Kristin Brzoznowski

LOS ANGELES: Among its host of TCA announcements, Showtime revealed the pickup of the new one-hour drama series The Chi, created, executive produced and written by Lena Waithe (Master of None, Bones) and executive produced by Grammy and Academy Award winner Common (Selma, Smokin’ Aces).

LOS ANGELES: Skybound Entertainment, which is behind hits such as The Walking Dead, is working with 360 Powwow to produce the pre-apocalyptic series Five Year in various Latin American markets.

LOS ANGELES: Color Force has appointed Nellie Reed to the post of senior VP of television.

HOLLYWOOD: Paramount Television and Federation Entertainment have entered into a first-look partnership that covers co-production and co-distribution rights.

LONDON: Jim Sturgess (One Day, 21) and Agyness Deyn (Sunset Song) will lead the new six-hour drama Hard Sun, which comes from Luther creator Neil Cross.

SEOUL: The Turkish broadcaster Star TV is set to air a local adaptation of CJ E&M's drama Glass Mask.

LOS ANGELES: A script is in development at The CW for a reboot of the hit series Charmed.

SEOUL: Love Alarm, based on a webtoon by Kye Young Chon, has been slated as Netflix's first Korean original series.

PLAYA VISTA: Digital Domain has prepped an original virtual-reality series around the Chinese action-fantasy property The Monkey King.

LOS GATOS: The Spanish series The Department of Time has been picked up by Netflix.