EXCLUSIVE: Futurism Studios, the film and TV arm of online tech and science forum Futurism, is joining its first narrative feature in the shape of Oz sci-fi 2067, starring X-Men's Kodi Smit-McPhee and True Blood's Ryan Kwanten. Futurism’s Jason Taylor, previously president of production at Bryan Singer's Bad Hat Harry…

EXCLUSIVE: Shades of Blue creator Adi Hasak has a new series. Margeaux, an international drama about the Munich Olympic massacre, hails from Scandinavian SVOD service Viaplay and Leaving Neverland distributor Kew Media. The drama is told from the point of view of an Israeli Mossad psychologist as well as the…

U.S. streaming service Acorn TV has nabbed the fifth season of British cop drama Line of Duty, created and written by Bodyguard's Jed Mercurio. Previous seasons of the BBC drama have premiered on Hulu in the U.S. The SVOD platform will have the exclusive premiere of the six-part series after striking a deal with…

EXCLUSIVE: Lionsgate-affiliated Grindstone Entertainment Group has taken U.S. rights to teen drama The Adventures of Jurassic Pet. The company, which specializes in action titles with recognizable stars such as Nic Cage's Dying of the Light and Bruce Willis' Vice as well as family films including Bark Ranger and Pups U…

Kew Media has paid $25M to acquire the non-scripted arm of Australian and U.S. producer Essential Media. The producer and distributor, which works across TV and film, has struck a deal to buy Essential Quail Media Group, the company behind DIY's Texas Flip 'n Move. This comes after FremantleMedia acquired Essential…

The Golden State Killer is going global after Sky picked up a five-part series looking at the notorious serial killer who committed at least 12 murders, 45 rapes and hundreds of break-ins. The UK pay-TV broadcaster has acquired Unmasking A Killer, which originally aired on CNN spin-off channel HLN, from distributor Kew…