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PREMIUM: Kathy Bates, who returns for another chapter of American Horror Story this fall with Hotel, talks to World Screen Newsflash about her experience working with Lady Gaga and Ryan Murphy, and much more. WS: A few seasons of American …

PREMIUM: Andrew Lincoln, the star of The Walking Dead, talks about being number one on the call sheet, setting an example for the numerous cast members, and extras, on the sprawling set in Georgia. WS: The last time we spoke, …

PREMIUM: Téa Leoni tells World Screen how she was attracted to the quality of television’s long-form storytelling and intrigued by the prospect of playing Elizabeth McCord, a former CIA analyst who left the agency on ethical grounds and is tapped …

LONDON: Sister Pictures is a brand-new independent production company launched by Jane Featherstone, former chief executive of Kudos, co-chairman of Shine UK and executive producer of dramas such as Spooks, Humans, River and Broadchurch.

LONDON/MUNICH: DIRECTV Latin America has acquired the one-hour drama Spotless, which stars Marc-André Grondin (C.R.A.Z.Y), Denis Ménochet (Inglourious Basterds), Miranda Raison (24: Live Another Day) and Brendan Coyle (Downton Abbey).

MIAMI: GMA Worldwide is presenting the relationship drama Beautiful Strangers, which teaches viewers that forgiveness is a better response to anger than revenge, to international buyers at NATPE.

MIAMI: At NATPE, TRT—Turkish Radio and Television Corporation is putting a spotlight on the historical drama Resurrection (Dirilis Ertugrul), which tells the story of Ertugrul, the son of Suleyman Shah, who is considered to be the grandfather of the Ottoman Empire.

MIAMI: From the creator of The Walking Dead comes the drama series Outcast, a lead title from FOX International Channels Content Sales.

TORONTO: Wildhorse Studios and Macmillan Entertainment are developing the new series Shadows on the Hudson, based on the book of the same name by Nobel Prize-winning author Isaac Bashevis Singer.

PASADENA: FOX has ordered a pilot for 24: Legacy, a potential new installment of the drama franchise, this one without lead character Jack Bauer.