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YouTube orders comedy pilot from Christina Wayne, ITV Studios US

YouTube Premium has given a pilot order to half-hour comedy It’s A Man’s World, produced…

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Intaglio Films develops environmental thriller for debut production

Intaglio Films, the new scripted drama venture between Beta Film and ZDF Enterprises, and ndF…

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Netflix hires ‘inclusion’ strategist, orders titles from Asian talent

After firing its former PR chief for using racist language, Netflix has now hired an…

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C4 appoints Red’s Caroline Hollick as drama head

Channel 4 (C4) has hired Red Production’s Caroline Hollick as its new head of drama….

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Virgin Media TV seeks pitches for drama series

Virgin Media Television (fka TV3 Group) is currently seeking submissions for a new post-watershed, six…

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Tandem, Bron Studios set for thriller from The Bridge scribe

Tandem Productions, a Studiocanal company, and Bron Studios are set to produce a gritty dramatic…

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Netflix orders Paul Rudd comedy series

Netflix has ordered a comedy series starring Paul Rudd, titled Living With Yourself. Rudd will…

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Netflix to premiere Korean medical drama

Netflix has licensed Life, a Korean drama written by Lee Su-Yeon and directed by Hong…

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Acorn TV commissions Brit drama Queens of Mystery

Acorn Media Enterprises’ (AME) Acorn TV has commissioned British drama series Queens of Mystery. AME,…

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HBO lands Moffat’s The Time Travelers Wife

HBO has landed a drama adaptation of The Time Travelers Wife produced by Steven Moffat…

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Netflix brings in apocalypse dramedy Daybreak

Netflix is set for a new apocalypse dramedy, Daybreak, based on the graphic novel by…

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Sky to increase drama investment by 25%

Sky reported strong full-year results for its second quarter and revealed its plans to increase…

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ESG hit Humans heads to China

Endemol Shine Group has revealed that Endemol Shine China will partner with local production house…

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Netflix launches Spanish production hub

Netflix has established its first European production hub in Spain, after the streamer revealed that…

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Shonda Rhimes reveals upcoming Netflix projects

Netflix and Shonda Rhimes revealed the projects the TV veteran has been working on since…

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Landmark Rushdie novel set for Netflix treatment

The novel that established Salman Rushdie as the pre-eminent author of his generation, Midnight’s Children,…

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Walter Presents two new Scandi dramas

Channel 4’s foreign language streaming service Walter Presents has secured two new shows from Red…

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BBC unveils drama slate built on int’l partnerships

The BBC has unveiled a slate of new scripted content which underlines how reliant the…

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HBO takes sci-fi series from Buffy creator

Joss Whedon, the screenwriter behind The Avengers and Avengers: Age of Ultron, and the creator…

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Netflix unveils overall deal with La Casa De Papel’s Pina

Netflix has secured an exclusive talent deal with writer/producer Alex Pina, the creative mind behind…

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ITV, Masterpiece & Red Planet work on Jane Austen drama

ITV, Masterpiece and Red Planet Pictures are set to work on a new Jane Austen…

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HBO & TNT Serie prep launch of first copro Hackerville

HBO Europe and Turner’s TNT Serie have completed production on hacking drama Hackerville, set to…

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Elisa Viihde commissions original spy series

Elisa Viihde, a leading streaming service in Finland, has commissioned an original spy thriller directed…

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Netflix to launch Indian horror series following Sacred Games premiere

A few days after the premiere of Netflix’s Indian original Sacred Games, the streamer has…

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Netflix orders Annapurna musical drama Mixtape

Netflix has ordered musical drama series Mixtape from Annapurna Pictures in association with 20th Century…

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HBO orders Spanish-language comedy starring Fred Armisen

HBO has ordered Spanish-language comedy Los Espookys (WT), with Fred Armisen (Portlandia) writing, producing and…

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YouTube picks up Jordan Peele sci-fi comedy

YouTube has ordered a half-hour sci-fi comedy from Oscar winning director Jordan Peele, as it…

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Mark Burnett becomes MGM chairman

MGM has promoted Emmy Award-winning producer Mark Burnett to chairman of its Worldwide Television Group….

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HBO Nordic greenlights first Norwegian original

HBO Nordic has greenlit its first original Norwegian series Beforeigners, created by Anne Bjørnstad and…

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ESG brings in Filmlance’s Blomgren to head scripted EMEA

Endemol Shine Group (ESG) is set to charge up its non-English scripted portfolio by appointing…