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LOS ANGELES: WGN America has greenlit a second season of the Underground Railroad thriller Underground, which ranks as the network's most-watched original program ever.

NEW YORK: World Screen Newsflash met with Jason Priestley and Cindy Sampson to discuss their on-screen dynamic in Private Eyes and what attracted them to the series.

LONDON: Pearl Mackie is joining the Doctor Who cast as The Doctor’s new companion.

SYDNEY: The upcoming second season of the Golden Globe-winning drama series Mr. Robot is slated to become available on Australian streaming service Presto this summer.

LONDON: Starline Entertainment has made a number of global sales for Radiator, a feature film from writer/director Tom Browne.

MAINZ: ZDF Enterprises’s drama Ku’damm 56: Rebel with a Cause, which screened for the first time as part of the MIPDrama Screenings at MIPTV 2016, has drummed up interest from buyers across the globe.

STOCKHOLM: Shooting is currently taking place on the pan-Scandinavian drama series Svartsjön, which will premiere on TV3 and Viaplay this fall.

STOCKHOLM: Eccho Rights has signed two new deals on the drama Elif, which has been commissioned for a third season in Turkey.

BEVERLY HILLS: Cameras have started to roll on the ten-episode first season of American Gods, which is currently shooting in Toronto.

NEW YORK: Univision Network has set the premiere of its new crime drama Yago, about a man betrayed by his best friend and the love of his life, for May 2 at 9 p.m.