News

Trailer for CMT’s Still The King
Trailer for Comedy Central’s Time Traveling Bong
Freeform green lights: adaptation of Rebecca Serle’s Famous in Love, with Bella Thorne…
…live-action superhero romance Marvel’s Cloak and Dagger…
…Greek reunion movie…
…remake of Channel 4’s Misfits, Young & Hungry spin-off with Ashley Tisdale…
…and pilot of Cosmo editor drama Issues

New US TV show casting

C Thomas Howell to recur on TNT’s Animal Kingdom
Grant Bowler joins ABC’s Still Star-Crossed

News: Grantchester renewed; HBO’s Sharp Objects; Cinemax’s The Boys; + more

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Doctor Who

Casting on Doctor Who spin-off Class

Film casting

Dave Bautista joins Blade Runner 2

Australian TV

Bonnie Sveen joins Seven’s The Secret Daughter

International TV

Russia’s NTV green lights: adaptation of Sweden/Denmark’s Bron/Broen (The Bridge)

Internet TV

Amazon renews: Bosch
Fay Dunaway to recur on Hand of God
Trailer for season 2 of Grace and Frankie
Bella Heathcote joins The Man In The High Castle
Tom Waits joins Hulu’s Citizen
BBC Three renews: Cuckoo

UK TV shows

ITV renews: Grantchester
Universal acquires: Fox’s Second Chance
BBC acquires: Ireland’s TV3’s Red Rock

UK TV show casting

Miranda Hart to return to Call The Midwife

New UK TV shows

Jack Thorne to adapt Philip Pullman’s His Dark Materials for BBC One

New UK TV show casting

Sean Bean et al to star in E4’s Wasted

US TV

Teaser trailer for season 3 of Salem
NBC renews: Grimm
Friday ratings
Monday ratings

US TV show casting

Echo Kellum promoted to regular on Arrow
Duane Henry joins NCIS
Trevor Einhorn to recur on The Magicians

New US TV shows

HBO green lights: series adaptation of Gillian Flynn’s Sharp Objects with Amy Adams
Fox green lights: couples therapy comedy Famous
Cinemax developing: adaptation of Garth Ennis’s The Boys
ABC developing: mini-series adaptation of Gail Lumet Buckley’s The Black Calhouns
NBC developing: Law & Order: True Crime anthology series
Showtime developing: limited series adaptation of James Blight and Janet M Lang’s The Armageddon Letters
TBS renews: The Detour

New US TV show casting

Jamie Bamber replaces Felix Gomez on ABC’s Model Woman; Kaley Ronanyne and Marcus Callender to be regulars
Lili Simmons to recur on HBO’s Westworld
Ryan Eggold to co-star in NBC’s The Blacklist spin-off
William Sadler to recur on Epix’s Berlin Station
Warren Christie to recur on USA’s Eyewitness
Trevor Donovan joins CMT’s Million Dollar Quartet

News: Patrick J Adams is a superhero; Kevin Bishop does Porridge; new Top Gear trailer; + more

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The Daily News will return on Thursday

Film casting

Robin Wright joins Blade Runner sequel

Internet TV

Netflix green lights: period Spanish telephone operator drama

Canadian TV

CBC green lights adaptation of Lisa Moore’s Caught and edgy 20something comedy Four In The Morning, renews This Life, The Romeo Section and X Company

UK TV

Trailer for the new Top Gear

New UK TV shows

Sky Atlantic green lights: new Alan Patridge ‘documentary’ Scissored Isle

New UK TV show casting

Kevin Bishop et al to star in new Porridge

US TV

Wednesday ratings

US TV show casting

Patrick J Adams to recur on DC’s Legends of Tomorrow
Shaquille O’Neal and Busta Rhymes to guest on Fresh Off The Boat
Johnny Kostry to recur on Aquarius

New US TV show casting

Brooks Wheelan joins ABC’s Toast
Clare-Hope Ashitey joins Fox’s Shots Fired
Christina Ochoa joins TNT’s Animal Kingdom
Evan Handler promoted to regular on VH1’s The Breaks

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