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A&E, History & Lifetime Take U.S. Rights To BBC One’s ‘War & Peace’

A&E, History and Lifetime have taken the U.S. broadcast rights to BBC One's upcoming adaptation of the Tolstoy classic War & Peace - starring, amongst others, Jim Broadbent, Gillian Anderson and Rebecca Front - after reaching a deal with the series' North American distributor The Weinstein Company.

FOX Sets UK Premiere Date For ‘Falling Skies’ Season 5

Falling SkiesThe fifth and final season of sci-fi series Falling Skies will receive its UK premiere on FOX UK on Tuesday June 30th at 9pm, less than 48 hours behind the US premiere on TNT, it has been announced.

‘Roots’ Remake Gets Greenlight At A&E, History & Lifetime

RootsA&E, History and Lifetime have given the green-light to a remake of the iconic 1970s miniseries Roots, which has original star LeVar Burton on-board as a co-executive producer. The mini will be simulcast across all three networks in 2016.

Angela Bassett Joins ‘American Horror Story: Hotel’

Angela BassettFX has locked down another AHS veteran for American Horror Story: Hotel. Angela Bassett, who previously appeared in both AHS: Coven and AHS: Freak Show, has signed on to star in the show's 13 episode fifth season, which enters production later this Summer in LA for an October premiere.

Channel 4’s ‘No Offence’ Heading To Australia & Denmark

No OffenceAfter launching the series at MIPTV, FremantleMedia International has lined up the first international sales for Paul Abbott's cop dramedy No Offence, which launches on Channel 4 in early May. FMI has lined up deals for the eight episode series starring Joanna Scanlan and Elaine Cassidy with Australian public broadcaster ABC TV and Danish broadcaster DR, who will launch the series in their respective territories later this year.

BBC Four Acquires Icelandic Drama ‘Trapped’

BBC FourBBC Four is adding another foreign language drama to their Saturday night line up. The channel has pre-brought the first run UK broadcast rights to Icelandic drama trapped after striking a deal with international distributor Dynamic Television.

Syfy’s ‘Helix’ Cancelled After Two Seasons

HelixSyfy has cancelled their CDC drama series Helix after airing two seasons of the series starring The Killing's Billy Campbell. The cancellation comes nearly three weeks after the season two finale aired on Syfy and after the show suffered a significant ratings drop in its most recent run.