Kristin Brzoznowski

UKTV has acquired three new shows from Sony Pictures Television (SPT) for its crime drama channel Alibi.

FremantleMedia North America (FMNA) has scored the rights to Mervyn Peake’s gothic fantasy book series Gormenghast, with Neil Gaiman (American Gods, Norse Mythology, Coraline) and Akiva Goldsman (A Beautiful Mind, Cinderella Man) attached.

Global Agency has bulked up its drama slate, which includes for a MIPTV launch My Dangerous Wife, from the producer of the hit series Mother.

Hugh Laurie has been cast in Hulu's six-part limited series Catch-22, from Paramount Television, Anonymous Content, George Clooney and Grant Heslov.

Kenneth Branagh (Murder on the Orient Express, Dunkirk, My Week with Marilyn) is set to star in and produce the TV adaptation of the novel A Gentleman in Moscow from Entertainment One (eOne).

Tony Jordan is teaming up with the Antenna Group to produce an original crime drama, Besa, set in the world of the Albanian mafia.

Amazon has licensed Marvel’s Cloak & Dagger to bring to Prime Video customers across Europe.

The Japanese actor Kazuki Kitamura (Godzilla: Final Wars, Kill Bill: Volumes 1 & 2) and Malaysian actor Bront Palarae (Halfworlds, Satan’s Slave) will be starring in HBO Asia’s new horror anthology series Folklore.

EbonyLife and Sony Pictures Television (SPT) have entered into a partnership that will see them co-develop three new scripted TV projects.

SEAL Team and S.W.A.T., CBS's top two freshman dramas, have been renewed for the 2018-19 broadcast season.