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Exclusive: Physician turned #1 Nyt bestselling author Robin Cook is partnering with Euro Gang Entertainment, the entertainment company of Gianni Nunnari and Simon Horsman, on a pair of new projects for film and TV.

The first, Bellevue, will be a feature based on Cook’s forthcoming novel of the same name, which marks a departure for the author as a dark and atmospheric work of horror. Slated for publication in December, the book tells the story of Mitt, a first-year surgical resident at Bellevue Hospital in New York City. Mitt has a long and dark family history: his physicians’ forebears are guilty of grievous sins, extreme instances of medical malpractice committed at the very hospital where he now studies. Set against the gloom of supernatural haunting, and amidst gruesomely accurate surgical imagery, Bellevue is the story of supernatural vengeance for the sins of Mitt’s ancestors.

The second project being developed...

Muse Entertainment has acquired the rights to Sarah Selecky’s novel “Radiant Shimmering Light” with plans to develop it for television, Variety has learned exclusively.

The story follows Lilian Quick, a 40-year-old struggling pet portrait artist whose life changes drastically when she starts working for her motivational guru cousin, Eleven Novak. The job helps Lilian improve her finances, connect with her inner feminine power, and publicly confront a love affair gone wrong, which explodes her online following. Lilian is indebted to Eleven for all her success, but is Eleven really looking out for Lilian’s best interests?

Stephanie Kornick, who was most recently a staff writer on “Transparent,” is attached to write the series adaptation. Muse Entertainment’s Joel Rice, Michael Prupas, and Lydia Storie will serve as executive producers. Meghan Mathes Jacobs will serve as co-producer.

“At Muse Entertainment we are always drawn to stories that resonate, and now...

Exclusive: Downton Abbey alum Allen Leech has been cast as one of the leads opposite Sophia Bush in CBS’'drama pilot "Surveillance," from Matt Reeves, David C. White, Patricia Riggen and 20th Century Fox TV, which will co-produce with CBS TV Studios.

Written by White, with Riggen set to direct, "Surveillance" is described as a complex and timely spy thriller centered on the head of communications for the NSA, Maddy (Bush), a charming operative who finds her loyalties torn between protecting the government’s secrets and her own.

Leech will play Mike, Maddy’s (Bush) husband and an accomplished former CIA operative. In addition to Bush, he joins recently cast Catalina Sandino Moreno, Matthew Modine and Raphael Acloque.

Reeves executive produces via his 6th & Idaho production company alongside Riggen; White co-executive produces.

Leech currently co-stars in the Queen biopic, Bohemian Rhapsody, which has grossed $285 million worldwide to date. Leech also...

Anna Paquin has joined the cast of the fifth and final season of “The Affair,” Variety has confirmed.

Paquin joins the Showtime drama in the role of the adult version of Joanie Lockhart, the daughter of Alison and Cole. The show will jump forward in time multiple decades as Joanie returns to Montauk to investigate the death of her mother. In Season 4, Alison–played by Ruth Wilson–seemed to die by suicide only for the show to reveal that she was murdered by Ben, played by Ramón Rodríguez.

The casting brings Paquin back into the premium cable world, as she previously starred in the HBO series “True Blood.” Her other recent television roles include “Alias Grace” and “Bellevue.” She will also star in the upcoming Pop series “Flack.” She is repped by Wme, Brillstein Entertainment Partners, and Sloane, Offer, Weber, & Dern.

Paquin is the latest addition to the final season of “The Affair.

Oscar winner Anna Paquin has been tapped for a key series regular role in the fifth and final season of Showtime’s drama series The Affair, which will introduce a flash-forward storyline. It will center on Alison and Cole’s now-adult daughter Joanie Lockhart, played by Paquin, who returns some years in the future to a climate-change ravaged Montauk to piece together the truth about what happened to her mother and bringing the whole story full circle.

In addition to the setting decades into the future, Season 5 of The Affair also will follow the events in the months after Alison’s (Ruth Wilson) death at the hands of a violent boyfriend, with the two narratives running parallel to each other.

Returning as series regulars for the present-day Season 5 storyline are Dominic West as Noah, Maura Tierney as Helen, Julia Goldani Telles and Jadon Sand as Noah and Helen’s children,...

Wgn America is adding to its Prime Crime slate with the acquisition of two original series in the detective procedural genre — the comedic Carter, starring Jerry O’Connell (Billions), Sydney Poitier Heartsong (Chicago P.D.) and Kristian Bruun (Orphan Black), which will premiere August 7, and crime drama Gone, starring Chris Noth (The Good Wife), Leven Ramblin (The Hunger Games) and Danny Pino (CSI: Miami), for debut in early 2019.

Carter and Gone are part of Wgn America’s new programming strategy of cost-effective originals launched a year ago that involves acquisitions of already produced series, virtually all in the crime arena. The two new pickups represent a new element in the tactic. While all previous acquisitions have been foreign series — 2017 Canadian detective drama Bellevue starring Anna Paquin, 2015 Swedish-American thriller 100 Code, 2016 Canadian police series Shoot the Messenger and the 2017 Canadian drama Pure — Carter and Gone, while having international pedigree, both originated in the U.

What’s in a name? It could be a TV show’s destiny. The name of a TV series could make or break it, depending on if viewers are even willing to give it a chance. It’s a foot in the door, and sometimes that foot will get slammed if the audience is put off by its title. Remember “$#*! My Dad Says,” “Gcb,” or “The Knights of Prosperity”? There’s a reason you don’t.

For the 2017 Fall TV season, IndieWire called out four shows — “9Jkl,” “The Orville,” “Ten Days in the Valley,” and “Wisdom of the Crowd” — for their poor title choices. Of the lot, only “The Orville” survives, which may be more of a testament to the love for Seth Macfarlane and his specific brand of humor mixed with a love of “Star Trek.” Oddly enough, “The Orville” was probably the worst title of them all. Therefore,...

New Amsterdam looks set to be a fresh take on the medical drama.

NBC recently placed an order for the series and has announced it will air Tuesdays 10/9c out of megahit This Is Us.

The series was formerly known as Bellevue, but has been given the New Amsterdam title. Yes, it's the same title of a failed Fox drama from several years ago, so we fully expect the name to change again.

The official logline reads:

The new Bellevue Hospital director’s maverick approach disrupts the status quo while always prioritizing patient care.

Located in Manhattan, Bellevue is the only hospital in the world that has the capability to treat ebola patients, prisoners from Rikers Island and the President of the United States all under one roof.

It stars Ryan Eggold (The Blacklist), Freema Agyeman (Doctor Who), Janet Montgomery (This Is Us), Jocko Sims (The Last Ship), Anupam Kher...

When it comes to intense dramas set in hospitals, is it possible to over-prescribe? Maybe, but we’re not there yet, at least judging from the upcoming television season.

There are currently five such shows airing on the Big 4 networks, and last Friday NBC announced it’s adding a new hospital wing in the 2018-2019 TV schedule, picking up the Ryan Eggold-led pilot “New Amsterdam” to series.

Per the logline, the medical drama “inspired by Bellevue, the oldest public hospital in America” focuses on “the brilliant and charming Dr. Max Goodwin,” who we’re told “sets out to tear up the bureaucracy and provide exceptional care,” won’t be “taking ‘no’ for an answer,” will “disrupt the status quo” and “stop at nothing to breathe new life” into the storied institution. Which is, by the way, “the only one in the world capable of treating Ebola patients, prisoners from Rikers and the President of the United States under one roof.”

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If this synopsis sounds familiar, it’s because you’ve read many of these adjectives before in descriptions of, oh, every other medical drama on broadcast television.

At this moment, NBC is also home to “Chicago Med,” ABC touts “The Good Doctor” and “Grey’s Anatomy,” Fox has “The Resident,” and CBS houses “Code Black.” That means if all of them get renewed (and most of them have been already) “New Amsterdam” will bring us to an even half dozen medical drams overall.

So why did the network feel the need to order up 10 cc’s of another medical drama Stat? Well, that’s a good question, as the Nielsen numbers for this genre are all over the place, meaning it could either become a hit, provide the network with steady mid-range ratings, or tread water each week.

Also Read: 'Grey's Anatomy' Renewed for Season 15 at ABC

According to the most current season averages from Nielsen, “Chicago Med” is pulling in a 2.0 rating in the advertiser-coveted 18-49 demographic, with “Grey’s Anatomy” scoring a 3.2, “The Good Doctor” earning a 3.4, “The Resident” posting a 1.7, and “Code Black” managing a 0.7, according to Nielsen. (That last one is not based on live + seven days of delayed viewing like the others, as the CBS series just returned for its third season two weeks ago.)

That means overall, “The Good Doctor” is currently the No. 9 show on broadcast, “Grey’s Anatomy” is 11, “Chicago Med” ties for 27th, “The Resident” ties for 42nd, and “Code Black” is ties at 138th. So, it’s not a completely safe bet, but in general it is a solid return on investment for most networks, which is why they are continuing to invest in the ones they have.

“Grey’s” was recently given a 15th season (after star Ellen Pompeo was bumped to a $20 million a year salary), while freshmen series “The Good Doctor” and “The Resident” were each granted a Season 2, and “Chicago Med” was just handed a fourth. The fate of “Code Black” has yet to be decided, though it is probably on the bubble once more.

Keeping in mind the ratings and renewal status of its soon-to-be competitors, what is going to make “New Amsterdam” standout in a sea of shows set in a hospital? A speciality — something all the doc-centric shows with a good prognosis have.

Also Read: Ratings: ABC's 'The Good Doctor' Grows Viewership in Freshman Season Finale

Shondaland’s “Grey’s” gives viewers their weekly dose of relationship drama among characters they’ve grown attached to for over a decade. “The Good Doctor” has Freddie Highmore playing an autistic doctor, something new there. The Resident,” as star Matt Czuchry told TheWrap in January, could be ‘The Shield” of the genre. “Chicago Med” is a Dick Wolf show, so it’s like “Law & Order,” but for hospitals. And “Code Black” focuses on the nation’s busiest ER.

Chances are it’s that Bellevue angle that NBC thinks will drive viewers mad for “New Amsterdam.” But only time, and fall ratings, will tell.

Aside from Eggold, the drama stars Freema Agyeman, Janet Montgomery, Jocko Sims, Anupam Kher and Tyler Labine.

David Schulner will write and executive produce the series from Universal Television, Pico Creek Productions and Mount Moriah, with Kate Dennis directing and executive producing the pilot. Peter Horton also executive produces, with Dr. Eric Manheimer grabbing a producing credit.

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Percy Bysshe Shelley's classic poem "Good-Night" is the backdrop for a chilling new trailer for Wgn America's series 100 Code, a new crime drama about a sinister serial killer who leaves his victims submerged in flower fields. With the series premiering this May, we've been given the opportunity to exclusively unveil the new video for the crime drama starring Dominic Monaghan and the late, great Michael Nyqvist.

A 12-episode series, 100 Code will premiere on Wgn America on Tuesday, May 29th. We have the official press release with more details on the series below, as well as the exclusive poetry trailer:

Press Release: Los Angeles, CA – Wgn America announced today that its much-anticipated crime drama “100 Code” will premiere on Tuesday, May 29 at 10/9c. Starring Dominic Monaghan (Lost, Lord of the Rings Trilogy) as New York Detective Tommy Conley and the late Michael Nyqvist (John Wick, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo...

Priyanka Chopra had a surprise visitor on the last day of New York shoot of Quantico. Anupam Kher, who is shooting for NBC’s medical drama Bellevue, dropped by the sets of her show to meet our ‘desi girl’. A delighted Priyanka Chopra thanked Anupam Kher for visiting her on the sets. Now, Priyanka will head to Ireland to shoot for the final episodes of Quantico season three. Michael Seitzman, show runner of the American drama on ABC, confirmed the last three episodes will be shot in Ireland.

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Sarah Wayne Callies (Colony, The Walking Dead), Shawn Doyle (Bellevue, Big Love), Michael Shanks (Stargate Sg-1, Saving Hope) and Camille Sullivan (The Disappearance, The Man in the High Castle) have been cast in Unspeakable, an eight-part miniseries set for premiere on CBC in Canada and SundanceTV in the U.S. Production begins this spring in Vancouver. Created by Robert C. Cooper (Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency, Stargate Sg-1, Stargate: Atlantis) and based on…...

Riding high with the distinction of having earned his second nomination at the Screen Actors Guild Awards, after the Oscar-winning, Silver Linings Playbook, Anupam Kher has been cast in NBC’s medical drama titled, ‘Bellevue’. Anupam Kher, who has managed to establish a fair foothold in Hollywood, has collaborated with some popular names in the industryRead More

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Airing on Wgn America, the drama series Bellevue follows Annie Ryder (Anna Paquin, in a stand-out performance), a detective looking to unravel the mysterious disappearance of a transgender teen (beautifully and heartbreakingly played by Sadie O’Neil), in a case that might connect back to the murder of a young woman, 20 years prior. But trying to solve this mystery will pull Annie further away from her daughter and force her to confront someone from her own past, all while trying to navigate the complicated relationship with her on-again/off-again ex, Eddie (Allen Leech), and her boss …...

If you're a fan of Anna Paquin (X-Men, True Blood), you'll be happy to learn that she stars in a new TV series called Bellevue. In the psychological mystery thriller, she plays a hard-ass detective who breaks the rules to get shit done. The story follows her as she investigates a missing transgender teen. As she dives deeper into the mystery, things start to unravel for her. This really looks like a solid show and it's a great role for Paquin to take on. Here's the synopsis:

Thrilling and eerie, Bellevue is a mystery set in a small blue-collar town with a lot of 'good people' who 'live right' and take it upon themselves to make sure the neighbours do too. Driving the series is Detective Annie Ryder (Anna Paquin), a cop whose intense and brazen personality has always been at odds with her hometown. When a transgender teen goes missing,...

"What did you do with my kid?" Today, Wgn America released a new trailer and the premiere date for their upcoming TV show Bellevue.The Canadian crime drama follows Detective Annie Ryder (Anna Paquin) as she unravels the mystery behind the disappearance of a transgender teen. The cast also includes Shawn Doyle and Allen Leech.Read More…...

The Good Wife creators Robert and Michelle King are headed back into the courtroom.

Showtime has given a series commitment to Your Honor, a legal thriller written by Peter Moffat (the UK’s Criminal Justice, which was the basis for HBO’s The Night Of) and executive-produced by the Kings.

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Per the official description, the show “follows the son of a respected judge who is involved in a hit-and-run. Soon after, they are both drawn into a high-stakes game of lies, deceit and impossible choices when...

Though Wgn America announced that it would no longer be pursuing original content (despite finding critical success and solid fanbases for shows like Outsiders and Underground), the channel is not done with scripted series altogether. It has recently acquired Bellevue, a crime drama starring Anna Paquin that is set to run for eight hourlong episodes. A new first look and posters for Bellevue released today show what looks like a fairly boilerplate “small town, big crime” story where the lead detective is a troubled rogue who has trouble managing her personal life, but who is nevertheless an excellent investigator. Oh …...

“Bellevue” is set in small-town America, which is another way of saying it’s a gritty murder mystery. Anna Paquin stars in the upcoming series, which she executive produced alongside co-creators and showrunners Jane Maggs and Adrienne Mitchell. Wgn America has just released the trailer, which you can watch below if you feel so inclined.

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Here’s the synopsis: “Twenty years ago, the murder of a young woman traumatized the community of “Bellevue.” Now, the killer is back. Or is he/she? When a high school hockey star, who is wrestling with his gender identity, goes missing and all signs point to foul play, Detective Annie Ryder (Paquin) must unravel all the pieces to this gripping mystery before her own life falls apart. As the case pulls her further away from her family, she is also...

Wgn America has set a January 23 premiere date for its recently acquired Bellevue, and today unveiled a new trailer and key art for the crime drama starring Anna Paquin, Shawn Doyle and Allen Leech. The eight-episode, one-hour series features True Blood‘s Paquin as Detective Annie Ryder, Fargo‘s Doyle as Police Chief Peter Welland and Downton Abbey‘s Leech as Eddie Roe, Ryder’s ex. The series is set against the backdrop of a small town with big secrets. Twenty years after…...

Netflix's The Irishman keeps adding to its star-studded cast, with Oscar-winning actress Anna Paquin joining the cast. The Irishman started production in Suffern, New York, with the first photos revealing Robert De Niro, Joe Pesci and director Martin Scorsese all reuniting on the set for the first time since their 1995 classic Casino. With production already under way, it remains to be seen how many more cast members need to be added, but Anna Paquin joins an incredibly impressive ensemble cast.

The news was broke by Deadline earlier today, with the site revealing that Anna Paquin is portraying Peggy, the daughter of Frank "The Irishman" Sheeran (Robert De Niro) who has come to despise her father for everything he has become, and tries to distance herself from him. The notorious Mafia assassin has long been suspected as being directly involved with the disappearance of union leader Jimmy Hoffa (Al Pacino) in...

Wgn America is on its way to a life of crime: The network has secured the U.S. rights for three crime-focused shows — “100 Code,” “Shoot the Messenger,” and “Pure” — which will join the previously announced Anna Paquin-fronted “Bellevue” to add to the network’s stash of “primecrime” programming. The four scripted series join the syndicated “Blue Bloods,” “Elementary,” “Person of Interest,” “Bones,” “Law & Order” and “Cops” and will begin rolling out in early 2018. “Wgn America continues to deliver one of the best crime lineups in television,” said Gavin Harvey, president of Wgn America. “These four new original series...

Wgn America continues to stock up on “cost effective” scripted originals. On the heels of its recent pickup of the Anna Paquin-starring Canadian detective drama series Bellevue, Wgn America has acquired three more international drama series in the crime/thriller genre. They include the 2015 Swedish-American thriller 100 Code, from Oscar winner Bobby Moresco (Crash) and starring Dominic Monaghan (Lost) and the late Michael Nyqvist (The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo); 2016…...

Wgn America is going on an international crime spree.

The cable network has acquired the U.S. TV rights to a trio of foreign crime dramas: 100 Code (Sweden), Shoot the Messenger (Canada) and Pure (Canada). And their casts offer a dose of Hollywood sizzle: 100 Code stars Dominic Monaghan (Lost, the Lord of the Rings trilogy) as a NYPD detective who heads to Stockholm to track down a serial killer who’s targeting young, blonde women with blue eyes. (The late Michael Nyqvist, of Girl With the Dragon Tattoo fame, plays his new Swedish partner.)

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While it has been shedding its original scripted TV series, like the cancelled Underground, Wgn America has obtained the rights to the Bellevue TV show. The Canadian series premiered on CBC in February of this year. Anna Paquin stars in Bellevue, and also executive produces with creators Jane Maggs and Adrienne Mitchell, along with Janis Lundman, Michael Prupas, Morwyn Brebner and Jesse Prupas. Bellevue is "a small town with big secrets." The Wgn America crime drama series also stars Anna Paquin, Shawn Doyle, Billy MacLellan, Sharon Taylor, Patrick Labbé, Vincent Leclerc, Janine Theriault, Joe Cobden, and Allen Leach. The series will premiere in early 2018. Read More…...

Also starring Shaun Doyle and Allen Leech

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Have you been missing Anna Paquin on the small screen ever since “True Blood” came to an end? The Oscar winner heads back to television with “Bellevue.“ Wgn America announced today that it has acquired the U.S. rights to the compelling original drama series. In addition to starring, Anna Paquin also executive produces alongside creators/showrunners […]...

Providing a glimpse into its new programming strategy, Wgn America has made its first move in the original scripted space since cancelling its high-end drama series Outsiders and Underground. The network, whose parent Tribune Media is being acquired by Sinclair Broadcast Group, has bought the U.S. linear rights to the Canadian drama series Bellevue, starring and executive produced by Anna Paquin. The eight-episode detective drama, set in a blue-collar Canadian town, aired…...

Wgn America announced Monday that it has acquired the U.S. rights to “Bellevue,” a drama series about murder and disappearances starring Anna Paquin. “Bellevue” is not an original series to the network, but it’ll be the first series to air exclusively on Wgn in America after the cancellations of “Underground,” “Outsiders” and other scripted programming. The eight-episode one-hour drama follows Detective Annie Ryder (Paquin), as she investigates the mystery of a missing transgender high school hockey star and its possible connection to the murder of a young woman 20 years earlier, all the while trying to keep her own life from.

Wgn America announced Monday it has acquired the Canadian murder mystery series Bellevue, which will premiere on the network in early 2018.

The series features Anna Paquin, whose most recent TV role was in HBO's True Blood, as a detective whose past comes back to haunt her after a teenage boy

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Exclusive: Anna Paquin stars, True Blood co-lead Stephen Moyer directs.

Concourse Film Trade, the sales and financing arm of Matthew Shreder and James Andrew Felts’ Concourse Media, will introduce worldwide buyers in Cannes to their previously announced sales title The Parting Glass.

The drama recently wrapped production in Toronto and reunites True Blood’s Anna Paquin with her co-lead and real-life husband Stephen Moyer, who makes his feature directorial debut.

Productivity Media, founded by William G. Santor, Andrew Chang-Sang and John Hills, is co-financing the project and serves as executive producer with Concourse Media.

Paquin stars alongside another True Blood alumnus, Denis O’Hare who also wrote the screenplay, as well as Melissa Leo, Cynthia Nixon, Rhys Ifans, and Ed Asner.

The Parting Glass centres on a family that tries to piece together their lives after a death.

“Ed Asner pulls off an unforgettable encore performance and is surrounded by an extremely talented group of actors that all...

Exclusive: Anna Paquin stars, True Blood co-lead Stephen Moyer directs.

Concourse Film Trade, the sales and financing arm of Matthew Shreder and James Andrew Felts’ Concourse Media, is launching worldwide sales on previously announced The Parting Glass.

The drama recently wrapped production in Toronto and reunites True Blood’s Anna Paquin with her co-lead and real-life husband Stephen Moyer, who makes his feature directorial debut.

Paquin stars alongside another True Blood alumnus, Denis O’Hare who also wrote the screenplay, as well as Melissa Leo, Cynthia Nixon, Rhys Ifans, and Ed Asner.

The Parting Glass centres on a family that tries to piece together their lives after a death.

“Ed Asner pulls off an unforgettable encore performance and is surrounded by an extremely talented group of actors that all pull at your heart strings in ways that every family can relate to,” Shreder said.

”The Parting Glass is no exception to our belief that value is driven...

2017-04-07T11:47:48-07:00Anna Paquin and Allen Leech Bare All in New TV Drama

True Blood's Anna Paquin was packing on the steamy Pda in a raunchy sex scene in her new role as the star of Canadian TV series Bellevue. The 34-year-old actress bared it all in an Nsfw clip also featuring her co-star Allen Leech (Downton Abbey).

In the series, Paquin portrays a risk-taking cop and single mother named Annie Ryder. The seventh episode of the season shows Annie doing the deed with her on-again-off-again boyfriend Eddie Roe, played by Leech.

Anna Paquin's character in the show is on a mission to find a missing transgender teen in a small town, according to Daily Mail. The mother of two spoke out about the first time she read the script for the thrilling series and how she was absolutely mindblown by the storyline and the characters.