Every week day, I let you know what’s happening in the world of television from around the world
Thursday’s “Knots Landing on Dallas, Doctor Who writers, and LA Noir goes to series” news
Doctor Who
- Writers confirmed for series 7b
Film
- David Duchovny, Hope Davis and Timothy Hutton to star in After The Fall
- Diane Kruger and Anton Yelchin to star in 5 to 7
- Woody Harrelson and Martin Sheen to star in September Morn
- Elizabeth Banks to star in Walk of Shame
- Willem Dafoe joins Lars von Trier’s Nymphomaniac
- Alex Cross sequel already in development
Trailers
- Trailer for Mama, with Jessica Chastain and Nikolaj Coster-Waldau
- Trailer for Jack Reacher with Tom Cruise
French TV
- Accused to be remade [subscription required]
UK TV
- Skins to conclude with old characters, different format
- Phil Davis to recur on Being Human
- Press pack for Secret State
- SyFy to broadcast ST:TNG in high def [subscription required]
- Sky1 acquires The Last Resort
- Tuesday ratings
US TV
- Tuesday ratings: Ben and Kate down 20%, Emily Owens starts low, Hart Of Dixie up
US TV casting
- Knots Landing‘s Ted Shackelford and Joan Van Ark to guest on Dallas
- Chuck‘s Vik Sahay to guest on Bones
- George Takei to guest on Hawaii Five-0
- Dylan McDermott to return to American Horror Story
- Donal Logue to guest on Sons of Anarchy
- Polly Walker to guest on Warehouse 13
- Cougar Town‘s Briga Heelan to guest on Happy Endings
- Royal Pains‘ Kyle Howard to guest on Apartment 23
New US TV shows
- ABC buys dramas Warriors and Grievances…
- …to adapt the Netherlands’ Sea of Fire
- TNT picks up Frank Darabont’s LA Noir for six episodes…
- …to adapt Dean Koontz’s Frankenstein
- NBC buys two dramas
- Hallmark orders series of Andie MacDowell’s Cedar Cove
- Amazon developing Support and The Face and the Heel
New US TV show casting
- Stargate Universe‘s Brian J Smith to guest on Defiance
