Kristin Brzoznowski

WASHINGTON, D.C.: National Geographic Channel has ordered a pilot script for The Black 22s (working title), which is being executive produced by two-time Golden Globe nominee David Oyelowo (Selma).

NEW YORK: Singer/actress Vanessa Williams has been cast in the lead role of VH1's upcoming scripted series inspired by Star Jones's book Satan's Sisters: A Novel of Fiction.

LONDON: ITV has commissioned a three-part drama that spotlights the life of English footballer Bobby Moore and his wife, Tina.

UNIVERSAL CITY: Universal Cable Productions (UCP) is working on a scripted true-crime series, The Von Bülow Affair, based on the infamous trial of British socialite Claus Von Bülow for the murder of his wife, Sunny.

NEW YORK: Tony Jordan, creator and writer of the period drama Dickensian, tells World Screen Newsflash how he went about reimagining the world of Dickens and the characters that inhabit it.

SINGAPORE: Viki is premiering its first Singaporean-produced drama, Perfect Girl from BananaMana Films, to global audiences this March.

BURBANK: Nicholas Meyer, who directed Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan, has joined the upcoming Star Trek series as a consulting producer and writer.

EDMONTON: The Canadian pay-TV network Super Channel has slated its new original psychological thriller Slasher for an April 1 debut.

STOCKHOLM: Eccho Rights has secured three new deals on the Turkish drama Gonul, which is headed to Kosovo, Macedonia and Israel.

BEVERLY HILLS: Melissa James Gibson and Frank Pugliese, senior writers who have been with House of Cards since 2014, have been made showrunners of the Netflix original series.