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[ 5 October 2021 ] BFI Japan comes to big screens UK-wide this Autumn

TMINE’s Daily Global TV News: Black Monday, Wisting, The Last OG renewed; UK up Schitt’s Creek; + more

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Streaming TV

Travis Van Winkle and Shalita Grant join Netflix’s You
Netflix developing: adaptation of Victoria “VE” Schwab’s First Kill

Canadian TV

CBC green lights: fluid Pakistani millennial comedy Sort Of, with Bilal Baig, Gray Powell, Amanda Cordner et al

Nordic TV

Viaplay renews: Wisting

UK TV

Trailer for season 2 of BBC One’s His Dark Materials
ITV green lights: Black cosmetics millionaires drama Riches
ITV Studios developing: remake of CBC (Canada)’s Schitt’s Creek [subscription required]

US TV

Showtime renews: Black Monday
TBS renews: The Last OG

New US TV shows

Epix renews: 1980s college grads drama Bridge and Tunnel, with Sam Vartholomeos, Caitlin Stasey, Gigi Zumbado et al
HBO Max red lights: Americanah
NBC developing: Hart to Hart-esque mystery drama Always Wright
Tomorrow developing: adaptation of Dean Koontz’s Devoted

You, Vera renewed; Batwoman acquired; Jack Reacher, Superman and Lois, Walker, Texas Ranger series a go; + more

15 January 2020 Rob Buckley 2 Comments

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Internet TV

Richard Madden, Priyanka Chopra Jonas to star in Amazon’s Citadel
Nazanin Boniadi, Owain Arthur, Megan Richards et al join Amazon’s Lord of the Rings
Meagan Good, Grace Byers, Jerrie Johnson et al join Amazon’s Tracy Oliver comedy
Amazon green lights: Jack Reacher TV series
…red lights: People Just Do Nothing
Netflix renews: You

Canadian TV

Andrew Phung and Ty Olssen join CTV’s Wynonna Earp

French TV

TF1 green lights: adaptation of Yes (Israel)’s Kvodo (Your Honor), with Jean Reno and Kad Merad

UK TV

E4 acquires: Batwoman
ITV renews: Vera

New US TV shows

Comedy Central renews: Awkwafina is Nora From Queens
BritBox green lights: Father Brown spin-off The Sister Boniface Mysteries
The CW green lights: series of Superman & Lois and Walker, Texas Ranger
Paramount green lights: series of prison-industry drama Mayor of Kingstown
Hulu developing: adaptation of Nnedi Okorafor’s Binti

New US TV show casting

Corey Hawkins joins HBO Max’s Americanah
Method Man to star in Starz’s Power Book II: Ghost

Van Helsing renewed; The Game revival; Crimson Rivers trailer; + more

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Internet TV

Teaser trailer for season 2 of Netflix’s Narcos: Mexico
Joan Cusack and Mary Holland to recur on Amazon’s Homecoming
Morfydd Clark joins Amazon’s Lord of the Rings
Patrick Sabongui and Brendan Taylor to recur on Netflix’s Firefly Lane
Freddie Stroma, Sarah Stiles, Jillian Mueller et al join Netflix’s NASCAR comedy

French TV

Trailer for season 2 of Les Rivières pourpres (The Crimson Rivers)

US TV

Syfy renews (and cancels): Van Helsing

US TV show casting

Luis Jose Lopez to recur on CBS’s SEAL Team

New US TV shows

CBS developing: Texas family business comedy, with Iliza Shlesinger…
…and adaptation of Lynda La Plante’s Cold Shoulder
The CW developing: celebrity spy drama Infamous…
…revival of The Game
Disney+ developing: adaptation of Turner & Hooch
NBC developing: adaptation of Steve Jackson’s No Stone Unturned
Village Roadshow developing: adaptation of Shamim Sarif’s The Athena Protocol

New US TV show casting

Keena Ferguson to recur on BET’s Sistas
Uzo Aduba joins HBO Max’s Americanah

No Good Nick cancelled; more Cantona cop movies; Black Narcissus, Last of the Mohicans adaptations; + more

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Internet TV

Netflix cancels: No Good Nick…
…developing: series with Jane Lynch and Cyndi Lauper

French TV

France TV Slash renews: Skam France
France 2 green lights: series adaptation of TV movie Disparition inquiétante (Ominous Disposition), with Sara Forestier and Pierre Rochefort
France 3 green lights: series adaptation of Eric Cantona cop TV movie Le Voyageur (The Traveller), Rachida Brakni to guest

Scandinavian TV

Alexander Karim, Olle Sarri and Anki Larsson join SVT’s We Got This

UK TV

BBC One green lights: series adaptation of Rumer Godden’s Black Narcissus, with Alessandro Nivola and Gemma Arterton
Playground developing: adaptation of James Fenimore Cooper’s Leatherstocking Tales, including The Last of the Mohicans

US TV

Trailer for season 2 of Hulu’s Misery
Trailer for season 15 of The CW’s Supernatural

US TV show casting

Dylan Walsh to recur on CBS’s Blue Bloods

New US TV shows

Trailer for Freeform’s Party of Five
Trailer for HBO’s Watchmen
ABC green lights: child rescue aftermath drama Backlash
CBS green lights: pilot of brother-sister fun family funeral home comedy Fun
TBS green lights: pilot adaptation of David Kushner’s The Players Ball

New US TV show casting

Aaron Lazar to replace Steven Pasquale in Fox’s Filthy Rich
Lupita Nyong’o to star in HBO Max’s Americanah
Bobby Moynihan joins NBC’s Ted Danson LA mayor comedy

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