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[ 22 December 2021 ] The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent: The most Nicolas Cage movie ever?
[ 22 November 2021 ] Unexpectedly, there’s a Russian Film Festival and no one told me
[ 22 October 2021 ] December 2021 at the BFI, including Jack Clayton and Dirk Bogarde at 100
[ 5 October 2021 ] BFI Japan comes to big screens UK-wide this Autumn

Skam France, The Sandhamn Murders, The New Nurses renewed; Catherine and Liliane cancelled; + more

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Every weekday, TMINE brings you the latest TV news from around the world

Internet TV

Netflix green lights: UK-Spanish crime drama White Lines, with Laura Haddock, Daniel Mays, Laurence Fox et al
Daniel~~Danielle~~ Radcliffe joins Netflix’s Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt

French TV

France TV Slash renews: Skam France
Canal+ cancels: Catherine et Liliane (Catherine and Liliane)

Scandinavian TV

C More/TV4 (Sweden) renew: The Sandhamn Murders
TV2 (Denmark) renews: Sygeplejeskolen (The New Nurses) [subscription required]

UK TV

David Costabile, Amy Landecker and Matt Lauria join Sky Atlantic’s Little Birds
Aasif Mandvi, Tobias Menzies, Indira Varma et al join Channel 4’s This Way Up (previously Happy AF)
BBC One green lights: series of King Gary

US TV show casting

Arliss Howard, Desmond Harrington, Kelly Jenrette et al join Spectrum’s Manhunt: Lone Wolf

New US TV shows

New teaser trailer for Epix’s Godfather of Harlem
Hulu green lights: Syrian civil war drama Fertile Crescent, with James Purefoy, Félix Moati, Mélanie Thierry et al
MGM TV developing: adaptation of Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff’s Aurora Rising
Universal developing: adaptation of Channel 2 (Israel)’s Yellow Peppers as The A Word

New US TV show casting

Ana Ortiz to star in Disney+’s Love, Simon

When’s that show you mentioned starting, TMINE? Including Too Old To Die Young, Warrior, LA’s Finest and Catch-22

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Every Friday, TMINE lets you know when the latest TV shows from around the world will air in the UK

Everyone’s been very good this week in revealing premiere dates for their new acquisitions. However, I did miss one show:

Oops, I missed it

Torpederna (Sweden: TV4; UK: Amazon)

Sonny gets out of prison after serving six years behind bars. During his time in prison he has started a secret relationship with his social worker Camilla. When getting out, he wants to live an ordinary life without any hustle. Finding a decent job is not the easiest task when you are an ex-torpedo.

Stars: Torkel Petersson, Liv Mjönes, Leo Razzak

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Gabrielle Union and Jessica Alba in LA's Finest

LA’s Finest acquired; Netflix’s German funeral comedy; Dutch Councilman remake; + more

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Internet TV

Trailer for Amazon’s The Boys
Trailer for the finale of Amazon’s Transparent
Netflix green lights: German funeral comedy drama The Last Word, with Anke Engelke

Australian TV

Seven green lights: post-modern modern family sitcom Fam Time, with Michala Banas, Benson Jack Anthony, Duncan Fellows et al

European TV

BNNVARA/NPO3 (Netherlands) green lights: remake of TV2 (Norway)’s The Councilman as Harkum

UK TV

Fox UK acquires: Spectrum (US)’s LA’s Finest
David Tennant and Cush Jumbo to star in Channel 4’s Deadwater Fell

US TV

Trailer for season 2 of Starz’s Sweetbitter

US TV show casting

Matt Hobby promoted to regular on CBS’s Young Sheldon
Corey Fogelmanis, Annie Q, Jessi Case et al to guest on Hulu’s Into the Dark
Elizabeth Hurley joins Hulu’s Marvel’s Runaways
Kate Miner promoted to regular on Showtime’s Shameless
Denise Crosby to recur on USA’s Suits

New US TV shows

Playtone developing: Sammy Davis Jr mini-series Sammy
WarnerMedia developing: adaptation of podcast Over My Dead Body

New US TV show casting

Ivan Sergei joins Fox’s BH90210

Happy!, Deadly Class, Sneaky Pete, The Ranch cancelled; + more

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Every weekday, TMINE brings you the latest TV news from around the world

Internet TV

Amazon cancels: Sneaky Pete…
…acquires: India’s Mind the Malhotras
Netflix cancels: The Ranch
Josie Totah to star in Amazon’s Good People

Scandinavian TV

Elisa Viihde (Finland) green lights: family psychological thriller Man in Room 301, with Antii Virmavirta, Kaija Pakarinen, Leena Pöysti et al
Viaplay green lights: sci-fi comedy series Home Invasion, with Morena Baccarin, Johan Glans, John Noble et al
Richard Sammel joins Yle (Finland)’s Peacemaker
Trailer for Viaplay’s Heder (Honor)

UK TV

BBC One renews: Last Tango in Halifax

US TV

Syfy cancels: Happy! and Deadly Class
Trailer for fifth season of Syfy’s Killjoys

US TV show casting

Joseph-David Jones promoted to regular on The CW’s Arrow

New US TV shows

Trailer for Starz’s The Rook
Sid Gentle Films developing: adaptation of Nicole J Georges’ Fetch: How a Bad Dog Brought Me Home and Max Wallis drama

New US TV show casting

Elizabeth Banks to co-star in FX’s Mrs America
Goran Visnjic to recur on Hulu’s Dollface

Silicon Valley cancelled; Vida renewed; Soldiers of Fortune adaptation; + more

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Internet TV

Amazon developing: privileged girl action comedy La Fresa

Scandinavian TV

Viaplay green lights: adaptation of Soldiers of Fortune as The Professionals, with Brendan Fraser, Elena Anaya, Saïd Taghmaoui et al

US TV show casting

Rita Volk to recur on Audience’s Condor

US TV

Starz renews: Vida
HBO ends: Silicon Valley

New US TV shows

Taj Paxton developing: Divorce Court biopic

New US TV show casting

Patrick J Adams to star in National Geographic’s The Right Stuff
Vanessa Lachey joins Fox’s BH90210

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