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News: The Enfield Haunting, Younger, Curb Your Enthusiasm renewed; Matt Lucas joins Doctor Who; + more

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Doctor Who

Matt Lucas joins Doctor Who

Film casting

Donald Glover joins Spider-Man: Homecoming

Internet TV

Joel McHale and Sarah Hyland join Hulu’s Dimension 404
Netflix acquires: Arte France’s Au Service De La France (The Very Secret Service) [subscription required]
Amazon acquires: CBS’s American Gothic and Braindead

UK TV

Sky renews: The Enfield Haunting [subscription required]

US TV

HBO renews: Curb Your Enthusiasm
TV Land renews: Younger
Monday ratings

New US TV show casting

Casting on History’s Knightfall
Omid Abtahi joins Starz’s American Gods

News: Nicole Kidman joins Top of the Lake; Upstart Crow, Idiotsitter renewed; + more

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Internet TV

Jeff Daniels et al join Netflix’s Godless

UK TV

BBC Two renews: Upstart Crow

UK TV show casting

Casting on Unforgotten
Nicole Kidman joins Top of the Lake

US TV

Comedy Central renews: Idiotsitter
Sunday ratings

New US TV shows

Trailer for HBO’s The Night Of

New US TV show casting

Enrique Murciano to star in TNT’s Civil
Justin Hires joins CBS’s MacGyver

News: Nashville rescued; Mallrats, Patty Hearst, Scarlet TV series; Eva Longoria’s Decline and Fall; + more

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Internet TV

Kate Walsh to co-star in, Derek Luke joins Netflix’s 13 Reasons Why

New UK TV show casting

Nikki Amuka-Bird and Phoebe Fox to star in BBC Two’s NW
Eva Longoria, David Suchet, Douglas Hodge join BBC Two’s Decline and Fall

US TV

New US TV shows

Cinemax developing: adaptation of Brian Michael Bendis’ Scarlet
CBS developing: Patty Hearst limited series
Universal developing: Mallrats TV series

New US TV show casting

Alan Ruck promoted to regular on Fox’s The Exorcist

News: Amazon acquires Canal+’s The Bureau, Baron Noir; Fox acquires Legion; You Me Her renewed; + more

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Internet TV

Trailer for Netflix’s Stranger Things
Amazon Prime acquires: Canal+ France’s Le Bureau Des Légendes (The Bureau) and Baron Noir

UK TV

Fox acquires: FX’s Legion

US TV

Audience renews: You Me Her for two seasons
Wednesday ratings

US TV show casting

Jere Burns to guest on Major Crimes
Niecy Nash and Betty Gilpin to recur on Masters of Sex

New US TV show casting

Giancarlo Esposito, Mykelti Williamson, Method Man et al to star in BET’s Rebel

News: Alibi acquires Rosewood; Archie Panjabi leaves The Fall; Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead; + more

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Internet TV

Trailer for season 2 of Marco Polo
Lea Michele, Robert Buckley and Ryan Lee join Hulu’s Dimension 404

Canadian TV

Bell Media’s production slate, including The Disappearance

UK TV

Alibi acquires: Fox US’s Rosewood

UK TV show casting

Archie Panjabi leaves The Fall

US TV

Tuesday’s ratings

US TV show casting

Erin Karpluk to recur on Masters of Sex
Adam Rodriguez joins Criminal Minds
Gino Anthony promoted on Shades of Blue

New US TV shows

A&E Studios developing: National Lampoon workplace dramedy Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead
FX green lights: Cristin Milioti and Nina Pedrad comedy pilot

New US TV show casting

John Gemberling and Neil Casey join Fox’s Making History
Alan Ritchson to star in Syfy’s Blood Drive

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News: The Enfield Haunting, Younger, Curb Your Enthusiasm renewed; Matt Lucas joins Doctor Who; + more

News: Nicole Kidman joins Top of the Lake; Upstart Crow, Idiotsitter renewed; + more

News: Nashville rescued; Mallrats, Patty Hearst, Scarlet TV series; Eva Longoria’s Decline and Fall; + more

News: Amazon acquires Canal+’s The Bureau, Baron Noir; Fox acquires Legion; You Me Her renewed; + more

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