UK TV

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News: Not Going Out, Search Party, People of Earth, Stan Against Evil renewed; Salem, Impastor cancelled; + more

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Film

Warner Bros developing: adaptation of Gotham City Sirens

International Internet TV

Ignacio Serricchio to co-star in Netflix’s Lost in Space

UK TV

Trailer for ITV’s Maigret’s Dead Man
BBC One renews: Not Going Out for two series
Movie Mix and Sony Movie Channel to become… Sony Movie Channel
All 4 acquires: TBS’s Search Party

US TV

Trailer for season 2 of Underground
TBS renews: People of Earth and Search Party
IFC renews: Stan Against Evil
Extra episodes for American Housewife, Speechless, The Middle, Fresh Off The Boat, Black-ish and The Goldbergs
WGN America cancels: Salem
TV Land cancels: Impastor
Monday ratings

New US TV shows

TNT green lights: series of nail salon dramedy Claws…
…red lights: Civil
Hulu developing: adaptation of Foxy Brown with Meagan Good
Trailer for CBS’s Ransom [US only]

New US TV show casting

Kelly Lynch joins Audience’s Mr Mercedes

News: Sherlock trailer; France’s Netflix alternative; Ireland’s network do-over; + more

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Internet TV

France Télévisions developing French Netflix alternative

International TV

TV3 Ireland overhauls two channels, launches be3 to replace UTV Ireland

UK TV

New trailer for series 4 of Sherlock

New UK TV shows

ITV developing: adaptation of Dawn French’s A Tiny Bit Marvellous

US TV

US TV show casting

James Callis to recur on 12 Monkeys
Christopher Gorham to recur on 2 Broke Girls

New US TV shows

HBO developing: planetary colonisation drama Glare
ABC developing: darkly comedic Napa Valley crime drama Down In The Valley
Fox developing: adaptation of Carl Hiaasen’s Basket Case
The CW developing: consciousness transfer drama Transience

News: Strike Back rebooted; ITV Hub+; Spider-Man, Baywatch trailers; + more

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Film trailers

Two trailers for Spider-man: Homecoming
Trailer for Baywatch

International TV

HBO Asia green lights: series of office email comedy drama Sent

UK TV

Sky/Cinemax reboot: Strike Back
ITV adding Hub+ freemium tier to ITV Hub, including downloads

US TV

Trailer for season 2 of The Expanse
Wednesday ratings

US TV show casting

Kirk Acevedo to recur on Kingdom
Annie Wersching to recur on Timeless

New US TV shows

Simon Fuller developing: adaptation of NRK Norway’s Skam (Shame)
NBC green lights: pilot of suburban crime drama

New US TV show casting

Mark Jackson joins Fox’s Orville

News: Home From Home series; Reign cancelled; Bermuda Triangle drama; + more

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Internet TV

Trailer for Amazon’s Z: The Beginning of Everything
Digital Yo-Yo spin-off from Marvel’s Agents of SHIELD
Trailer for Netflix’s One Day At A Time

UK TV

BBC One green lights: series of Home From Home

US TV

The CW cancels: Reign
Trailer for season 2 of The Detour
Monday ratings
Tuesday ratings

US TV show casting

Eliza Coupe returning to Quantico
America Olivo to return to Chicago Fire
Jake Weber to recur on Homeland
Alex Meraz to recur on Animal Kingdom
Rick Fox to recur on Greenleaf
Adam Bartley to recur on This is Us

New US TV shows

Bravo developing: Harlem politics and crime drama
Syfy green lights: series of supernatural New Orleans drama Superstition
ABC green lights: pilot of political pundits love-comedy Libby & Malcolm…
…developing: celebrity choreographer empire drama DTLA
Fox developing: gay-Korean evangelical-adopted mother-quest comedy…
…and adaptation of James Renner’s The Man From Primrose Lane
NBC developing: Bermuda Triangle drama Triangle
CBS developing: Cedric the Entertainer brothers comedy Tony Take the Wheel
Viewfinder developing: adaptation of John Henry Brown’s The Devil’s Defender

New US TV show casting

Mido Hamada and Kenneth Choi join Starz’s Counterpart

News: Luke Cage renewed; Good Girls Revolt cancelled; Guardians of the Galaxy 2, The Mummy trailers; + more

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Film trailers

Trailer for The Mummy, with Tom Cruise
New trailer for Guardians of the Galaxy 2

Internet TV

Netflix renews: Marvel’s Luke Cage
Amazon cancels: Good Girls Revolt
Elizabeth Ho replaces Jessica Lu on Netflix’s Disjointed

Australian TV

ABC green lights: series of first-time mum comedy The Letdown

New UK TV shows

Catalyst adapting: Frances Hardinge’s Cuckoo Song

US TV

US TV show casting

Betty White to guest on Young & Hungry
Gracie Dzienny promoted to regular on Zoo

New US TV shows

Lifetime developing: Christina Applegate unconventional upbringing dramedy Your Time Is Up
Syfy developing: adaptation of Boom! Studios The Woods
The CW developing: supernatural department store dramedy Hellmart
NBC developing: paralegal drama with Willie Garson
FX developing: Robert Kelly addictions comedy

New US TV show casting

Sam Worthington joins Discovery’s Manifesto

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News: Not Going Out, Search Party, People of Earth, Stan Against Evil renewed; Salem, Impastor cancelled; + more

News: Sherlock trailer; France’s Netflix alternative; Ireland’s network do-over; + more

News: Strike Back rebooted; ITV Hub+; Spider-Man, Baywatch trailers; + more

News: Home From Home series; Reign cancelled; Bermuda Triangle drama; + more

News: Luke Cage renewed; Good Girls Revolt cancelled; Guardians of the Galaxy 2, The Mummy trailers; + more

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