Showtime Picks Up Wall Street Comedy ‘Black Monday’ To Series
After piloting the project (under its former titled Ball Street), Showtime has picked up 1980s Wall Street comedy Black Monday - starring Don Cheadle, Andrew Rannells and Regina Hall - to series with a ten episode order. Owing to the fact that Black Monday is set up as a co-pro with Sony Pictures Television, it is not immediately clear if it will be covered by Showtime's output deal with Sky or if SPT will be distributing it in the UK. 
Sky has secured the first window rights to CBS' new drama series Seal Team and Instinct after striking a deal with international distributor CBS Studios International. SEAL Team will air on Sky One, while Instinct will air on Sky Living. Both series are expected to premiere on this side of the pond in 2018. 
EXCLUSIVE: ITV2 is letting go of two high-profile U.S. acquisitions. The youth-skewing digi-net has opted not to renew their licensing agreements for the Allison Janney/Anna Farris comedy series Mom and the Elyes Gabel fronted drama Scorpion, TVWise can reveal. 
And just a month after the LA Screenings, we have our first deal for a new show from the upcoming 2017-2018 broadcast season. Netflix UK, as part of a wider deal agreed by the streaming service's global acquisitions team in LA and CBS Studios International, has secured the exclusive UK rights to The CW's Dynasty reboot series, which is set to premiere state-side in October. 
EXCLUSIVE: Jane Villanueva is looking for a new home. TVWise can exclusively reveal that E4 has opted not to extend their licensing agreement with CBS Studios International and has now dropped The CW's hour-long comedy series Jane The Virgin, after airing the show's first two seasons. 
Bull is heading to free-to-air. Channel 5 has secured the FTA rights to the CBS series, which was recently renewed for a second season, for their digi-net 5USA after striking a deal with international distributor CBS Studios International, TVWise has learned.