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Marblemedia green lights: connected family sitcoms The Parker Andersons and Amelia Parker, with Arnold Pinnock, Kate Hewlett, Millie Davis et al

French TV

France 2 green lights: unidentified bodies police procedural Les invisibles (The Invisibles), with Guillaume Cramoisan, Nathalie Cerda Deborah Krey et al
TF1 green lights: adaptation of BBC One’s Luther, with Christopher Bayemi, Chloé Jouannet and Nadia Farès

New US TV shows

Trailer for ABC’s Big Sky
A24 developing: adaptation of Bryan Washington’s Memorial
The CW developing: definitely not ‘black Buffy’ supernatural teen drama Slay
HBO developing: adaptation of Ibi Zoboi’s Pride

New US TV show casting

Michael Ealy to star in ABC’s Triage
Ken Marino joins CBS’s Wilde Things, Milan Carter to replace Jeremy D Howard
Keenan Tracey, Daniel Doheny, Natalie Malaika et al join Syfy’s Day of the Dead

TMINE’s Daily Global TV News: Godfather of Harlem acquired; 30 vies adaptation; + more

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Streaming TV

Amazon developing: adaptation of Ken Liu’s The Cleaners
Rebecca Humphries joins Netflix’s The Crown
Teaser trailer for Netflix’s Selena: The Series

French TV

Corinne Touzet to guest on TF1’s Joséphine ange gardien (Josephine: Guardian Angel)
France 2 developing: adaptation of Radio-Canada’s 30 vies (30 Lives)

UK TV

StarzPlay acquires: Epix (US)’s Godfather of Harlem

US TV show casting

Demore Barnes promoted to regular on NBC’s L&O: SVU

New US TV shows

Black Bear developing: limited series crime drama Angels & Demons
HBO Max developing: Essence magazine drama

New US TV show casting

Tony Chung joins The CW’s Kung Fu
Paula Pell joins Peacock’s Girls5eva

TMINE’s Daily Global TV News: Better Things, Ramy, The Crown renewed; Soil acquired; + more

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Internet TV

Netflix renews: The Crown…
…acquires: Vier (Belgium)’s Soil
Quvenzhané Wallis to star in Apple TV+’s Swagger

French TV

Trailer for season 8 of Canal+’s Engrenages (Spiral)

US TV

FX renews: Better Things
Hulu renews: Ramy

New US TV shows

Trailer for Hulu’s Woke
HBO green lights: limited series adaptation of Sveriges Radio (Sweden)’s Scenes From A Marriage, with Oscar Isaac and Michelle Williams
Showtime developing: married heist documentary dramedy La Bravura

New US TV show casting

Lucy Liu to star in ABC’s Bossy/Kids Matter Now

TMINE’s Daily Global TV News: Katy Keene cancelled; The Kominsky Method, The Great renewed; Good Trouble, Fort Salem acquired; + more

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Internet TV

Netflix renews (and cancels): The Kominsky Method
Leslie Manville joins Netflix’s The Crown

Australian TV

Trailer for Seven’s Between Two Worlds

International TV

NTV (Russia) developing: adaptation of Channel 10 (Israel)’s Street Justice

UK TV

BBC Three acquires: Freeform (US)’s Good Trouble and Fort Salem
Channel 4 developing: hexed heist comedy The Curse

US TV

The CW cancels: Katy Keene
Hulu renews: The Great

New US TV shows

Landmark Studio/Orwo Studios green light: living comic book drama Safehaven

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