Jamie Stalcup

A new season of the medical drama Casualty is set to bow on BBC One and BBC iPlayer in December with a Christmas special.

Paramount+ has commissioned an original limited series about JonBenét Ramsey, with Melissa McCarthy (Can You Ever Forgive Me?) and Clive Owen (Closer) attached to star.

SPI International has launched the Dizi channel and SVOD in Denmark, Norway and Finland via Allente.

HBO has renewed City of God: The Fight Rages On for a second season after the series made its debut on August 25.

Meaghan Oppenheimer, creator, showrunner and executive producer of Hulu’s Tell Me Lies, tells World Screen Newsflash about the emotional beats the second season hits, delving deeper into fringe characters from the book and how her vision for the show has evolved since it was first pitched.

All3Media International has secured presales for the upcoming drama Joan with broadcasters and platforms across six continents.

Peacock has given a straight-to-series order for the espionage thriller Ponies, with Emilia Clarke (Game of Thrones, Me Before You) set to star and executive produce.

Netflix UK has commissioned the six-part psychological thriller Out of the Dust from creator and writer Julie Gearey (Intergalactic, Cuffs, Prisoners’ Wives).

Salem’s Lot, a film adaptation of Stephen King’s 1975 best-selling novel of the same name, is set to premiere on Max in October.

Matthew Rhys (The Americans) has joined the cast of the upcoming Netflix thriller The Beast in Me, from creator and writer Gabe Rotter (The X-Files) and showrunner Howard Gordon (Accused, Homeland).