Mansha Daswani

STUDIO CITY: James Brolin is directing and starring in a new TV movie from the Hallmark Movies & Mysteries strand that will air in the U.S. this December.

NEW YORK: USA Network has bumped up the season two order of Mr. Robot from 10 to 12 episodes, and has announced plans for a live aftershow for the critically acclaimed drama.

ISTANBUL: Kanal D has signed an agreement with Ethiopian broadcaster Kana TV for two of its hit Turkish dramas.

LONDON: BBC Worldwide has secured several new broadcast slots for Maigret Sets a Trap and Maigret’s Dead Man, the specials starring Rowan Atkinson as the French fictional detective.

LONDON: ITV Encore has commissioned a new crime thriller written by Chris Lang and based on the novel Suffer the Children, with Tom Riley (Da Vinci's Demons, The Collection) set to star.

MUNICH: Sky Deutschland and Bavaria Film are developing an eight-part series about World War II that will serve as a sequel to the 1981 epic film Das Boot.

BURBANK: New licensing deals inked by FremantleMedia North America (FMNA) for the classic Baywatch series include clothing from Hybrid Apparel and a video slot machine from IGT.

NEW YORK: HBO has reversed its decision to order a second season of the Martin Scorcese and Mick Jagger collaboration Vinyl.

LOS ANGELES: The new original drama Greenleaf has broken records for OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network, with the Lionsgate-produced show delivering the biggest series premiere in the channel's history.

SILVER SPRING: Production has begun on TLC's first scripted series, Too Close to Home, written, directed and produced by Tyler Perry.