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Paramount+ orders season 5 of Mayor of Kingstown

Paramount+ has announced that Mayor of Kingstown has been renewed for an eight-episode fifth and final season, starring Oscar nominee Jeremy Renner and Emmy and Golden Globe winner Edie Falco. The series is co-created by Taylor Sheridan and Hugh Dillon. The fourth season, which currently has a 100 per cent rating on Rotten Tomatoes, ended […]

January 6, 2026

Beta Film closes European content deal with Canal+

Beta Film, the European independent film & television group, has secured a multi-territory licensing agreement with Canal+, bringing a selection of Beta’s European series to audiences across Europe, including Austria, Switzerland, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, Romania, Belgium and the Netherlands, among others. The deal spans multiple windows and platforms across Canal+’s regional services. Key highlights […]

December 18, 2025

BBC to double spend on commissioning new UK shows

The BBC has announced new funding and commissioning plans to build on the success of shows such as Blue Lights, Death Valley (pictured) and Only Child. The plans will see the broadcaster double spend on commissioning new shows for TV and BBC iPlayer that reflect stories in Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales – from c£50 […]

December 9, 2025

The Testaments premieres on Disney+ in April

Disney+ has revealed a first look images from the upcoming drama series The Testaments, featuring Ann Dowd, Chase Infiniti, Lucy Halliday, Rowan Blanchard, Mattea Conforti, Isolde Ardies, Shechinah Mpumlwana, and Birva Pandya. The Testaments will premiere April 2026 on Disney+ internationally. The Testaments is based on Margaret Atwood’s Booker Prize-winning novel of the same name, which […]

December 8, 2025

Report: Streaming commissioning slowdown in European drama

The European Audiovisual Observatory, part of the Council of Europe in Strasbourg, has published a new edition of the report, Audiovisual fiction production in Europe – 2015-2024 figures. The report analyses the volume of TV and SVoD fiction films and series produced in Europe, where they originate from, which ones are international co-productions, and who […]

December 2, 2025

Scarpetta debuts on Prime Video in March 2026

Prime Video has released a first-look at Scarpetta, a new forensic crime thriller based on Patricia Cornwell’s bestselling Kay Scarpetta book series, developed and written for television by Liz Sarnoff (Barry, Lost). With over 120 million copies sold worldwide since the character’s debut in 1990, this adaptation marks the culmination of decades of anticipation as the […]

November 25, 2025

BBC acquires Treasure & Dirt from Sphere Abacus

The BBC has acquired an adaptation of Treasure & Dirt, the crime novel by Scrublands writer Chris Hammer, for BBC One and BBC iPlayer from Sphere Abacus. Set in a dying opal town in the middle of the desert, when a miner is found beheaded and left to decompose in the depths of his own […]

November 21, 2025

5 orders new seasons of All Creatures Great and Small

5 has confirmed that All Creatures Great and Small will return with a double commission announced for seasons 7 and 8, each comprising of six episodes (6 x 60’) plus Christmas Specials. The series, based on James Herriot’s cherished books, is produced by BAFTA and Golden Globe-winning company Playground (Wolf Hall: The Mirror and the […]

November 20, 2025

Tell Me Softly premieres this December on Prime Video

Prime Video has announced that Tell Me Softly, its upcoming Spanish Original film, that will premiere exclusively on the streaming service on December 12th. Based on the first novel in Mercedes Ron’s Tell Me saga (which also includes Tell Me in Secret and Tell Me with Kisses), the film stars Alicia Falcó (Billionaire’s Bunker), Fernando Lindez (Élite) and Diego […]

November 12, 2025By Nik Roseveare

ITV, World Productions unveil The Party

ITV’s Director of Drama Polly Hill has commissioned The Party, a five-part drama based on the acclaimed novel by Elizabeth Day, starring Luke Evans (Nine Perfect Strangers, Fast and Furious) as Martin Gilmour, a journalist shaped by his lifelong friendship with the wealthy and charismatic politician Ben Fitzmaurice, played by Tom Cullen (The Gold, House […]

November 6, 2025