Streaming TV

Adrian Lester to recur on Red Band Society
Kelly Reilly, Abigail Spencer, Michael Irby and Leven Rambin join True Detective
Sarah Jane Morris to guest on Hawaii Five-0
Adam Rodriguez to recur on The Night Shift

New US TV shows

Fox developing: Zoobiquity
Trailer for Syfy’s 12 Monkeys adaptation
FX developing: sci-fi comedy Daedalus 6
NBC developing: legal drama based on Lindsay Lohan’s lawyer
CBS developing: Dan Kopelman comedy
ABC developing: Unfunctional

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Film

Marvel unveils phase three movies, including Black Panther and Captain Marvel
Jason Bateman to direct and star in IPO Man

Film casting

Greg Kinnear and Renee Zellweger to star in adaptation of Same Kind of Different As Me
Keanu Reeves to star in Replicas

Trailers

Trailer for Comet with Justin Long and Emmy Rossum

International TV

Gail Berman developing: adaptation of Horrorstör

Internet TV

Trailer for Netflix’s Marco Polo

UK TV

Monday ratings

US TV

Mysteries of Laura gets a full season
Monday ratings

US TV show casting

Brian Doyle-Murray joins Sirens

New US TV shows

MTV green lights: Scream TV series
Teaser for ABC’s Marvel’s Agent Carter

New US TV show casting

Jason Jones to star in and co-write with Samantha Bee in TBS comedy
Meagen Fay to recur on ABC’s Marvel’s Agent Carter, Max Gail joins Comedy Central’s Review

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Film casting

Christian Bale to play Steve Jobs
Chiwetel Ejiofor joins Ridley Scott’s The Martian

Trailers

Trailer for Ridley Scott’s Halo: Nightfall

Internet TV

Teaser trailer for Netflix’s Bloodline
Trailer for series 3 of Ripper Street

UK TV

Channel 5 to make more original programming
Sky Living acquires: CBS’s Madam Secretary
Miranda to finish with Christmas specials

New UK TV shows

BBC2 green lights: The Eichmann Show with Martin Freeman and Anthony LaPaglia

US TV

AMC takes 49.9% stake in BBC America
Extra episodes for most ABC shows
Tuesday’s ratings
Wednesday ratings

US TV show casting

John Allen Nelson to recur on Red Band Society
Jimmy O Yang promoted to regular on Silicon Valley…
…Rebecca Creskoff joins
Mary McCormack and Alicia Witt to guest on House of Lies

New US TV shows

ABC developing: family comedy Plus One, cop drama True Blue
…modern Phantom of the Opera…
…and comedy Family Practice
Fox developing: series based on Baron Davis’ life
NBC developing: witch comedy
Archie comics being adapted as Riverdale

New US TV show casting

Alice Braga to star in USA’s Queen of the South
Courtney Love joins Fox’s Empire

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