FX has handed out a third season renewal to vampire comedy What We Do In The Shadows. The show's second season is currently airing on the network on Wednesday nights. BBC Two has yet to set a UK premiere date. 
After the success of last year's A Christmas Carol, the BBC is re-teaming with FX and Steven Knight for another Dickens drama. BBC One and FX have ordered a six episode limited series adaptation of Great Expectations. 
Gemma Arterton (The King’s Man, The Escape) has been set as the lead in Black Narcissus, BBC One's three-part adaptation of Rumer Godden’s novel of the same name. Rounding out the cast is Alessandro Nivola, Aisling Franciosi, Dame Diana Rigg, Jim Broadbent, Gina McKee, Rosie Cavaliero, Patsy Ferran, Karen Bryson, Dipika Kunwar. 
Guy Pearce (Mary Queen of Scots) has been set as the lead in BBC One's Charles Dickens adaptation A Christmas Carol. The three-part adaptation, which hails from Peaky Blinders creator Steven Knight, was originally commissioned back in 2017 as one of a number of Dickens adaptions from Knight. FX has since boarded as the US partner and will are A Christmas Carol state-side. 
FX is adding to the cast of American Crime Story. Ricky Martin has boarded the anthology drama series from Ryan Murphy for its third season, subtitled Versace, TVWise has learned. He will play Antonio D'Amico, the longtime partner of murdered fashion designer Gianni Versace. 
It's the end of the road for the Al-Fayeed administration. FX has announced that their geo-political thriller series Tyrant is coming to an end with its current third season. The season three finale, which is set to air tonight on the cable network, will now serve as the series finale.