Every week day, I let you know what’s happening in the world of television from around the world
News
News: Netflix rescues Longmire, Hugh Laurie’s US TV return,
Film
- Paul Greengrass to direct adaptation of 1984
- Jason Lapeyre to direct adaptation of Philip K Dick’s The Crawlers
Film casting
- Melissa McCarthy to play Tinker Bell in Shawn Levy movie
Trailers
- Trailer for Kenneth Branagh’s Cinderella, with Cate Blanchett, Helena Bonham Carter, Richard Madden et al
- Trailer for The Age of Adaline starring Blake Lively and Harrison Ford
Internet TV
- Netflix rescues Longmire
UK TV
- Luther to return for two episodes
- BBC One green lights: One Of Us, SS-GB, Cuffs, The Secret Agent, Undercover and The A Word
- BBC Two green lights: adaptation of The Dresser, with Sir Ian McKellen and Sir Anthony Hopkins
New UK TV show casting
- Paddy McGuinness joins ITV’s The Delivery Man
US TV
US TV show casting
- Merrin Dungey to recur as Ursula on Once Upon A Time
- Allison Tolman to guest on Review
- Adria Arjona, Michael Hyatt and Yara Martinez to recur on True Detective
- Hugh Laurie to guest on Veep
- Chris Diamantopoulos to recur on Silicon Valley
New US TV shows
- NBC red lights: new Bill Cosby sitcom
New US TV show casting
- Ashley Zukerman to star in Syfy’s Childhood’s End adaptation