The CW is adding to the cast of Arrow. Veteran character actor Neil McDonough has boarded the DC Comics drama as a regular, TVWise has learned. He will play well known villain Damien Darhk in the show's fourth season, which is set to premiere on The CW on Wednesday October 7th. 
HBO has released the first trailer for their upcoming six-hour miniseries Show Me A Hero, which hails from The Wire creator David Simon and is set to premiere on Sunday August 16th at 9/8c. 
After months of negotiations, Gérard Depardieu has officially signed on to play the lead in Marseille, Netflix's upcoming eight episode original series which is being hailed as a tale of power, corruption and redemption set against the rich backdrop of the French port city. 
HBO has renewed their Dwayne Johnson comedy vehicle Ballers for a ten episode second season, only three episodes into the show's first season. The network has not yet decided on the fates of either True Detective or The Brink. 
At the Sherlock panel at San Diego Comic Con, the BBC and co-producer PBS released a new image and the first trailer for the upcoming Victorian era special, which is expected to debut on BBC One this Christmas and on PBS in the U.S. in 2016. 
Acorn TV – the North American streaming service owned and operated by RLJ Entertainment – has secured the exclusive U.S. streaming rights to Partners In Crime, BBC One's upcoming Agatha Christie series starring David Walliams (Little Britain) and Jessica Raine (Call The Midwife). 
The feature film reboot craze is continuing into the 2016-2017 development cycle. Fox has handed out a pilot order to Urban Cowboy, an hour-long drama based on the 1980s John Travolta feature film of the same name. 
The Americans and The Millers star Margo Martindale has joined the cast of The Good Wife in a recurring role for its upcoming seventh season. She will play Willa Eastman, a top campaign operative responsible for past successes by underdog presidential candidates in Iowa who hides her intelligence and cunning