Exactly a week after snapping up WWII Air Crash Investigators and Inquisition, UKTV has reached a deal with 3DD Productions to acquire the upcoming series Raiders of the Lost Art for specialist factual channel Yesterday. The six part series is set to premiere on Yesterday in Q3 2014.
Fox has released a new trailer for their upcoming 12 episode limited event series 24: Live Another Day.
BBC Two has cancelled the Jason Cook fronted comedy Hebburn after airing two seasons of the series and a Christmas Special.
Following on from their recent push into original drama with the likes of Copper, Orphan Black and the upcoming Intruders, BBC America is now turning their attention to comedy.
History has renewed its first original scripted series Vikings for a third season. The period drama has received an order for a further 10 episodes.
EXCLUSIVE: After his recent turn as King George in BBC Two’s three-part drama 37 Days, Irish actor Patrick Fitzsymons has joined the cast of fellow BBC Two drama The Fall for its upcoming six episode second season, TVWise has learned. Representatives of the BBC declined to confirm or comment on this report.
ITV has unveiled the cast for their new six part series Grantchester, which is based on the James Runcie novel Sidney Chambers and the Shadow of Death. Production on the six part series begins this month in London, Cambridge & Grantchester and will continue through June 2014.
National Geographic Channels International (NGCI) has given the greenlight to Nazi War Diggers, a four part factual series which explores battlefields from the Eastern Front of the Second World War. The series is set to roll out across National Geographic’s European channels next month and will premiere on National Geographic UK on Tuesday May 13th.