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Lionsgate and Liberty Global have aligned for the supernatural spy thriller The Rook, which has been picked up by Starz.

The Channel 4 drama Ackley Bridge has been licensed to broadcasters in Spain and Portugal by all3media international.

Lifetime has bolstered its slate of scripted content, giving a fourth season to the hit drama UnREAL and a second to its freshman series Mary Kills People.

The drama Harlots, set against the backdrop of 18th century Georgian London, has been renewed for a second season by Hulu, and the series has landed new broadcast deals in Australia and New Zealand.

Showtime has greenlit a new one-hour drama pilot, City on a Hill, from executive producers Ben Affleck and Matt Damon.

Sky and HBO have unveiled Chernobyl, based on real-life events, as the first commission from their previously announced drama partnership.

RED Production Company is working with director and graphic artist Joann Sfar on Monsters’ Shrink, which has been commissioned by Canal+.

Electus has aligned with former crime boss and author Michael Franzese for the scripted series American Royalty, a modern take on the crime genre exploring the leading mob families.

Oprah Winfrey’s Harpo Films has signed filmmaker Ava DuVernay to a first-look deal for TV and digital media.

The U.S. Spanish-language movie channel Cinelatino is gearing up to premiere its first original series, The Unknown Hitman: The Story of El Cholo Adrián (El Desconocido: La Historia del Cholo Adrián), about the top lieutenant to one of the world's most notorious drug lords.