Nordic TV

Netflix developing: adaptations of Jonathan Stroud’s Lockwood & Co books, SA Chakraborty’s The City of Brass and Tade Thompson The Murders of Molly Southbourne

International TV

Legendary/Library developing: Hindi-language dark comedy

Nordic TV

Trailer for Viaplay’s Maskineriet (The Machinery)
Sverrir Gudnason and Staffan Göthe to star in SVT (Sweden)’s Haijby affair drama
RÚV (Iceland) green lights: fishing industry thriller Verbud (Black Port)
Viaplay green lights: adaptation of Martin Österdahl’s Be inte om Nåd (Ask No Mercy) as With One Eye Open
NRK (Norway) green lights: satirical cheese drama Jordbrukerne (Countrymen)
TV2 (Denmark) green lights: Danish/German crime drama Hvide sande (White Sands)

UK TV

BBC doubles BBC Three funding, considers return to broadcast…
…considers making BBC Four a global subscription service

US TV

Trailer for season 2 of Hulu’s Ramy

New US TV shows

Teaser trailer for CBS’s B Positive
HBO developing: adaptation of Martyna Majok’s Queens

New US TV show casting

Ginnifer Goodwin to co-star in Fox’s Pivoting

What time, TMINE? Including Alex Rider, Dead Still, Blood & Water, The Queen and the Conqueror and Control Z

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

Plenty of premiere dates this week, with all the details about Alex Rider (Amazon), Dead Still (Ireland: RTÉ; UK: Acorn TV), Blood & Water (Netflix),
The Queen and the Conqueror (Netflix) and Control Z (Netflix) after the jump.

Otherwise, the only premiere-less new acquisition is DR1 (Denmark)’s Når støvet har lagt sig (When the Dust Settles), which Walter Presents has just picked up.

Oops, I missed it

Square Eyed World points out that Amazon now has Gåsmamman (Sweden: C More), which focuses on Sonja (Alexandra Rapaport) who lives a carefree life with her family near Stockholm and works as an accountant in the family business at the marina. One day Sonja is drawn into the criminal underworld to save her family.

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The Good Fight, Money Heist renewed; When the Dust Settles acquired; + more

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

Internet TV

Netflix renews: La Casa de Papel (Money Heist)
Disney+ developing: adaptation of Rick Riordan’s Percy Jackson & The Olympians

UK TV

Walter Presents acquires: DR1 (Denmark)’s Når støvet har lagt sig (When the Dust Settles)
Firebird Pictures developing: adaptation of Robert Webb’s Come Again

US TV

CBS All Access renews: The Good Fight
The CW’s Superman & Lois and Batwoman to cross over

US TV show casting

Darren Barnet to guest on ABC’s Marvel’s Agents of SHIELD
Ali Stroker to guest on Freeform’s The Bold Type

New US TV shows

PictureStart developing: adaptation of Ramin Setoodeh’s Ladies Who Punch
Freeform red lights: Close Up

Tell Me A Story cancelled; Murdoch Mysteries, Dave renewed; + more

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

Internet TV

Netflix green lights: adaptation of Clark Olofsson’s Vafan var det som hände as Clark, with Bill Skarsgård

Canadian TV

CBC renews: Murdoch Mysteries

Nordic TV

Nordisk Film Norway developing: wolf-oriented crime thriller Fenris

US TV

Trailer for season 2 of CBS All Access’ The Twilight Zone
FXX renews: Dave
CBS All Access cancels: Tell Me A Story

New US TV shows

New trailer for DC Universe’s Stargirl
Ryan Murphy developing: American Horror Story spin-off American Horror Stories

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