World Screen

SHERMAN OAKS: ITV Studios America has optioned the rights for Brian Panowich's novel Bull Mountain, which is being adapted into a scripted television show. Bull Mountain centers on a small-town sheriff who is trying to distance himself from his family's …

SEATTLE: The first season of The Royals has become available for streaming via Amazon's Prime Video, starting today. Prime members can stream or download the show at no additional charge to their membership, and Prime members in the U.S. will …

LOS ANGELES: FOX has ordered a full season of the drama series Rosewood. Created by Todd Harthan, the medical procedural is produced by Temple Hill in association with 20th Century Fox Television. It is set in Miami and follows the …

SYDNEY: Australia's Channel Seven has commissioned a second season of 800 Words, a popular family drama series starring Erik Thomson. 800 Words follows George Turner (Thomson) and his teenage children Shay (Melina Vidler) and Arlo (Benson Jack Anthony) as they …

NEW YORK: World Screen’s Anna Carugati interviewed Showtime’s David Nevins and CBS Global Distribution Group’s Armando Nuñez in the Grand Auditorium at MIPCOM, where the two executives discussed the expansion of the premium channel’s brand and content across the globe. …

MIAMI: U.S. Hispanic network NBC Universo has clinched the exclusive rights to air the hit AMC zombie drama The Walking Dead in Spanish. The channel will begin airing episodes from seasons one through three dubbed in Spanish beginning in early …

TORONTO: MTV in Canada has set January 5 at 10 p.m. as the premiere slot for the fantasy/sci-fi series The Shannara Chronicles, from MTV and Sonar Entertainment. The ten-episode, hour-long series, based on the best-selling fantasy book series by Terry …

LONDON: BBC One has commissioned the thriller series McMafia from Hossein Amini and James Watkins. The series is inspired by Misha Glenny’s 2008 best-selling book of the same name and is created and written by Amini and Watkins. The drama …

BEVERLY HILLS: Starz has inked licensing agreements with broadcasters and digital platforms in 100-plus countries and territories for a same-day world premiere of its horror comedy series Ash vs Evil Dead. The series will debut October 31 around the globe. …

BURBANK: ABC Family has picked up a fifth season of the hit original drama series Switched at Birth, which is set to reach a milestone 100 episodes. Switched at Birth explores such themes as early adulthood, blended families and deaf …