Kristin Brzoznowski

MAINZ: Japan’s Tohokushinsha Film Corporation has licensed the third season of the crime series Bron/Broen (The Bridge) from ZDF Enterprises.

LOS ANGELES: FOX has made a put pilot commitment for a new Marvel action-adventure series, with Matt Nix (APB, Burn Notice) attached to write the script.

LOS ANGELES: Jennifer Esposito has joined the cast of NCIS, with her character to be introduced in the season premiere on September 20 on CBS.

LONDON: A Ukrainian adaptation of the long-running New Zealand daily drama Shortland Street has launched on 1+1, following a deal signed by FremantleMedia for the format.

LOS ANGELES: Paramount Television and Anonymous Content have optioned the rights for the hit video game Battlefield.

NEW YORK: Ahead of its season two premiere, the USA Network series Mr. Robot debuted an exclusive clip on Facebook Live as part of a global marketing campaign in 13 countries around the world.

LONDON: The first two episodes of the original series The Young Pope will be the Out-of-Competition special event at the 73rd Venice International Film Festival.

TORONTO: CTV is set to air season one of HBO's Game of Thrones in a ten-episode marathon this August, marking the first time the premium cable show has broadcast on network television in North America.

TORONTO: Production has begun on the 13-episode drama Ransom, which now counts Mediengruppe RTL Deutschland among the broadcasters on board for the series.

EL SEGUNDO: AT&T Audience Network has announced a third season of the MMA drama Kingdom.