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Amazon Renews ‘Mozart In The Jungle’ For Second Season

By Patrick Munn | February 18, 2015 - 2:03 pm | No Comments

Amazon Studios is going two-for-two with their recent comedy launches. After handing out a second season to the award winning Jeffrey Tambor fronted Transparent, the streaming arm of the e-commerce giant has renewed fellow comedy series Mozart In The Jungle for a 10 episode second season, which will premiere on Amazon Prime Instant Video in the US, the UK and Germany in early 2016.

‘The Man In The High Castle’, ‘Mad Dogs’ & More Picked Up To Series At Amazon Studios

By Patrick Munn | February 18, 2015 - 2:00 pm | No Comments

Amazon Studios has handed out series orders to Frank Spotnitz’s The Man In The High Castle, the US adaptation of Sky1’s Mad Dogs from Shawn Ryan and Cris Cole, documentary The New Yorker Presents…, and Kids projects Just Add Magic and The Stinky & Dirty Show.

Whoopi Goldberg Set As Co-Lead In ABC Comedy Pilot ‘Delores & Jermaine’

By Patrick Munn | February 18, 2015 - 10:01 am | No Comments

The View moderator Whoopi Goldberg has signed on to co-star opposite Jermaine Fowler in 'Delores & Jermaine', ABC's half-hour multi-camera comedy pilot from Fowler, Danny Chun and ABC's sister studio ABC Studios, TVWise has learned.

Jaimie Alexander To Topline Greg Berlanti’s NBC Pilot ‘Blindspot’

By Patrick Munn | February 18, 2015 - 10:00 am | No Comments

Thor alum Jaimie Alexander has been tapped to play the lead in Blindspot, NBC's thriller pilot from Warner Bros. Television and Arrow & The Flash executive producer Greg Berlanti, TVWise has learned.

‘Ground Floor’ Alum Skylar Astin To Star In ABC’s NBA Comedy Pilot From Dan Fogelman

By Patrick Munn | February 18, 2015 - 9:58 am | No Comments

Skylar Astin, who starred on both season of the recently cancelled TBS series Ground Floor, has been cast as one of the two leads in ABC's as-yet untitled NBA comedy from Galavant and The Neighbors creator Dan Fogelman, TVWise has learned.

Marcia Gay Harden To Co-Star In CBS Medical Pilot ‘Code Black’

By Patrick Munn | February 17, 2015 - 9:06 pm | No Comments

Fifty Shades Of Grey Alum Marcia Gay Harden has been tapped for a co-starring role in Code Black, CBS' hour-long medical drama pilot from Intelligence creator Michael Seitzman.

Sony Entertainment Television Takes Exclusive UK Rights To Syfy’s ‘Ghost Hunters’, Sets March Premiere

By Patrick Munn | February 17, 2015 - 6:41 pm | 1 Comment

Sony Entertainment Television has acquired the exclusive first run UK broadcast rights to the ninth season of Syfy's unscripted hit Ghost Hunters after striking a deal with international distributor Alfred Haber Distribution, TVWise has learned.

Netflix Takes Global Rights To Jamie Dornan Fronted Pat Quinlan Feature Film ‘Jadotville’

By Patrick Munn | February 16, 2015 - 2:31 pm | No Comments

Netflix has acquired global rights to Jadotville, which is being toplined by The Fall and Fifty Shades Of Grey star Jamie Dornan, after agreeing a deal for the Pat Quinlan feature film at the Berlin Film Festival.