News

News

Internet TV

Trailer for season 4 of Orange is the New Black
Dylan Walsh to recur on Longmire

UK TV

BBC Four acquires: France Télévisions’ Disparue (The Disappearance)

New UK TV shows

Channel 4 green lights: anthology series Electric Dreams: The World of Philip K Dick

US TV

Monday ratings

US TV show casting

Michelle Fairley and Jodie Comer join The White Princess

New US TV shows

Fox green lights: series of The Exorcist, Lethal Weapon, APB, Pitch, Making History and The Mick
TruTV green lights: pilots of neurotic life comedy I’m Sorry and daily injustices comedy Small Victories

New US TV show casting

Tom Sizemore to recur on USA’s Shooter

News: E4 comedy horror; BBC+ app; new Locke & Key TV show; + more

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BBC developing BBC+ app

New UK TV shows

E4/Netflix green light: comedy demon hunter horror series Crazy Face

US TV

Sunday ratings

New US TV shows

New promo for AMC’s Preacher
New trailer for Cinemax’s Outcast
Showtime developing: Russo brothers pot comedy
IDW developing: new TV version of Locke & Key

News: Criminal Minds renewed; Line of Duty changes channel; House of Bond cast; + more

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Internet TV

Paul James promoted to regular on Hulu’s The Path

Australian TV

Rachael Taylor, Sam Neill, Ben Mingay et al join Nine’s House of Bond

UK TV

Line of Duty to move to BBC One

US TV

CBS renews: Criminal Minds
Teaser for season 6 of Suits
Trailer for season 4 of Ray Donovan
Thursday ratings
Friday ratings

US TV show casting

Shaun Sipos to be a regular on Dark Matter

New US TV shows

ABC green lights: Kiefer Sutherland thriller Designated Survivor

New US TV show casting

Carlos Badem joins AMC’s The Son
Sean Harris to be replaced on Starz’s American Gods

News: young Han Solo cast; big screen Jekyll; Dear White People series; + more

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Film

Lionsgate adapting: BBC One’s Jekyll

Film casting

Alden Ehrenreich to star to play Han Solo in Star Wars spin-off

Internet TV

Hulu green lights: pilot of prehistoric drama Dawn
Netflix green lights: series adaptation of Dear White People

New UK TV show casting

Stephen Graham to star in Channel 4’s The Watchman
Casting on E4’s Foreign Bodies

US TV

Wednesday ratings

New US TV shows

FX green lights: anthology series of famous family feuds Feud
Paramount TV developing: adaptation of George Hodgman’s Bettyville, with Shirley MacLaine and Matthew Broderick

News: The Mindy Project, The Path renewed; Seth MacFarlane’s space dramedy; + more

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Internet TV

Hulu renews: The Path and The Mindy Project

New UK TV shows

Bill Bailey developing: safari sitcom

US TV

Teaser for season 2 of Wayward Pines
Tuesday ratings

US TV show casting

Vanessa Williams joins The Librarians

New US TV shows

Fox green lights: series of Seth MacFarlane space exploration dramedy

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News: Criminal Minds renewed; Line of Duty changes channel; House of Bond cast; + more

News: young Han Solo cast; big screen Jekyll; Dear White People series; + more

News: The Mindy Project, The Path renewed; Seth MacFarlane’s space dramedy; + more

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