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It’s Official: ITV Poaches ‘The Voice’ From BBC, Orders ITV2 & Kids Spin-Offs

After weeks of rumours, ITV has officially confirmed that they have secured exclusive rights to The Voice, poaching the format away from its current UK home, the BBC. The show's fifth season, which is set to debut early next year, will be the last to air on BBC One, before the format segues to ITV in 2017. ITV's deal runs for three years, from 2017-2019, and alongside taking the rights to the main series, the commerical broadcaster has also commissioned an ITV2 spin-off and children's version of the format.

‘Code Black’ Gets 5 Episode Back Order At CBS

Code BlackCBS has handed out a five episode back-order to their Marcia Gay Harden fronted medical drama Code Black, TVWise has learned. With the partial pick-up, the show's first season will now consist of eighteen episodes.

Showtime Releases Trailer For ‘Shameless’ Season 6

Shameless S6Showtime has released a new trailer for the upcoming sixth season of their critically acclaimed drama series Shameless, which is set to premiere on Sunday January 10th at 9/8c.

ITV Orders Three-Part Horror Drama ‘HIM’ From Mainstreet Pictures

ITV LogoITV has given the green-light to HIM, a three-part "domestic horror" drama from The Politician's Husband scribe Paula Milne and Mainstreet Pictures, the indie set up in 2013 by former ITV drama execs Laura Mackie and Sally Haynes.

Fox Developing ‘Haunted’ Drama From William Brent Bell & Chris Morgan

FoxFox is developing Haunted, an hour-long horror drama loosely based on the book The Demon of Brownsville Road by Bob Cranmer which hails from The Devil Inside writer/director William Brent Bell and Gang Related's Chris Morgan, TVWise has learned.

TV Trailer: Hulu’s JFK Event Series ’11.22.63′

11-22-63Hulu has released the first trailer for 11.22.63, their upcoming event series from veteran producer JJ Abrams which is based on the Stephen King novel of the same name. 11.22.63 tells the story of Jake Epping, a high school English teacher who travels back in time to prevent the assassination of President John F. Kennedy in Dallas, Texas. But his mission is threatened by Lee Harvey Oswald, his falling in love and the past itself – which doesn’t want to be changed.

BBC One Unveils Key Art For Six-Part ‘War & Peace’ Adaptation

War & PeaceThe BBC has released the key art for their upcoming six episode War & Peace adaptation, which is set to air on BBC One in early 2016. Widely regarded as one of the greatest novels of all time, War & Peace follows five aristocratic families in 19th century Russia – a time when Alexander I was still Tsar and the French were invading Russian territory. The adaptation has been hailed as the BBC’s most ambitious project to date, without serious investment from the British public broadcaster.