BBC Studios is producing The Canterville Ghost, a four-episode limited series adaptation of the Oscar Wilde short story that was commissioned by US broadcaster BYUtv. At present there is no UK broadcaster is attached to the project. Anthony Head (Buffy The Vampire Slayer) is set to star as Sir Simon de Canterville. 
Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje (The Fix), Jamie Ward (Tyrant), Kobna Holdbrook-Smith (Motherland), Simon Harrison (Endeavour) and Amber Fitzgerald-Woolfe have joined the cast of BBC One's His Dark Materials for its third and final season. 
Michelle De Swarte (The Duchess) has been set as the lead in The Baby, the eight episode Sky Atlantic/HBO co-production that hails from Siân Robins-Grace and Lucy Gaymer. Amira Ghazalla and Amber Grappy have also been cast in the series. 
BritBox has commissioned their first global original series. The streaming service's UK and North American divisions have co-commissioned Murder In Provence, a three episode mystery series based on the books by M.L. Longworth. The Thick Of It and Endeavour alum Roger Allam is attached to star. 
Amazon has handed out a pilot order to Shelter, an adaptation of Harlan Coben's Mickey Bolitar novel trilogy that hails from MGM International Television Production. “I can’t wait to work on this adaptation of my young-adult novels with the talented people at Amazon and MGM International TV Productions,” said Harlan Coben, who serves as an executive producer on the project alongside Erik Barmack and showunner Ed Decter. 
Channel 5 and Acorn TV have ordered Dalgliesh, a new adaptation of the stories by P.D. James. Six episodes have been commissioned for the show's first season, which is expected to air in 2021. Bertie Carvel (The Pale Horse, Doctor Foster) is attached to star in the title role.