US TV

News

Film casting

Danny Dyer to star in Assassin

Theatre

Ben Miles, Lucy Briers and Nathaniel Parker to star in the RSC’s Wolf Hall

UK TV

Sky to acquire fewer US dramas
BBC1 acquires: The Doctor Blake Mysteries
Lifetime acquires: The Client List and Damages
Andrew Scott, Simon Russell Beale and Olivia Grant join BBC2’s Legacy

US TV

Netflix acquires: The Bletchley Circle
Wednesday ratings

Nostalgia Corner: Buck Rogers in the 25th Century (1979-1981)

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When Doctor Who was at its peak, few shows could beat it in the ratings. Weirdly, Man from Atlantis was one such show – never underestimate the appeal of sensitive, semi-naked, wet, buff men – but more famously, it was another time-travelling, science-fiction superhero who’d been around for even longer than the Doctor who trounced him on Saturday nights at the end of the 70s.

Yes, the all-American Buck Rogers could defeat the best Britain had to offer. Happy Independence Day, everyone, and let’s head off to the 25th century after the first of its title sequences and the jump.

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Thursday’s “More BBC3 online pilots, Louis Lombardi joins Lost Angels and Being Mary Jane scores well” news

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Film casting

William H Macy and Virginia Madsen join Walter

New UK TV shows

BBC3 orders more online pilots

US TV shows

Monday cable ratings: Being Mary Jane scores high

US TV casting

Valarie Pettiford joins True Blood

New US TV show casting

David Fynn joins NBC’s Undateable
Louis Lombardi to recur on TNT’s Lost Angels

Wednesday’s “Airwolf and Knight Rider comics, Falling Skies renewed and The Daltons series” news

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All you Americans have a nice holiday tomorrow. And I hope you Canadians had a nice Monday – sorry I forgot.

Film casting

Shohreh Aghdashloo joins Jon Stewart’s Rosewater

Comics

Classic NBC shows, including Knight Rider, Miami Vice and Airwolf, coming back as comics

UK TV

Monday ratings: Skins returns with over 600,000 viewers

New UK TV shows

ITV developing: Rides
Sky 1 developing: The Daltons, starring Sheridan Smith

US TV

TNT renews: Falling Skies
Monday ratings: Under The Dome down 15%

Tuesday’s “The Doctor fights Moriarty, a Neil Gaiman Sandman prequel, and Michael Palin returns to acting” news

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Doctor Who

The Doctor to fight Moriarty with the help of Q and the Queen

Trailers

Trailer for the Coen Brothers’ Inside Llewyn Davis with Carey Mulligan, John Goodman et al
Trailer for Ride Along with Kevin Hart and Ice Cube

Comics

Vertigo to launch six new titles this year, including a Sandman prequel by Neil Gaiman

UK TV

Eight BBC3 comedy pilots added to the iPlayer
BBC3 cancels: Way To Go
Trailer for Sky Atlantic’s Fleming, starring Dominic Cooper
Sunday ratings: Top Gear returns with 4.7m

UK TV casting

Michael Palin, Ben Chaplin, Emilia Fox, Julian Rhind-Tutt et al to star in BBC2’s The Wipers Times
Danny Dyer joins Hollyoaks Later
Romola Garai joins BBC2’s Legacy

US TV

Sunday ratings
Sunday cable ratings: Ray Donovan sets record for Showtime

US TV casting

Patrick Heusinger to guest on Revolution
Ben Rappaport to recur on The Good Wife
Patch Darragh to guest on Royal Pains
Mare Winningham to guest on Under The Dome

New US TV show casting

Jenna Elfman replaces Parker Posey on NBC’s Growing Up Fisher

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Thursday’s “More BBC3 online pilots, Louis Lombardi joins Lost Angels and Being Mary Jane scores well” news

Wednesday’s “Airwolf and Knight Rider comics, Falling Skies renewed and The Daltons series” news

Tuesday’s “The Doctor fights Moriarty, a Neil Gaiman Sandman prequel, and Michael Palin returns to acting” news

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