Gotham's Mark Tonderai is among the lineup of writers and directors behind the new season of Doctor Who.

Viasat World has struck a carriage pact with M7 Group for its Epic Drama channel to be added to the Skylink DTH platform in the Czech Republic and Slovakian territories.

Caroline Hollick, former creative director at RED Production Company, has been tapped as Channel 4's head of drama.

Conspiracy of Silence star Jens Hultén and director Charlotte Brändström discuss with World Screen Newsflash how they approached the political thriller more like an eight-hour feature than a traditional TV series and the “cinematic experience” this affords viewers.

Academy Award winner Renée Zellweger (Cold Mountain, Jerry Maguire, Bridget Jones movies) is starring in the new Netflix social thriller What/If from creator Mike Kelley.

Tom Bateman (Vanity Fair, Jekyll and Hyde) and Lesley Nicol (Downton Abbey) are among those cast in ITV’s epic drama Beecham House, co-created, written and directed by Gurinder Chadha.

HBO has given a series order to Watchmen from Lost and The Leftovers EP Damon Lindelof.

Jack Thorne (National Treasure, Kiri, Cast Offs) is working on the third in his trilogy of timely four-part dramas for Channel 4 and Hulu.

TNT has ordered The Angel of Darkness, a limited series based on the sequel to Caleb Carr’s The Alienist.

Eccho Rights has licensed the historical drama Trotsky, which charts the rise of the Bolshevik revolutionary, to channels in Denmark and Mexico.