Syfy Renews ‘Van Helsing’ For Second Season
Delroy Lindo Joins ‘The Good Wife’ Spin-Off As Series Regular
Delroy Lindo (The Chicago Code, Believe) has been tapped for a series regular role in CBS All Access untitled The Good Wife spin-off, TVWise has learned. Lindo will play Robert Boseman, an attorney who starts poaching Diane Lockhart’s associates and clients when she gets into financial trouble, and threatens her ability to stay in business. He joins Christine Baranski, Cush Jumbo, Sarah Steele and Rose Leslie in the main cast. Read More
Sid Gentle Films Developing ‘The Cazalet Chronicles’ Adaptation
The Cazalet Chronicles is heading to the small screen. Sid Gentle Films Ltd - the indie behind ITV's The Durrells and BBC One's upcoming SS-GB - is developing a TV series based on the series of novels by Elizabeth Jane Howard after acquiring the rights to all five books, TVWise has learned. Read More
Dancing Ledge Productions Acquires TV Rights To Alistair Maclean Novels, Tony Marchant To Adapt San Andreas
Dancing Ledge Productions has inked a deal with HarperCollins to acquire the TV rights to Alistar Maclean's series of novels, TVWise has learned. The first novel being adapted under this deal is San Andreas, a thriller set on board a torpedoed WW2 hospital ship as it attempts to make its way back across the North Atlantic to Scotland while a saboteur picks off members of the crew. The Secret Agent scribe Tony Marchant is attached to pen the script. Read More
UKTV’s Dave Channel Renews ‘Crackanory’ For Fourth Season
‘Lethal Weapon’ Gets Full Season Order At Fox
Fresh off of a decent ratings performance across its first three weeks on-air, Fox has handed out a "full season" order to freshman drama series Lethal Weapon. The back order is for a further five episodes, bringing the total number of episodes ordered for season one to eighteen. Read More
ITV Picks Up Four New Dramas From ‘Doctor Foster’s Mike Bartlett, Kay Mellor & More
ITV is expanding their drama slate. The commercial broadcaster has given the green-light to four new drama series, which hails from such auspices as Doctor Foster creator Mike Bartlett, The Syndicate and In The Club scribe Kay Mellor, husband and wife team Paul Rutman and Natasha Narayan, and newcomers Mark Denton & Jonny Stockwood. Read More
CBS All Access’ ‘The Good Wife’ Spin-Off Adds ‘Game Of Thrones’ Star Rose Leslie
Game Of Thrones star Rose Leslie has joined the cast of CBS All Access' untitled The Good Wife spin-off in a series regular role, TVWise has learned. Leslie, best known for playing Wildling Ygritte in the HBO fantasy series, will play Maia, Diane Lockhart’s goddaughter who joins her firm just after passing the bar, and is a key part of Diane’s plan for the future. Read More