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When’s that show you mentioned starting again, TMINE? Including Ransom, Chance, Disjointed and The Tick

28 April 2017 Rob Buckley Post a comment

Every Friday, I let you know the latest announcements about when new, imported TV shows will finally be arriving on UK screens – assuming anyone’s bought anything, of course.

A few acquisitions by UK channels this week, you’ll be glad to hear:

Walter Presents: TV3 (Catalonia)’s Nit I Dia (Night & Day)
Universal Channel: CBS (US)/TF1 (France)/Corus Global (Canada)’s Ransom

And on top of that, some premiere dates, too.

Ransom (US: CBS; France: TF1; UK: Universal)
Monday, June 5, 9pm
Episode reviews: 1

Chance (US: Hulu; UK: Universal)
Tuesday, June 20, 9pm
Episode reviews: 1-3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10

Disjointed (Netflix)
Friday, August 25

The Tick (Amazon)
Friday, August 25
Episode reviews: 1

News: Hillary Swank joins Trust; Trevor Eve, Nina Sosanya join Strike Back; + more

27 April 2017 Rob Buckley Post a comment

International TV

Trevor Eve, Nina Sosanya and Katherine Kelly join Sky 1 (UK)/Cinemax (US)’s Strike Back

US TV

Trailer for season four of Starz’s Power
Tuesday ratings

New US TV show casting

Amanda Lund to star in FX’s Singularity
Hillary Swank to star in FX’s Trust

News: Ransom, Nit I Dia acquired; When Calls The Heart renewed; + more

25 April 2017 Rob Buckley Post a comment

Film

Michael Mann to adapt Mark Bowden’s Hue 1968

International TV

IM Global developing: adaptation of Glen Cook’s The Black Company series, with Eliza Dushku
Fox Asia developing: financial mercenaries drama The Trading Floor
Netflix/E4 (UK) green light: dark comedy road trip The End of the F***ing World

Australian TV

Stan green lights: newly single DJ comedy The Other Guy, with Matt Okine

UK TV

Walter Presents acquires: TV3 (Catalonia)’s Nit I Dia (Night and Day)
Universal acquires: CBS (US)/TF1 (France)/Corus Global (Canada)’s Ransom

US TV

Hallmark renews: When Calls The Heart
Sunday ratings

US TV show casting

Caroline Cave to recur on Syfy’s Van Helsing

New US TV shows

Hulu developing: Ingrid Michaelson semi-biopic The Way I Am
DiGa developing: adaptation of Amy Plum’s Dreamfall
Audience green lights: dysfunctional rock star family comedy Hit The Road, with Jason Alexander
Trailer for Syfy’s Blood Drive

News: new Monkey magic; The X-Files, Teachers, Younger renewed; + more

21 April 2017 Rob Buckley Post a comment

Internet TV

Teaser for Netflix’s Disjointed

International TV

ABC (Australia)/TVNZ (New Zealand)/Netflix green light: Journey to the West adaptation as The Legend of Monkey
Roberto Saviano developing: self-explanatory Gaddafi

UK TV show casting

Lewis Peek joins ITV’s Endeavour

New UK TV shows

Dave green lights: hospital sitcom Porters
BBC Two green lights: adaptation of Sathnam Sanghera’s The Boy With The Topknot, with Sacha Dhawan

US TV

Fox renews: The X-Files
TV Land renews: Younger and Teachers
Wednesday ratings

US TV show casting

Scott Winters to recur on Epix’s Berlin Station
Thomas Calabro to recur on TNT’s The Last Ship
Jerry Ferrara, Jesse Bradford and Todd Lowe to recur on USA’s Shooter

New US TV shows

Bravo developing: young female African-American mayor drama Candy
Hulu green lights: pilot of adaptation of IDW’s Locke & Key
Lifetime green lights: series adaptation of Caroline Kepnes’ You
Sony Television developing: adaptation of Robert Jordan/James O Rigner Jr’s Wheel of Time series

News: Joss Whedon’s Batgirl; Helen of Troy found; Game of Thrones trailer; + more

31 March 2017 Rob Buckley Post a comment

Film

Joss Whedon developing Batgirl

Internet TV

Raza Jaffrey to recur on Netflix’s Lost in Space

International TV

Bella Dayne, David Threlfall, Frances O’Connor et al to star in BBC One/Netflix’s Troy: Fall of a City
HBO (US)/RAI (Italy) green light: adaptation of Elena Ferrante’s My Brilliant Friend
Mark Strong to star in Fox (Europe and Africa)’s Deep State (previously The Nine)

UK TV

New Doctor Who teaser

US TV

Trailer for season 7 of HBO’s Game of Thrones
Wednesday ratings

US TV show casting

Lauren Holly to guest on Fox’s Lucifer

New US TV show casting

Tyler Labine to co-star in CBS’s Hannah Royce’s Questionable Choices
Britt Lower to recur on Hulu’s Future Man
Jacqueline Bisset, Stefan Kapicic, Jacqueline Anaramian et al to recur on Starz’s Counterpart

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When’s that show you mentioned starting again, TMINE? Including Ransom, Chance, Disjointed and The Tick

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