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News

Australian TV

ABC renews: The Doctor Blake Mysteries

Canadian TV

Anne Heche and James Tupper to star in Space/Syfy’s Aftermath

UK TV

Syfy acquires: Canada’s Bitten

US TV

Monday ratings

New US TV shows

History developing: El Chapo drama #Cartel

New US TV show casting

Rosie Perez, Ron Livingston, Parker Posey et al join TBS’s Search Party

News: Netflix’s Punisher spin-off; Hulu’s Handmaid’s Tale; John Krasinski is Jack Ryan; + more

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Film casting

Alicia Vikander to play Lara Craft

Internet TV

Amazon acquires: Hulu’s Casual [subscription required]
John Krasinski to star in Amazon’s Jack Ryan
Netflix green lights: Marvel’s The Punisher…
…renews: The Ranch
Hulu green lights: adaptation of Margaret Attwood’s The Handmaid’s Tale, with Elisabeth Moss
Derek Wilson to co-star in Hulu’s Future Man
Kelly Macdonald to guest on Netflix’s Black Mirror

Australian TV

Casting on Offspring

International TV

Robert Jordan’s The Wheel of Time to be adapted

US TV

Trailer for season 2 of Scream
Trailer for season 2 of UnREAL
Thursday ratings
Friday ratings
Sunday ratings

US TV show casting

Nick Tarabay joins The Expanse
Kristen Hager joins The Kennedys: After Camelot

New US TV shows

USA amber lights Brooklyn Animal Control, red lights Poor Richard’s Almanack

News: an Omen prequel; Sylvester Stallone’s first TV series; + more

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The Daily News will return on Tuesday

Film

Fox developing: prequel to The Omen

US TV

Wednesday ratings

New US TV show casting

Sylvester Stallone to star in adaptation of Mario Puzo’s Omerta
Stephen Root joins HBO’s Barry

News: new 24 series; ITV’s Courtney Cox comedy; The Windsors trailer; Brits join Wolverine 3; + more

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Film casting

Richard E Grant and Stephen Merchant join Wolverine 3

Internet TV

Netflix green lights: Wet Hot American Summer: Ten Years Later

New UK TV shows

ITV developing: developing Courtney Cox personal growth comedy Truthing
Trailer for Channel 4’s The Windsors

US TV

Tuesday ratings

New US TV shows

Fox green lights: series of 24: Legacy and Star

News: Whoopi Goldberg, Rosie O’Donnell guest on When We Rise; new Midsomer Murders sidekick; + more

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Internet TV

Clarke Peters joins Hulu’s Chance

UK TV show casting

Nick Hendrix joins Midsomer Murders
Bella Dayne joins Humans

US TV

Monday ratings

New US TV shows

Paramount developing: adaptation of Rebecca Traister’s All The Single Ladies

New US TV show casting

Michael K Williams and Ivory Aquino join ABC’s When We Rise; Whoopi Goldberg, Rosie O’Donnell, David Hyde Pierce et al to guest

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News: The Doctor Blake Mysteries renewed; Syfy acquires Bitten; #Cartel; + more

News: Netflix’s Punisher spin-off; Hulu’s Handmaid’s Tale; John Krasinski is Jack Ryan; + more

News: an Omen prequel; Sylvester Stallone’s first TV series; + more

News: new 24 series; ITV’s Courtney Cox comedy; The Windsors trailer; Brits join Wolverine 3; + more

News: Whoopi Goldberg, Rosie O’Donnell guest on When We Rise; new Midsomer Murders sidekick; + more

The Umbrella Academy and The Terminal List

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