StarzPlay – the Starz owned streaming service that is now available on both Amazon Prime Video Channels and Virgin Media – has picked up the UK rights to Hulu's true-crime anthology drama The Act after striking a deal with NBCUniversal International Distribution. The series will premiere on Friday June 14th. Read More
Netflix UK has released the trailer for the third season of Designated Survivor, which is set to premiere on Friday June 7th. The show’s third season, which runs ten episodes, follows Kirkman as he mounts a presidential campaign, seeking to be elected President of the United States in his own right. Read More
Hannibal is getting another UK home. Channel 5 has acquired the former NBC drama for their digi-net 5USA. Gaumont International Television handles global sales. The show's first season will premiere on 5USA later this month. Read More
ABC has renewed their hit comedy series Black-ish for a sixth season. Additionally, the network has handed out an early series order to Mixed-ish, a spin-off series about Rainbow Johnson’s experience growing up in a mixed-race family in the ‘80s. This marks the second spin-off for Black-ish following Freeform's Grown-ish. Read More
The Gilded Age is on the move. Downton Abbey creator Julian Fellowes' long-gestating period drama has landed at HBO with a ten episode series order, the premium cable network announced on Thursday. The project had been in the works at NBC since as far back as 2012 and ultimately earned a series order in early 2018 at the peacock, which was then under the reins of Bob Greenblatt. Notably, the show's move to HBO mirrors Greenblatt's recent move from NBC to HBO parent WarnerMedia. Read More
YouTube Premium has handed out a third season renewal to their The Karate Kid follow-up series Cobra Kai. The renewal comes a little over a week after the second season was released. Season three is expected to premiere in 2020. Cobra Kai picks up thirty years after The Karate Kid and follows a down-and-out Johnny Lawrence as he seeks redemption by reopening the infamous Cobra Kai karate dojo, reigniting his rivalry with a now successful Daniel LaRusso, who has been struggling to maintain balance in his life without the guidance of his mentor, Mr. Miyagi. Read More
StarzPlay has released the trailer and key art for the second season of Vida, which is set to premiere on Thursday May 23rd. In the show’s expanded ten episode second season, Lyn and Emma begin the monumental task of rebuilding their mother’s business while navigating financial constraints, competing developers, and the growing anti-gentrification movement. Lyn and Emma must contemplate the relationships in their lives, including their own, and are forced to dig deep to unearth what their mother’s legacy means to them. Read More