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News

Film casting

Alex Breckenridge, Cam Gigandet, Astrid Bryan et al join Broken Vows

Comics

New Thor to be a woman
Archie to die after 75 years [spoilers]

New UK TV shows

Teaser trailer for BBC3’s In Deep

US TV

US TV show casting

Elizabeth Rodriguez joins Grimm
Leslie Hope to recur on Tyrant, Raymond J Barry to recur on The 100

New US TV shows

Trailer for Starz’s Survivor’s Remorse

News: Mr Robot, a Homeland teaser, no more Honourable Woman, Daniel Radcliffe’s Horns + more

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Trailers

Trailer for My Old Lady, with Kevin Kline, Maggie Smith, Kristin Scott Thomas et al
Trailer for Horns, with Daniel Radcliffe and Juno Temple

UK TV

No second series for The Honourable Woman
Sunday ratings

New UK TV shows

Trailer for BBC1’s The Driver, with David Morrissey, Colm Meaney, Ian Hart et al

US TV

Teaser for season 4 of Homeland
Sunday ratings

US TV show casting

Cara Buono to recur on Person of Interest
Sarah Ramos to return (briefly) to Parenthood
Raza Jaffrey to recur on Elementary

New US TV shows

Sitcom based on Robbie Rogers’ life in development
Trailer for USA’s The Dig
USA green lights: hacking drama Mr Robot
Universal to adapt: Denmark’s DR1’s The Legacy

New US TV show casting

Gaius Charles to recur on NBC’s Aquarius
Kristen Connolly to replace Brianna Brown on ABC’s The Whispers
Ben Kingsley to star in Spike TV’s Tut
Wallis Currie-Wood joins CBS’s Madam Secretary
William Sadler to recur on The CW’s The Flash [minor spoilers]
James Hoare and Alycia Debnam-Carey join AMC’s Galyntine

News: AMC enters Badlands, MTV adapts Terry Brooks’ Shannara, a proper Doctor Who trailer + more

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Doctor Who

Full length trailer for the new series…
…just as the first episode leaks online
Sanjeev Bhaskar to guest in finale

Australian TV

ABC renews: Please Like Me

Internet TV

Hulu renews: East Los High

US TV

Teaser for American Horror Story: Freakshow
Thursday ratings

US TV show casting

Kerr Smith to guest on Criminal Minds
Craig Parker to recur on Reign

New US TV shows

Red Nose Day comes to NBC
AMC green lights: Journey to the West adaptation Badlands
MTV green lights: adaptation of Terry Brooks’ Shannara

New US TV show casting

Angelica Celaya to play Zed on NBC’s Constantine
Thomas Jane to star on SyFy’s The Expanse
Christopher Walken to play Captain Hook in NBC’s live musical Peter Pan
Luke Mitchell joins ABC’s Members Only

News: Kitty Winter arrives on Sherlock, a Constantine reboot, no Ali Larter on new Heroes + more

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Film casting

Hiroyuki Sanada, Roger Allam, Frances de la Tour et al join Mr Holmes

Trailers

Trailer for Wild, with Reece Witherspoon, Laura Dern, Gabby Goffman et al

US TV

Glee cut back to 13 episodes
Wednesday ratings

US TV show casting

Ophelia Lovibond to recur on Elementary as Kitty Winter
Mark-Paul Gosselaar to play twins on CSI
No Ali Larter on Heroes: Reborn

New US TV shows

Constantine to be reworked, Lucy Griffiths leaves
El Rey renews: Matador
Cinemax renews: The Knick

News: Clan of the Cave Bear, Magicians and The Saxon Stories adaptations, a live-action Dumbo + more

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Film

A live-action Dumbo

Film casting

Robert Redford to play Dan Rather, Cate Blanchett to play in Mary Mapes in Truth
Elle Fanning to star in adaptation of Neil Gaiman’s How To Talk To Girls At Parties
Penelope Cruz joins Grimsby
Rebecca Ferguson and Alec Baldwin joins Mission: Impossible 5

Australian TV

ABC1 to rebrand as ABC

Canadian TV

Space/BBC America renew: Orphan Black

New UK TV shows

BBC2/BBC America green light: adaptation of Bernard Cornwell’s The Saxon Stories as The Last Kingdom

US TV

Teaser for season 2 of Sleepy Hollow
Tuesday ratings

US TV show casting

Gina Gershon to guest on Elementary
Ryan Kennedy to guest on Major Crimes [minor spoilers]
Giancarlo Esposito returning to Once Upon A Time

New US TV shows

Lifetime green lights: pilot of The Clan of the Cave Bear adaptation
New trailer for Fox’s Gotham
Syfy green lights: pilot of The Magicians adaptation

New US TV show casting

Robbie Amell to play Firestorm on The Flash

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