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STOCKHOLM: Eccho Rights has signed up a new LatAm broadcaster for the hit Turkish drama Elif, which is now set to air on TVN in Chile.

LOS ANGELES: USA Network has given a pilot order to the scripted true-crime drama Unsolved, which chronicles the police investigations into the murders of rappers Biggie Smalls and Tupac Shakur.

LONDON: Idris Elba will star in and executive produce BBC Three’s Five by Five, a series of short films from new writers.

BURBANK: The CW has ordered an additional four episodes of DC's Legends of Tomorrow, which will now have 17 episodes in its second season.

PARIS: Newen Distribution has secured two deals with AMC Networks for the miniseries Beyond the Walls.

LONDON: Channel 4’s foreign-language drama service Walter Presents has added to its lineup the Nordic Noir Valkyrien from About Premium Content (APC).

MONTREAL: The U.S. dramas Frequency and Lethal Weapon have been acquired by Quebecor Content, furthering its ongoing relationship with Warner Bros. International Television Distribution.

LONDON: Peaky Blinders' Charlotte Riley has been cast in the role of Kate Middleton in BBC Two’s one-off drama King Charles III, adapted by playwright and television screenwriter Mike Bartlett.

LOS GATOS: Netflix has acquired the Israeli political thriller Fauda, which it will stream as an original series.

LOS ANGELES: Amazon and The Weinstein Company have reportedly secured a two-season commitment for a new mafia crime series from Silver Linings Playbook and American Hustle director/writer David O. Russell.