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Himesh Patel, Ewen Leslie, Erik Thomson, Benedict Hardie & Richard Te Are Join BBC Two’s ‘The Luminaries’

BBC Two has rounded out the cast of The Luminaries. Himesh Patel (The Aeronauts), Ewen Leslie (The Cry) Erik Thomson (The Code), Benedict Hardie (Hacksaw Ridge), Yoson An (Dead Lucky) and newcomer Richard Te Are have joined the cast of the Eleanor Catton adaptation. They join previously announced cast members Eve Hewson (Robin Hood), Eva Green (Penny Dreadful) and Marton Csokas (Into The Badlands).

Paramount Network Acquires UK Rights To Dylan McDermott Fronted Fox Comedy ‘LA To Vegas’

LA To Vegas is UK bound. Paramount Network has acquired the UK rights to the short-lived Fox comedy starring Dylan McDermott (American Horror Story) after striking a deal with international distributor Twentieth Century Fox Television Distribution. The series is eyed for January premiere on the channel.

StarzPlay Picks Up UK Rights To ‘Now Apocalypse’, Sets March Premiere

StarzPlay is bringing another Starz original series to the UK. The streaming service, which is available exclusively in the UK on Amazon Prime via Amazon Channels, has picked up the UK rights to comedy series Now Apocalypse and will launch it day-and-date with the U.S. on Sunday March 10th.

It’s Official: Taylor Lautner Exits BBC Three’s ‘Cuckoo’ Ahead Of Season 5

BBC Three's Cuckoo is changing leads once again. Taylor Lautner (Twilight) has exited the series ahead of its fifth season. He first joined the show for season two back in 2014, when original star Andy Samberg exited due to his commitment to the Fox-turned-NBC comedy Brooklyn Nine-Nine. Lautner's character Dale left Lichfield as the end of the show's fourth season after he and Rachel left to go travelling to Sierra Leone. Andie MacDowell has been set as the new lead for the series. She will play Ivy, the sister Ken never knew he had.