UK TV

Robert Redford to play Dan Rather, Cate Blanchett to play in Mary Mapes in Truth
Elle Fanning to star in adaptation of Neil Gaiman’s How To Talk To Girls At Parties
Penelope Cruz joins Grimsby
Rebecca Ferguson and Alec Baldwin joins Mission: Impossible 5

Australian TV

ABC1 to rebrand as ABC

Canadian TV

Space/BBC America renew: Orphan Black

New UK TV shows

BBC2/BBC America green light: adaptation of Bernard Cornwell’s The Saxon Stories as The Last Kingdom

US TV

Teaser for season 2 of Sleepy Hollow
Tuesday ratings

US TV show casting

Gina Gershon to guest on Elementary
Ryan Kennedy to guest on Major Crimes [minor spoilers]
Giancarlo Esposito returning to Once Upon A Time

New US TV shows

Lifetime green lights: pilot of The Clan of the Cave Bear adaptation
New trailer for Fox’s Gotham
Syfy green lights: pilot of The Magicians adaptation

New US TV show casting

Robbie Amell to play Firestorm on The Flash

News: ITV acquires Gracepoint, UKTV acquires Resurrection, new Harry Potter + more

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Trailers

Trailer for Ridley Scott’s Exodus: Gods and Kings with Christian Bale, Sigourney Weaver, Ben Kingsley et al

Books

A new Harry Potter story

UK TV

Mr Selfridge to finish after fourth series
UKTV acquires: ABC’s Resurrection [subscription required]
ITV acquires: Fox’s Gracepoint
Monday ratings

US TV

Monday ratings

US TV show casting

Sean Hayes to be a regular on The Millers
Courtney Love to recur on Sons of Anarchy
Wes Bentley joins American Horror Story
Elizabeth Mitchell to recur on Once Upon A Time

New US TV show casting

Laverne Cox to guest on Bravo’s Girlfriends’ Guide To Divorce

News: Brandon Routh is the Atom, Sam Waterston is Martin Sheen’s boyfriend, five Doctor Who scripts leaked + more

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Doctor Who

Five scripts leaked

Film casting

Trailer for Reach Me with Sylvester Stallone, Kelsey Grammer, Kyra Sedgwick et al
New trailer for David Fincher’s Gone Girl, with Ben Affleck, Rosamund Pike, Neil Patrick Harris et al

Internet TV

Amazon green lights: pilot of Steven Soderbergh’s Red Oaks
Sam Waterston joins Netflix’s Grace and Frankie
Ness Bautista to recur on Netflix’s Sense8

US TV

Hulu acquires: Russian programming including Ranetki, Vyzhit Posle and Metod Lavrovoy
Sunday ratings

US TV show casting

Brandon Routh joins Arrow as The Atom
Nick Roux to recur on Jennifer Falls
Taye Diggs to recur on The Good Wife
Marin Ireland to recur on Masters of Sex

New US TV show casting

Lorraine Toussaint to be a regular on ABC’s Forever

News: Frank Cottrell Boyce’s Doctor Who, I Live With Models, E4 acquires Almost Royal + more

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Doctor Who

Frank Cottrell Boyce to write an episode
New teaser trailer

Film casting

Frankie Boyle to star in Gasping

French TV

Atlantique reviving: Jo [subscription required]

International TV

Incendo, Canal+, Capa Drama developing: Versailles

UK TV

E4 acquires: BBC America’s Almost Royal
Thursday ratings

New UK TV shows

Comedy Central developing: I Live With Models

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News: Kitty Winter arrives on Sherlock, a Constantine reboot, no Ali Larter on new Heroes + more

News: Clan of the Cave Bear, Magicians and The Saxon Stories adaptations, a live-action Dumbo + more

News: ITV acquires Gracepoint, UKTV acquires Resurrection, new Harry Potter + more

News: Brandon Routh is the Atom, Sam Waterston is Martin Sheen’s boyfriend, five Doctor Who scripts leaked + more

News: Frank Cottrell Boyce’s Doctor Who, I Live With Models, E4 acquires Almost Royal + more

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