Sky is expanding their relationship with HBO. The satcaster has agreed a new pan-European output deal, which makes Sky Atlantic the exclusive home of HBO content in Germany, Austria and Italy through to 2020. Sky Atlantic in the UK & Ireland was already covered by the output deal extension agreed last year, which included a co-production element, and also runs until 2020. 
Arjay Smith is staying in the TNT family. The former Perception star has been tapped for a recurring role on the network's flagship drama Major Crimes, TVWise has confirmed. Smith, who co-starred on all three seasons of Perception as Max Lewicki, has been cast as Dennis Price, a confident young man who has created a good business for himself as the neighborhood drug dealer. 
NBC is adding to the cast of Chicago Med. The Americans and Public Morals alum Peter Mark Kendall has been tapped for a recurring role in the latest Chicago Fire spin-off, which is set to premiere on Tuesday November 17th at 9/8c. 
Fox is expanding their relationship with The Lego Movie's Phil Lord and Chris Miller. The network has handed out a series order to Son Of Zorn, a live-action/animated hybrid comedy which originally landed at Fox back in June with a pilot presentation order and hails from Lord and Miller, who also serve as executive producers on Sunday night comedy The Last Man On Earth. 
FX has renewed ratings hit anthology series American Horror Story for a sixth season, TVWise has learned. The network has ordered 13 episodes for the show's sixth season, which will premiere in Fall 2016. 
NBC is bringing back two of the three series from Dick Wolf's Chicago franchise for the 2016-2017 season. At a press event held in Chicago yesterday on the sets of the franchise, NBC topper Robert Greenblatt announced that the network had renewed both Chicago Fire and Chicago PD. Chicago Fire will be back for its fifth season, while Chicago PD will return for a fourth season. 
NBC has handed out a three-episode back order to sophomore series The Mysteries Of Laura, TVWise has learned. The show's second season will now consist of some 16 episodes.