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StarzPlay has partnered with Fremantle to bring a collection of new dramas to viewers in the MENA region.

The BBC has renewed Silent Witness for a further two seasons, taking it to its landmark 25th, though two series regulars have left the show.

The second season of Kingdom, a Korean Netflix original series, is slated to roll out on the platform around the world on March 13.

Shine Iberia, Legacy Rock Entertainment and José “Pepe” Bastón’s Elefantec Global have acquired the exclusive life-story rights of actor and recording artist Miguel Bosé to develop as a TV series.

101 Studios and Seven Seas Films have partnered to co-produce the new drama series The Last Days of Marilyn Monroe, the first-ever tell-all authorized by the Marilyn Monroe Estate.

Yellow Bird U.S. has landed the rights for A Semi-Definitive List of Worst Nightmares, the second title from Krystal Sutherland.

Eleventh Hour Films has optioned Chris Atkins’ prison diaries A Bit of a Stretch for TV adaptation.

Showtime has given a series order to the hour-long drama First Ladies, starring and executive produced by Oscar, Emmy and Tony winner Viola Davis, who will play former first lady Michelle Obama.

A Romanian court has ruled that Antena 1 must cease all broadcasts of its drama Fructul Oprit, which Turkish screenwriters Ece Yörenç and Melek Gençoğlu allege was an unauthorized copy of their series Aşk-ı Memnu (Forbidden Love).

New Regency Television International has secured the television rights to BBC Sounds’ hit podcast The Missing Cryptoqueen.