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LONDON: The BBC has commissioned a sixth season of the drama series Call the Midwife. The latest season is comprised of a 2016 Christmas special and eight hour-long episodes, which are set for 2017. Produced for BBC One by Neal …

ATLANTA: TNT has added two new dramas to its 2016 schedule: the thriller Good Behavior, starring Downton Abbey’s Michelle Dockery, and Animal Kingdom. Good Behavior in an adaptation of the Letty Dobesh novels by Wayward Pines author Blake Crouch. It …

LOS ANGELES: HBO has renewed The Leftovers, a critically acclaimed drama series co-created and executive produced by Lost mastermind Damon Lindelof, for a third and final season. Based on the best-selling book penned by Tom Perrotta, The Leftovers takes place …

MONTREAL: Corus Entertainment's Historia has begun to develop the channel’s first drama series, about the career of Canadian hockey star Jean Béliveau. The five-part sports drama will be produced by Pixcom, written by Jacques Savoie and directed by Patrice Sauvé. The …

MUNICH: South Africa’s M-Net has secured the pay-TV and SVOD rights for the drama series Spotless from STUDIOCANAL. The series stars Marc-André Grondin (C.R.A.Z.Y), Denis Ménochet (Inglourious Basterds), Miranda Raison (24: Live Another Day) and Brendan Coyle (Downton Abbey). The …

SILVER SPRING: This winter, Acorn TV is due to debut the third season of the Aussie period drama A Place to Call Home, as well as the new acquisitions Midwinter of the Spirit and 19-2. On Monday, December 21, A …

MUNICH: Red Arrow International is set to distribute the new Icelandic psychological crime thriller Case worldwide. Produced by Sagafilm for Channel 2 in Iceland, the 9×1-hour drama is directed by Baldvin Z (Trapped, Life in a Fishbowl). The series examines …

SYDNEY: Australian streaming service Presto has secured the exclusive SVOD rights for The Bastard Executioner, a medieval event series from Sons of Anarchy's Kurt Sutter. The Bastard Executioner is set in Northern Wales during the 14th century. The story follows …

NEW YORK: David Alpert, the president of Skybound and executive producer of The Walking Dead, Fear the Walking Dead and Outcast, among other projects, sat down with TV Drama to discuss horror on TV, working with FIC and more.   …

NEW YORK: Titan Comics has inked a licensing deal with CBS Consumer Products and Showtime to publish an all-new comic prequel to the fantasy period drama Penny Dreadful. The first Penny Dreadful comic series is slated for release in spring 2016. …