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‘Stranger Things’ Renewed For Second Season At Netflix
Netflix has renewed their breakout original series Stranger Things for a second season, the streaming service announced on Wednesday. Nine episodes have been ordered for season two, which is set in 1984 and will premiere globally in 2017. Comedy Central UK Picks Up Chris Ramsey Social Media Project To Series
After piloting the project last month, Comedy Central UK has handed out an 8 episode series order to non-scripted social media format Feeding Chris Ramsey. The show's first season is set to premiere in 2017. E! UK Acquires ‘The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon’
E! UK has taken the rights to the NBC late night talker The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon after striking a deal with sister company NBCUniversal International Distribution, TVWise has learned. The NBCU owned channel plans to fast-track the series and will air episodes within 24 hours of the US broadcast. The premiere is set for Tuesday November 15th at 10pm, with new episodes airing Tuesday through Saturday in the same time-slot. BBC Two Re-Teaming With Tom Rob Smith For Political Thriller ‘MotherFatherSon’
BBC Two is re-teaming with Child 44 author Tom Rob Smith, who created the channel's espionage drama London Spy, for eight episode political thriller series MotherFatherSon, TVWise has learned. ITV Renews ‘Marcella’ For Second Season
ITV has handed out a second season renewal to their Anna Friel fronted drama series Marcella, which hails from The Bridge creator Hans Rosenfeldt and Buccaneer Media. Eight episodes have been ordered for season two, which will air in 2017. Eleanor Catton To Adapt Her Novel ‘The Luminaries’ As TV Series For BBC Two
Eleanor Catton has signed on to adapt her Man Booker Prize winning novel The Luminaries as a television series for BBC Two, who have picked up the project with a six episode straight-to-series order, TVWise has learned. The drama series is set to be officially announced by BBC Two Channel Editor Patrick Holland during his Meet The Controller session at the Edinburgh International Television Festival on Friday. ITV Orders New Harry Hill Series ‘Alien Fun Capsule’
Harry Hill is returning to ITV. The commercial broadcaster has handed out a series order to Alien Fun Capsule, a new panel show fronted by Hill, it was announced today by ITV's Director of Television Kevin Lygo at the Edinburgh International TV Festival.