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Beowulf: the TV series, Matthew Perry and Courteney Cox: reunited again, and the BBC’s dangerous liaisons

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Films

War of the Roses sequel planned

Radio

Cabin Pressure to finish with almost-Christmas special

UK TV

Channel 5 to launch repeats channel [subscription required]
Tuesday ratings

New UK TV shows

BBC adapting: Dangerous Liaisons

US TV

Tuesday ratings

US TV casting

Laura Prepon to return to Orange is the New Black
Brooke Shields to recur on The Michael J Fox Show
Matthew Perry to guest on Cougar Town

New US TV shows

SyFy adapting: Beowulf
USA green lights: Dig, from Tim Kring and Gideon Raff

New US TV show casting

Aisha Tyler to guest on HBO’s Open

Ghost: the TV series, a Tales From The Darkside reboot and an Ant and Dec sitcom

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Film casting

Dan Stevens joins The Cobbler

Theater

A Princes Bride stage show

UK TV

Sky Atlantic acquires: HBO’s True Detective and Looking
Monday ratings

New UK TV shows

ITV greenlights: pilot for This Is Us with Ant and Dec

US TV

SOAPnet to shut
Monday ratings

US TV casting

Jamie Lee Curtis, Rob Reiner to return to New Girl, Ben Falcone to guest

New US TV shows

The CW developing: Tales from the Darkside reboot
NBC developing: Losin’ It
Fox green lights: Here’s Your Damn Family pilot
Ghost TV series in the works
Drew Goddard to write Netflix’s Daredevil…
…Melissa Rosenberg to write Jessica Jones
ABC developing: Catherine The Great mini-series…
…and Laura Solon comedy
Bill Cosby developing a sitcom
HBO developing: Mr Director

The CW loves its new shows and David Cross to guest on Community

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UK TV

Sunday ratings

New UK TV shows

Fay Ripley and Damien Molony to star in Channel 5’s Suspects

US TV

The CW gives full seasons to The Tomorrow People, The Originals and Reign

US TV casting

Tamer Hassan joins Dracula
Elisabeth Rohm to recur on Beauty and the Beast
David Cross to guest on Community

New US TV shows

Teaser for HBO’s Looking

New US TV show casting

Abby Elliott and Dan Fogler to co-star on TBS’s Living The Dream

More Downton Abbey, Alan Alda visits The Blacklist and the US gets a Bad Education

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Film casting

Nicholas Hoult replaces Zac Efron on Autobahn
Dan Stevens joins Night At The Museum 3

Film

Justin Lin to direct Bourne 5

UK TV

ITV renews: Downton Abbey
4oD to be available on Xbox One
Friday ratings

US TV

Five more episodes for Sean Saves The World
Thursday ratings
Friday ratings
Saturday ratings

US TV casting

Alan Alda to guest on The Blacklist
Maria Menounos to return to The Mindy Project
Paul Williams to guest on Community

New US TV shows

An Ender’s Game TV series?
ABC adapting: BBC3’s Bad Education with Jack Whitehall

New US TV show casting

Hiroyuki Sanada to co-star in CBS’s Extant + casting on Starz’s Power
Casting on Geek & Sundry’s Spooked
John Lynch joins ABC’s The Assets

Netflix’s 4 superhero shows, ITV goes to Grantchester, and Spooks movie casting

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Film casting

Reese Witherspoon and Robert de Niro join The Intern
Kate Bosworth and Thomas Jane join Somnia
Kit Harington and Jennifer Ehle join Spooks movie

Trailers

Trailer for Ride Along with Ice Cube and Kevin Hart
New Robocop trailer

Canadian TV

CTV renews: Saving Hope

UK TV

ITV greenlights: clerical detective drama Grantchester

New UK TV show casting

Casting on BBC1’s Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell and ITV’s Undeniable

US TV

Tuesday ratings

US TV casting

Martin Starr to guest on The Goldbergs
Kelly Rutherford to guest on Bones

New US TV shows

NBC developing: Anne Heche comedy
ABC developing: American Monster with Kristen Schaal
The CW adapting: iZombie with Rob Thomas
Netflix greenlights: four Marvel superhero shows
Eva Longoria sells comedy to NBC, drama to Lifetime

New US TV show casting

Ashley Scott joins Lifetime’s Unreal

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Beowulf: the TV series, Matthew Perry and Courteney Cox: reunited again, and the BBC’s dangerous liaisons

Ghost: the TV series, a Tales From The Darkside reboot and an Ant and Dec sitcom

The CW loves its new shows and David Cross to guest on Community

More Downton Abbey, Alan Alda visits The Blacklist and the US gets a Bad Education

Netflix’s 4 superhero shows, ITV goes to Grantchester, and Spooks movie casting

The Umbrella Academy and The Terminal List

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