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LONDON: FOX Turkey has ordered a fourth season of the top-rating drama That is My Life (O Hayat Benim), which will be on offer from FOX at MIPTV.

NEW YORK: A new partnership between A+E Networks and the romance literature label Harlequin will see the creation of a slate of original movies, web series, books and digital content.

AMSTERDAM: Netflix is developing its first original series filmed entirely in Spain, working with the producers of the acclaimed Spanish dramas Gran Hotel and Velvet.

JOHANNESBURG: Dynamic Television has acquired the worldwide distribution rights for the landmark Nelson Mandela miniseries Madiba, which stars Laurence Fishburne (Black-ish, The Matrix trilogy) as the late South African leader.

LONDON: A number of new deals have been secured by Zodiak Rights for the period drama Versailles, including a sale to Amazon Prime in the U.K.

CANNES: Hat Trick International’s move into international drama distribution began last year, “and we are delighted with the response,” says Sarah Tong, the company’s director of sales.

UNIVERSAL CITY: Aaron Sorkin is on board for a live staging of A Few Good Men to air on NBC in early 2017.

MIAMI: Telemundo and AT&T have teamed up to bring an interactive experience to the new season of El Señor de los Cielos.

SANTA MONICA/UNIVERSAL CITY: The Royals creator Mark Schwahn has agreed to a new contract to continue as executive producer, writer and director for the hit E! drama series, in addition to signing a first-look deal with Lionsgate and Universal Cable Productions (UCP).

NEW YORK: Samuel Barnett (Twelfth Night, The History Boys, Penny Dreadful) has been cast in the title role of BBC America’s new original scripted series Dirk Gently.