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European TV

Das Erste Germany green lights: adaptation of Claudia Rossbacher’s Sandra Mohr novels as Steirerkind

US TV

Trailer for season 5 of Bates Motel with Rihanna
Monday ratings

US TV show casting

Teri Hatcher to recur on Supergirl

New US TV shows

NBC green lights: pilot of inspiring drama teacher drama Drama High
Insurrection developing: adaptation of Suzy Cox’s The Dead Girls Detective Agency
The CW green lights: pilot of not-dying-after-all comedy Life Sentence with Lucy Hale
BET green lights: pilot of Nas biopic Street Dreams
ABC green lights: pilots of Toni Collette action dramedy Unit Zero and adaptation of Eén Belgiums’s Salamander

News: Peter Capaldi to regenerate; The Good Place, Mozart in the Jungle, Red Oaks, Endeavour renewed; + more

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Doctor Who

Peter Capaldi to leave in Christmas special

Global Internet TV

Amazon renews: Mozart in the Jungle and Red Oaks

International TV

Leven Ramblin to star in NBCU/RTL Germany/TF1 France’s Gone

Scandinavian TV

Viaplay/TV3 green light: Copenhagen underworld legal series The Lawyer

UK TV

Trailer for series 3 of Broadchurch
ITV renews: Endeavour

US TV

Trailer for season 2 of Animal Kingdom
NBC renews: The Good Place
OWN extends: The Haves and the Have Notes and If Loving You Is Wrong
OWN cancels: Love Thy Neighbor and For Better or Worse
Sunday ratings

US TV show casting

Gary Young and Charlie Hiett to recur on Outlander
Eva Longoria to guest on Empire
Paris Jackson to guest on Star
Serinda Swan to recur on Ballers

New US TV shows

CBS green lights: pilots of Mexican-American cop drama…
…hate crimes procedural
OWN green lights: House of Payne spin-off The Paynes
Fox green lights: pilots of investigative thriller Controversy and dark medical drama The Resident…
…and workplace comedies Type A and LAX->Vegas

New US TV show casting

Brendan Gleeson and Harry Treadaway to star in Network’s Mr Mercedes
Olivia Holt and Aubrey Joseph to star in Freeform’s Marvel’s Cloak & Dagger
Nathalie Kelley to star in The CW’s Dynasty
Michael Nouri and Ben Weber join Discovery’s Manifesto

News: Dynasty, Behind Enemy Lines reboots; Richard Herring sitcom; another Navy SEAL show; + more

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New UK TV shows

Channel 4 green lights: pilot of Richard Herring multiple universe sitcom Everything Happens For No Reason
BBC One green lights: identity theft whistleblower thriller Trust Me, with Jodie Whittaker, Emun Ellioot, Sharon Small et al

US TV

Thursday ratings

Friday ratings

New US TV shows

NBC green lights: pilots of “extreme event” medical series…
…and brother-and-sister wingmen comedy Happy Peppers
CBS green lights: Navy SEAL secret missions drama
The CW green lights: pilots of Dynasty reboot, brother-and-sister supernatural quest Searchers
ABC green lights: pilot of light “mission to save the world” drama The Gospel of Kevin
Fox green lights: pilot of adaptation of Behind Enemy Lines

New US TV show casting

Amanda Detmer joins ABC’s Reba McEntire drama
Justine Lupe joins Audience’s Mr Mercedes, to recur on FX’s Snowfall
Breeda Wool joins Audience’s Mr Mercedes
Tahar Rahim to star in Hulu’s The Looming Tower
Manny Montana joins NBC’s Good Girls

When’s that show you mentioned starting again, TMINE? Including Greenleaf, Emerald City, Roots and MacGyver

27 January 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 your screens – assuming anyone’s bought any, of course.

The acquisitions market kicked up a gear this week, which means there’s a whole new herd of shows charging our way now. And for some reason, half of them want to start on the same day.

MacGyver (US: CBS)
Sky1: Wednesday, February 8th, 8pm
Episode reviews: 1

Emerald City (US: NBC)
5*: Wednesday, February 8th, 9pm
Episode reviews: 1-2, 3

Roots (US: History)
BBC Four: Wednesday, February 8th, 9pm
Episode reviews: Didn’t watch it

Greenleaf (US: OWN)
Netflix UK: Friday, March 3rd
Episode reviews: Didn’t watch it – sorry

13 Reasons Why (Netflix)
Netflix UK: Friday, March 31st
Episode reviews: Hasn’t aired yet

I Love Dick (Amazon)
Amazon UK: Friday, May 12th
Episode reviews: 1

News: Emma Thompson guests on Upstart Crow; Sky goes dish-free; Netflix’s gets Greenleaf; + more

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Global Internet TV

Teaser for season 2 of Netflix’s Love

UK TV

Netflix acquires: OWN’s Greenleaf
Sky to offer dish-free service next year

UK TV show casting

Emma Thompson, Noel Fielding, Geoffrey Whitehead et al to guest on Upstart Crow

US TV

Wednesday ratings

US TV show casting

Bokeem Woodbine to recur on Underground
Will Tudor to recur on Shadowhunters
Kassandra Clementi and Jaime Callica join UnReal
Nina Dobrev to return to The Vampire Diaries
Aisha Dee joins Channel Zero: No-End House
Anna Friel, Louisa Krause and Carmen Ejogo join The Girlfriend Experience

New US TV shows

ABC green lights: pilot of female buddy cop comedy The Trustee
NBC green lights: pilots of gym-owner teenage son comedy, space travel comedy Spaced Out and estranged sisters comedy The Sackett Sisters
Fox green lights: pilots of adaptation of Justin Cronin’s The Passage trilogy…
…and supernatural investigation comedy Ghosted

New US TV show casting

Nolan Gerard Funk to recur on Starz’s Counterpart
Emily Kinney joins ABC’s Ten Days in the Valley, Sayeed Shahidi joins ABC’s Libby & Malcolm
Paula Patton to star in ABC’s Somewhere Between
Brandon Michael Hall to star in ABC’s city mayor comedy
Liam McIntyre joins Syfy’s The Haunted

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