Season two, at least. And here she is, receiving the formal invitation to take part.
US TV
News
Beck, Baptiste renewed; Alex Cross, Mango Street adaptations; + more
Every weekday, TMINE brings you the latest TV news from around the world
Internet TV
- Lily Rabe to recur on Amazon’s The Underground Railroad
- Amazon developing: adaptations of James Patterson’s Alex Cross books…
- …and Dark Horse’s Fear Agent
Australian TV
- ABC green lights: celebrity chef comedy Yes, Chef!, starring Erik Thomson
Nordic TV
- C More renews: Beck
UK TV
- Trailer for Channel 4’s Baghdad Central
- BBC One renews: Baptiste
US TV show casting
- Billy Eichner joins FX’s American Crime Story
New US TV shows
- ABC green lights: pilot of ensemble family fine dining Harlem restaurant drama Harlem’s Kitchen
- NBC green lights: pilots of African-American family legacy drama At That Age and time-travelling murder-prevention drama Echo
- Gaumont developing: adaptation of Sandra Cisneros’ The House on Mango Street
New US TV show casting
- Dean Norris to co-star in CBS’s United States of Al
- Rosario Dawson to star in HBO Max’s DMZ
- Johnny Flynn joins Showtime’s Ripley
Streaming TV
What have you been watching? Including Medical Police, Avenue 5, Little America and Everything’s Gonna Be Okay
It’s “What have you been watching?”, your chance to recommend to fellow TMINE readers anything you’ve been watching this week
This week’s reviews
We’re entering week three of TMINE’s coverage of the Spring 2020 season and still the new shows keep coming, with a deluge set to hit in February. So far this week, I’ve covered the first episodes of 68 Whiskey (US: Paramount) and 9-1-1: Lone Star (US: Fox).
But there’s more to come after the jump as I look at the first episodes of Avenue 5 (US: HBO; UK: Sky Atlantic), Medical Police (Netflix), Little America (Apple TV+), and Everything’s Gonna Be Okay (US: Freeform). And although it’s not a new show, since it’s such a big change from the first season, I’ll also be considering season two of Miracle Workers (US: TBS; UK: Sky Comedy).
What’s coming next
Looking ahead, coming in the next week, I’ll be covering Awkwafina Is Nora From Queens (US: Comedy Central), Outmatched (US: Fox) and Star Trek: Picard (US: CBS All Access; UK: Amazon).
And tomorrow’s Orange Thursday will be reviewing Knives Out (2019) and Angel Has Fallen (2019).
The regulars
The regulars list remains small but is still growing. Joining Evil and Stumptown this week are new shows 9-1-1: Lone Star, Lincoln Rhyme: Hunt for the Bone Collector and The Outsider. Will any of them make it to week three?
Find out more after the jump.
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News
Run acquired; Justice League Dark in development; + more
Every weekday, TMINE brings you the latest TV news from around the world
Internet TV
- Keon Alexander, Nadine Nicole and Jasai Chase Owens promoted to regulars on Amazon’s The Expanse
- Disney+ to launch a week early in the UK
International TV
- Mediapro Studio US and Paraiso Pictures developing: anti-terrorist drug-trafficker turned spy drama El Medico
UK TV
- Sky Comedy acquires: HBO’s Run
New US TV shows
- ABC green lights: pilot of schoolteacher comedic western Prospect…
- …red lights: Nate Bargatze comedy
- Disney+ green lights: luchador superheroine coming-of-age action-comedy Ultra Violet & Blue Demon
- Bad Robot developing: Justice League Dark TV show
- TNT developing: gambling dramedy/thriller Liars Club
New US TV show casting
- Vella Lovell to co-star in NBC’s LA mayor comedy
BAFTA events
What TV’s on at BAFTA in February? Including Last Tango in Halifax
Every Tuesday, TMINE flags up what new TV events BAFTA is holding around the UK
Unlike the RTS, BAFTA is moving forwards into February. First up is a preview and Q&A.
TV Preview: Last Tango in Halifax
Monday, 3 February 2020 – 7:00pm The May Fair Hotel, Stratton St, Mayfair, London W1J 8LT
A preview of the next instalment of the BAFTA-winning BBC One Drama followed by a Q&A with writer Sally Wainwright, actor Anne Reid, actor Nicola Walker and further cast TBA
Alan (Derek Jacobi) and Celia (Anne Reid) are now seven years into their marriage but, having moved into a desirable bungalow with stunning views across the Calder Valley, they aren’t quite seeing eye to eye. It isn’t just their differing politics that’s a source of tension; Alan’s new supermarket job brings an unexpected challenge in the form of a wild local lad, and at Far Slack Farm, Gillian (Nicola Walker) faces trouble with a giraffe.
Meanwhile John (Tony Gardner) is back on the scene, and Caroline (Sarah Lancashire) finds herself entangled in an emotional debacle with someone at work. Into all of this jets Alan’s brother Ted (Timothy West) on holiday from New Zealand. But it turns out he’s only bought a one-way ticket… and he hasn’t come alone.
Last Tango In Halifax (4×60’) is a Lookout Point (Gentleman Jack, Les Misérables, War And Peace) production for the BBC. The series is written by Sally Wainwright (Gentleman Jack, Happy Valley), directed by Gareth Bryn (Hidden, Hinterland) and produced by Ken Horn (Line of Duty, The Moorside). Executive producers are Faith Penhale and Laura Lankester for Lookout Point, Ben Irving for the BBC, and Sally Wainwright.
Public tickets will be on sale from Friday 24 January, 12.30.