CBS Sets Official Title For ‘Star Trek’ Series, Releases First Look At New Ship

CBS has set an official title for their upcoming Star Trek TV series. The new 13 episode series, from showrunner Bryan Fuller and CBS Television Studios, will be titled Star Trek: Discovery, it was announced yesterday at San Diego Comic Con during the Star Trek 50th Anniversary Panel. Beyond revealing the title, CBS has also released a first look image of the new ship, as well as a short teaser trailer showing the 'test flight' of the USS Discovery. Read More

Syfy Renews ‘Wynonna Earp’ For Second Season

Wynonna EarpSyfy has handed out a second season renewal to Wynonna Earp, their hour-long original drama series from IDW Publishing and Seven24 Films, TVWise has learned. 10 episodes have been ordered for the show's second season, which is set to premiere in 2017. Read More

Charlie DePew Joins Freeform’s ‘Famous In Love’ In Recasting

Charlie DePewCharlie DePew (The Amazing Spiderman) has joined the cast of Freeform's upcoming one-hour soap Famous In Love as a series regular, TVWise has learned. He will play Jake, a down-to-earth guy from the Midwest with an edge who aspires to be a screenwriter/indie filmmaker. Charlie DePew replaces Finding Carter star Jesse Henderson, who starred in the pilot episode, but has since departed the production after the role was re-envisioned. Read More

First Look: Jack Whitehall In BBC Two’s ‘Decline And Fall’

Jack Whitehall - Decline And FallBBC Two has released the first teaser image from their upcoming three-part comedy series Decline And Fall. The image in question shows Jack Whitehall in costume as lead character Paul Pennyfeather. “I am extremely pleased to be a part of this amazing adaptation by James Wood”, Whitehall said in a statement. “I’ve been a fan of this book since I read it as a teenager and I just hope that I can do it justice.” Read More

Channel 5 Scraps 24 Hour Time-Shift Service For My5 FTA Channel

My5Channel 5 is set to scrap their 24 hour time-shift service (Channel 5+24) and will launch My5, the brand of company's on-demand service, as a linear free-to-air channel in its place. As a free-to-air channel, My5 will serve as a supplement to Channel 5's on-demand service of the same name and will take content from the VOD portal, which houses content from Channel 5's portfolio of channels (Channel 5, 5Star, 5USA and Spike UK). Read More