Kristin Brzoznowski

Starlings Television and Canada’s Mediabiz International have aligned with Nordic Entertainment (NENT) Group and Herbert Kloiber's Night Train Media (NTM) for the futuristic, female-driven augmented reality drama Veil.

Big Light Productions, which is behind dramas such as The Man in the High Castle, Medici and the forthcoming Leonardo, has appointed Chris Sutherland as chief operating officer.

BBC One has ordered a new series centered on Ralph (Leon Harrop) and Katie (Sarah Gordy), two characters from The A Word.

Next month, filming resumes on the Channel 4 drama Ackley Bridge, with some new talent among the cast.

Global Agency has taken on the international distribution rights for the Turkish crime series Aleph.

Academy Award-winning actress Rachel Weisz (The Favourite, The Constant Gardener) is set to star in and executive produce the upcoming Amazon original series Dead Ringers, marking her first television role.

Synchronicity Films is launching Synchronicity Australia, based in Melbourne and led by former BBC Drama Development Producer Ruth Underwood.

The production and financing company Black Bear Pictures, behind feature films such as The Imitation Game, Mudbound and The Rental, has tapped Ben Stillman to lead its newly created independent TV studio, Black Bear Television.

Alexandra Heidrich, Global Screen’s head of acquisitions and sales for international TV and SVOD, gathered the company’s sales team for a video interview with Turbulent Skies producer Idse Grotenhuis and director Joram Lürsen.

ZDF Enterprises has partnered with Rocket Road Pictures and SF Studios Productions to co-produce Grow, commissioned by Denmark’s national broadcaster, TV2.