Fresh off of a decent ratings performance across its first three weeks on-air, Fox has handed out a "full season" order to freshman drama series Lethal Weapon. The back order is for a further five episodes, bringing the total number of episodes ordered for season one to eighteen. 
Game Of Thrones star Rose Leslie has joined the cast of CBS All Access' untitled The Good Wife spin-off in a series regular role, TVWise has learned. Leslie, best known for playing Wildling Ygritte in the HBO fantasy series, will play Maia, Diane Lockhart’s goddaughter who joins her firm just after passing the bar, and is a key part of Diane’s plan for the future. 
Idris Elba's production company Green Door Pictures is teaming up with Tandem Productions and Save Ferris Entertainment to co-produce an hour-long drama series set in Africa titled Brazza, TVWise has learned. 
TNT is pulling the plug on Murder In The First. The network has opted not to pick up a fourth season of the crime drama series from Steven Bochco and Eric Lodal, TVWise has confirmed. 
Netflix is getting into business with Manolo Caro. The streaming giant is teaming up with the acclaimed filmmake for an as-yet thirteen episode untitled dark comedy series, TVWise has learned. 
AMC has renewed period drama Halt & Catch Fire fourth and final season. The pick-up, which is for a further ten episodes, comes shortly before the two-hour season three finale is set to air on the network. 
Fox is bringing back a major character for 24: Legacy. Carlos Bernard, who played CTU's Tony Almeida on the original 24 series, has signed on to reprise the role in the 12 episode spin-off series, it was announced today at New York Comic Con. 
Irish actor Killian Scott (Love/Hate, Ripper Street) has been set as the lead in Damnation, USA Network's hour-long drama pilot from Longmire scribe Tony Tost. He will play lead character Seth Davenport. He succeeds Rectify star Aden Young who was originally cast as the lead, but departed at the end of last month due to "creative differences".