Sky1 has renewed their Ross Kemp fronted factual series Extreme World for a sixth season, the satcaster announced today. The show's sixth season, which is set to premiere in 2017, will see Ross tackling topics such as migrant smuggling across borders, the deadly consequences of the war on drugs and the rise of violent extremism. Read More
How To Get Away With Murder has lost its UK broadcaster. Universal Channel has opted not to renew their licensing deal for the Viola Davis fronted serialised drama with international distributor Disney Media Distribution, TVWise has confirmed. Read More
Channel 5's digi-net 5Star has acquired the exclusive first run UK broadcast rights to Syfy's anthology series Channel Zero after striking a deal with international distributor NBCUniversal International Distribution, TVWise has learned. Read More
The Zombie apocalypse is far from over. AMC has renewed their flagship drama The Walking Dead for an eighth season, the network announced last night during a special two-hour retrospective. Read More
BBC Two has inked a new deal with Zodiak Rights to secure the UK broadcast rights to the ten episode second season of lavish Canal+ period drama Versailles, TVWise has learned. Additionally, Amazon Prime Video UK has secure SVOD rights to Versailles season two, and will make it available to subscribers shortly after the linear broadcast window on BBC Two. Read More
Suspects is the latest UK originated drama format to travel. German broadcaster RTL has commissioned a local adaptation of the format, which was originally devised by FremantleMedia UK’s Newman Street Managing Director Paul Marquess for Channel 5, TVWise has learned. Read More
After successfully reviving the series for a sixth season some thirteen years after it initially concluded its run, ITV has renewed Cold Feet for a seventh season, TVWise has learned. Eight episodes have been ordered for season seven, matching the size of the order for the sixth season revival. Original series creator Mike Bullen will once again be returning to pen the scripts for the new season, which is set to enter production in Manchester next March. Read More
NBC's time-travel drama Timeless has found a UK home. Channel 4's youth-skewing digi-channel E4 has secured the exclusive first run UK broadcast rights to the series after striking a deal with international distributor Sony Pictures Television, TVWise has learned. Read More