World Screen

WASHINGTON, D.C.: National Geographic Channel (NGC) has teamed up with Mike Medavoy and Jason Clark (Ways and Means Productions) to develop a scripted miniseries inspired by The Long Road Home, a best-selling book penned by ABC News' chief correspondent Martha Raddatz. …

BURBANK: ABC Family has renewed its original drama series The Fosters for a fourth season. The hour-long drama will air new episodes from season three starting January 25 at 8 p.m. The series follows a multi-ethnic family of adopted and …

LONDON: The U.K.’s Channel 5 has picked up the U.S. event series Heroes Reborn for its sister network 5*. The 13-episode series is due out next year. From creator/executive producer Tim Kring, the title is a follow-up to the 2006 …

LONDON: Zodiak Rights has scored a new raft of sales for the drama Versailles, following the series' record-setting debut on CANAL+ in France. The Scandinavian premium pay service C More has picked up the period piece, bringing it to viewers …

LONDON: Endemol Shine International and Amazon have inked an exclusive content licensing pact that brings the hit drama Humans to Prime members. Amazon Prime members will be able to stream the 8×1-hour series starting next spring. Humans is penned by …

LONDON: ITV has commissioned the six-part series Brief Encounters from CPL Productions. The series is set in the early 1980s and follows Steph, Pauline, Nita and Dawn, who sell exotic lingerie to both the dismay and delight of their loved …

LOS ANGELES: The AMC Studios series Into the Badlands starring Daniel Wu has been licensed by Entertainment One (eOne) to LeTV in China. The show, loosely based on Journey to the West, will roll out on the Chinese platform in …

LONDON: The pre-apocalyptic crime drama Hard Sun, which comes from Luther creator Neil Cross and is produced by Euston Films, has been commissioned for BBC One. FremantleMedia International will represent the 6×1-hour series worldwide. Set in contemporary London, Hard Sun …

LONDON: ITV in the U.K. has greenlit the period drama The Halcyon, set in 1940s London. Produced by Left Bank Pictures, the 8×1-hour series will tell the story of a bustling and glamorous five-star hotel at the center of London …

CULVER CITY: The Art of More, which marked the first original drama for the streaming network Crackle, has been renewed for a second season. It's been less than two weeks since the show debuted. It has garnered more than 2 …