Kristin Brzoznowski

LONDON: Stephen Graham has been cast to lead a new Channel 4 drama that is being written and directed by Dave Nath.

LONDON: The comedic drama Foreign Bodies, a new series from Eleven and Entertainment One (eOne) Television, is scheduled to launch in the U.K. on E4 in early 2017, followed later in the year by a U.S. debut on TNT.

NEW YORK: HISTORY has teamed up with writer/producer Chris Brancato (Narcos) to develop the new original drama series #Cartel, centered on drug kingpin Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman.

LONDON: NBCUniversal International Networks has picked up the thriller Bitten from Entertainment One (eOne) to air on its Syfy channel in the U.K.

SEATTLE: Amazon has struck a deal with The Weinstein Company to add the period drama Julian Fellowes Presents Doctor Thorne to its lineup of original series.

LOS ANGELES: tvN has commissioned a local version of The Good Wife, marking the first time a U.S. series is being remade in Korea.

MONTREAL: Adam Feigen has joined the Incendo team as development executive.

SANTA MONICA: Hulu has given a straight-to-series order for The Handmaid's Tale, a drama from MGM Television that stars Elisabeth Moss.

LOS ANGELES: IM Global Television will serve as the studio on a new limited series, produced by Johnny Depp, that is based on Rick Hall’s autobiography The Man From Muscle Shoals: My Journey from Shame to Fame.

WASHINGTON, D.C.: National Geographic Channel has slated its first scripted series, the anthology Genius, with Ron Howard on board to direct the premiere episode.