Critical has flat lined. Sky1 has cancelled the Lennie James fronted medical drama after airing one 13 episode season, TVWise has confirmed. The series, which hailed from Line Of Duty creator Jed Mercurio, wrapped its run on Tuesday May 19th. Read More
ABC Family has renewed Stitchers, their first procedural drama series, for a second season, the network announced on Tuesday. The exact size of the order for the show's second season has not been determined, though it is expected to be at least 10 episodes. Read More
In what will be his first major TV role since Six Feet Under, Richard Jenkins has joined the cast of Berlin Station, the 10 episode contemporary espionage crime drama from Paramount TV which is set up at premium streaming service Epix. Jenkins will play Steven Frost, a veteran of the Cold War who serves as the CIA’s Chief of the Berlin Station. Read More
Madeline Albright, who served as the first female US Secretary of State during President Clinton's second term in office from 1997-2001, has been tapped for a guest starring role on the second season of CBS' State Department drama Madam Secretary. The former SecState will play herself in an episode, which is set to air this Fall on CBS. In the episode Albright advises Secretary of State Elizabeth McCord (Téa Leoni) on how to navigate a sticky situation with National Security Advisor Craig Sterling (Julian Acosta), that is threatening to fracture her relationship with President Conrad Dalton (Keith Carradine). Read More
Parenthood star Peter Krause has been set at the male lead in The Catch, ABC's upcoming Mireille Enos fronted drama series from ABC Studios, Shonda Rhimes and her production company Shondaland. He will play Kieran Booth, a successful, longtime con man who lives the good life with other people's money. But has he met his match with his latest mark, Alice? Krause replaces Damon Dayoub, who played the role in the pilot. Read More
The adventures of Hugless Douglas are heading to television. Kindle Entertainment has optioned the TV rights to the popular character after agreeing a deal with Hodder Children's Books, TVWise has learned. The indie plans to develop a 52 episode animated series based on Hugless Douglas with a target audience of boys and girls aged 5-6. Read More
Britain's Next Top Model is making a comeback. Some two years after Sky Living cancelled the series, Lifetime UK has commissioned Thumbs Up Productions to produce a new version of the series, after they secured the format rights in a deal with CBS Studios International. Lifetime UK has ordered ten episodes for the debut season of the new format, which does not include Ireland in that title due to licensing restrictions. Production will get underway this September in the UK and abroad for a 2016 premiere. Read More