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The executive producer who has been with the service for most of its history talks about filling the gap left by Downton Abbey and spotting compelling scripts and ideas amid the deluge of British drama on the market.

SEATTLE: Amazon has inked a multiyear content licensing agreement with BBC Worldwide that makes its Prime Video service the exclusive U.S. subscription streaming home for the modern incarnation of Doctor Who.

BURBANK: ABC Studios has announced three of the leads for When We Rise, the limited event series from Academy Award-winning screenwriter Dustin Lance Black: Guy Pearce, Rachel Griffiths and Mary-Louise Parker.

NEW YORK: Damian Lewis talks to World Screen Newsflash about immersing himself in the world of high-stakes finance for the drama series Billions and the expanding opportunities in the evolving TV landscape.

LONDON: ITV Studios Global Entertainment is bringing more than 50 hours of returning scripted series to MIPTV, alongside brand-new highlights, led by Victoria.

LONDON: BBC Four is set to broadcast the "immersive opera" The Passion, which is being performed in Manchester on Good Friday and Easter Saturday.

LOS ANGELES: FOX's upcoming event series Shots Fired has cast Helen Hunt, Richard Dreyfuss and Stephen Moyer in lead roles.

LONDON: BBC Worldwide is scheduled to premiere its new drama The Collection at MIPTV with a screening attended by cast members Tom Riley, Mamie Gummer and Irène Jacob.

LONDON: Spike UK has slated a new police drama, Powers, starring Eddie Izzard and based on a graphic novel of the same name.

NEW YORK/TORONTO: Vikings has been renewed for a 20-episode fifth season, which will see Jonathan Rhys Meyers (The Tudors) joining the cast.