Mansha Daswani

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

LONDON: BBC Four is set to broadcast the "immersive opera" The Passion, which is being performed in Manchester on Good Friday and Easter Saturday.

LOS ANGELES: FOX's upcoming event series Shots Fired has cast Helen Hunt, Richard Dreyfuss and Stephen Moyer in lead roles.

NEW YORK: James Purefoy, co-star of Hap and Leonard, tells World Screen Newsflash about the 1980s-set show, billed as a “darkly comic swamp noir” with two unlikely best friends, a get-rich-quick scheme and plenty of eccentric characters.

NEW YORK: On the heels of the success of The Breaks this year, VH1 has greenlit a series based on the TV movie, set against the backdrop of the hip-hop business.

UNIVERSAL CITY: Universal Cable Productions (UCP) has signed a multiyear overall deal with writer Andy Parker, with work set to begin immediately on two projects.

The company's head of European co-productions offers up insight into her strategy for making successful multi-country co-pros and her views on trends in the drama business today.

NEW YORK: Actor Iain Glen tells World Screen Newsflash about his enigmatic Cleverman character, Jarrod Slade, and the universal themes explored in the drama series, which is set to premiere in 2016.

From the U.K. to France, Germany to Iceland and beyond, Europe has become a prolific provider of drama series to the global market.

The partner and managing director talks about trends in the market and what’s ahead for the company.