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Film casting

Nick Frost to star in Captain Pugwash

European TV

Sky Deutschland green lights: series adaptation of Cyrill Boss and Philipp Stennert’s thrillers as Der Pass (The Pass)
Indiana Production (Italy) developing: series adaptation of Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa’s The Leopard

Scandinavian TV

RUV (Iceland) developing: film/mini-series adaptation of Halldór Laxness’ Independent People

New UK TV show casting

Hugh Grant to star in BBC One’s A Very English Scandal

US TV

NBC renews: Trial & Error
Trailer for season 3 of Syfy’s Dark Matter [US only]
Thursday ratings
Friday ratings
Saturday ratings

US TV show casting

Harry Hamlin to recur on USA’s Shooter

New US TV shows

Freeform’s black-ish spin-off to be called college-ish

When’s that show you mentioned starting again, TMINE? Including The Handmaid’s Tale and The Kennedys: Decline and Fall

19 May 2017 Rob Buckley Post a comment

Every Friday, I let you know the latest announcements about when new, imported TV shows will finally be arriving on UK screens – assuming anyone’s bought anything, of course.

No new acquisitions, this week, I’m afraid. But we do have a couple of premiere dates.

The Handmaid’s Tale (US: Hulu; UK: ~~Amazon~~Channel 4)
Sunday, May 28, 9pm
Episode reviews: 1-3, 4, 5

The Kennedys: Decline and Fall (US: Reelz; UK: Channel 5)
Monday, May 29, 9pm

News: Diana & I; Ronny Chieng, The Dark Crystal prequel trailers; + more

19 May 2017 Rob Buckley Post a comment

Internet TV

Teaser for Netflix’s The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance

International TV

Richard Madden, Holiday Grainger and Anneika Rose join Channel 4 (UK)/Amazon’s Philip K Dick’s Electric Dreams

Australian TV

Trailer for ABC’s Ronny Chieng: International Student

New UK TV shows

BBC Two green lights: Princess Diana death drama Diana & I, with Tamsin Greig, Neil Morrissey, John Gordon Sinclair et al

US TV

Wednesday ratings

US TV show casting

Chelsea Talmadge to recur on AMC’s Halt and Catch Fire
Trevor Einhorn and Brittany Curran promoted to regulars on Syfy’s The Magicians

New US TV shows

CBS green lights: adaptation of James Patterson’s Instinct, with Alan Cumming

New US TV show casting

Diandra Lyle to recur on Paramount Network’s American Woman

News: Arrested Development, Rosehaven renewed; Training Day, Pure Genius cancelled; + more

18 May 2017 Rob Buckley 1 Comment

Internet TV

Netflix developing : adaptation of Andrzej Sapkowski Witcher Saga
Netflix renews: Arrested Development
William Forsythe to play J Edgar Hoover on Amazon’s The Man In The High Castle

International TV

MBC1 (Middle East) green lights: women living under ISIS drama Gharabeeb Soud (Black Crows)

Australian TV

ABC renews: Rosehaven

UK TV

Martin Compston to guest on ITV’s Victoria
Sky green lights: Florida trailer park comedy Living The Dream with Philip Glenister, Lesley Sharp and Paula Wilcox

US TV

CBS cancels: Training Day and Pure Genius
Tuesday ratings

New US TV shows

The CW red lights: Insatiable and Searchers
TBS green lights: heavenly workplace anthology comedy Miracle Workers, with Danielle Radcliffe and Owen Wilson
TNT developing: Ridley Scott sci-fi night…
…green lights: series of Korean-American family drama Highland

New US TV shows casting

Dennis Quaid to play George W Bush in FX’s Katrina: American Crime Story
Cedric the Entertainer, Taylor Mosby and Dante Hoagland join TBS’s The Last OG
Daveed Diggs to star in TNT’s Snowpiercer

News: The New Pope; Channel 4 acquires The Handmaid’s Tale; a Roseanne revival; + more

17 May 2017 Rob Buckley Post a comment

Film

Simon Pegg and Nick Frost to make Slaughterhouse Rulez

International TV

Lara Pulver joins Amazon/Channel 4 (UK)’s Philip K Dick’s Electric Dreams
Sky Atlantic (UK) and HBO (US) green light: sequel to The Young Pope, The New Pope

UK TV

Channel 4 (and not Amazon) acquires: Hulu (US)’s The Handmaid’s Tale

New UK TV show casting

Lara Pulver and David Morrissey to star in BBC Two adaptation of China Miéville’s The City and The City

US TV

Trailer for season 3 of Hulu’s Casual
Monday ratings

New US TV shows

ABC green lights: series of Roseanne revival…
…and Grey’s Anatomy firefighters spin-off
HBO green lights: African-American anthology horror series Lovecraft Country

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