UK TV

News

Film trailers

Trailer for Ghost in the Shell, with Scarlett Johansson

Internet TV

BBC Three green lights: five Idris Elba films Five By Five

UK TV

Additional Turner channels for Virgin

New UK TV shows

Trailer for BBC One’s Taboo

US TV

New US TV shows

CBS developing: boy band reunion comedy Encore…
…and political legal drama
TV Land red lights: The First Wives Club
The CW developing: magical gang war drama Criminal Magic

News: Walter acquires Valkyrien; 4-way superhero crossover, Magicians, Valerian, Expanse trailers; + more

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Film trailers

Trailer for Luc Besson’s Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets

Internet TV

Zach Grenier and Jerry Adler to guest on CBS All Access’ The Good Fight
Andrea Londo to recur on Narcos
Byron Mann to recur on Netflix’s Altered Carbon
Walter Presents acquires: Norway NRK’s Valkyrien
iPlayer developing: comedy drama Ill Behaviour

European TV

Symbolic Exchange et al developing: adaptation of Mary Gabriel’s Love and Capital

New UK TV shows

Sky Atlantic developing: biagmist comedy Bliss, with Stephen Mangan, Heather Graham and Jo Hartley

US TV

Teaser for Supergirl/The Flash/Arrow/Legends of Tomorrow crossover
Trailers for season 2 of The Magicians and The Expanse
Wednesday ratings

US TV show casting

She Ne Nielson to recur on The Fosters
Alexis Krause to recur on Pure Genius

New US TV shows

USA green lights: pilot of Bigge Smalls/Tupac Shakur police investigation drama Unsolved
NBC developing: adaptation of Blue Crush…
…and widower comedy
CBS developing: father-son comedy procedural Magnolia Springs
ABC developing: sharing economy house rental comedy

News: Dead of Summer, DCI Banks cancelled; Man Down renewed; Car Wash series; + more

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What’s up with the world this year, hey?

Internet TV

Netflix acquires: Israel’s Fauda
Kim Director to recur on Netflix’s She’s Gotta Have It

UK TV

ITV cancels: DCI Banks
Channel 4 renews: Man Down

New UK TV shows

Sky Atlantic red lights: Patient Zero

New UK TV show casting

Charlotte Riley, Tim Pigott-Smith, Oliver Chris et al join BBC Two’s King Charles III

US TV

Freeform cancels: Dead of Summer
Monday ratings

US TV show casting

Ida Marie Nielsen to recur on Vikings
Claire Forlani to return to Hawaii Five-0

New US TV shows

ABC developing: adaptation of Car Wash…
…and spin-off from The Goldbergs
CBS developing: adaptation of Anna Drezen and Todd Dakotah Briscoe’s How May We Hate You

New US TV show casting

Jasmin Savoy Brown joins TNT’s Will

News: Brief Encounters cancelled; Big Bang Theory prequel; Alicia Silverstone – American Woman; + more

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Doctor Who

The Doctor Who Experience to close

Internet TV

Amazon green lights: David O Russell Mafia crime series with Robert De Niro and Julianne Moore
Elodie Yung joins Netflix’s Marvel’s The Defenders
Trailer for season 3 of Mozart in the Jungle
Paul Reiser, Sean Astin and Linnea Berthelsen join Stranger Things
Gary Cole joins CBS All Access’ The Good Fight

UK TV

ITV cancels: Brief Encounters

US TV

Sunday ratings

US TV show casting

Ted Danson and Mary Steenburgen join Curb Your Enthusiasm
Jonathan Howard joins The Last Ship
Dallas Roberts joins American Crime
Jay Harrington joins Code Black

New US TV shows

Fox developing: presidential impersonator comedy Otis the POTUS and office spy comedy Linda from HR
FX developing: political mum comedy Flatlands
CBS developing: Big Bang Theory prequel Sheldon
TV Land green lights: series of 70s single mum dramedy American Woman, with Alicia Silverstone

New US TV show casting

Sarah Stiles joins Epix’s Get Shorty

News: Longmire, Workaholics cancelled; Josh renewed; Universal acquires Private Eyes; Pulling (US); + more

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Film casting

Olivia Munn joins The Predator
Ciarán Hinds to play Steppenwolf in Justice League

Film trailers

New The Lego Batman Movie trailer

Internet TV

Abbie Cornish to star in Amazon’s Tom’s Clancy’s Jack Ryan
Chyna Layne and Ilfenesh Hadera join Netflix’s She’s Gotta Have It
Netflix renews and cancels: Longmire
BBC Three renews: Josh

Israeli TV

Patrick Heusinger to co-star in AXN’s Absentia

UK TV

Christmas special for Birds of a Feather
Universal acquires: Global Canada’s Private Eyes

New UK TV shows

E4 green lights: letting agent comedy Stath with Jamie Demetriou
Gold green lights: murder mystery comedy Murder on the Blackpool Express

US TV

Full season for American Housewife
Comedy Central cancels: Workaholics
Trailer for season 3 of The Affair
Teaser trailer for season 6 of Homeland
Thursday ratings
Friday ratings
Saturday ratings

US TV show casting

Lexa Doig to play Talia al Ghul in Arrow
Will Chase returns to Nashville

New US TV shows

Showtime developing: adaptation of American Gigolo
ABC developing: blended family comedy Melting Potts…
…Miami restaurant family comedy Family Style…
…and re-developing patient advocate drama The Disrupters
NBC developing: three best friends comedy Throuple…
…heroic siblings comedy The Sackett Sisters…
…and adaptation of BBC Three’s Pulling
CBS developing: sports agency assistants hybrid comedy Thankless
The CW developing: pageant lawyer drama Insatiable

New US TV show casting

Wyatt Russell to star in AMC’s Lodge 49
Gladys Knight to guest on Fox’s Star
Alan Ruck, Parker Sawyers, Hiam Abbass et al joins HBO’s Succession

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News: Ghost in the Shell, Taboo trailers; no First Wives Club; + more

News: Walter acquires Valkyrien; 4-way superhero crossover, Magicians, Valerian, Expanse trailers; + more

News: Dead of Summer, DCI Banks cancelled; Man Down renewed; Car Wash series; + more

News: Brief Encounters cancelled; Big Bang Theory prequel; Alicia Silverstone – American Woman; + more

News: Longmire, Workaholics cancelled; Josh renewed; Universal acquires Private Eyes; Pulling (US); + more

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