News

News

The Daily News will return on Monday 6th June

New UK TV shows

Channel 4 green lights: series of social worker comedy Damned, with Jo Brand and Alan Davies

New UK TV show casting

Archie Panjabi, Jack Dee and Clarie Skinner join Power Monkeys

US TV

CBS cancels: Limitless
FX renews (and cancels): The Americans
Tuesday ratings
2015-2016 season ratings

US TV show casting

Brett Donahue joins The Kennedys: After Camelot

New US TV shows

Endemol developing: adaptation of video game Mirror’s Edge
CBS redeveloping: Superior Donuts

News: Get Shorty TV series; E4 cancels The Aliens; Richard Schiff joins Dirk Gentley; + more

25 May 2016 Rob Buckley 3 Comments

Internet TV

Juan Pablo di Pace and Scott Weinger promoted to regulars on Fuller House
Eric Nenninger and Fiona Gubelmann to recur on Netflix’s One Day At A Time

Canadian TV

Franka Potente to recur on Dark Matter
Dani Kind, Juno Rinaldi and Jessalyn Wanlim to star in CBC’s Workin’ Moms

UK TV

E4 cancels: The Aliens

New UK TV show casting

Rupert Grint to star in Sky Atlantic’s Sick Note

US TV

Monday ratings

US TV show casting

Wilson Cruz to guest on Mistresses

New US TV shows

Extended preview of TNT’s Animal Kingdom
Epix green lights: series based on Elmore Leonard’s Get Shorty
Berlanti Productions developing: Diablo Cody adaptation of Caitlin Moran’s Raised By Wolves

New US TV show casting

Richard Schiff, Neil Brown Jr, Aaron Douglas et al join BBC America’s Dirk Gently’s Holistic Detective Agency

News: Lenny Henry joins Broadchurch; Another Period renewed; + more

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UK TV show casting

Sir Lenny Henry joins Broadchurch

US TV

Comedy Central renews: Another Period
Sunday ratings

US TV show casting

Gabrielle Ruiz promoted to regular on Crazy Ex-Girlfriend

News: Janet King renewed; Netflix’s Argentinian fashion passion project; + more

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Internet TV

Netflix green lights: Argentinian fashion passion series Edha

Australian TV

ABC renews: Janet King

US TV

Wednesday ratings

News: BBC3 acquires Cleverman; Amazon acquires Preacher; Star Trek teaser; + more

19 May 2016 Rob Buckley 2 Comments

Film trailers

New trailer for Ghostbusters

Internet TV

CBS All Access green lights: The Good Wife spin-off series with Christine Baranski and Cush Jumbo
Teaser trailer for CBS All Access’ Star Trek
Amazon Prime (UK) acquires: AMC’s Preacher
BBC Three acquires: ABC Australia’s Cleverman

UK TV

A&E to launch UK Freeview channel

US TV

Tuesday ratings

New US TV shows

Adult Swim green lights: Rob Croddry period comedy The Hindenburgh Explodes!
TNT green lights: young William Shakespeare series Will…
…and modern-day civil war pilot Civil
Extended trailer for OWN’s Greenleaf

New US TV show casting

Niecy Nash joins TNT’s Claws

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News: Limitless cancelled; The Americans renewed (and cancelled); Mirror’s Edge TV series; + more

News: Get Shorty TV series; E4 cancels The Aliens; Richard Schiff joins Dirk Gentley; + more

News: Lenny Henry joins Broadchurch; Another Period renewed; + more

News: Janet King renewed; Netflix’s Argentinian fashion passion project; + more

News: BBC3 acquires Cleverman; Amazon acquires Preacher; Star Trek teaser; + more

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