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MIPCOM: The Week in Drama

October 13, 2015

TV Drama Weekly recaps the deals that made headlines in the business of drama last week. There was perhaps one overarching trend for the slew of drama news that came out of MIPCOM last week: the business is more international …

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Beyond Establishes Drama Division

October 14, 2015

LONDON: David Ogilvy has been tapped to head up the new scripted drama division at Beyond International. Ogilvy joins Beyond from Australia's ABC Television, where he was commissioning editor of fiction since 2012. He has also worked as a writer …

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Superhero Drama Supergirl Heads to Sky 1

October 14, 2015

LONDON: Sky 1 in the U.K. is slated to begin airing the new superhero drama series Supergirl, from exec producer Greg Berlanti, later this month. Supergirl is made by Berlanti Productions (The Flash, Arrow) in association with Warner Bros. Television. …

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ABC Commits to Full Season of Quantico

October 14, 2015

NEW YORK: ABC Television Network has given a full-season order to the new hit drama series Quantico, which stars Priyanka Chopra. Quantico is about a diverse group of FBI recruits, one of whom is a suspected terrorist. The thriller airs …

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ABC Family Gives Green Light to Famous in Love Pilot

October 14, 2015

BURBANK: ABC Family has greenlit pilot production for the drama Famous in Love, starring Bella Thorne. Based on a novel of the same name written by Rebecca Serle, Famous in Love follows Paige, a college student who gets her big …

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ITV Greenlights The Secret

October 15, 2015

LONDON: ITV has commissioned the three-part drama The Secret, from Hat Trick Productions. Starring James Nesbitt, The Secret tells the story of a real-life double murder. Nesbitt portrays Colin Howell, a respectable dentist and pillar of the community, who became …

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Marvel Series Heading to FX & FOX

October 15, 2015

LOS ANGELES: Marvel Television is set to co-produce two new series based on separate comic-book properties: Legion for FX Networks and the tentatively titled Hellfire for FOX. Co-produced with FX Productions, Legion will tell the story of a man diagnosed as …

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The Night Manager TV Series to Air Worldwide

October 16, 2015

LONDON: IMG and The Ink Factory have secured network partners in territories around the globe for the upcoming television adaptation of John le Carré's best-selling book The Night Manager. International partners for The Night Manager include Tele München Gruppe for …

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CraveTV Scores Drama Billions

October 16, 2015

TORONTO: CraveTV is set to premiere the drama series Billions early next year, day and date with Showtime in the U.S. The series, which stars Paul Giamatti and Damian Lewis, is slated to debut on January 17 at 10 p.m., …