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LONDON: ITV has ordered the six-part drama Clean Break, starring the BAFTA Award-winning actress Sheridan Smith.

NEW YORK: Wings of Love co-stars Seda Bakan and Kadir Doğulu recently met with World Screen Newsflash’s Elizabeth Bowen-Tombari to discuss the characters they portray and share their thoughts as to why Turkish dramas have been garnering so much international attention.

LOS ANGELES: Among its host of TCA announcements, Showtime revealed the pickup of the new one-hour drama series The Chi, created, executive produced and written by Lena Waithe (Master of None, Bones) and executive produced by Grammy and Academy Award winner Common (Selma, Smokin’ Aces).

MIAMI: A doctor who helps terminally ill patients die on their own terms takes center stage in Mary Kills People, which Entertainment One (eOne) is showcasing at NATPE.

LOS ANGELES: Skybound Entertainment, which is behind hits such as The Walking Dead, is working with 360 Powwow to produce the pre-apocalyptic series Five Year in various Latin American markets.

LOS ANGELES: Color Force has appointed Nellie Reed to the post of senior VP of television.

HOLLYWOOD: Paramount Television and Federation Entertainment have entered into a first-look partnership that covers co-production and co-distribution rights.

LONDON: Jim Sturgess (One Day, 21) and Agyness Deyn (Sunset Song) will lead the new six-hour drama Hard Sun, which comes from Luther creator Neil Cross.

SEOUL: The Turkish broadcaster Star TV is set to air a local adaptation of CJ E&M's drama Glass Mask.

LOS ANGELES: A script is in development at The CW for a reboot of the hit series Charmed.