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Syfy Renews ‘Van Helsing’ For Second Season

By Patrick Munn | October 14, 2016 - 8:54 am | No Comments

Syfy has renewed co-production Van Helsing for a second season, it was announced today by Nomadic Pictures and international distributor Dynamic Television. The renewal, which comes a mere for weeks into the show's first season, is for a further 13 episodes, which are expected to air in 2017.

Delroy Lindo Joins ‘The Good Wife’ Spin-Off As Series Regular

By Patrick Munn | October 14, 2016 - 8:43 am | No Comments

Delroy Lindo (The Chicago Code, Believe) has been tapped for a series regular role in CBS All Access untitled The Good Wife spin-off, TVWise has learned. Lindo will play Robert Boseman, an attorney who starts poaching Diane Lockhart’s associates and clients when she gets into financial trouble, and threatens her ability to stay in business. He joins Christine Baranski, Cush Jumbo, Sarah Steele and Rose Leslie in the main cast.

Sid Gentle Films Developing ‘The Cazalet Chronicles’ Adaptation

By Patrick Munn | October 13, 2016 - 6:23 pm | No Comments

The Cazalet Chronicles is heading to the small screen. Sid Gentle Films Ltd - the indie behind ITV's The Durrells and BBC One's upcoming SS-GB - is developing a TV series based on the series of novels by Elizabeth Jane Howard after acquiring the rights to all five books, TVWise has learned.

Dancing Ledge Productions Acquires TV Rights To Alistair Maclean Novels, Tony Marchant To Adapt San Andreas

By Patrick Munn | October 13, 2016 - 5:03 pm | No Comments

Dancing Ledge Productions has inked a deal with HarperCollins to acquire the TV rights to Alistar Maclean's series of novels, TVWise has learned. The first novel being adapted under this deal is San Andreas, a thriller set on board a torpedoed WW2 hospital ship as it attempts to make its way back across the North Atlantic to Scotland while a saboteur picks off members of the crew. The Secret Agent scribe Tony Marchant is attached to pen the script.

UKTV’s Dave Channel Renews ‘Crackanory’ For Fourth Season

By Patrick Munn | October 13, 2016 - 12:18 pm | No Comments

Crackanory is continuing its run on Dave. The UKTV owned and operated channel has renewed the hit series for an eight episode fourth season, TVWise has learned. Alongside the fourth season renewal, Dave has announced a slight change to the format of the series, with see just one narrator per episode reading an extended story, after the first three seasons featured two stories per episode.

‘Lethal Weapon’ Gets Full Season Order At Fox

By Patrick Munn | October 13, 2016 - 11:49 am | No Comments

Fresh off of a decent ratings performance across its first three weeks on-air, Fox has handed out a "full season" order to freshman drama series Lethal Weapon. The back order is for a further five episodes, bringing the total number of episodes ordered for season one to eighteen.

ITV Picks Up Four New Dramas From ‘Doctor Foster’s Mike Bartlett, Kay Mellor & More

By Patrick Munn | October 13, 2016 - 11:19 am | No Comments

ITV is expanding their drama slate. The commercial broadcaster has given the green-light to four new drama series, which hails from such auspices as Doctor Foster creator Mike Bartlett, The Syndicate and In The Club scribe Kay Mellor, husband and wife team Paul Rutman and Natasha Narayan, and newcomers Mark Denton & Jonny Stockwood.

CBS All Access’ ‘The Good Wife’ Spin-Off Adds ‘Game Of Thrones’ Star Rose Leslie

By Patrick Munn | October 12, 2016 - 5:51 pm | No Comments

Game Of Thrones star Rose Leslie has joined the cast of CBS All Access' untitled The Good Wife spin-off in a series regular role, TVWise has learned. Leslie, best known for playing Wildling Ygritte in the HBO fantasy series, will play Maia, Diane Lockhart’s goddaughter who joins her firm just after passing the bar, and is a key part of Diane’s plan for the future.