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LONDON: A number of new deals have been secured by Zodiak Rights for the period drama Versailles, including a sale to Amazon Prime in the U.K.

CANNES: Hat Trick International’s move into international drama distribution began last year, “and we are delighted with the response,” says Sarah Tong, the company’s director of sales.

UNIVERSAL CITY: Aaron Sorkin is on board for a live staging of A Few Good Men to air on NBC in early 2017.

MIAMI: Telemundo and AT&T have teamed up to bring an interactive experience to the new season of El Señor de los Cielos.

SANTA MONICA/UNIVERSAL CITY: The Royals creator Mark Schwahn has agreed to a new contract to continue as executive producer, writer and director for the hit E! drama series, in addition to signing a first-look deal with Lionsgate and Universal Cable Productions (UCP).

NEW YORK: Samuel Barnett (Twelfth Night, The History Boys, Penny Dreadful) has been cast in the title role of BBC America’s new original scripted series Dirk Gently.

MUNICH: TANDEM Productions is working with Terri Edda Miller and Andrew W. Marlowe, best known for their work on the hit series Castle, on the detective drama Take Two.

TORONTO: CBC has acquired the broadcast rights to air seasons three, four and five of the hit drama Blackstone.

BURBANK: Sky 1 has scored the U.K. television rights for the Carlton Cuse drama Colony in a deal with Legendary Television.

TORONTO: Tricon Films & Television has added to its catalogue the scripted drama Forgive Me from Emotion Pictures.