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TMINE’s Daily Global TV News: Between Two Worlds cancelled; Stath Lets Flats renewed; Flashdance, Smokey and the Bandit shows; + more

22 October 2020 Rob Buckley Post a comment

Every weekday, TMINE brings you the latest TV news from around the world

Streaming TV

Scott Speedman to recur on Netflix’s You
Amazon developing: backyard interplanetary portal drama Lightyears

Australian TV

Seven cancels: Between Two Worlds

UK TV

Channel 4 renews: Stath Lets Flats
ITV green lights: real-life crime drama The Yorkshire Ripper

US TV show casting

Reggie Lee promoted to regular on CBS’s All Rise
Molly Burnett promoted to regular on USA’s Queen of the South

New US TV shows

Spectrum green lights: series of New York returning coronavirus drama The Second Wave, with Taylor Schilling, Audra McDonald and Steven Pasaquale
HBO developing: disabled teen school “traumedy” Accessible
NBC developing: figure-skating comedy
Paramount+ developing: reboot of Flashdance (1983)
Universal developing: reboot of Smokey and the Bandit (1977)

New US TV show casting

Maura Tierney to recur on Showtime’s Your Honor

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

16 October 2020 Rob Buckley 2 Comments

Every weekday, TMINE brings you the latest TV news from around the world

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

Every weekday, TMINE brings you the latest TV news from around the world

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

That was the TMINE Netflix TV Christmas that was

7 January 2020 Rob Buckley 3 Comments

We’ve already got down to talking about 2019’s UK TV Christmas, we’ll be talking about all the usual regulars tomorrow but now, TMINE is turning its attention to what Netflix had to offer over Christmas.

This year, I managed to make my way through two complete seasons of TV: season 2 of You and season 2 of Lost in Space. On top of that, I’ve watched a couple of episodes of both The Witcher and Messiah.

Let’s chat about them after the jump.

Continue reading “That was the TMINE Netflix TV Christmas that was”

Picard, Special, The Gulf renewed; Daybreak cancelled; + more

17 December 2019 Rob Buckley Post a comment

Every weekday, TMINE brings you the latest TV news from around the world

Internet TV

Trailer for season 2 of Netflix’s You
Netflix renews: Special
Netflix green lights: Indian phishing drama Jamtara – Sabka Number Aayega, undercover female cop drama She and nostalgic love drama Taj Mahal 1989
Netflix cancels: Daybreak

New Zealand TV

Three renews The Gulf, green lights Maori drama [subscription required]

UK TV

Trailer for BBC One’s Worzel Gummidge: The Scarecrow of Scatterbrook
Tom Durant-Pritchard to replace Richard Goulding on Channel 4’s The Windsors
Dog Rose Productions developing: WWII female aviators drama Spitfire Sisters

US TV

Trailer for season 2b of Freeform’s Good Trouble

US TV show casting

Frank Grillo to recur on Showtime’s Billions
Mousa Kraish exits Starz’s American Gods

New US TV shows

CBS All Access renews: Star Trek: Picard
ABC developing: Disney romantic anthology series Epic
Fox developing: mom turned cheerleader comedy The Sidelines, with Ali Larter
Stone Village Television developing: adaptation of Jeff Lindsay’s Just Watch Me

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