Sky Atlantic’s ‘Tin Star’ Adds Christopher Heyerdahl

Christopher HeyerdahlSky Atlantic is adding to the cast of western drama Tin Star. Canadian actor Christopher Heyerdahl has boarded the ten-part drama series in a supporting role opposite Tim Roth and Christina Hendricks, TVWise has learned. He will play Louis Gagnon, who forms an uneasy alliance with the oil company's corporate liaison Mrs Bradshaw (Hendricks), and together they are suspected of having hired the assassins to thwart Jim's (Roth) discovery of a shocking cover-up Read More

Scripps Hires A+E’s Kasia Jablonska For Affiliate Sales Role

Kasia JablonskaScripps Networks Interactive has hired A+E Networks' Kasia Jablonska to serve as their Vice-President of Affiliate Sales for EMEA. Based out of the company's London office, she will be responsible for managing the distribution of Scripps' lifestyle channel portfolio, developing new business opportunities and driving annual and long-term company revenue growth. Read More

Kim Cattrall, Toby Jones, Andrea Riseborough & More Cast In BBC One’s ‘The Witness For The Prosecution’

BBC One has set the cast for The Witness For The Prosecution. Kim Cattrall (Sex And The City) Toby Jones (Wayward Pines), Andrea Riseborough (Bloodline), David Haig (Yes, Prime Minister), Billy Howle (Cider With Rosie) and Monica Dolan (The Casual Vacancy) have all been cast in the two-part Agatha Christie Adaptation, TVWise has learned. Read More

Netflix Picks Up UK Rights To ‘The Vampire Diaries’ Spin-Off ‘The Originals’

The Originals S2The Originals has found a new UK home. Mere months after TVWise revealed that Syfy UK had dropped the Vampire Diaries spin-off, Netflix UK has swooped in a secured the UK rights to the series in a deal with international distributor Warner Bros. International Television Distribution. The show's first three seasons are now available to stream for Netflix UK subscribers. Read More