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ITV Sets Premiere Date For ‘Victoria’

Victoria - Jenna ColemanITV's eight episode royal drama Victoria will premiere on Sunday August 28th at 9pm, it has been announced.

Food Network Renews ‘Paul Hollywood City Bakes’ For Second Season

Paul Hollywood City BakesAfter smashing ratings records, Paul Hollywood City Bakes has been picked up for a second season by Food Network. The Scripps owned channel has ordered ten episodes for season two, with the format being extended from 30 minutes to 60 minutes.

Anna Paquin Joins Netflix’s ‘Alias Grace’ Miniseries

Anna PaquinTrue Blood star Anna Paquin has signed on for a co-starring role opposite Sarah Gadon in Alias Grace, the six episode miniseries adaptation of Margaret Atwood’s novel which is set up as a co-production between Netflix and Canadian public broadcaster CBC. She will play Nancy Montgomery, who is Kinnear’s housekeeper and lover, and while she initially befriends Grace, she begins to resent Grace and becomes increasingly jealous of Kinnear’s affection for her. Nancy eventually fires Grace in a fit of rage and is later found brutally murdered.

Amanda Redman & Amrita Acharia Set As Leads In ITV’s Medical Drama ‘The Good Karma Hospital’

Amanda RedmanAmanda Redman (New Tricks) and Amrita Acharia (Game Of Thrones) have been set as the leads in The Good Karma Hospital, ITV's six-part medical drama from Mr Selfridge scribe Dan Sefton and independent production company Tiger Aspect Productions. The series is set in a coastal town in tropical South India and follows a team of British and Indian medics as they cope with work, life and love at the “Good Karma”.

Gail Pinkerton Joins Possessed As Head Of Production

Gail PinkertonGail Pinkerton has joined ITV Studios' entertainment label Possessed as their new Head of Production. She takes up post this month and will be responsible for overseeing the company's slate of productions. She will report to Possessed Managing Director Glenn Hugill.

Sky Atlantic’s ‘Tin Star’ Adds Christopher Heyerdahl

Christopher HeyerdahlSky Atlantic is adding to the cast of western drama Tin Star. Canadian actor Christopher Heyerdahl has boarded the ten-part drama series in a supporting role opposite Tim Roth and Christina Hendricks, TVWise has learned. He will play Louis Gagnon, who forms an uneasy alliance with the oil company's corporate liaison Mrs Bradshaw (Hendricks), and together they are suspected of having hired the assassins to thwart Jim's (Roth) discovery of a shocking cover-up