Kristin Brzoznowski

LOS ANGELES: Neil Cross (Luther) is adapting Patricia Highsmith's Tom Ripley novels, the acclaimed books that begin with The Talented Mr. Ripley, as a series.

BEVERLY HILLS: Sean Harris (The Borgias, Mission: Impossible—Rogue Nation), Yetide Badaki (Aquarius, Masters of Sex) and Bruce Langley (Deadly Waters) have been cast as series regulars in the upcoming adaptation of Neil Gaiman’s acclaimed contemporary fantasy novel American Gods.

LONDON: Stan Lee's Lucky Man has been commissioned for a second season by Sky 1, which will air the season-one finale of the original British drama on Friday.

BURBANK: After 11 seasons as SSA Derek Morgan on Criminal Minds, Shemar Moore is exiting the hit CBS show.

TORONTO: Bravo in Canada is making the slavery-era drama Underground available with a digital sneak peek on March 30, ahead of its official April 6 premiere.

NEW YORK: Elijah Wood (The Trust, Cooties, Wilfred) has been cast in BBC America’s new original scripted series Dirk Gently, set to premiere in the fall.

LONDON: Spike UK has slated a new police drama, Powers, starring Eddie Izzard and based on a graphic novel of the same name.

NEW YORK/TORONTO: Vikings has been renewed for a 20-episode fifth season, which will see Jonathan Rhys Meyers (The Tudors) joining the cast.

UNIVERSAL CITY: Universal Cable Productions (UCP) has teamed up with Hypnotic to develop The Increment, based on the New York Times best-selling novel of the same name written by David Ignatius, with Gideon Raff (Homeland) set to write and direct the series.

OTTAWA: CBC is moving forward on The Council (working title), a thriller set within a remote Canadian Arctic town from Emmy Award-winning showrunner and writer René Balcer (Law & Order: Criminal Intent).