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News: Arrow finds Vixen, Netflix’s Mortal Instruments, Beowulf trailer, Amazon’s High Castle et al renewed + more

21 December 2015 Rob Buckley 1 Comment

Internet TV

Netflix acquires: Shadowhunters: Mortal Instruments outside the US
Amazon green lights: series of Good Girls Revolt, Patriot, One Mississippi, Highston and Edge…
…renews: Red Oaks, Hand of God and Man In The High Castle

UK TV

Series finale/one-off special ordered for Vicious

New UK TV

Trailer for ITV’s Beowulf

US TV

Cinemax renews: The Knick [big spoilers]
Promo for the season 4 of Banshee
Thursday ratings
Friday ratings

US TV show casting

Jaime Ray Newman to recur on Bates Motel
Teri Reeves to recur on Once Upon A Time
Megalyn Echikunwoke to play Vixen on Arrow

New US TV shows

NBC developing: sports news workplace comedy
New teaser trailer for Showtime’s Twin Peaks

New US TV show casting

Matt Nable to guest on The CW’s DC’s Legends of Tomorrow
Casting on ABC Family’s Nicki
Casting on Comedy Central’s Bad Couple

News: Cuffs cancelled, Vikings extended, Saving Hope renewed, Morpheus and Neo reunited + more

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Film casting

Laurence Fishburne joins John Wick 2
Katherine Waterston to star in Alien: Covenant

Film trailers

Trailer for Whiskey Tango Foxtrot with Tina Fey

Canadian TV

CTV renews: Saving Hope

Internet TV

Teaser trailer for Hulu’s 11.22.63
Teaser trailer for Netflix’s Fuller House

International TV

Maze Pictures developing : adaptation of The Crimson Rivers for Europe/US

UK TV

BBC One cancels: Cuffs

New UK TV shows

Casting on Channel 4’s Crashing

US TV

Trailer for NCIS and NCIS: New Orleans crossover
Trailer for season 2 of Younger
Four more episodes for Vikings
Wednesday ratings

US TV show casting

Maya Rudolph to recur on The Grinder

New US TV shows

Trailer for WGN America’s Outsiders
Teaser trailer for SundanceTV’s Hap and Leonard
Fox developing: paranormal therapy drama Apparition

New US TV show casting

Sean Penn to star as Andrew Jackson in HBO’s American Lion

News: ITV’s War of the Worlds, Josh renewed, a Riddick TV series, Laura Solon tries to Kill Jill + more

17 December 2015 Rob Buckley 2 Comments

UK TV

BBC Three renews: Josh

New UK TV shows

ITV developing: adaptation of War of the Worlds
BBC One green lights: pilot of Craig Cash comedy Broken Biscuits…
…developing: Not Going Out sequel

US TV

Trailer for season 2 of Man Seeking Woman
Tuesday ratings

New US TV shows

ABC developing: adaptation of Popular: The Ups and Downs of Online Dating From The Most Popular Girl In New York City…
…Laura Solon murder plot PA comedy Kill Jill
Fox developing: modern-day LA Latino Romeo and Juliet
Universal developing: Riddick TV series

News: Hillary Clinton visits Broad City, TNT’s renewals and cancellations, Mike and Molly to end + more

16 December 2015 Rob Buckley 5 Comments

Film trailers

Trailer for Fantastic Beasts and Where To Find Them
Trailer for Eddie The Eagle
Trailer for X-Men: Apocalypse
Trailer for Star Trek: Beyond
Trailer for Independence Day: Resurgence

Australian and New Zealand TV

Trailer for Seven’s Wanted
Prime renews: The Brokenwood Mysteries

Internet TV

Kelsey Grammer, Rosemarie DeWitt, Mark O’Brien and Enzo Cilenti join Amazon’s The Last Tycoon, Mackenzie Davis and Gugu Mbatha-Raw to guest on Netflix’s Black Mirror
Amazon developing: pot dispensary family comedy Highland with Margaret Cho
Hulu renews: East Los High
Trailer for season 4 of House of Cards

UK TV

Trailer for Sherlock‘s New Year special
BBC Two renews: The Last Kingdom
BBC One renews: Call The Midwife
Apple TV iPlayer app released, iPlayer-only programmes unveiled

New UK TV shows

Trailer for ITV’s Harry Price: Ghost Hunter
Sky Atlantic green lights: series of Julia Davis’ couples camping comedy Robin’s Test

New UK TV show casting

Tom Hughes joins ITV’s Victoria

US TV

CBS cancels: Mike and Molly
TNT renews: The Librarians, Major Crimes and Murder In The First…
…cancels: Legends, Public Morals and Agent X
Teaser for season 2 of Better Call Saul
Trailer for season 3 of The 100
Trailer for season 7 of Childrens Hospital
Five more episodes for Chicago Med
Friday ratings
Saturday ratings
Sunday ratings
Monday ratings

US TV show casting

Aaron Abrams to recur on Blindspot, Michael Trucco to guest on Grandfathered
Damon Wayans Jr to guest on Brooklyn Nine-Nine
Hillary Clinton to guest on Broad City
Richard Rankin joins Outlander

New US TV shows

Fox red lights: Urban Cowboy remake
ABC green lights: series of Designated Survivor with Kiefer Sutherland
MTV green lights: new Nicole Byer comedy, weed delivery app comedy, sorority girl vigilante comedy Little Darlings
CBS developing: family lawyer mentor comedy Bob’s Your Uncle

New US TV show casting

Benjamin Bratt and Nicholas Gonzalez join Fox’s Lee Daniels musical
Zoë Kravitz to co-star in HBO’s Big Little Lies
Miles Doleac to recur on The CW’s Containment
Kalia Prescott joins NBC’s Imaginary Friend

News: C5 acquires The X-Files, The Leftovers, Grace and Frankie renewed, Michelle Dockery’s a conwoman + more

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The Daily News will return on Wednesday

Canadian TV

CBC green lights: adaptation of intergenerational drama Fall on Your Knees

Internet TV

Netflix renews (again): Grace and Frankie

UK TV

Channel 5 acquires: The X-Files

US TV

HBO renews (and cancels): The Leftovers
Wednesday ratings

US TV show casting

Melinda Clarke joins Gotham
Richard Kind to guest on Elementary

New US TV shows

TNT green lights: series adaptation of the Letty Dobesh conwoman novels as Good Behavior with Michelle Dockery, and criminal family drama Animal Kingdom with Ellen Barkin
USA developing: faux true crime documentary 8 Years Lost
Fox green lights: series of racial shooting drama Shots Fired, with Sanaa Lathan

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News: Arrow finds Vixen, Netflix’s Mortal Instruments, Beowulf trailer, Amazon’s High Castle et al renewed + more

News: Cuffs cancelled, Vikings extended, Saving Hope renewed, Morpheus and Neo reunited + more

News: ITV’s War of the Worlds, Josh renewed, a Riddick TV series, Laura Solon tries to Kill Jill + more

News: Hillary Clinton visits Broad City, TNT’s renewals and cancellations, Mike and Molly to end + more

News: C5 acquires The X-Files, The Leftovers, Grace and Frankie renewed, Michelle Dockery’s a conwoman + more

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