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Filming has begun for Us, BBC One’s four-part drama adapted by David Nicholls from his hugely popular novel of the same name. Tom Hollander (Baptiste, The Night Manager) will be joined by Saskia Reeves (Luther, Shetland), Sofie Gråbøl (The Killing, Fortitude), Tom Taylor (Doctor Foster, The Dark Tower), Iain De Caestecker (Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D, The Fades) and Thaddea Graham (Curfew, The Letter for the King), with casting by Sarah Crowe. It is produced by Drama Republic and Bandstand Productions. Douglas Petersen (Tom Hollander) is blindsided when his wife Connie (Saskia Reeves) tells him that she’s not sure she wants to be married to him anymore. Agreeing to still go on their planned family grand tour of Europe, Douglas vows to win back the love of his wife and repair his troubled relationship with their son Albie (Tom Taylor). Reflecting David Nicholls' signature mix of humour and heartbreak, Us brings the Petersens' poignant and often hilarious story to life, taking viewers with them on their once-in-a-lifetime journey through some of the most beautiful cities in the world. David Nicholls says: “It’s a huge thrill to see the novel come to life, and with such a wonderful cast and production team. We want to make something funny, touching and beautiful, to really explore marriage and family life, all against this incredible backdrop.” Tom Hollander and Hannah Pescod say: “We are delighted to be working with Drama Republic and the great David Nicholls in bringing his beautiful novel to BBC One. The trials of the Petersens will strike a chord with many - a family tale for our times.” Piers Wenger, Controller of BBC Drama, says: “We feel so honoured to be bringing David’s beautiful novel to BBC One and to have the brilliant Tom Hollander and Saskia Reeves playing the leading roles. We are thrilled to work with David and Drama Republic once again and also with Bandstand Productions on their debut drama for the BBC.” Greg Brenman and Roanna Benn, Executive Producers for Drama Republic, say: “David Nicholls is a unique and rare talent who miraculously manages to intertwine profound emotion with full-on humour. This glorious adaptation has attracted an exceptional cast in Tom Hollander, Saskia Reeves and Sofie Gråbøl. We couldn’t be more excited to begin filming.” Us is executive produced by Greg Brenman and Roanna Benn for Drama Republic, Tom Hollander and Hannah Pescod for Bandstand Productions, Jo McClellan for BBC One and David Nicholls. It is directed by Lisa Siwe (Temple, Modus) and distributed internationally by BBC Studios. Filming will take place in London, Amsterdam, Venice, Barcelona and Paris.

CBSwillbebringingbackanotheroneofitsveterandramasforthe2019-20TVseason.Announcedthisafternoon,thenetworkhasofficiallyrenewed“NCIS”foritsseventeenthseason.Thenewscomesafterstarandexecutiveproducer,MarkHarmon,signedanewdealwithCBStoreprisehisroleontheseries.“NCIShasbeenaglobaljuggernautforalmosttwodecades,”saidCBSEntertainmentPresident,KellyKahl.“Itsviewersareclearlythemostloyalofanydramaontelevision.Theyarepassionateaboutthecharacters,theplotlinesandthestorytelling.Weoweahugedebtofgratitudetothegiftedproductionteamandthecast,ledbytheextraordinaryMarkHarmon.WearedelightedthattheshowwillremainalinchpinoftheCBSschedulethiscomingseason.”Initscurrentseason,“NCIS”hasbeenaveraging12.2millionviewersinthelive+samedayratings,makingitTV’ssecond-most-watchedscriptedseries,behindonly“TheBigBangTheory.”IthasremainedastrongperformerforCBS,inbothitsratingsandviewershipnumbers,andwaswidelyconsideredtobeastrongrenewalcontenderleadinguptotheannouncementtoday.Withthisrenewal,“NCIS”nowjoins“YoungSheldon,”“Mom,”“CriminalMinds,”“GodFriendedMe,”“MagnumP.I.,”“FBI,”and“TheNeighborhood”onagrowinglistscriptedtitlesconfirmedtobereturningonCBSforthe2019-20season.

"WithDCIGillMurrayinretirement,ever-ambitiousRachel(SuranneJones)returnsfromherVicesecondmentfiredupandfullofnewideasandinitiatives.She’sgainedvaluableexperienceandreallywantstomakehermarkasshereturnstoSyndicate9’sMurderSquad.Exhilaratedtostepuptotheplate,RachelisexactlywhoJanet(LesleySharp)andtheSquadneedtomoveforwardwithaterrifyingandsinisterInternetcrimeinvestigationofepicscaleandunrelentinghorror.UsingherViceauthorisation,Rachelaccessesadisturbingworldwherepeoplebragaboutcommittingmurderandlaydownthegauntletforthenextvictim.Agameofruthlesslifeordeathdaringdevelops,asScott&Baileyinvestigatemultiplekillerswithhorrifyingandeverlastingconsequences.Theywillbechangedforeverandtheinvestigationwilltakeadevastatingtollontheirprivate,professionalandpersonallives."ThedramawillbeexecutiveproducedbyNicolaShindler(HappyValley,LastTangoinHalifax,Banana,Cucumber)founderoftheRedProductionCompanyandproducedbyMichaelaEccleston,Red’sHeadofProduction.SuranneJones,whoconceivedtheideaforthedramawithfellowactressSallyLindsay,willalsoexecutiveproducealongsideNicola.SallyLindsayalsoreturnstothedramaplayingRachel’ssisterAlison.5-1RachelstepsuptoactingDIonacasethatbecomesmoresinisterthanitfirstappeared.

Thisfour-partdocumentaryseriesfeaturesChelseaHandlerassheexplorestopicsofpersonalanduniversalfascination:marriage,racism,SiliconValley,anddrugs.TheFestivalwillpremiereoneinstallmentoftheserieswithclipsfromtheotherthreeinstallments,followedbyanextendedQ&AwithChelseaHandler,DirectorEddieSchmidt,andExecutiveProducerMorganNeville.WorldPremiere

ITVhasgreenlitasecondseriesofcontemporarydetectivedrama,McDonald&Dodds,followingthesuccessofthefeature-lengthfilmswhichairedearlierthisyearproducedbyleadingindependentproductioncompany,MammothScreen.ThenewseriesseesTalaGouveia(ColdFeet)andBAFTAawardwinningactorJasonWatkins(TheLostHonourOfChristopherJefferies,TheCrown)reprisetheirrolesastheambitiousDCIMcDonaldandthehumble,andquietlybrilliantDSDoddsinthreenewmurdermysteries.SetinpicturesqueBath,theseriespairsfiestyDCIMcDonald,whohasrecentlytransferredfromLondon’sMetPolice,withthemodestandunassumingDSDodds,whohasbeenhappyinthebackgroundformostofhisworkinglife.Throwntogetherseeminglywithnothingincommon,theyforgearumbustious,andultimatelyhighlyeffectivecrimesolvingpartnership.CreatedandexecutiveproducedbyRobertMurphy,whoistheleadwriterfortheseries,McDonald&DoddswillonceagainbefilmedintheWestCountry.ThebrandnewepisodeswillbedirectedbyAlexPillai(ChillingAdventuresofSabrina,Riverdale),RebeccaRycroft(MaloryTowers,DannyandMick)andIanAryeh(InTheLongRun,AndyandtheBand).ThenewserieshasbeencommissionedbyITV’sDramaCommissionerHuwKennairJonesandHeadofDrama,PollyHill.Huwwilloverseeproductionofthedramafromthechannel’sperspective.CommentedHuwKennairJones:We’redelightedwiththeaudiencereactiontothefirstseriesofMcDonaldandDodds.Thetwocharacterscouldn’tbefurtherapart,whichiswhatmakestheseriessointriguingtowatch.Theyshouldn’thavechemistry,buttheydo,andtheyworkbrilliantlyinpartnershipwhichistestimonytoRobert’sscriptandTalaandJasonforbringingMcDonald&Doddstolife.CommentedMammothScreen’sDirectorofDrama,PreethiMavahalli:WearethrilledthatRobertMurphy’scleverstorytellingwasahitwithaudiencesearlierthisyear.McDonald&DoddsareaquirkilyuniqueinvestigativeteambroughttolifebeautifullybyTalaGouveiaandJasonWatkins.We’rereallypleasedITVhavecommissionedmorefilmsandlookforwardtoreturningtofilminBath.DamienTimmer(Endeavour,Noughts+Crosses,WorldonFire)andPreethiMavahalli(McDonald&Dodds,Noughts+Crosses,TheWaroftheWorlds)aretheexecutiveproducersforMammothScreen,anITVStudioscompany,alongsidewriterRobertMurphy(McDonald&Dodds,Vera,Shetland,DCIBanks).TheproducerofthenewseriesisSarahLewis(Noughts+Crosses,McDonald&Dodds,Victoria).ThefirstseriesisavailabletoviewviastreamingplatformBritbox.Seriesonelaunchedwithaconsolidatedratingof6.4manda26%shareoftheavailableaudienceandboastedanimpressiveguestcastlistalongsideTalaGouveiaandJasonWatkinswhichincludedRobertLindsay,RosalieCraig,EllieKendrick,SusannahFielding,JoannaScanlan,MicheleDotrice,FreddieFoxandHughDennis.ITVStudioswilldistributethedramainternationally.

As Murder, She Wrote saunters through its sixth (of an eventual 12) season, star Angela Lansbury maintains her eternally buoyant and inquisitive air as Jessica Fletcher, professional writer and amateur sleuth. Though Jessica continued to investigate murders in her home town of Cabot Cove and elsewhere (in the worlds of high finance, opera, and voodoo, among other settings), this season began the practice of guest detective episodes, introduced by Jessica as either a story she wrote or a tale told by a friend, but starring a variety of quirky investigators: An ex-football player (Ken Howard, The White Shadow) paired with a clever poodle; a television crime-show producer who solved crime in real life (Diana Canova, Soap); a stout Irish detective (longtime character actor Pat Hingle); an abrasive homicide cop (Barry Newman, Vanishing Point); as well as recurring Murder, She Wrote characters like former jewel thief Dennis Stanton (Keith Michell) and British secret agent Michael Haggerty (Len Cariou). The producers were obviously hoping to use Murder, She Wrote's popularity to spin-off new series, but nothing from this season took off and viewer resistance soon brought the practice to an end. Executives must have been surprised to discover that, though murder mysteries are plot-driven, this show's success depends heavily on the undeniable charm of star Lansbury. Still, these one-off episodes are of a consistent quality with Lansbury's, and viewers open to variety will enjoy them just as much. The rest of the season features the usual astonishing array of guests, including movie stars old (Donald O'Connor, Singin' in the Rain) and recent (Elliott Gould, The Long Goodbye), television stalwarts (Shirley Jones, The Partridge Family; Jerry Stiller, The King of Queens; Doris Roberts, Everyone Loves Raymond; Kevin Tighe, Battlestar Galactica; and Gavin McLeod, The Love Boat), and D-list celebrities to die for (Dack Rambo, Morgan Brittany, Susan Anton, and more).

HomeBeforeDarkisanewAppleOriginalaboutanine-year-oldjournalistwhohelpssolveamurder.Amysteryinspiredbythereportingofarealnine-year-oldjournalist.Whenayounggirlandherfamilymovebacktothesmalltownherfatherleftbehind,herpursuitofthetruthleadstotheunearthingofalong-buriedcoldcase.TheseriesiscreatedandexecutiveproducedbyJonM.ChuandshowrunnersDanaFox&DaraResnik;writtenandexecutiveproducedbyRusselFriend&GarrettLerner;andexecutiveproducedbySteveGolinforAnonymousContent,JoyGormanWettels,RosemaryRodriguezandSharleneMartin.

ThesublimecombinationofmusicandanimationstrikesafreshcordinSound&Fury,anewanimefeaturefromGrammyAward-winningrecordingartistSturgillSimpsonandwriter-directorJumpeiMizusaki(BatmanNinja;founder,KamikazeDouga).SettostreamgloballyonNetflixthisfall,thefilmissetentirelytoAmericanrockmusicoffSimpson’sforthcomingalbumofthesamename,tobereleasedsimultaneouslybyElektraRecords,andwillfeatureadifferentanimesegmentforeachsong.TheprojectwasannouncedbySimpsonatapanelatSanDiegoComic-Conthisweekend.Sound&FuryisproducedandbasedonastorybySimpson.InadditiontotheconsiderabletalentsofMizusaki,theproject’skeycreativesincludeAfroSamuraimangacreatorTakashiOkazaki,handlingcharacterdesigns;directorsMasaruMatsumotoofGrayscaleArts(StarshipTroopers:TraitorsofMars),MichaelArias(TheAnimatrix),HenryThurlowandArthellIsomofD’ArthShtajio,andKojiMorimoto(Akiraanimator).ShunsukeOchiaiisco-executiveproducer.ThealbumSound&FuryisproducedbySimpsonandmarkshisfirstfull-lengthreleasesince2016’sASailor’sGuidetoEarth,whichwonBestCountryAlbumandwasnominatedforAlbumoftheYearatthe59thGrammyAwards.

FilmingcommencesonsecondseriesofcriticallyacclaimeddramaMarcellastarringAnnaFrielOriginalmulti-layeredITVcrimedramaseriesMarcella,writtenbyinternationallyrenownedscreenwriterandnovelistHansRosenfeldt(TheBridge)andstarringAnnaFriel(Broken,AmericanOdyssey)returnstoproductionthismonth(July2017).ReturningalongsideAnnaFrielastheleadMarcella,inthehighlypraiseddramaareRayPanthaki(OneCrazyThing),NicholasPinnock(Fortitude,Guerrilla),JamieBamber(Fearless,NCIS)andJackDoolan(WhiteGold).Newcastmembersarealsowelcomed;NigelPlaner(Episodes,ComicStripPresents,TheYoungOnes),KeithAllen(EddieTheEagle,MyMadFatDiary),SophiaBrown(Beauty&TheBeast,Clique,Disobedience),PeterSullivan(Cuffs,Critical,TheBorgias),JasonHughes(ThreeGirls,MidsomerMurders),VictoriaSmurfit(OnceUponATime,Trial&Retribution,TheBeach),YolandaKettle(TheCrown,LoveNina),JoshHerdman(HarryPotter)andHarrietCains(LineofDuty,SafeHouse).AnnaFrielcommented:“I’mthrilledtobereprisingtheroleofMarcellaandwanttothankITVforrecommissioningthispowerfulLondonbasednoirdrama.Thereactionfromeveryonehasbeenamazing,althoughtherealquestionIkeepbeingaskediswhetherthegreenparkawillbemakinganappearanceinseason2aswell?”Theeight-partseriesisonceagainsetincontemporaryLondonandthenewseriesunfoldsintheuniquestyleofRosenfeldt’sNordicstyle.Interweavingstorylinesandcharactersfromalldifferentwalksoflifeandbackgroundswillleadtheaudiencesonacomplexandemotionaljourneyandkeepthemguessinguntiltheveryend.Thestorybeginswiththediscoveryofabodyinsideawall.Thebodyissurroundedbytoysandsoftanimalsandaschoolblazer;adevastatedMarcellasoonworksoutthatthebodyisthatofschoolboyLeoPriestley,whowasabductedafewyearsbeforehandandafriendofMarcella’sson,Edward.Atask-forceisquicklypulledtogetherbynewlypromotedDCI,Timandweareintroducedtoanewmemberoftheteam,LeAnn.Inoneofthefirstmeetings,shestandsupforMarcella–somethingthatsheisnotusedtowithintheworkplace.Astheinvestigationprogresses,we’reintroducedtoanumberofnewcharacters–anoldpopstarRegandhismanagerandfriendAlan;edgybusinessmanVinceWhitmanandhischaritybosswifeMaya;apreviouslyconvictedcriminalPhilDawkins;brotherandsisterGailandEric;andBecky,thenewfiancéeofMarcella’sex-husband.Whilstthestorylinesentwine,Marcellaisstillbattlingwithherongoingsporadicfuguestateswhichshestrugglestocometotermswithandisgettingincreasinglyworriedabouttheeffectsitishavingonherandherfamilyaroundher.ThefirstseriesofMarcellawonmanyfans,achievedravereviewsandsentsocialmediaintomeltdownwhenitairedonITVin2016.Thelaunchepisodewastheseriesbestperformerwith8millionviewersanda29%shareofviewing.Theseriesaverageof6.8millionviewers(25%share)firmlyplacedMarcellaasoneofITV’stoprateddramaslastyear.Marcellahasbeenre-commissionedbyPollyHill,HeadofDramaandtheproductionwillbeoverseenforITVbySeniorCommissionerVictoriaFea.MarcellawillbeexecutiveproducedbyRosenfeldt,NicolaLarderandBuccaneerMedia’sfounderTonyWoodwhocreatedthejointventureproductioncompanyinpartnershipwithglobalentertainmentcompany,CineflixMedia.AnnieHarrisonBaxter(InTheFlesh,TheSecretofCrickleyHall,WildatHeart)isproducingtheseriesandChrisBallantyne(Broadchurch,BornToKill,TheLevel)isco-producing.ThefirstthreeepisodeswillbedirectedbyCharlesMartin(Stonemouth,TheReturned,Skins).

"The4400"tellsthestoriesof4,400alienabducteesaftertheyarereturnedtoearth.Inthewordsoftheexecutiveproducers,thesearestoriesofpeopledealingwithtraumaticchanges,drivenbythemysteryofwhathappenedandwhy.Someofthemhavebeenaffectedinmysteriousways,andsomewillhavecertainabilities,bothgoodandbad,sopartofthedramawillbewatchingthemadjusttothesechangeswithinthemselves.TheserieskicksoffwithaballoflightsailingtowardEarth,butratherthantheexpectedcatastrophicevent,thousandsofreturnedabducteesareleftwithnomemoryoftheirotherworldlyexperiences.Eachhasbeengoneanywherefromafewmonthstoseveraldecadesbuthasn’tagedaday.在海滩事件——4400人被未来世界的人带走又送回来，披露后一年，世界发生了巨大的变化。经过一段紧张的医疗观测后，Tom回到了国家技术援助中心，由于能力有限，被派做文书工作。他最终保护了儿子，使其免受一个类似的政府研究，而且也为有希望重新过上正常的生活而激动。在事业方面，他也渴望再次同Diana合作，重新回到这个领域。Diana，在同一连串无能的搭档合作之后，最终找到毁掉公文让Tom重回岗位的办法，在此期间，她还正式收养了Maia。其间，Richard，Lily，和他们的孩子——一个六个月大，不同寻常的孩子，仍然住在远离JordanCollier的山间小屋里，过着粗茶淡饭的日子。Collier已经关掉了ArcadiaEstates，还有他的住宅，为这4400人建起了避难所，同时准备开“4400人中心”，在这儿，其他人可以深入到这4400人当中，自己去发掘4400人（的奥秘）。Collier在接触Lily的腹部之后，出现了有害的反应，Shawn治愈了他，之后他们就发展出亲密的父子关系。Collier成了Shawn的监护人，并利用他医治4400人中心的重要赞助人。世人对4400人甚感好奇，于是关于他们的神秘能力的流言四处传播，公众态度分为两种，一种是包容他们，一种是畏惧他们。当4400人努力重新开始他们“被打断的生活”时，每个人都会在即将发生的事件中扮演关键角色…那些决定人类命运的事件。