Every week day, I let you know what’s happening in the world of television from around the world
Friday’s “Musical Happy Days, a Terminator trilogy and Orange is the New Black again” news
Film
- New Terminator trilogy scheduled
- Sony developing Captain Planet and the Planeteers
Film casting
- Christopher Plummer replaces Michael Caine in Imagine
Trailers
- Trailer for Denis Villeneuve’s Prisoners, with Hugh Jackman, Maria Bello, Jake Gyllenhaal et al
- Trailer for Escape Plan, with Sylvester Stallone and Arnold Schwarzenegger
Theatre
- Musical Happy Days to tour UK
UK TV
- Maggie Gyllenhaal to star in BBC2’s The Honourable Woman
- Peter Davison, Rosie Cavaliero and Tom Turner join ITV’s Pat and Cabbage
- E4 renews: Youngers
- Sky Atlantic acquires: HBO’s Hello Ladies
- Lovefilm acquires: The CW’s Emily Owens MD
- Sky Living acquires: Fox’s The Mob Doctor
US TV
- Netflix renews: Orange is the New Black
- The Sundance Channel acquires: BBC2’s The Honourable Woman
- Wednesday ratings
US TV casting
- Brian Austin Green joins Anger Management
- Doris Roberts, Mario Ross et al to guest on Major Crimes
- Sendhil Ramamurthy to guest on Unforgettable
New US TV show casting
- Scott Speedman to star in HBO’s Open