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TORONTO: Production has begun on the 13-episode drama Ransom, which now counts Mediengruppe RTL Deutschland among the broadcasters on board for the series.

EL SEGUNDO: AT&T Audience Network has announced a third season of the MMA drama Kingdom.

LOS ANGELES: Actor Tom Selleck has inked a deal to continue his role as New York City Police Commissioner Frank Reagan on the seventh season of CBS’s Blue Bloods.

LONDON: Studio Lambert has optioned the television rights to Scilly Police Sergeant Colin Taylor’s memoir from Jonathan Sissons at the Peters Fraser and Dunlop literary and talent agency.

MIAMI: The Brazilian series The Ten Commandments, which is based on the Bible story of Moses, has landed on the U.S. Hispanic network UniMás.

NEW YORK: There will be a massive Star Trek presence at this year's Comic-Con International, where highlights include a number of panels, events, activations and merchandise exclusives spotlighting the 50-year-old franchise.

MUNICH: Netflix has secured the rights for the drama NSU German History X, which will be available starting tomorrow as an original series in the U.S., Canada, the U.K., Ireland, Australia and New Zealand.

LONDON: UKTV has picked up the Bible-inspired scripted series The Red Tent for its Drama channel, where it’s set to air early next year.

LOS ANGELES: Brooke Bowman, a 12-year veteran of Freeform (formerly ABC Family), has been named senior VP of drama programming and development at FOX.

LONDON: ITV has commissioned a new six-part thriller, Loch Ness, from ITV Studios.