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Internet TV

New trailer for Netflix’s GLOW
Netflix green lights: Australian supernatural crime drama Tidelands

International TV

Kandyse McClure joins Syfy (US)/Netflix’s Ghost Wars
MGM developing: adaptation of Daniel Silva’s Gabriel Allon spy novels

Audio plays

David Tennant, Billie Piper and Camille Coduri to reunite for Big Finish’s Doctor Who: The Tenth Doctor Adventures – Volume 2

UK TV show casting

Dove Cameron to recur on Disney Channel UK’s The Lodge

New UK TV shows

BBC greenlights: adaptation of Henry James’ The Portrait of a Lady
Trailer for BBC Two’s Paula

US TV

New teaser for season 2 of AMC’s Preacher [US only]
ABC renews: Quantico
Fox cancels: Scream Queens
Sunday ratings

US TV show casting

John Hannah, Alan Tudyk, Amanda Walsh et al join BBC America’s Dirk Gently’s Holistic Detective Agency
Cameron Scoggins promoted to regular on CMT’s Nashville
Adam Goldberg and Spencer Grammer to recur on Epix’s Graves
Jessica Meraz and Lourdes Benedicto join TNT’s Major Crimes

New US TV show

Bravo green lights: Anna Wintour-Tina Brown drama All That Glitters

New US TV show casting

Harris Dickinson joins FX’s Trust
Kevin Costner to star in Paramount’s Yellowstone

News: Timeless uncancelled; more US renewals and cancellations; + more

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Film casting

Maisie Williams joins New Mutants

Australian TV

Phoebe Tonkin, Joel Jackson, Leeanna Walsman et al join SBS’s Safe Harbour

Canadian TV

Viktoria Modesta to guest on Space’s Killjoys

Internet TV

Netflix acquires: Sky Germany’s Babylon Berlin

New UK TV shows

Trailer for Channel 4’s Ackley Bridge

US TV

ABC renews: Fresh Off The Boat and Speechless
ABC cancels: Notorious
AMC renews: The Son
CBS renews: Elementary and Code Black
CBS cancels: Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders, 2 Broke Girls and The Great Indoors
Fox renews: Brooklyn Nine-Nine, New Girl and The Exorcist
Freeform cancels: Baby Daddy
NBC renews: Law and Order: SVU
NBC uncancels: Timeless
NBC cancels: The Blacklist: Redemption
Thursday ratings

US TV show casting

Lucy Liu to recur on Hulu’s Difficult People
Tina Fey to guest on NBC’s Great News
Rebecca Mader leaving ABC’s Once Upon A Time…
…as are Ginnifer Goodwin, Emilie de Ravin, Jared Gilmore and Josh Dallas
Ryan Eggold to return to NBC’s The Blacklist

New US TV shows

ABC green lights: series of magician drama Deception and romantic comedy Splitting Up Together
CBS green lights: series of Instinct, Wisdom of the Crowd, SEAL Team, SWAT, 9JKL, Me, Myself and I…
…and By The Book
Fox green lights: Ryan Murphy drama 911 with Angela Bassett
NBC green lights: series of Mindy Kaling gym owner comedy Champions and Sarah Shahi virtual reality drama Reverie
USA green lights: series of Tupac-Notorious BIG murder drama Unsolved and period drama Damnation

When’s that show you mentioned starting again, TMINE? Including Gypsy

12 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.

A few acquisitions this week, you’ll be glad to hear:

The Handmaid’s Tale (US: Hulu) – acquired by Amazon [subscription required]
Midnight, Texas (US: NBC) – acquired by Syfy
After Camelot (US: Reelz) – acquired by Channel 5

However, there was only premiere date announced this week that I know of:

Gypsy (Netflix)
Friday, June 30

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Internet TV

Netflix greenlights: series of French sci-fi romance Osmosis
Teaser for Netflix’s Gypsy

International TV

Trailer for BBC (UK)/Foxtel (Australia)’s Top of the Lake: China Girl

US TV

ABC renews: Black-ish, The Goldbergs, Designated Survivor, Agents of SHIELD, Once Upon A Time, American Housewife…
…cancels: The Catch, American Crime, Dr Ken, The Real O’Neals, Secrets and Lies and Imaginary Mary
Fox cancels: Making History, Son of Zorn and APB
NBC renews: The Blacklist and Great News
Starz renews: American Gods
The Shannara Chronicles moves from MTV to Spike
Wednesday ratings

New US TV shows

ABC greenlights: series of Mother Court drama For The People, future American war refugees drama The Crossing, rapper mayor comedy The Mayor, saving the world comedy The Gospel of Kevin…
…autistic surgeon drama The Good Doctor…
…and Zach Braff start-up comedy
Freeform greenlights: spin-off of ABC’s Black-ish
NBC greenlights: series of suburban housewife-robbers Good Girls
Showtime greenlights: series of Frankie Shaw single mother comedy SMILF
Syfy greenlights: series of Superman prequel Krypton and adaptation of Grant Morrison’s Happy!…
…developing: adaptation of George RR Martin’s Nightflyers
New teaser for Showtime’s Twin Peaks
Critical developing: adaptation of Ursula K Le Guin’s The Left Hand of Darkness

New US TV show casting

Andre Holland to star in Hulu’s Castle Rock
Recasting on ABC’s The Gospel of Kevin and For The People; NBC’s Good Girls; Fox’s Ghosted; and Syfy’s Happy!

News: The CW, Fox, ABC, NBC renew 9 shows; Timeless, Scandal, Last Man Standing cancelled; + more

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Internet TV

Amazon green lights: neo-Victorian fantasy series Carnival Row
Kevin Polak to recur on Amazon’s The Marvelous Mrs Maisel

International TV

IM Global developing: Judge Dredd adaptation as Judge Dredd: Mega City One
Joe Dempsie joins Fox Network Group’s Deep State

Australian TV

SBS green lights: series of crime thriller Dead Lucky

New UK TV shows

ITV2 green lights: espionage parody Action Team

US TV

The CW renews: iZombie and The Originals
Fox renews: Last Man on Earth and Gotham
ABC renews: Modern Family for two seasons
ABC cancels: The Last Man Standing
ABC’s Scandal to finish after season 7
NBC renews: Chicago Fire, Chicago PD, Chicago Med…
…and Blindspot
NBC cancels: Timeless
Tuesday ratings

US TV show casting

Isaiah Washington leaving The CW’s The 100
Mary McDonnell to guest on FX’s Fargo
John Noble to guest, Rachel Nichols to recur on TNT’s The Librarians

New US TV shows

The CW green lights: series of Dynasty reboot, military drama Valor…
…adaptation of DC’s Black Lightning and post-terminal cancer diagnosis show Life Sentence
Fox green lights: series of paranormal comedy Ghoste, airline comedy LA->Vegas…
…and medical drama The Resident
Imperative developing: drug smuggler action comedy Sunburn

New US TV show casting

TIffany Haddish to co-star in TBS Tracy Morgan comedy

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