Fox Renews ‘Sleepy Hollow’ For Second Season
And the first renewal for the 2014-2015 season goes to….. Sleepy Hollow. Fox has renewed the freshman drama – which is one of the few breakout hits of this fall – for a 13 episode second season.
Channel 5 Acquires UK Rights To Canadian Drama Series ‘Played’
Channel 5 has closed a deal with Muse Distribution International to acquire the exclusive first run UK broadcast rights to the Canadian drama series Played, which premieres tonight on CTV in Canada.
USA Network Renews ‘Covert Affairs’ For Fifth Season
USA Network has renewed their hit drama series Covert Affairs for a 16 episode fifth season, which is set to air next Summer.
Sky1 Sets UK Premiere Date For ‘Revolution’ Season 2
The second season of NBC’s drama series Revolution will receive its UK premiere on Sky1 on Sunday October 20th at 10pm. The premiere episode will also debut on-demand (ahead of its broadcast premiere) on October 19th.
Channel 5 Picks Up UK Rights To ‘Wentworth Prison’ Season 2
Following strong ratings for the show’s first season, Channel 5 has sealed a deal with FremantleMedia International to acquire the exclusive first run UK broadcast rights to the upcoming second season of Wentworth Prison (known simply as Wentworth in its native Australia), which was ordered by Foxtel’s SoHo channel earlier this year.
UKTV’s Watch Channel Acquires UK Rights To NBC’s ‘Believe’
UKTV has closed a deal with Warner Bros. International Television Distribution to acquire the exclusive first run UK broadcast right to NBC’s upcoming drama series Believe for its Watch channel. The series, which hails from prolific producer J.J. Abrams, is expected to premiere on Watch in early 2014 alongside the new seasons of Grimm and Beauty And The Beast.
‘Wilfred’ Renewed For Fourth & Final Season, Series Moving To FXX
FX Networks’ comedy series Wilfred has been renewed for a fourth and final season of 10 episodes. As part of the renewal, the series, which has aired its past three seasons on FX, will move to sister network FXX which launched earlier this year and is home to such scripted series as The League, Legit and It’s Always Sunny In Philadelphia.
ABC Picks Up U.S. Rights To ‘Motive’ Season 2
ABC has renewed its licensing deal and picked up the US broadcast rights to the second season of Canadian drama series Motive. The show’s second season is slated to premiere on ABC next Summer.