Timothy Simons (Veep) and Ron Cephas Jones (This Is Us) have joined the cast of Looking For Alaska, Hulu's eight episode adaptation of John Green's 2005 debut novel of the same name. 
EXCLUSIVE: Netflix is finalising an early deal with international distributor Paramount Television for exclusive SVOD rights to the upcoming TNT drama series The Alienist, TVWise has learned exclusively. The show is expected to premiere on TNT and Netflix UK later this year. 
Continuing their recent acquisitions spree, Netflix UK has landed the exclusive UK broadcast rights to USA Network's ten episode Shooter reboot after agreeing a deal with international distributor Paramount Television, TVWise has learned. The series will premiere on Netflix UK in November, shortly after its premiere on USA Network in the United States. 
EA's Battlefield video game series is getting the TV treatment. Paramount Television is teaming up with Electronic Arts to develop the franchise as a potential television series, TVWise has learned. The rights to Battlefield were optioned by Paramount TV and Anonymous Content in a deal with both Dice and Electronic Arts, which was negotiated by Hollywood tenpercentery UTA. There is no writer attached as yet, though Anonymous Content’s Michael Sugar and Ashley Zalta will serve as executive producers. Once Paramount has locked in a scribe, the project will be shopped to the networks. 
Galaxy Quest: The Series? Paramount Television are reportedly developing a TV series based on the hit 1999 comedy film starring Tim Allen, Sigourney Weaver, Alan Rickman and Tony Shalhoub, which was produced as something of a parody of the Star Trek feature film franchise.