Mansha Daswani

MIAMI: The Endemol Shine Latino and Boomdog series El Vato is set to make its debut on NBC Universo on April 17.

SILVER SPRING: Acorn TV has picked up the six-part thriller Jack Irish starring Guy Pearce for launch on its SVOD service this May.

NEW YORK: BBC America is gearing up to launch After the Black, a weekly series that will air after Orphan Black, delivering a behind-the-scenes look at the cult-hit show.

The actor talks about the 1980s-set show Hap and Leonard, billed as a “darkly comic swamp noir” with two unlikely best friends, a get-rich-quick scheme and plenty of eccentric characters.

BURBANK: A series inspired by the best-selling novel Becoming Nicole: The Transformation of an American Family is in development at Freeform with Lionsgate and Silver Pictures Television.

LOS ANGELES: Game of Thrones actress Gwendoline Christie is joining Elisabeth Moss in the second season of the BBC Two and SundanceTV co-production Top of the Lake.

The executive producer who has been with the service for most of its history talks about filling the gap left by Downton Abbey and spotting compelling scripts and ideas amid the deluge of British drama on the market.

SEATTLE: Amazon has inked a multiyear content licensing agreement with BBC Worldwide that makes its Prime Video service the exclusive U.S. subscription streaming home for the modern incarnation of Doctor Who.

BURBANK: ABC Studios has announced three of the leads for When We Rise, the limited event series from Academy Award-winning screenwriter Dustin Lance Black: Guy Pearce, Rachel Griffiths and Mary-Louise Parker.

LONDON: ITV Studios Global Entertainment is bringing more than 50 hours of returning scripted series to MIPTV, alongside brand-new highlights, led by Victoria.