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EPIX has given a straight-to-series greenlight for the DC origin story Pennyworth, which comes from executive producer/writer Bruno Heller (Gotham, The Mentalist) and executive producer/director Danny Cannon (Gotham, CSI series).

Escapade Media has licensed the short-form comedic drama 600 Bottles of Wine to BBC Three for a launch in the U.K.

Channel 4 has commissioned a new drama tentatively titled Brexit, exploring the data-driven political campaign behind the controversial government referendum, with Benedict Cumberbatch set to star.

Bad Banks, a thriller series set in the ruthless world of international finance and the stock market, has been picked up by Hulu to stream in the U.S.

Distributors across Asia are opening new markets with their drama series.

Star TV has ordered more episodes of Avlu, the Turkish version of the hit prison drama Wentworth.

The DC Universe digital service has ordered its next original series, the live-action drama Doom Patrol, from executive producers Greg Berlanti, Geoff Johns, Jeremy Carver and Sarah Schechter.

Academy Award-winning filmmaker Guillermo del Toro (The Shape of Water, Pan's Labyrinth) has a horror anthology series coming to Netflix.

The crime drama Hidden (Craith) has been licensed by all3media international to a wide range of broadcasters, covering North America, EMEA and the Asia Pacific.

FX has placed a series order for Mr Inbetween, a half-hour Australian drama series created by and starring Scott Ryan.