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History2 Sets Premiere Date For ‘Six’

Navy SEALs drama series Six will premiere on History2 (formerly known as H2) on Saturday May 4th at 9pm, it has been announced.

Netflix Renews ‘After Life’ For Second Season

Netflix has renewed their Ricky Gervais series After Life for a second season. The streaming service has ordered six episodes for the show's second season - matching the size of the order for the first season. Season two is expected to premiere in 2020. "I have never had a reaction like this before. It’s been insane", Gervais said. "And heartwarming. But now I have to make sure the second season is even better so I’ll probably have to work much harder than usual. Annoying really.”

Happy Films’ ‘Bookaboo’ Scores First International Format Sale

Happy Films has secured their first international format sale for pre-school kids series Bookaboo. The indie has sold the format rights to Russian children’s content production company StoryTime, who in turn secured a series order from Carousel and SVOD service START.

Tom Nash Joins The Ink Factory As Executive Producer

Tom Nash (Deep State) is joining indie The Ink Factory as Executive Producer. In the role, Nash will will help create and produce both theatrical films and scripted series. He will also oversee physical production on a number of titles across The Ink Factory’s slate.

Amazon Prime Video Sets UK Premiere Date For ‘Marvel’s Cloak & Dagger’ Season 2

The second season of Marvel's Cloak & Dagger will receive its UK premiere on Friday April 5th, it has been announced. New episodes will continue to be made available every Friday, less than 24 hours after they initially air on Freeform in the United States, through to the season finale in late May.