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News

Film casting

Jeff Daniels joins the Divergent series
Maika Monroe joins Independence Day 2

Internet TV

Evan Handler to star in Cinelan’s The Analyst

UK TV

BBC Four acquires: Iceland’s RUV’s Trapped
Monday ratings

US TV

Monday ratings

US TV show casting

Aisling Franciosi et al join Legends
Victoria Justice to guest on Undateable

New US TV shows

Trailer for Starz’s Flesh and Bone
USA green lights: pilot of Hollywood period drama Paradise Pictures
IFC green lights: series of Gigi’s Bucket List

News: Puppy Love cancelled, trailer for Tut, BBC3 online move delayed, trailers galore + more

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Film casting

Tyler Perry joins Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2
Another returning character for Captain America: Civil War [minor spoiler]

Film trailers

Trailer for Black Mass with Johnny Depp, Benedict Cumberbatch, Kevin Bacon et al
Trailer for M Night Shyamalan’s The Visit

Theatre

Nicole Kidman to return to West End for Photograph 51

International TV

Wayward Pines to air online today at midnight worldwide

Internet TV

Trailer for Netflix’s Grace and Frankie

UK TV

BBC Three online move delayed until 2016
BBC Four cancels: Puppy Love
History UK acquires: Sons of Liberty

US TV

Wednesday ratings

US TV show casting

Yvette Monreal to recur on The Fosters
Eriq La Salle joins Under The Dome

New US TV shows

Universal developing: David Robert Mitchell crime series Mr Postman
Fox 21 developing: adaptation of The Residence
TNT red lights: Breed
Trailer for Spike’s Tut
Freemantle developing: adaptation of The Outlaw Chronicles

New US TV show casting

Franz Drameh joins The CW’s Arrow/Flash spin-off

News: USA cancels Sirens, JK Simmons enters a parallel universe, Amazon and BBC pilots + more

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Film casting

Common joins Suicide Squad

Internet TV

Amazon green lights: pilot of coming of age comedy Highston

New UK TV shows

BBC Salford green lights: Barbara Nice, Fishbowl and Funz & Gamez comedy pilots

US TV

USA cancels: Sirens
Tuesday ratings

US TV show casting

Maggie Grace to guest on Masters of Sex

New US TV shows

Starz green lights: parallel universe thriller Counterpart, with JK Simmons

New US TV show casting

Haley Lu Richardson joins ABC Family’s Recovery Road
Amelia Rose Blaire joins MTV’s Scream
Jimmi Simpson joins Sundance’s Hap and Leonard
Griffin Dunne joins, Marc Blucas replaces Devon Gummesall on WGN America’s Underground

News: Daredevil, Faking It, Younger renewed, Galaxy Quest: the series + more

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Film casting

Fred Armisen joins Zoolander 2
Ewan McGregor and Stanley Tucci join Beauty and the Beast

Internet TV

Netflix green lights: Aziz Ansari comedy series
Netflix renews: Daredevil

UK TV

Monday ratings

New UK TV shows

BBC Two green lights: new Hugo Blick drama, Stag and Mum
Sky Arts green lights: four silent comedies
Trailer for Dave’s Undercover

US TV

MTV renews: Faking It
TV Land renews: Younger
Monday ratings

US TV show casting

Promotions on Empire

New US TV shows

HBO green lights: Whitney Cummings adaptation of Are Men Necessary?
Paramount developing: Galaxy Quest TV series

New US TV show casting

W Earl Brown joins AMC’s Preacher

News: SHIELD spin-off casting, Wes Craven’s Syfy shows, Sky1’s Fungus The Bogeyman + more

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Film casting

Billy Zane returning for Zoolander 2
Steve Carell and Emma Stone to play Bobby Riggs and Billie Jean King in Battle of the Sexes

Film trailers

Trailer for Mr Holmes with Sir Ian McKellen
New trailer for Jurassic World

Australian TV

Teaser trailer for Foxtel’s The Kettering Incident

European TV

Italy’s Rai green lights: live-action/CGI Snow White sitcom [subscription required]

Internet TV

Craig T Nelson to recur on Netflix’s Grace and Frankie
Netflix green lights: Full House revival

UK TV

Sunday ratings

New UK TV shows

Keeley Hawes, Timothy Spall, Andy Serkis, Victoria Wood to star in Sky1’s Fungus The Bogeyman

US TV

Sunday ratings

US TV show casting

Regina King joins The Leftovers

New US TV shows

Teaser for Syfy’s Childhood’s End
Wes Craven developing People Under The Stairs and We Are Completely Fine for Syfy
HBO green lights: High Maintenance
Spike TV developing: Jerry Bruckheimer drama Harvest

New US TV show casting

Adrienne Palicki and Nick Blood to star in ABC’s Agents of SHIELD spin-off
Janina Gavankar replaces Noureen DeWulf on CBS’s Dan O’Shannon comedy

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News: BBC4 acquires Trapped, trailer for Flesh and Bone, USA’s period drama + more

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News: USA cancels Sirens, JK Simmons enters a parallel universe, Amazon and BBC pilots + more

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