Kristin Brzoznowski

NEW YORK/LONDON: AMC, Channel 4 and Kudos have announced a third season renewal for the sci-fi hit Humans, which will return with eight new episodes in 2018.

STOCKHOLM: Dramacorp and Isolani Pictures are working together on Rare, which is being written by Alex Haridi (Real Humans, Blue Eyes) and directed by Thierry Poiraud (France 2’s upcoming Zone Blanche).

LOS ANGELES: Paramount Worldwide Television Licensing & Distribution has sold the spy drama Berlin Station into a host of new markets, including a deal with HBO Nordic for Sweden, Norway, Denmark and Finland.

LONDON: Orange Is the New Black will make its broadcast premiere in the U.K. on Sony Channel.

SANTA MONICA: The AMC Networks-backed streaming service Shudder has acquired the exclusive North American rights for the thriller Jordskott.

LONDON: Filming has started in Wales on the psychological thriller series Requiem, created and written by Kris Mrksa (The Slap, Underbelly) and directed by Mahalia Belo (Volume, Ellen).

HOLLYWOOD: Paramount Television and Telefe are teaming up to develop the one-hour, multilingual drama Cazadores, created by journalist-turned-TV writer Jason George (Narcos).

NEW YORK: HISTORY has added to its development slate the scripted TV event The Commanders, an anthology series dramatizing pivotal moments in U.S. history that defined the men who served as president.

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SANTA MONICA: Hulu's original drama series Shut Eye has been picked up for a second season, which will have ten new episodes.