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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.

Not much new this week. In fact there’s only one show and I’ve never even heard of it or its subject, and I didn’t even know the UK network it’s airing on existed. So there you go. Surprise!

The New Edition Story (US: BET; UK: BET International)
Thursday, March 2, 9pm
Reviews: Nope

News: Mount Pleasant, Six, Witless renewed; Lauren Graham curbs her enthusiasm; Dan Harmon: sitcom guest star; + more

24 February 2017 Rob Buckley Post a comment

Scandinavian TV

Scanbox developing: adaptation of Valdimar Ásmundsson’s Makt Myrkranna (Powers of Darkness) as Dracula Now

UK TV

Sky 1 renews and cancels: Mount Pleasant
BBC Three renews: Witless

US TV

History renews: Six
Wednesday’s ratings

US TV show casting

Lauren Graham to recur on Curb Your Enthusiasm
Matthew Broderick joins Katrina: American Crime Story
Dan Harmon to guest on Dr Ken as himself

New US TV show casting

Lea Michele to co-star in ABC’s City Mayor comedy
Wesam Keesh joins ABC’s Mother Court drama
JR Bourne joins ABC’s Somewhere Between
Rob Huebel to star in ABC’s Unit Zero
Naveen Andrews to star in, Daniel Ings joins CBS’s Instinct
Neil Brown Jr to star in CBS’s Navy SEAL pilot
Debby Ryan to star in The CW’s Insatiable
Austin Stowell to star in Fox’s Controversy
Dylan McDermott to star in Fox’s LA->Vegas
Lauren Graham to star in Fox’s Linda From HR
Ramona Young joins Fox’s Thin Ice
JD Pardo to star in FX’s Mayans MC
Damon Wayans Jr to star in FX’s Singularity
Dennis Haysbert to star in NBC’s Reverie
Brett Goldstein joins NBC’s Spaced Out
Josh Duhamel, Jimmi Simpson and Bokeem Woodbine to star in USA’s Unsolved

News: Lethal Weapon, Star renewed; new Scottish TV channel; London Studios to close; + more

23 February 2017 Rob Buckley Post a comment

Film trailers

Prologue for Alien: Covenant

Film casting

Yvonne Strahovski joins Predator

Global Internet TV

Marie-Josée Croze to recur in Amazon’s Jack Ryan

International TV

Danny Pino to star in NBC/RTL Germany/TF1 France’s Gone

UK TV

BBC to launch new BBC Scotland TV channel…
…invest extra £8.5m in Wales TV programmes
ITV to close The London Studios

New UK TV show casting

Casting on Channel 4’s The ABC
Ashley Jensen, Rebecca Front and Mark Stanley join BBC One’s Love, Lies and Records

US TV

Fox renews: Lethal Weapon and Star
Tuesday ratings

US TV show casting

Eden Brolin promoted to regular on Beyond
Enrique Murciano joins The Blacklist
Emayatzy Corinealdi to recur on Ballers

New US TV shows

USA developing: Suits spin-off with Gina Torres

New US TV show casting

Emily Rose joins ABC’s Reba McEntire drama
Ana Ortiz to star in ABC’s Charlie Foxtrot
Brad Garrett joins CBS’s The Get
Zane Holtz to star in The CW’s Searchers
Jamie Chung joins Fox’s Marvel pilot
John Ortiz to star in FX’s Mayans MC
Anne Heche to star in NBC’s For God and Country
Paula Abdul to play herself on NBC’s Kourney Kang comedy

News: Walter acquires Pulsaciones (Lifeline); Big Field, The Mick renewed; Demi Moore to recur on Empire; + more

22 February 2017 Rob Buckley Post a comment

UK TV

Walter Presents acquires: Antena 3 Spain’s Pulsaciones (Lifeline)
BBC Three renews: Big Field

New UK TV show casting

Dougray Scott, Charles Dance, Jessie Buckley et al join BBC One’s The Woman In White

US TV

Fox renews: The Mick
Monday ratings

US TV show casting

Graham Rogers and Michel Girr to recur on Ray Donovan
Ronda Rousey to guest on Blindspot
Demi Moore to recur on Empire

New US TV show casting

Iwan Rheon to star in ABC’s Marvel’s The Inhumans
Georgia King to star in ABC’s Raised by Wolves
Devon Sawa to star in ABC’s Somewhere Between
Jason Ritter to star in ABC’s The Gospel of Kevin
Chazz Palminteri joins CBS’s Distefano
Brad William Henke joins CBS’s hate crimes drama
Emayatzy Corinealdi joins CBS’s The Get
Marg Helgenberger joins Fox’s Behind Enemy Lines
Manish Dayal and Bruce Greenwood join Fox’s The Resident
Tim Robbins to star in HBO’s Alan Ball multi-racial family drama
Dylan Walsh to co-star in The CW’s Life Sentence

News: Norman Lovett’s Red Dwarf return; Amazon acquires Pastewka; + more

21 February 2017 Rob Buckley Post a comment

Global Internet TV

Amazon acquires: Sat. 1 Germany’s Pastewka

UK TV show casting

Norman Lovett to return to Red Dwarf

US TV

Sunday ratings

New US TV shows

Susannah Flood joins ABC’s Mother Court drama
Swoosie Kurtz joins ABC’s Charlie Foxtrot

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News: Mount Pleasant, Six, Witless renewed; Lauren Graham curbs her enthusiasm; Dan Harmon: sitcom guest star; + more

News: Lethal Weapon, Star renewed; new Scottish TV channel; London Studios to close; + more

News: Walter acquires Pulsaciones (Lifeline); Big Field, The Mick renewed; Demi Moore to recur on Empire; + more

News: Norman Lovett’s Red Dwarf return; Amazon acquires Pastewka; + more

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