Executive Editor, World Screen

September 14, 2016 Top Stories

Icelandic Crime Series Trapped Greenlit for Season Two

September 14, 2016

LOS ANGELES: RVK Studios, Icelandic national broadcaster RUV and Dynamic Television have announced a season-two commission for the crime series Trapped.

September 14, 2016 Top Stories

MIPCOM Sets The Same Sky for World Premiere TV Screening

September 14, 2016

PARIS: The Same Sky, a family drama set against the backdrop of a divided Berlin in the 1970s, has been made part of the MIPCOM 2016 World Premiere TV Screenings.

September 13, 2016 Top Stories

eOne MIPCOM Slate Features New Kiefer Sutherland Drama

September 13, 2016

LOS ANGELES: Entertainment One (eOne) has five new prime-time network titles on its slate for MIPCOM, including the Kiefer Sutherland-led Designated Survivor.

September 13, 2016 Top Stories

Keshet International to Rep Croatian Crime Drama The Paper

September 13, 2016

TEL AVIV: Keshet International (KI) has picked up the global distribution rights for the Croatian crime drama The Paper.

September 12, 2016 Top Stories

Emily Head Joins Emmerdale

September 12, 2016

LONDON: Emily Head has joined the ITV serial drama Emmerdale to play the character of Rebecca White, the sister of Chrissie and aunt of troubled teen Lachlan.

September 12, 2016 Top Stories

Breaking Bad Duo Working on Jonestown Series for HBO

September 12, 2016

NEW YORK: Vince Gilligan and Michelle MacLaren, the pair behind Breaking Bad, are working with Octavia Spencer on a limited series for HBO about cult leader Jim Jones.

September 12, 2016 Top Stories

Brazil’s Globosat Licenses Hostages, Street Justice from Armoza

September 12, 2016

TEL AVIV: Brazil’s Globosat has licensed two dramas from the Armoza Formats scripted catalog: Hostages and Street Justice.

September 9, 2016 Top Stories

GEM to Simulcast Japanese Drama Guard Center 24

September 9, 2016

SINGAPORE: The Asian entertainment channel GEM will simulcast Guard Center 24, marking the first time that international audiences can watch a Japanese drama at the same time as it is broadcast in Japan.

September 9, 2016 Top Stories

Production Begins on Final Season of X Company

September 9, 2016

TORONTO: Production is now underway on the third and final season of the original Canadian drama X Company, which will air on CBC in winter 2017.

September 9, 2016 Top Stories

TNT Sets The Last Ship for Season Five

September 9, 2016

ATLANTA: TNT has extended its renewal of The Last Ship, adding a fifth season.

Kristin Brzoznowski

Icelandic Crime Series Trapped Greenlit for Season Two

MIPCOM Sets The Same Sky for World Premiere TV Screening

eOne MIPCOM Slate Features New Kiefer Sutherland Drama

Keshet International to Rep Croatian Crime Drama The Paper

Emily Head Joins Emmerdale

Breaking Bad Duo Working on Jonestown Series for HBO

Brazil’s Globosat Licenses Hostages, Street Justice from Armoza

GEM to Simulcast Japanese Drama Guard Center 24

Production Begins on Final Season of X Company

TNT Sets The Last Ship for Season Five

Alfie Allen, Shazad Latif, Samira Wiley to Lead Sky Original

FX, Hulu Renew Shōgun

Turkish Drama Blooming Lady to Air on Telemundo

The CW Slates Monday Family Game Night, New Dramas

RedBird IMI Completes All3Media Acquisition

The Sympathizer Coming to Sky Atlantic & NOW