Every week day, I let you know what’s happening in the world of television from around the world
Thursday’s “renewal, cameos and serial killer whisperer” news
Film
- Trailer for Act of Valor
- Ben Stiller to star in Rentaghost
- Trailer for The Divide with Milo Ventimiglia and Michael Biehn
British TV
- Sky 1 recomissions Mount Pleasant
US TV
- ABC buys Ashley Tisdale comedy…
- …working on Mother Teresa sitcom
- Janeane Garofalo to star in Adult Swim’s Delocated [registration required]
- Memphis Beat creators sell The Meadows to NBC…
- …which is also working on a ‘serial killer whisperer‘ show
- Tricia Helfer to star in Scent of the Missing
- Johnny Depp working on period drama for Lifetime, based on the life of the founder of The Hollywood Reporter
- Ringer, Hart of Dixie and The Secret Circle all get full seasons…
- …while Prime Suspect gets six more scripts ordered…
- …and Boardwalk Empire gets a third season…
- …as does Haven
- FX orders rough pilot of Jim Jeffries sitcom
- The Trip makers hoping to do US version
- Renee Zellweger working on Cinnamon Girl for Lifetime
- Cougar Town stars to cameo on other shows, including Grey’s Anatomy, Man Up, Castle, How I Met Your Mother, 2 Broke Girls, Suburgatory and Private Practice
- Tuesday ratings: OMG, Last Man Standing gets 13m viewers, while Ringer is up 17%/33%
