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News: more Vera, Kellan Lutz comes back to The Comeback, Jeremy Sisto to co-star in The Returned remake + more

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Film casting

Ike Barinholtz joins The Nest with Tina Fey and Amy Poehler

Internet TV

Boyd Holbrook joins Netflix’s Narcos

UK TV

ITV renews: Vera
BBC, Channel 4 and ITV agree Freeview Connect deal

New UK TV shows

BBC2 green lights: Life in Squares

US TV

Game of Thrones is most-watched HBO series ever

US TV show casting

Suraj Sharma to recur on Homeland
Kellan Lutz comes back to The Comeback
Merritt Patterson joins E!’s The Royals

New US TV show casting

Jeremy Sisto to co-star in A&E’s The Returned remake
Harry Hamlin, Rachel Nichols join USA’s Rush, Victoria Smurfit, Jesse Luken to guest

News: Robert Downey Jr’s rehab drama, Malin Akerman comes back to The Comeback + more

4 June 2014 Rob Buckley Post a comment

Film casting

Maggie Star to star in The Lady in the Van adaptation

Trailers

Another trailer for Brett Ratner’s Hercules with The Rock, Ian McShane, Rufus Sewell et al

Internet TV

Richard Kind to co-star in Amazon’s Red Oaks, Jenessa Grant and Joseph David Jones join Amazon’s Hysteria

UK TV

Monday ratings

US TV

Monday ratings

US TV show casting

Corey Stoll and Laila Robins join Homeland
Malin Akerman returning to The Comeback

New US TV shows

Showtime developing: Robert Downey Jr produced 1980s rehab drama

New US TV show casting

Brian Van Holt joins SyFy’s Ascension
Molly Shannon, Chris Parnell and Yvette Nicole Brown to guest on USA’s Benched

News: Danny McBride returns to HBO, Amazon acquires Extant, more Jane The Virgin + more

29 May 2014 Rob Buckley Post a comment

The Daily News will return on Monday

Trailers

Trailer for This Is Where I Leave You with Tina Fey and Jason Bateman

Internet TV

Melora Hardin joins Amazon’s Transparent

UK TV

Amazon acquires: CBS’s Extant

US TV

Tuesday ratings

US TV show casting

Ben Robson joins Vikings
Steve Kazee to recur on Shameless

New US TV shows

An extended trailer for The CW’s Jane The Virgin
HBO green lights: Danny McBride’s Vice Principals
Full trailer for FX’s The Strain
E! red lights: Songbyrd

New US TV show casting

Rob Morrow joins A&E’s Texas Rising

News: Charlie Cox is Daredevil, John Welsey Shipp is the Flash’s dad, My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2 + more

28 May 2014 Rob Buckley Post a comment

Film

My Big Fat Greek Wedding sequel planned

Film casting

Robert de Niro joins Idol’s Eye

Trailers

Trailer for The Congress with Robin Wright

Internet TV

Charlie Cox to star in Netflix’s Daredevil

US TV

US TV casting

Sakina Jaffrey joins Sleepy Hollow

New US TV shows

HBO developing: 1960s gay rights drama The Normal Heart
WGN America developing: World War II spy drama Avenue of Spies
Trailer for Lifetime’s Deliverance Creek

New US TV show casting

John Wesley Shipp to play Barry Allen’s father in The CW’s The Flash

News: An Equalizer trailer, a Doctor Who teaser, showrunner switch on Daredevil + more

27 May 2014 Rob Buckley Post a comment

Doctor Who

Teaser for the new series: UK-only; US-only

Trailers

Trailer for The Equalizer with Denzel Washington and Chloe Grace Moretz

Internet TV

Steven S DeKnight replaces Drew Goddard on Netflix’s Daredevil

UK TV

S4C to be available on Facebook

US TV

Trailer for season 2 of Ray Donovan

US TV casting

Mark Sheppard promoted to regular on Supernatural

New US TV show casting

Catherine Dent joins AMC’s Galyntine

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News: more Vera, Kellan Lutz comes back to The Comeback, Jeremy Sisto to co-star in The Returned remake + more

News: Robert Downey Jr’s rehab drama, Malin Akerman comes back to The Comeback + more

News: Danny McBride returns to HBO, Amazon acquires Extant, more Jane The Virgin + more

News: Charlie Cox is Daredevil, John Welsey Shipp is the Flash’s dad, My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2 + more

News: An Equalizer trailer, a Doctor Who teaser, showrunner switch on Daredevil + more

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