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NEW YORK: World Screen Newsflash’s Anna Carugati caught up with Ransom's Frank Spotnitz, co-creator and exec producer, and star Luke Roberts to discuss the suspenseful series and how it draws on real experiences and source materials.

LONDON: ITV has ordered a new five-part drama, Desire, to be written by screenwriter Jeremy Brock and produced by Mammoth Screen.

LOS ANGELES/LONDON: Sky Atlantic and Showtime have commissioned the five-part series Melrose, which will be executive produced by and star Benedict Cumberbatch.

VIENNA/BERLIN: Filmmaker Marvin Kren has joined the crime series Freud, developed by Bavaria Fernsehproduktion and Satel Film, serving as co-creator and director.

SEATTLE: The second season of Fortitude is headed to Amazon's Prime Video service in the U.S., after the first season aired on the now-shuttered broadcaster Pivot.

GRÜNWALD/UNTERFÖHRING: Andreas Prochaska has come on board to direct the international event series Das Boot, which is being developed for television by Bavaria Fernsehproduktion, Sky Germany and Sonar Entertainment.

MIAMI: Pasiones has lined up the Korean drama Mi Destino es Amarte (Fated to Love) and the Brazilian novela Avenida Brasil (Brazil Avenue).

NEW YORK: HISTORY has ordered a second season of the military combat drama SIX, produced by A+E Studios in association with Weinstein Television.

PARIS: The Japanese drama series Crisis will be featured as the first-ever Asian World Premiere TV Screening at MIPTV.

LOS ANGELES: FOX has ordered second seasons of the action drama Lethal Weapon and the music-based Star.