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Henry Lloyd-Hughes, Thalissa Teixeira & Lucy Hale To Star In Alibi’s ‘Ragdoll’

By Patrick Munn | April 20, 2021 - 11:30 am | No Comments

Henry Lloyd-Hughes (The Irregulars, Killing Eve), Thalissa Teixeira (Too Close, Trigonometry) and Lucy Hale (The Hating Game, Pretty Little Liars) have been set as the leads in Ragdoll, AMC and Alibi's six episode drama series that is based on the novel by Daniel Cole.

Gemma Whelan To Star In ITV’s ‘The Tower’

By Patrick Munn | April 20, 2021 - 11:29 am | No Comments

Gemma Whelan (Game Of Thrones) has been tapped to star in ITV's The Tower, which is based on former Metropolitan Police officer Kate London's novel Post Mortem. She will play lead character Detective Sergeant Sarah Collins.

Colin Morgan Join Alibi’s ‘We Hunt Together’ For Second Season

By Patrick Munn | April 20, 2021 - 11:28 am | No Comments

Colin Morgan (Merlin, The Fall) has joined the cast of Alibi's original drama series We Hunt Together for the show's second season. He will play Liam, the ghost-writer penning Freddy's new book about her ordeal with Baba.

Star Acquires UK Rights To ‘Marvel’s M.O.D.O.K.’, Sets May Premiere

By Patrick Munn | April 20, 2021 - 11:25 am | No Comments

Disney+'s general entertainment brand Star has acquired the UK rights to Hulu's animated series Marvel's M.O.D.O.K. after striking a deal with sister company Disney Media Distribution. The show's first season will premiere on the streaming service on Friday May 21st.

Amazon Hands Out Pilot Order To Harlan Coben Mickey Bolitar Adaptation ‘Shelter’

By Patrick Munn | April 20, 2021 - 11:22 am | No Comments

Amazon has handed out a pilot order to Shelter, an adaptation of Harlan Coben's Mickey Bolitar novel trilogy that hails from MGM International Television Production. “I can’t wait to work on this adaptation of my young-adult novels with the talented people at Amazon and MGM International TV Productions,” said Harlan Coben, who serves as an executive producer on the project alongside Erik Barmack and showunner Ed Decter.

BBC One Eyes ‘Father Brown’ Spin-Off ‘The Sister Boniface Mysteries’

By Patrick Munn | April 19, 2021 - 10:57 am | No Comments

EXCLUSIVE: Sister Boniface will be making a return to BBC One after all. Sources tell TVWise that BBC One is finalising a deal to acquire the UK rights to Father Brown spin-off series The Sister Boniface Mysteries for their daytime schedule. Production on both Father Brown season 9 and The Sister Boniface Mysteries was impacted by the COVID pandemic, but I'm hearing both are now on track to premiere either later this year or in early 2022.

Amazon Prime Video UK Releases Trailer For ‘Star Trek: Lower Decks’ Season 2

By Patrick Munn | April 19, 2021 - 10:47 am | No Comments

Amazon Prime Video UK has released the trailer for the second season of Star Trek: Lower Decks, which is set to premiere later this year.

Davood Ghadami Joins BBC One’s ‘Holby City’

By Patrick Munn | April 19, 2021 - 10:40 am | No Comments

BBC One is adding to the cast of Holby City. Davood Ghadami (EastEnders) has joined the cast of the long-running medical drama. He will play Eli Ebrahimi, Holby City’s new Consultant Cardiothoracic Surgeon. He is a talented, if slightly idiosyncratic surgeon. Excitable, passionate and exploding with energy, Eli puts work above everything.