World Screen

LOS ANGELES: FOX has renewed the psychological thriller Wayward Pines from executive producer M. Night Shyamalan for a sophomore season, set to air next summer. Ten brand-new episodes of the drama will pick up where season one left off, when a new …

LOS ANGELES: FOX has greenlit a new dramatic event series, Shots Fired, about the aftermath of racially charged shootings in a small town in Tennessee.  The drama is written and executive produced by Gina Prince-Bythewood (Beyond the Lights, The Secret …

LONDON: The BBC has commissioned a sixth season of the drama series Call the Midwife. The latest season is comprised of a 2016 Christmas special and eight hour-long episodes, which are set for 2017. Produced for BBC One by Neal …

ATLANTA: TNT has added two new dramas to its 2016 schedule: the thriller Good Behavior, starring Downton Abbey’s Michelle Dockery, and Animal Kingdom. Good Behavior in an adaptation of the Letty Dobesh novels by Wayward Pines author Blake Crouch. It …

LOS ANGELES: HBO has renewed The Leftovers, a critically acclaimed drama series co-created and executive produced by Lost mastermind Damon Lindelof, for a third and final season. Based on the best-selling book penned by Tom Perrotta, The Leftovers takes place …

MONTREAL: Corus Entertainment's Historia has begun to develop the channel’s first drama series, about the career of Canadian hockey star Jean Béliveau. The five-part sports drama will be produced by Pixcom, written by Jacques Savoie and directed by Patrice Sauvé. The …

MUNICH: South Africa’s M-Net has secured the pay-TV and SVOD rights for the drama series Spotless from STUDIOCANAL. The series stars Marc-André Grondin (C.R.A.Z.Y), Denis Ménochet (Inglourious Basterds), Miranda Raison (24: Live Another Day) and Brendan Coyle (Downton Abbey). The …

SILVER SPRING: This winter, Acorn TV is due to debut the third season of the Aussie period drama A Place to Call Home, as well as the new acquisitions Midwinter of the Spirit and 19-2. On Monday, December 21, A …

MUNICH: Red Arrow International is set to distribute the new Icelandic psychological crime thriller Case worldwide. Produced by Sagafilm for Channel 2 in Iceland, the 9×1-hour drama is directed by Baldvin Z (Trapped, Life in a Fishbowl). The series examines …

SYDNEY: Australian streaming service Presto has secured the exclusive SVOD rights for The Bastard Executioner, a medieval event series from Sons of Anarchy's Kurt Sutter. The Bastard Executioner is set in Northern Wales during the 14th century. The story follows …