Kristin Brzoznowski

LOS ANGELES: CBS has confirmed that the current season of The Good Wife will be its last, with the finale set for May 8.

LONDON: Stephen Garrett, who co-founded Kudos, has launched a new production venture, Character Seven, which is working on a supernatural drama for Hulu.

UNIVERSAL CITY: NBC has renewed the Jennifer Lopez-led cop drama Shades of Blue for a second season.

LONDON: Channel One in Russia is among the broadcasters to have picked up Andrew Davies's adaptation of War and Peace from BBC Worldwide.

LOS ANGELES: The Grammy Award-winning recording artist Seal has joined the cast of the two-hour musical event The Passion, which will air live on Palm Sunday, March 20, on FOX.

LOS ANGELES: Jason Patric (Rush, Narc) has been cast in the lead role for the second season of the psychological thriller event series Wayward Pines.

UNIVERSAL CITY: USA Network has ordered a second season of the drama Colony, which comes from Carlton Cuse (Lost) and Ryan Condal (Hercules).

LOS ANGELES: CBS has planned a special crossover episode of Supergirl that will feature the lead character from The Flash.

MONTREAL: Incendo has begun principal photography on the second season of the period drama Versailles, which is being co-produced in partnership with Capa Drama, Zodiak Fiction, CANAL+, Super Channel and Super Écran.

NEW YORK: Syfy has greenlit to series the futuristic thriller Incorporated, which comes from Matt Damon, Ben Affleck and Jennifer Todd’s Pearl Street Films, CBS Television Studios and Universal Cable Productions.