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Keshet International (KI) has selected the political drama Black B*tch (working title) as the second project to receive an investment from its Content Fund.

The Cry co-star Jenna Coleman and Claire Mundell, executive producer, sat down with World Screen Newsflash’s Mansha Daswani to discuss why the book was ripe to be adapted for the small screen and talk about the emotional story that plays out across four episodes.

Channel 31 in Kazakhstan has acquired the Star India drama Ishqbaaz (The Love Gamblers).

Fremantle has entered into a multiyear first-look alliance with Natalie Dormer (Picnic at Hanging Rock) that includes a series about Vivien Leigh.

ABC has given a seventh-season renewal to Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. ahead of the season six premiere next year.

A+E Networks International has tapped Moreyba Bidessie to lead its expansion into internationally focused scripted co-productions.

Netflix has given the go-ahead to a World War II animated drama series from A+E Studios, as well as a new sci-fi project with Urban Myth Films.

The Netflix series Black Mirror is the inspiration for a new board game revealed by Endemol Shine North America and Asmodee North America, a gaming publisher and distributor.

The Twilight Zone, the new CBS All Access original series, is set to feature an appearance by Kumail Nanjiani (The Big Sick, Silicon Valley).

Fremantle has clinched an exclusive development and production partnership with Australian actress Marta Dusseldorp, known for her roles in Janet King and A Place to Call Home.