaptation of Wally Lamb’s I Know This Much is True, with Mark Ruffalo
Freeform renews: Alone Together
NBC developing: Caribbean embassy comedy and tech workplace romcom Venice Beach Venture
Trailer for DirectTV’s The Ballad of Lefty Brown
Teaser for Showtime’s The Chi

New US TV show casting

Ryan Potter to star in Titans
John Ellison Conlee joins Syfy’s Tremors

BBC4 acquires Gidseltagningen; NBC cancels The Night Shift; Quasimodo series; + more

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Internet TV

Amazon red lights: David O Russell Mafia drama

International TV

Atrium developing: adaptation of Victor Hugo’s The Hunchback of Notre Dame as Quasimodo

UK TV

BBC Four acquires: Kanal 5 (Denmark)’s Gidseltagningen (Below The Surface)

US TV

New US TV shows

ABC green lights: pilot of adaptation of Laura Dave’s Eight Hundred Grapes
CBS developing: light US-Mexican legal comedy drama Rosarito Beach…
…and adaptation of Chuck Wendig’s Invasive as Unthinkable
Fox green lights: pilot of adaptation of Thomas Perry’s The Bomb Maker as The Long Walk, with Morris Chestnut

New US TV show casting

India Eisley, Jefferson Mays, Yul Vazquez et al join TNT’s One Day She’ll Darken

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