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Exclusive: Emmy nominee Corbin Bersen (L.A. Law), Joanne Kelly (Warehouse 13) and Ernie Hudson (Ghostbusters) are set to recur opposite Kevin Bacon and Aldis Hodge in Showtime’s Boston crime drama City On a Hill. Additionally, we’ll be seeing more of Mark Ryder in Season 3, as his role as Father Doyle will be expanded. Season 3 is set to premiere in 2022.

Season three brings us to Boston’s high society Beacon Hill. Following his dismissal from the FBI, Jackie Rohr (Bacon) lands a lavish new gig running security for a wealthy family. Life is good until secrets begin to unravel. When an investigation opens – implicating local and federal authorities – assistant district attorney Decourcy Ward (Hodge) sees an opportunity to finally rip out the machinery perpetuating a broken system.

Bernsen will play Sinclair Dryden, an old money Beacon Hill socialite and former outstanding FBI agent who has been a mentor to...

Mogul Mowgli, the feature co-written, produced by and starring Riz Ahmed, is set to open Geena Davis’ Bentonville Film Festival to run Aug. 2 to 8.

The festival, which has a mission to create a deeper impact for racial and gender equality in media, will screen Bassan Tariq’s directorial fiction feature debut on opening night. Other highlights for the 2021 edition include Oscar winner Marlee Matlin to receive the festival’s Rising to the Challenge Award as her latest movie, the Sundance winner Coda from writer-director Sian Heder, features in the Spotlights program.

And Lisa Lu, star of another Bentonville selection, The Disappearance ...

Mogul Mowgli, the feature co-written, produced by and starring Riz Ahmed, is set to open Geena Davis’ Bentonville Film Festival to run Aug. 2 to 8.

The festival, which has a mission to create a deeper impact for racial and gender equality in media, will screen Bassan Tariq’s directorial fiction feature debut on opening night. Other highlights for the 2021 edition include Oscar winner Marlee Matlin to receive the festival’s Rising to the Challenge Award as her latest movie, the Sundance winner Coda from writer-director Sian Heder, features in the Spotlights program.

And Lisa Lu, star of another Bentonville selection, The Disappearance ...

Today we have a sneak peek at Wildcat starring Georgina Campbell, Luke Benward, Ibrahim Renno, Mido Hamada, and Ali Olomi. The film was directed and written by Jonathan W. Stokes.

In Wildcat, an ambitious reporter (Georgina Campbell) stationed in the Middle East is taken captive after a militant group ambushes her convoy. Convinced that the young woman is hiding her true identity, they'll stop at nothing to extract information crucial to the success of their upcoming terrorist attack. With time running out, she must find a way to survive and turn the tables on her assailants. Check out our sneak peek below.

Wildcat is a survival thriller set entirely in one room. It follows in the new tradition of contained actress performance pieces like Gravity, Room, Wild, and The Disappearance of Alice Creed. The story is inspired by real-life heroines like Amanda Lindhout and Lynsey Addario. The protagonist is "Kat" Young,...

Transplant will be making itself a regular fixture on the NBC schedule.

The broadcast network has picked up the rights to air the second season of the Canadian import, just days after it aired its first season finale. 

The series centers on Dr. Bashir "Bash" Hamed, a Syrian doctor with battle-tested skills in emergency medicine who fled his country with his younger sister, Amira.

Together they struggle to build a new life in Canada as Bash strives to rebuild his career in medicine.

NBC has a long and storied history with successful medical series, including, of course, ER and its current hits New Amsterdam and Chicago Med.

Transplant stars Hamza Haq (Quantico), Laurence Leboeuf (The Disappearance), John Hannah (Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.), Jim Watson (Mary Kills People), and Ayisha Issa (Polar).

In its first season on CTV, Transplant was the most-watched Canadian original series and...

Exclusive: As the mystery at the center of Big Sky unfolds, so do the stories of the various characters living in David E. Kelley’s world. Set to join the ABC crime drama’s family are Camille Sullivan, Chad Willett and Patrick Gallagher in recurring roles.

Starring Katheryn Winnick, Kylie Bunbury and Ryan Phillippe, Big Sky centers on private detectives Cassie Dewell and Cody Hoyt, who team with ex-cop Jenny Hoyt, to search for two sisters mysteriously kidnapped by a truck driver in Montana. Upon learning that the kidnapping isn’t an isolated incident, the law officials must race against the clock to prevent any more abductions.

Sullivan and Chad Willet will play Joanie Sullivan and Robert Sullivan, the parents of two kidnapped sisters played by Jade Pettyjohn and Natalie Alyn Lind. The parents, arriving in Helena from out of town, are pushed to their limits as they search for their missing daughters.

In today’s Global Bulletin, Netflix picks up four originals in Nigeria, Amazon Prime Video gets Noggin in several major European markets, Walter Presents buys three Polish series, and Iwc Schaffhausen and the BFI announce finalists and jury for this year’s Filmmaker Bursary Award.

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Netflix has announced a slate of new original series and films from Nigeria, doubling down on its commitment to finding and promoting talent on the African continent.

One new series and three Nigerian films were secured by Netflix in various stages of production, with some ready to debut immediately.

“Far From Home” is a six-part series created by Chinaza Onuzo and Dami Elebe, who double as executive producer and writer. Produced by Inkblot Productions, It follows Ishaya, a teenage artist who wins a scholarship that launches her from her humble surroundings into the world of Nigeria’s 1%. Actor-producer Funke Akindele is confirmed for a lead role.

Exclusive: Maggie Freleng, journalist and host of Oxygen’s The Disappearance of Maura Murray, is to host a new investigative podcast about people wrongfully incarcerated.

Unjust and Unsolved will air via the Obsessed Network, which is the podcast network behind True Crime Obsessed.

It is the company’s first investigative series and comes as it is also moving into historical podcasts with Crimes of the Centuries with Amber Hunt.

Unjust and Unsolved tells the stories of individuals across the nation who may be wrongfully incarcerated for crimes that remain unsolved. Podcast host Maggie Freleng will take listeners inside the prison walls for first-person accounts and present evidence pointing away from their guilt. Episodes will also include interviews with loved ones, lawyers and other case experts to shed light on how these individuals wound up incarcerated for decades despite their innocence. It will launch in September.

Freleng is a public radio...

With lots of networks scrambling for content, NBC is bringing a hit Canadian drama stateside. 

Transplant has been set for a premiere Tuesday, Sept. 1 at 10 p.m. Et/Pt on NBC following a live telecast of summer's #1 series, America's Got Talent.

The 13-episode series centers on Dr. Bashir "Bash" Hamed, a Syrian doctor with battle-tested skills in emergency medicine who fled his country with his younger sister, Amira.

Together they struggle to build a new life in Canada as Bash strives to rebuild his career in medicine.

NBC has a long and storied history with successful medical series, including, of course, ER and its current hits New Amsterdam and Chicago Med.

Transplant stars Hamza Haq (Quantico), Laurence Leboeuf (The Disappearance), John Hannah (Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.), Jim Watson (Mary Kills People), and Ayisha Issa (Polar). I

n its first season on CTV, Transplant was the most-watched Canadian original series and...

The five broadcast networks in May and June unveiled their “fall” 2020 schedules, with Fox and the CW opting for pandemic-proof lineups featuring predominantly original and acquired series already in the can, while NBC, CBS and ABC bet on regular schedules featuring new and returning series yet to be filmed with the caveat that some launches could be delayed by the Covid-related production shutdown.

Faced with uncertainty as the majority of new and returning series are yet to start shooting, NBC, ABC and CBS have started to adjust their fall plans.

NBC today announced a Sept. 1 premiere for Canadian medical drama Transplant, which it acquired in May, weeks into the production shutdown (watch the promo below). The 13-episode series will air in an established medical drama slot, the 10 Pm berth occupied by New Amsterdam for the past two seasons.

Transplant will have two-hour live America’s Got Talent episodes as a lead-in on Sept.

In a cozy, seaside cottage in Kent, with the winds of WWII still at a distance, Alice Bloom (Gemma Arterton) bangs out academic theses about folklore on her typewriter and launches verbal attacks on neighbors who dare to interrupt her work. The locals have the swaggering, chainsmoking Alice pegged as a witch who’s probably signaling the Nazis from her perch over the white cliffs. The Brit villagers are not even half right — but oh, does she have anger to spare. Her reveries concern a torrid affair with Vera ((Gugu Mbatha-Raw...

Hit series “Gangs of London” is getting a new U.S. home.

The Gareth Evans-created series, which is produced by Pulse Films in association with Sister, will move from WarnerMedia-owned Cinemax to AMC ahead of its autumn debut. U.K. broadcaster Sky Atlantic will remain the European home for the show.

The first season already aired on Sky Atlantic — the home of many co-produced originals and U.S. shows on Comcast-backed pay-tv broadcaster Sky — back in April. Alongside the first season debut on AMC this fall, it will also air on Sky in Germany and Italy this summer.

The move is not altogether unexpected. Cinemax, sister network to HBO, revealed back in January that it was going to move out of the originals space, and that the brand would not be transferred over to the HBO Max platform. Variety understands Pulse Films received HBO and Cinemax’s...

NBC is expanding its medical drama series programming lineup with hit Canadian series Transplant. The network has acquired the 13-episode first season of the medical drama, which is currently airing on Canada’s CTV network. A premiere date will be announced later.

The move continues a network trend of acquiring produced scripted series to bolster programming lineups due to the ongoing coronavirus-caused production shutdowns. There is a lot of uncertainty over when TV series will be able to resume production amid the pandemic.

Since its February 26 premiere on CTV, Transplant is the most-watched Canadian series with total viewers this broadcast year, seeing ongoing week-over-week audience growth.

Created by Joseph Kay, the series centers on Dr. Bashir “Bash” Hamed, a Syrian doctor with battle-tested skills in emergency medicine who fled his country with his younger sister, Amira. Together they struggle to build a new life in Canada as Bash strives to rebuild his career in medicine.

Exclusive: Deadline has learned that IFC Films has set Aug. 7 for the release of the Liam Neeson and Micheál Richardson heart-warming movie Made in Italy. The pic, which reps the feature directorial debut of Dunkirk actor James D’Arcy, will hit drive-ins, those theaters that are open, and on-demand.

IFC Films is arguably the only distributor out there that’s making fresh titles available to those theaters that are open right now during some states’ early reopenings as the Covid-19 crisis calms. To date IFC has put five titles in drive-ins since March – Swallow, Resistance, True History of the Kelly Gang, How To Build A Girl, and The Wretched.

IFC took U.S. rights to HanWay Films’ Made in Italy back in February. In the pic, Liam Neeson plays Robert, a bohemian London artist who returns to Tuscany, Italy with his estranged son played by Micheál Richardson, to sell the house...

When Netflix announced it had commissioned Clickbait last year, director Matt Richards began lobbying co-creator Tony Ayres, Matchbox Pictures and Film Victoria to seek a director’s attachment.

That persistence paid off and the filmmaker started work on the Melbourne-based production two weeks ago, shadowing Ben Young, who is directing two episodes of the eight-part, Us-set thriller.

Richards will work on the show on-and-off until early April, fitting around his day job as a moving image designer at the National Gallery of Victoria.

“I really wanted the opportunity to work on a high stakes adult drama and pushed hard to get the attachment,â€. says Richards, who had an attachment on the ABC’s children’s series Tomorrow, When the War Began and has directed the short dramas First Contact, Rabbit and the Screen Australia Hot Shots-funded The Disappearance of Willie Bingham.

“Ben and the Clickbait team have been incredibly open and welcoming.

Exclusive: The Disappearance of Madeleine McCann producer Emma Cooper has launched her own production company following the success of the Netflix documentary series.

Cooper, who resigned from Shut Up And Play The Hits producer Pulse Films last year, where she was Global President of Non-Fiction, has established Empress Films.

This comes after Netflix revealed that The Disappearance of Madeleine McCann, which Cooper exec produced for the Vice-owned Pulse Films, was the most-watched title on its service last year. The eight-part series launched in March.

Cooper (below) is in development with a number of high-end factual projects, primarily for streaming services, and will work between London and La. She has secured IP and is working with top tier talent and emerging directorial, producing and writing talent.

She told Deadline that she wants to continue to look at high-profile cases where the public think they know the story but under forensic light...

Epix released the official trailer for its upcoming series, Belgravia.

Belgravia will premiere in 2020 and cover the secrets and scandals among the upper echelon of London society in the 19th Century (That's the 1800s for those of you who failed history).

The limited series will focus on the Trenchard family after they accept an invitation to a legendary ball hosted by the Duchess of Richmond.

This ball occurs on the fateful night of the Battle of Waterloo and sets in motion a series of events that will have consequences for decades to come as secrets unravel behind the porticoed doors of London’s grandest neighborhoods.

The limited series reunites the award-winning creative team behind Downton Abbey; with Julian Fellowes adapting his bestselling novel for the screen and Carnival’s Gareth Neame executive producing alongside Nigel Marchant, Liz Trubridge and Fellowes.

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Universal Television has promoted several members of its burgeoning programming ranks and added one new senior-level executive to its roster.

Erik Rechsteiner has been boosted to Svp Current Series and NBCUniversal International exec Kristen Del Pero has been brought over to Universal TV as Svp Current Series and International Development.

The moves come as Universal has reached 40 series currently ordered to production, most in the studio’s history.

“I’m extremely proud of the unprecedented growth at Universal Television over the last three years,” division president Pearlena Igbokwe said in a press release. “It gives me great pleasure to recognize those executives who have helped make it possible and will continue to advance our studio.”

Del Pero and Rechsteiner will report to JoAnn Alfano, Evp Current Series and International Development.

Universal also promoted three director-level execs: Brittany Little, to VP Drama Development; Brian Salb to VP Current Series; and Megan Macmillan to VP Comedy Development.

Universal Television has promoted Erik Rechsteiner to senior vice president of current series and brought on Kristen Del Pero as senior vice president of current series and international development.

Del Pero and Rechsteiner will both report to JoAnn Alfano, Universal TV’s executive VP of current series and international development.

“I’m extremely proud of the unprecedented growth at Universal Television over the last three years and it gives me great pleasure to recognize those executives who have helped make it possible and will continue to advance our studio,” said Pearlena Igbokwe, Universal TV president, in a statement.

Rechsteiner has worked on “The Good Place” and “Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt” for the duration of their runs, and oversees NBC’s “Superstore” as well as new comedy “Sunnyside,” in addition to a new comedy from Tina Fey and Robert Carlock that stars Ted Danson as the mayor of Los Angeles. He also handles NBC drama “New Amsterdam.

Network: Wgn America.

Episodes: Six (hour).

Seasons: One.

TV show dates: July 9, 2019 — August 3, 2019.

Series status: Ended.

Performers include: Peter Coyote, Camille Sullivan, Aden Young, Joanne Kelly, Micheline Lanctôt, Michael Riendeau, Kevin Parent, and Neil Napier.

TV show description:

From Normand Daneau and Geneviève Simard, The Disappearance TV show originally debuted on Canada's CTV in 2017. The mystery series follows the investigation into the disappearance of 10-year-old Anthony Sullivan (Riendeau).

On his tenth birthday, during a treasure hunt in honor of the day, young Anthony goes missing. The psychological drama digs into his family's emotions as the facts of the case emerge. Although the police are on the case, the family also conducts its...

I guess justice was served, in a karmic way.

In the end, Anthony was rescued but Henry didn't live to see it on The Disappearance Season 1 Episode 6.

Henry took Anthony's hope at a real family away from him 35 years previously, so David, even in death, found a way to take Henry away from his family as well.

Did Henry, who had been a good man for much of his life, deserve that end for that one horrible decision in his past?

It seemed harsh to me.

As a prosecutor and then judge, Henry was accustomed to seeing the worst in people.

He assumed that the genes of Jason Dodd, who had raped Maggie, would result in David becoming a bad seed.

David growing up in the house of a drug addict who eventually overdosed certainly couldn't have been a plus in Henry's eyes either.

Related: The Disappearance Season 1 Episode 5 Review:...

It wasn't only Stephen Price behind Anthony's abduction.

Much of the how and why came together on The Disappearance Season 1 Episode 5.

I'll admit I never saw the twist coming in this case.

My theory was that Price and David Smith were the same people. After all, both were around the same age and were associated with St. James Orphanage.

Why couldn't the Sullivans and the police see a connection that was so obvious?

Granted, I hadn't pieced together the logistics of how a tween-ager could change his name, and that probably should have scuttled the idea from the get-go.

Still, when Paula, Susan's new lead detective, suggested the same possibility, I thought that maybe I was on the right track after all.

But no. I was only half right at best.

Related: The Disappearance Season 1 Episode 4 Review: Treasure Hunt

That's about as much as the police and the Sullivans were managing as well.

Lord, it's taking a while to connect the dots.

The Sullivans and the police took their investigations in separate directions on The Disappearance Season 1 Episode 4.

What they haven't pieced together yet is what's become obvious to the viewers: the shunned baby resulting from Maggie getting raped by Jason Dodd is the person who kidnapped Anthony, as a way of getting back at the Sullivans.

Luke and Catherine were trying to track down their adopted half-brother, going from birth forward.

Susan and Cooper were investigating Steven Price, starting back with his days at St. James Orphanage.

Sadly, there's just been no connection made yet between the two searches.

We did finally get the sad story of the baby that resulted from the rape of Maggie Sullivan by Jason Dodd.

After hearing the tale, it was simpler to understand why that grown child might blame the Sullivans for his difficult life.

Related:...

Desperate people do desperate things.

That was the message on The Disappearance Season 1 Episode 3.

The Disapperance Season 1 Episode 2 concluded with Henry feverishly digging at a spot, under the rare tree, that Anthony  had indicated on his room map.

Time for a big reveal, right?

No, more like time for a big red herring, for buried where Anthony had placed a sticky-note drawing of a cat was ... the remains of a cat.

More specifically, the remains of nine cats, all decapitated, many of whom were from the cat-nappings of two years ago that the police were investigating.

So what did this discovery, combined with the mutilated cat found above ground in the park, mean for Anthony's case?

Susan tried, ever so hard, to convince the Sullivans that one had nothing to do with the other.

Related: The Disappearance Season 1 Episode 2 Review: The Tree

That's because she didn't want them contaminating any evidence,...

So maybe Henry wasn't crazy after all.

He kept insisting that the Paulownia Tomentosa leaf which Anthony left for him was a crucial clue on The Disappearance Season 1 Episode 2.

Everyone -- family, neighbors, police -- just chalked it up to Henry's anguish over Anthony's abduction.

The other possibility was that Henry was suffering from early-onset Alzheimer's.

It's safe to say that Henry is psychologically off, to use a technical term.

He was having medical issues. Otherwise, why would he be seeing a doctor who consulted scans of his brain on her computer?

There's something beyond Anthony being missing for two years which is causing his outbursts, either vocal or violent.

Related: The Disappearance Season 1 Episode 1 Review: Birthday Boy

This is going to make solving Anthony's disappearance all that much harder.

Detective Bowden was still humoring Henry because of their long professional relationship. But how long is she going to continue...

There is nothing more unfathomable than someone you love going missing.

But people go missing every day, and it's devastating.

The Disappearance focuses on the lives of the Sullivans after their 10-year-old son, Anthony, goes missing while on a treasure hunt on his birthday.

The Disappearance Season 1 Episode 2 jumps to years into the future.

The Disappearance Review: Birthday Boy

Anthony is still missing, and parents Luke (Aden Young) and Helen (Camille Sullivan) are still deep into the investigation.

Our exclusive clip features the couple discussing the possibility of moving on with their lives.

While Helen is ready, Luke urges her to reconsider.

If they want to get their son back, they need to focus on his recovery above everything else.

Peter Coyote on The Disappearance, His Complex Character, and His Long Career

Every day of their lives will be impacted by Anthony's disappearance until they get a resolution, so when...

Wgn America has been running TV series which first ran in other countries, in lieu of programming developed for the cable network. The newest entry in that category is The Disappearance TV show, which originally ran on CTV. Even if it is a success on Wgn America though, it is unlikely to be picked up for another season, since it wound up being a miniseries in Canada. While we don't have to spend much time wondering if The Disappearance will be cancelled or renewed for season two, we're still keeping an eye on the ratings to give us comparisons for other Wgn TV series, so stay tuned.

A Wgn America mystery, The Disappearance stars Peter Coyote, Camille Sullivan, Aden Young, Joanne Kelly, Micheline Lanctôt, Michael Riendeau, Kevin Parent, and Neil Napier. The series follows the investigation into the...

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What's This TV Show About?

A Wgn America mystery, The Disappearance stars Peter Coyote, Camille Sullivan, Aden Young, Joanne Kelly, Micheline Lanctôt, Michael Riendeau, Kevin Parent, and Neil Napier. The series follows the investigation into the disappearance of Anthony Sullivan (Riendeau), who goes missing during a treasure hunt on his tenth birthday. The psychological drama digs into his family’s emotions as the facts of the case emerge. Although the police are on the case, the family...

Can the Sullivan family stick together during the first season of the The Disappearance TV show on Wgn America? As we know, the Nielsen ratings typically play a big role in determining whether a TV show like The Disappearance is cancelled or renewed for season two. Unfortunately, most of us do not live in Nielsen households. Because of that, many viewers are frustrated their viewing habits and opinions weren't considered before the decision was made to end The Disappearance with one season. We care what you think, so we invite you to rate all of The Disappearance episodes for us here.

A Wgn America mystery drama that debuted on Canada's CTV, The Disappearance stars Peter Coyote, Camille Sullivan, Aden Young, Joanne Kelly, Micheline Lanctôt, Michael Riendeau, Kevin Parent, and Neil Napier. The series follows the investigation into the disappearance of Anthony...

This miniseries is going to be a tough one to handle.

An adorable blond-haired moppet vanished on The Disappearance Season 1 Episode 1.

Parents watching The Disappearance are now going to do one of two things: either refuse to watch any further or get ready to relate to the emotions which Anthony's parents and grandfather are experiencing.

I'm choosing to do the latter.

This atmospheric production filmed around Montreal is the latest gem Wgn America has imported from Canada.

It's actually inheriting the timeslot previously filled by the underappreciated Pure, which is still waiting for a Season 3 renewal.

The show's creative team made viewers fall in love with Anthony instantly.

Related: Peter Coyote on The Disappearance, His Complex Character, and His Long Career

The curious, precocious child did things the hard way. Assigned to do a report about an area and its culture, Anthony didn't just hop on Google.

Instead, he got his hands dirty,...

Even before The Disappearance‘s little Anthony goes missing, life for the Sullivan family isn’t exactly a peaceful affair — as evidenced by this exclusive sneak peek at Wgn America’s tense new thriller.

The six-part limited series follows what happens after Anthony Sullivan disappears during a treasure hunt that takes place on his 10th birthday. Pretty soon, all of his family members are wrapped up in the investigation, consumed by the unthinkable horror of what might’ve happened to the boy. As everything unravels and tensions escalate, per the show’s official logline, “deep familial secrets become uncovered and...

It takes a special acting project to get Peter Coyote to leave his home in California, located about one and a half hours north of San Francisco.

“I'm quasi-retired,” said Coyote, 77, in a recent phone interview with TV Fanatic. “I have a pension from my union, and I don't have to work if I don't want to. Unless a project is compelling, I'm just not going to do it because I'd rather be home.”

Coyote's first TV role since a 2015 episode of Blue Bloods is on The Disappearance, a six-hour miniseries that debuts at 10/9c Tuesday, July 9, on Wgn America.

The series' titular incident is the disappearance on Anthony (played by Michael Riendeau), a precocious, curious boy who vanishes without a trace on his 10th birthday.

Coyote plays Henry Sullivan, Anthony's grandfather. Rounding out the cast are Aden Young (Rectify) as Anthony's father Luke, Camille Sullivan as Anthony's mother Helen,...

"I want my son back." Wgn America just announced the premiere date for their new TV show, The Disappearance.

The limited series, which aired in Canada in 2017, "centers around the unexplained and sudden disappearance of a 10-year-old boy, and the investigation that leaves a devastating and unforeseen impact on every member of the family." The cast includes Peter Coyote, Aden Young, Camille Sullivan, and Michael Riendeau.

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In today’s roundup, Paramount greenlights “68 Whiskey” from Brian Grazer and Ron Howard, and PBS announces the dates for the documentary series celebrating the 50th anniversary of the summer of 1969.

Greenlights

Paramount Network ordered 10 one-hour episodes of “68 Whiskey,” a new scripted comedic drama series from Imagine Television Studios and CBS Television Studios. The dark comedy follows a multicultural mix of men and women deployed as Army medics to a forward operating base in Afghanistan nicknamed “The Orphanage.” Together, they endure a dangerous and Kafkaesque world that leads to self-destructive appetites, outrageous behavior, intense camaraderie and occasionally, a profound sense of purpose. Brian Grazer will serve as an executive producer along with Ron Howard, Imagine Television Group Chairman Francie Calfo, Imagine Television President Samie Kim Falvey, and Roberto Benabib (“Weeds”), who is also set to write. Zion Rubin, the creator of the Israeli television series “Charlie Golf One,” from...

It seems The Disappearance TV series premiere has been cancelled by Wgn America, at least for now. Back in May, the cable network announced the crime drama, which premiered on Canada's CTV in October of 2017, would debut here in the States on July 12th. Wgna never announced a timeslot though, and when we checked its schedule, we found The Disappearance premiere has disappeared. The network's show page currently states The Disappearance is coming in 2019, with a start date Tbd. A Canadian limited (or mini-) series, The Disappearance stars Peter Coyote, Camille Sullivan, Aden Young, Joanne Kelly, Michael Riendeau, and Micheline Lanctôt. The story follows a family as they hunt for the truth about what happened to their young son. Read More…...

Former Rectify star Aden Young and True Blood alum Sam Trammell are set to headline Reckoning, a 10-episode straight-to-series psychological thriller drama, from writer David Hubbard (Noel), veteran showrunner David Eick (Falling Skies) and Sony Pictures Television Networks.

Rounding out the ensemble cast are Simone Kessell, Laura Gordon, Gloria Garayua Mitzi Ruhlmann, Milly Alcock, Ed Oxenbould, Finn Little, Anthony Phelan and Diana Glenn.

Produced by Sony Pictures TV-owned Australian company Playmaker (The Code), Reckoning began production this week in Sydney for premiere next year on Sptn’s international channels, including Axn, in select territories in Europe and Latin America. Set in California, the 10-episode series is being filmed and wholly produced and post-produced in Australia.

Somehow, we made it to the halfway point of 2018.

As summer begins to really take hold, July might not be as packed with headline new shows as previous months were. But for anyone who thought that the allure of the sunny outdoors would curb the insatiable appetite for new TV shows: think again.

(We do this every month — if you missed any of those previous picks, here are some notable TV premieres from February, March, April, May, and June.)

“Mostly 4 Millennials”

It’s been a big week for Adult Swim, with the mesmerizing “Mr. Neighbor’s House 2” premiering this past Sunday night and a new Casper Kelly short in the Infomercial slot. Now, to keep that momentum going comes this unclassifiable piece of satire (?) about a hyperconnected generation with a criminally short attention span.

“Sharp Objects”

One of the summer’s most anticipated series feels like one of the seasons surest bets.

JoAnn Alfano, Evp of Scripted Programming, NBCUniversal International Studios, is returning to the domestic side of NBCUniversal’s TV operation where she had started her career. Alfano has been tapped as Evp, Current Series and New Business Development, for Universal Television.

Reporting to Universal TV President Pearlena Igbokwe, Alfano will oversee the studio’s current series department and, using her background, will also help identify development opportunities in the international scripted marketplace, liaising with NBCUniversal International Studios when appropriate.

In the head of current series part of the job, Alfano is succeeding Evp Current Programming Chris Sanagustin who left the studio for a new job.

“Having someone of JoAnn’s stature join Universal Television is a real coup for us,” Igbokwe said. “I can’t think of anyone more capable or knowledgeable to entrust our beloved series to and we get the added benefit of her international marketplace expertise. #SheSaidYes.

In today’s roundup, Netflix released a trailer for the second season of “13 Reasons Why” and Own’s “Love Is __” gets a premiere date.

First Looks

Netflix has released a new trailer for the second season of “13 Reasons Why.” The new season will launch globally on Netflix on May 18. Season two shows Liberty High going to trial in the aftermath of Hannah’s death. “13 Reasons Why” stars Katherine Langford, Dylan Minnette, Kate Walsh, and Derek Luke. Watch the trailer below.

Dates

Own has released the premiere date and key art for its new romantic drama “Love Is __” The series debuts on June 19 at 10 p.m. Et/Pt and was inspired by the real-life relationship of creators and executive producers Mara Brock Akil and Salim Akil. The love story will take place mostly in 1990’s Los Angeles and show the couple following their dreams with perspective from their present-day selves.

While Wgn America may have stopped producing its own original series, the cabler is still picking up new TV series for its Us audience. Today, Wgna announced it has ordered The Disappearance TV show, which originally aired on Canada's CTV. A Canadian limited series, The Disappearance stars Peter Coyote, Camille Sullivan, Aden Young, Joanne Kelly, and Micheline Lanctôt. The Us premiere date is still Tbd. Learn more from this Wgn America press release. Read More…...

A Lost Girl alum finds herself on another Syfy series.

Syfy announced that Zoie Palmer will guest-star during Season 3 of Wynonna Earp as Jolene, a fun-loving yet secretive friend. The episode will reunite Palmer with Lost Girl co-ep turned Wynonna Earp showrunner Emily Andras.

In addition to Lost Girl, Palmer’s previous credits include Dark Matter, The Guard and Instant Star.

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Eight new drama series projects among co-pro line-up.

Source: X-Filme

Babylon Berlin

For the fourth time, the Berlinale Co-Production Market will invite producers, commissioning editors, distributors, and other drama series financiers to the Zoo Palast for the pitch event CoPro Series, mounted as part of the Drama Series Days 2018 (February 19 – 21).

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In previous years, CoPro Series has hosted drama series projects looking for partners that have since become successful series, such as Babylon Berlin created by Tom Tykwer, Achim von Borries, and Henk Handloegten, as well as Das Verschwinden (The Disappearance) by Hans-Christian Schmid, or Norway’s Valkyrien by Erik Richter Strand.

This year, eight new series projects have the chance to find co-production and financing partners. The creators will present a short pitch, followed by an opportunity to meet both at an informal get-together and in one-on-one meetings with interested partners to talk in concrete terms about a possible collaboration.

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Rectify star Aden Young has landed on Angelique's Isle.

Young will play the villain Cyrus Mendenhall in the indie survival tale set during the Lake Superior copper rush of 1845. He is also currently starring in the six-part TV drama The Disappearance from NBC Universal International Studios, Productions Casablanca and Bell Media.

Twilight's Julia Jones, Charlie Carrick, Tantoo Cardinal and Stephen McHattie are also starring in Angelique's Isle, a feature co-directed by Michelle Derosier and Marie-Helene Cousineau. The movie, currently shooting in Thunder Bay, Ontario, is based on the novella, Angelique Abandoned, by James R. Stevens.

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