Streaming TV

News

Global Internet TV

Amazon developing: another alternate universe drama

New UK TV

Diane Morgan developing: different sisters sitcom

US TV

Tuesday ratings

US TV show casting

Ernie Hudson joins Angie Tribeca
Vanessa Morgan, Malese Jow, Gentry White et al join The Shannara Chronicles

New US TV shows

CBS green lights: pilot of 20-something co-worker comedy Real Life
Lionsgate developing: John Wick prequel series
Hulu developing: adaptation of Yaqui Delgado Wants To Kick Your Ass
ABC green lights: pilots of marriage improved by divorce comdy Splitting Up Together, dentist military family comedy Charlie Foxtrot…
…and Miami crime family drama Las Reinas

New US TV show casting

Ben Esler and Natalie Hall join ABC’s Reba McEntire drama
Caitlin McGee joins ABC’s Libby & Malcolm
Kenneth Choi to star in NBC’s Kourtney Kang mixed-race Philadelphia family comedy

News: Peter Capaldi to regenerate; The Good Place, Mozart in the Jungle, Red Oaks, Endeavour renewed; + more

31 January 2017 Rob Buckley Post a comment

Doctor Who

Peter Capaldi to leave in Christmas special

Global Internet TV

Amazon renews: Mozart in the Jungle and Red Oaks

International TV

Leven Ramblin to star in NBCU/RTL Germany/TF1 France’s Gone

Scandinavian TV

Viaplay/TV3 green light: Copenhagen underworld legal series The Lawyer

UK TV

Trailer for series 3 of Broadchurch
ITV renews: Endeavour

US TV

Trailer for season 2 of Animal Kingdom
NBC renews: The Good Place
OWN extends: The Haves and the Have Notes and If Loving You Is Wrong
OWN cancels: Love Thy Neighbor and For Better or Worse
Sunday ratings

US TV show casting

Gary Young and Charlie Hiett to recur on Outlander
Eva Longoria to guest on Empire
Paris Jackson to guest on Star
Serinda Swan to recur on Ballers

New US TV shows

CBS green lights: pilots of Mexican-American cop drama…
…hate crimes procedural
OWN green lights: House of Payne spin-off The Paynes
Fox green lights: pilots of investigative thriller Controversy and dark medical drama The Resident…
…and workplace comedies Type A and LAX->Vegas

New US TV show casting

Brendan Gleeson and Harry Treadaway to star in Network’s Mr Mercedes
Olivia Holt and Aubrey Joseph to star in Freeform’s Marvel’s Cloak & Dagger
Nathalie Kelley to star in The CW’s Dynasty
Michael Nouri and Ben Weber join Discovery’s Manifesto

What have you been watching? Including Fortitude, The Magicians, The Flash and DC’s Legends of Tomorrow

30 January 2017 Rob Buckley 1 Comment

It’s “What have you been watching?”, my chance to tell you what movies and TV I’ve been watching recently and your chance to recommend anything you’ve been watching.

There were a few new shows on our global TV screens last week. I reviewed Canada’s offerings, Mary Kills People (Global) and Cardinal (CTV/Super Écran), last week and this week, I’ll be looking at the US’s output, Detroiters (Comedy Central) and Riverdale (The CW), as well as anything else that emerges onto our screens this week.

A few more oldies returned to the schedules, too, so after the jump, as well as Lethal Weapon, Lucifer, Man Seeking Woman, Six and Timeless, I’ll be revealing my thoughts on that latest from DC’s Legends of Tomorrow and The Flash, as well as the start of the new series of Fortitude and The Magicians, and those final two episodes of The Crown that I never quite got round to watching…

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When’s that show you mentioned starting again, TMINE? Including Greenleaf, Emerald City, Roots and MacGyver

27 January 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 your screens – assuming anyone’s bought any, of course.

The acquisitions market kicked up a gear this week, which means there’s a whole new herd of shows charging our way now. And for some reason, half of them want to start on the same day.

MacGyver (US: CBS)
Sky1: Wednesday, February 8th, 8pm
Episode reviews: 1

Emerald City (US: NBC)
5*: Wednesday, February 8th, 9pm
Episode reviews: 1-2, 3

Roots (US: History)
BBC Four: Wednesday, February 8th, 9pm
Episode reviews: Didn’t watch it

Greenleaf (US: OWN)
Netflix UK: Friday, March 3rd
Episode reviews: Didn’t watch it – sorry

13 Reasons Why (Netflix)
Netflix UK: Friday, March 31st
Episode reviews: Hasn’t aired yet

I Love Dick (Amazon)
Amazon UK: Friday, May 12th
Episode reviews: 1

News: Emma Thompson guests on Upstart Crow; Sky goes dish-free; Netflix’s gets Greenleaf; + more

27 January 2017 Rob Buckley Post a comment

Global Internet TV

Teaser for season 2 of Netflix’s Love

UK TV

Netflix acquires: OWN’s Greenleaf
Sky to offer dish-free service next year

UK TV show casting

Emma Thompson, Noel Fielding, Geoffrey Whitehead et al to guest on Upstart Crow

US TV

Wednesday ratings

US TV show casting

Bokeem Woodbine to recur on Underground
Will Tudor to recur on Shadowhunters
Kassandra Clementi and Jaime Callica join UnReal
Nina Dobrev to return to The Vampire Diaries
Aisha Dee joins Channel Zero: No-End House
Anna Friel, Louisa Krause and Carmen Ejogo join The Girlfriend Experience

New US TV shows

ABC green lights: pilot of female buddy cop comedy The Trustee
NBC green lights: pilots of gym-owner teenage son comedy, space travel comedy Spaced Out and estranged sisters comedy The Sackett Sisters
Fox green lights: pilots of adaptation of Justin Cronin’s The Passage trilogy…
…and supernatural investigation comedy Ghosted

New US TV show casting

Nolan Gerard Funk to recur on Starz’s Counterpart
Emily Kinney joins ABC’s Ten Days in the Valley, Sayeed Shahidi joins ABC’s Libby & Malcolm
Paula Patton to star in ABC’s Somewhere Between
Brandon Michael Hall to star in ABC’s city mayor comedy
Liam McIntyre joins Syfy’s The Haunted

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