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LONDON: David Ogilvy has been tapped to head up the new scripted drama division at Beyond International. Ogilvy joins Beyond from Australia's ABC Television, where he was commissioning editor of fiction since 2012. He has also worked as a writer …

LONDON: Sky 1 in the U.K. is slated to begin airing the new superhero drama series Supergirl, from exec producer Greg Berlanti, later this month. Supergirl is made by Berlanti Productions (The Flash, Arrow) in association with Warner Bros. Television. …

LOS ANGELES: The season six return of The Walking Dead was up 17 percent in ratings from the prior season across 18 metered markets on FOX outside the U.S. The Walking Dead was simultaneously launched in all 127 FOX markets …

NEW YORK: ABC Television Network has given a full-season order to the new hit drama series Quantico, which stars Priyanka Chopra. Quantico is about a diverse group of FBI recruits, one of whom is a suspected terrorist. The thriller airs …

BURBANK: ABC Family has greenlit pilot production for the drama Famous in Love, starring Bella Thorne. Based on a novel of the same name written by Rebecca Serle, Famous in Love follows Paige, a college student who gets her big …

LONDON: ITV has commissioned the three-part drama The Secret, from Hat Trick Productions. Starring James Nesbitt, The Secret tells the story of a real-life double murder. Nesbitt portrays Colin Howell, a respectable dentist and pillar of the community, who became …

LOS ANGELES: Marvel Television is set to co-produce two new series based on separate comic-book properties: Legion for FX Networks and the tentatively titled Hellfire for FOX. Co-produced with FX Productions, Legion will tell the story of a man diagnosed as …

LONDON: IMG and The Ink Factory have secured network partners in territories around the globe for the upcoming television adaptation of John le Carré's best-selling book The Night Manager. International partners for The Night Manager include Tele München Gruppe for …

TORONTO: CraveTV is set to premiere the drama series Billions early next year, day and date with Showtime in the U.S. The series, which stars Paul Giamatti and Damian Lewis, is slated to debut on January 17 at 10 p.m., …

SHERMAN OAKS: ITV Studios America has optioned the rights for Brian Panowich's novel Bull Mountain, which is being adapted into a scripted television show. Bull Mountain centers on a small-town sheriff who is trying to distance himself from his family's …