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Secrets & Lies star Brenda Blethyn and Arrow star Jimmy Akingbola will front a sitcom for British broadcaster ITV. The pair will star in six-part series Kate and Kolo from Flack producer Hat Trick. Kate and Kolo, which launches next year, centers on a working-class woman who runs an old-fashioned café in a neglected…

Sky Arts has acquired Sounds Like Home, an inspirational documentary from Gunpowder & Sky about the power of music in connecting refugee voices and international artists from across the world. The film chronicles the story of Sofar Sounds' and Amnesty International's Give a Home project, a collection of musical…

Following the recent news of its 2nd season order, Humans has been acquired by AMC Global for first-window rights from Endemol Shine International. The eight-part Season 1 will debut in most of AMC Global's 125 markets in October with the 2nd run to follow in 2016; it will continue to air on Channel 4 in the UK. AMC…

HBO Films president Len Amato announced today that Mary And Martha, starring Hillary Swank and Brenda Blethyn has begun production in South Africa and North Carolina. Directed by Phillip Noyce (Salt, The Quiet American) from a screenplay written by Richard Curtis, Mary And Martha depicts the journey of two mothers who…