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Scripted
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Stan Lee’s Lucky Man debuts on iTunes in US
Stan Lee’s Lucky Man will premiere its first season on iTunes. This is the first…
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PBS boards BBC newspaper biz drama
US pubcaster PBS has come onboard upcoming BBC One six-part drama Press. The series –…
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Louis C.K., Amy Sedaris series for Turner channels
American comedy icons Louis C.K. and Amy Sedaris are creating new shows for Turner’s US…
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AMC, BBC coproduce second Le Carré adaptation
US cable channel AMC and UK pubcaster the BBC are adapting novelist John le Carré’s…
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Portlandia to end after eighth season
IFC’s US hipster comedy Portlandia will return for its eight and final season in 2018….
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Sherlock finale leaked online before BBC airing
The final episode of Sherlock’s fourth season was illegally uploaded online in Russia yesterday before…
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Objective exec sets up LA prodco
Objective Media Group’s Jimmy Fox is launching a new production company in LA. Main Event…
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BBC First among nets hearing A Word
BBC First in the Benelux region is among five buyers of Keshet International’s British drama…
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Sky Arts pulls controversial Michael Jackson show
UK satellite channel Sky Arts has axed an episode of its new comedy series Urban…
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Glover seals production deal with FX
Multihyphenate Donald Glover has signed an exclusive overall television production deal with FX Productions in…
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Starz snags Fox for OTT service
Starz Play has sealed a multiyear deal with Fox for its Starz Play OTT service…
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BBCWW, Cohen form funding initiative
BBC Worldwide, Danny Cohen’s Access Entertainment and UK indie Lookout Point have created a premium…
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Coen brothers make TV switch with western
Legendary filmmakers Joel and Ethan Coen are set make the leap to television for the…
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CW revives Constantine as toon
US broadcaster The CW is to revive the comic book-inspired Constantine – but as a…
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Award winner: The Night Manager
Arms and espionage drama The Night Manager scooped three Golden Globes last night to go…
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Hulu signs Black-ish streaming deal with Disney
US streaming service Hulu has secured a deal with the Disney-ABC Television Group to exclusively…
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Paramount to co-create content with Federation
Hollywood’s Paramount Television has bolstered its profile in Europe after scoring a wide-ranging agreement with…
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Netflix orders first Korean original
Global SVOD service Netflix has commissioned its first original from South Korea, a twelve-part series…
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Meg Ryan returns to TV drama with Epix
US premium cable channel Epix is to bring big screen star Meg Ryan back to…
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Will and Grace reboot talk intensifies
Will and Grace is returning to TV, according to one of its stars. Leslie Jordan…
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Netflix takes global rights to RTVE drama
Streaming giant Netflix has acquired rights to Spanish sci-fi drama El Ministerio del Tiempo. Netflix…
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TBI Scripted: Year in Review
Another epic year in TV drama has just passed, with more original series, more money…
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All 4 elects Keshet’s Mr Student Body President
UK streaming platform All 4 has acquired New Form-produced teen comedy Mr Student Body President…
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People Just Do Nothing set for the US
People Just do Nothing has been picked up by Vice’s TV channel in the US,…
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Mark Gordon enters UK as Marchand starts prodco
The Mark Gordon Company and parent Entertainment One have inked a multi-year partnership with film…
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Sky Germany spends Eight Days on new original
The German arm of pay TV giant Sky is developing Acht Tage (Eight Days) as…
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Fox spreads 24: Legacy globally
Fox Networks Group has acquired rights to 24: Legacy in 160 territories. The deal covers…
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Channel 4 calls for Turner’s Search Party
UK broadcaster Channel 4 has acquired rights to dark US comedy Search Party and will…
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Midnight Sun set for Russia
Swedish-French drama series Midnight Sun is heading to Russia after free-to-air broadcaster Channel One bought…
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Sales veteran Patel upped at Warner Bros.
Roni Patel has been upped to senior VP at the distribution arm of Hollywood studio…