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LONDON: ITV has commissioned a new six-part thriller, Loch Ness, from ITV Studios.

LONDON: Irish actor Aidan Turner will reprise his role as Ross Poldark for a third season of the hit BBC One drama Poldark.

NEW YORK: Writer William Broyles, Jr. sat down with World Screen Newsflash's Anna Carugati to discuss the genesis of SIX and the rigorous preparation the actors and the team behind the drama went through to ensure an authentic emotional portrayal.

MAINZ: ZDF Enterprises (ZDFE) has sold the Swedish political drama Blue Eyes to the Israeli platform yes, in addition to landing a slot on DIRECTV Latin America for the third season of the Scandi thriller Bron/Broen.

LOS ANGELES: OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network has scheduled a fall debut for the new original drama series Queen Sugar.

LONDON: STUDIOCANAL has inked a package deal with Telefónica in Spain for the drama series Section Zéro, The Five and Spotless.

STOCKHOLM: Eccho Rights has licensed a pair of Turkish dramas into Western Europe, among them Cherry Season to Mediaset in Italy.

LONDON: The U.S. series Lethal Weapon is headed to ITV, marking the return of acquired content to the channel's prime-time schedule.

LOS ANGELES: Universal Cable Productions has received a ten-episode season three order from Syfy for the original series 12 Monkeys.

BEVERLY HILLS: Legendary TV is producing a brand-new Lost in Space, based on the 1960s sci-fi classic, for Netflix.