News

A&E Studios developing: National Lampoon workplace dramedy Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead
FX green lights: Cristin Milioti and Nina Pedrad comedy pilot

New US TV show casting

John Gemberling and Neil Casey join Fox’s Making History
Alan Ritchson to star in Syfy’s Blood Drive

News: Walter Presents acquires Poland’s The Border; Jack Whitehall’s Decline and Fall; + more

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Film casting

Sacha Baron Cohen to play Mandrake the Magician

Internet TV

Mary Elizabeth Ellis to recur on Netflix’s Santa Clarita Diet
Britt Robertson to star in Netflix’s Girlboss
Walter Presents acquires: Poland’s The Border

Canadian TV

CraveTV/CTV green light: comedy detective drama Russell Peters is the Indian Detective, with Russell Peters

New UK TV show casting

Tom Riley to star in ITV Encore’s Wagstaffe
Jack Whitehall to star in BBC Two’s Decline and Fall

US TV

Monday ratings

US TV show casting

Nicky Whelan and Maurice Compte join From Dusk Till Dawn: The Series
Will Kemp joins Reign

New US TV show casting

Michael Rispoli and Natalie Paul join HBO’s Deuce

News: Pierce Brosnan returns to TV; Marseilles renewed; Netflix’s Sacred Games; + more

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Internet TV

Leven Rambin and James Remar join The Path
Netflix renews: Marseilles…
…green lights: adaptation of Vikram Chandra’s Sacred Games
Amazon green lights: pilots of Carnival Row, The Marvelous Mrs Maisel, Strange New Things, The Legend of Master Legend and Tropicana

Canadian TV

Viceland green lights: music comedy Nirvanna The Band The Show

US TV

Sunday ratings

US TV show casting

Robert Knepper to guest on From Dusk Till Dawn
Raymond J Barry to recur on Ray Donovan

New US TV shows

CBS green lights: series of crisis negotiator drama Ransom, with Luke Roberts
AMC developing: adaptation of David Carr’s The Night of the Gun, with Bob Odenkirk
HBO green lights: pilots of media family drama Succession and Somali-American drama Mogadishu

New US TV show casting

Pierce Brosnan to replace Sam Neill on AMC’s The Son

News: Lopez, UnREAL, Good Witch, Cleverman & The Windsors renewed; Russell Tovey joins Quantico; + more

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Internet TV

Monica Bellucci to guest on Mozart in the Jungle
Hulu cancels: Deadbeat
iPlayer renews: Peter Kay’s Car Share

Australian TV

ABC renews: Cleverman

UK TV

Channel 4 renews: The Windsors

New UK TV shows

Dave green lights: fantasy comedy series Zapped

US TV

Lifetime renews: UnREAL
TV Land renews: Lopez
Hallmark renews: Good Witch
Trailer for season 2 of Ballers
Thursday ratings

US TV show casting

Russell Tovey joins Quantico
Bonnie Somerville and Raza Jaffrey leave Code Black, Jillian Murray and Boris Kodjoe promoted to regulars

New US TV shows

HBO green lights: series of Bill Hader hit man comedy Barry
TV Land green lights: friends of film star comedy Nobodies
Teaser for FX’s Atlanta

New US TV show casting

Gillian Anderson joins Starz’s American Gods
Alyson Hannigan and Megan Hilty to star in TV Land’s The First Wives Club

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