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Fox’s ‘Rosewood’ Gets Order For Three Additional Scripts
Fox has ordered three additional scripts for Wednesday night procedural Rosewood, which has turned out to be a surprise hit for the network. Despite receiving only a fraction of the marketing budget and ad buy that went to "more marketable" shows like the certain-to-be-cancelled Minority Report, Rosewood has been pulling in strong ratings in its time-slot, thanks in large part to ins lead-in, ratings juggernaut Empire. AMC Renews ‘Halt & Catch Fire’ For Third Season With New Showrunners In Place
AMC has renewed their 1980s tech drama Halt & Catch Fire for a third season, TVWise has learned. 10 episodes have been ordered for the show's third season, which is expected to debut in 2016. FX’s ‘Tyrant’ Renewed For Third Season
FX has handed out a 10 episode third season renewal to their geo-political thriller series Tyrant, from Howard Gordon, Fox 21 Television Studios and FX Productions. UKTV To Roll Out ‘Code Black’ Promo Across Network In Major Advertising Push
Watch's latest high-profile U.S. drama acquisition is getting a major advertising push. Parent company UKTV is to roll out a promo for the Marica Gay Harden fronted medical drama Code Black across all ten of their channels and on-demand platform UKTV Play, TVWise has learned. Vimeo Unveils First Slate Of Originals, Including ‘The Outs’ Season 2 & Short Film ‘Darby Forever’
Vimeo is officially moving into original programming. After testing the waters with a number of projects over the past couple of years, the video-on-demand platform is upping their level of investment and has unveiled their first ever slate of original programming. Said slate includes three programmes: the second season of The Outs; Darby Forever, a short film from Saturday Night Live alum Aidy Bryant; and Bianca Del Rio’s Rolodex of Hate Comedy Special: Live from Austin. NBC’s ‘Chicago Med’ Adds ‘Alias’ Star Carl Lumbly In Recurring Role
Alias star Carl Lumbly is checking into Chicago Med. The veteran character actor, who played Sydney Bristow's (Jennifer Garner) partner Marcus Dixon on all five seasons of Alias, has landed a recurring role on the Chicago Fire spin-off, TVWise has learned. He will play Bert Goodwin, the husband of Gaffney Chicago Medical Center administrator Sharon (S. Epatha Merkerson). A&E Inks Deal With Endemol Shine International For U.S. Rights To ‘The Frankenstein Chronicles’
A&E has secured the U.S. broadcast rights to ITV's upcoming Sean Bean fronted drama series The Frankenstein Chronicles after striking a deal with international distributor Endemol Shine International, TVWise has learned.