BBC One has out a series order to SAS: Rogue Heroes, a six episode drama exploring how the world’s most renowned and ruthless Special Forces unit, the SAS, came to exist. Peaky Blinders creator Steven Knight is penning the series, which is based on the book of the same name by Ben Macintyre. 
Channel 4 has ordered The World According To Paul Dacre, a three-part series exploring the twenty-six year tenure of Dacre as Editor of the Daily Mail. It is being produced by Rogan Productions. The producers forged a relationship with Dacre when working on the 2018 documentary Stephen: The Murder That Changed A Nation. In this three-parter Dacre will share his unique insights into the events and the people who defined the front page of his newspaper. 
BBC One has ordered Mimi And The Mountain Dragon, a twenty-five minute 2D animated adaptation of Sir Michael Morpurgo’s children’s book. The one-off will air this Christmas and was commissioned as part of BBC One's season on literature. 
DRG has lined up a slew of international deal for food series My Swedish Kitchen. The international distributor has struck deals for the Rachel Khoo fronted series with NHK in Japan, RTL in Germany, AMC in Central and Eastern Europe, SBS in Australia, Choice TV in New Zealand, CBC in Canada, and with BBC Studios for its pan-Asia footprint. 
BBC Two has acquired crime drama Vienna Blood after striking a deal with international distributor Red Arrow Studios International. The series is set to premiere on BBC Two later this year. 
The eighth season of Shameless will receive its UK premiere on Netflix UK on Sunday September 1st, it has been announced. Season eight finds the Gallaghers on an upswing – Frank comes out of a drug-induced haze and decides it’s finally time to be a contributing member of society, while Fiona faces hard decisions when she discovers her success as a landlord may mean someone else’s misfortune. 
The Who Wants To Be A Millionaire cheating scandal is getting the drama treatment. ITV has ordered Quiz, a three-part drama exploring how Charles and Diana Ingram attempted an ‘audacious heist’ on the quiz show. AMC is co-producing for the US market. 