Streaming TV

News

Film casting

Lara Pulver joins Underworld 5

Internet TV

Hulu’s The Way renamed The Path, joined by Stephanie Hsu

UK TV

Live episode for Mrs Brown’s Boys
Season of classic sitcoms for BBC One
Monday ratings

New UK TV shows

David Bowie to write theme to Sky Atlantic’s The Last Panthers
BBC One green lights: Trojan war epic Fall of a City, To Sir With Love adaptation, and The Last Post

US TV

US TV show casting

Andy Karl joins L&O: SVU

New US TV shows

NBC developing: drama based on Cosmopolitan magazine…
…and 80s comedy Pre-Madonna
National Geographic developing: adaptation of Killing Reagan
Bravo green lights: pilots of My So Called Wife and True Fiction
The CW developing: adaptation of Clive Barker’s Weaveworld
Starz developing: horror comedy Trapped
Paramount developing Jack Ryan TV series
New trailer for CBS’s Supergirl
ABC developing: comedy Aunt Jill

New US TV show casting

Susan Sarandon leaves Epix’s Graves
Rob Morrow to recur on Showtime’s Billions

News: In The Line of Fire series, Dr Moreau adaptation, Jenna Coleman quits Doctor Who + more

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Doctor Who

Ratings down 2m
Jenna Coleman quits to play Queen Victoria on ITV

Film casting

Kristen Bell joins CHiPs
Ernie Hudson to cameo in new Ghostbusters
Brie Larson replaces Emma Stone in Battle of the Sexes

Film trailers

Trailer for Heist, with Robert De Niro, Gina Carano, Kate Bosworth et al

Theatre

War Horse to close in London
Gemma Chan and John Simm to star in Trafalgar Studios’ The Homecoming

Australian TV

Trailer for Stan’s No Activity

European TV

Arte green lights: thriller Cannabis

Internet TV

Ernie Hudson to return to Grace and Frankie

UK TV

New UK TV shows

Trailer for BBC One’s adaptation of Cider With Rosie
New Neverwhere adaptation being developed

New UK TV show casting

Max Irons and Sam Neill join ITV”s Tutankhamun

US TV

Thursday ratings

US TV show casting

Charles Mesure to guest on Castle

New US TV shows

CBS developing: Jermaine Fowler sitcom…
…and Island of Dr Moreau adaptation Moreau
ABC developing: The Second Fattest Housewife in Westport
NBC developing: Amy Poehler’s Dumb Prince comedy…
…Marlon Wayans comedy…
…adaptation of In The Line of Fire
Showtime developing: Brett Johnson 80s mafia drama

New US TV show casting

Tessa Thompson joins HBO’s Westworld
Amanda Seyfried joins Showtime’s Twin Peaks
Thora Birch joins USA’s Colony

News: The Mist TV series, Roots casting, You, Me & The Apocalypse trailer, Stick returns + more

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Film casting

Adam Brody joins CHiPs

Film trailers

Trailer for In The Heart of The Sea with Chris Hemsworth
Trailer for Bridge of Spies with Tom Hanks

Canadian TV

Trailer for CBC’s This Life

Internet TV

Scott Glenn to return to Daredevil

International TV

Viki green lights: dramedy Dramaworld

UK TV

Lost At Last The 1948 Show episodes recovered
Tuesday ratings

New UK TV shows

Trailer for Sky1/NBC’s You, Me & The Apocalypse

New UK TV show casting

Tom Hollander, Ian McShane, Alison Brie et al to star in ITV’s Doctor Thorne

US TV

US TV show casting

Xander Berkeley to recur on The Walking Dead

New US TV shows

HBO green lights: Judd Apatow/Pete Holmes comedy Crashing
ABC developing: workplace comedy Outnumbered
Stephen King’s The Mist being developed into a TV series
Teaser for AMC’s Into The Badlands

New US TV show casting

Jordan Hayes to star in USA’s Poor Richard’s Almanack
Forest Whitaker, Anna Paquin, Derek Luke et al join A&E’s Roots
Andrew Buchan, JoBeth Williams to star in TNT’s Home

News: gay Hart to Hart, TV Behind Enemy Lines, NBC wins 2014/5 season + more

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Film casting

Film casting

Ato Essandoh joins new Bourne movie
Woody Harrelson joins War of the Planet of the Apes

Film trailers

Trailer for Divergent: Allegiant

Internet TV

Kirstie Alley joins Netflix’s Flaked
Alfre Woodard joins Netflix’s Luke Cage

UK TV

Monday ratings

US TV

Trailer for season 2 of The Knick
NBC wins 2014-5 season ratings for second year in a row
Monday ratings

US TV show casting

Judd Hirsch to replace Paul Sorvino on The Goldbergs
Jamie Chung returning to Once Upon A Time

New US TV shows

NBC developing: gay remake of Hart to Hart
Fox developing: adaptation of Behind Enemy Lines

New US TV show casting

Jason Alexander to recur on Fox’s The Grinder
Juan Diego Botto to star in TNT’s Good Behavior
Dave Coulier to guest on Fox’s Grandfathered

News: Mary Poppins 2, Rachel McAdams joins Dr Strange, young HG Wells + more

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Film

Disney developing: Mary Poppins 2

Film casting

Rachel McAdams joins Doctor Strange

Film trailers

Trailer for Creed with Michael B Jordan

Internet TV

Sarah Wynter joins Amazon’s Trial
Eric Lange joins Narcos
Trailer for Amazon’s Red Oaks

UK TV

Sunday ratings

New UK TV shows

Trailer for BBC One’s The Go-Between

New UK TV show casting

Ben Tavassoli and Mark Strepan to star in BBC One’s New Blood

US TV

NBC cancels Mr Robinson, renews The Carmichael Show
Teaser for the final CSI
Sunday ratings

New US TV shows

ABC developing: Kevin Williamson adaptation of Time After Time
Fox green lights: put pilot for comedy Sugarland

New US TV show casting

Natasha Leggero to guest on Showtime’s Dice

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