BBC One has ordered The Following Events Are Based On A Pack Of Lies, a six episode con-artist thriller from sibling writing duo Penelope Skinner and Ginny Skinner. 
Ben Whishaw (London Spy, James Bond) has been set as the lead in This Is Going To Hurt, BBC Two's adaptation of Adam Kay's bestselling diaries documenting his time as a junior doctor. He will play a fictionalised version of Kay. 
BBC One has released the trailer for the second season of The Split, which is set to premiere next month. 
Sky Atlantic and HBO have teamed together to commission Landscapers, a four episode true crime drama about Susan and Christopher Edwards. Olivia Colman (The Crown) is attached to star in the series, which is being penned by her husband Ed Sinclair. 
Colm Meaney (Star Trek: The Next Generation, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine), Paapa Essiedu (The Miniaturist, Kiri) and David Bradley (Harry Potter, Game Of Thrones) have joined the cast of the ten part Sky Atlantic/Cinemax co-production Gangs Of London 
BBC Two has given the greenlight to This Is Going To Hurt, an eight episode comedy drama adaptation of the bestselling diaries of junior doctor Adam Kay. This Is Going To Hurt tells the unvarnished truth of life as a junior doctor: the 97-hour weeks, the life and death decisions, the constant tsunami of bodily fluids and the fact the hospital parking meter earns more than you. Set on labour ward, the series delivers a brutally honest depiction of life as a junior doctor on the wards, and the toll the job can take back home. 
BBC One has renewed Abi Morgan's divorce lawyers drama The Split for a second season. The renewal announcement came immediately following last night's season one finale. “It’s a delight and a privilege to bring The Split back for series two and to submerge myself once more into the world of Noble, Hale and Defoe and the lives of Hannah and her sisters", Morgan said. "Thank you to the BBC and the enthusiasm of viewers and we look forward to seeing you in 2019.” 
Stellan Skarsgård (River) and Emily Watson (A Song For Jenny) have been tapped to star in Chernobyl, Sky Atlantic's five part miniseries which is set up as a co-production with U.S. premium cable network HBO.