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EXCLUSIVE: Here’s the first trailer for Ireland and Italy-produced English-language movie, Shadows, which debuts this month at the Rome Film Festival. The Ireland-set chiller stars Saskia Reeves (Luther), Mia Threapleton, (A Little Chaos) and Lola Petticrew (A Bump Along The Way). Carlo Lavagna (Arianna) directs the…

Patrick Dempsey is in Cannes to promote his latest project. However, this time he's repping an Italian drama rather than a U.S. network series. Dempsey, known to a legion of Grey’s Anatomy fans as McDreamy, is in France to promote Devils, a financial thriller for Sky Italia. The series, which is produced by Lux Vide…

Patrick Dempsey is heading to Mipcom in Cannes for the world premiere of his Sky-backed Italian drama Devils. The Sky Italia financial thriller, produced by Lux Vide and Orange Studio, funded by Sky Studios and distributed internationally by NBCUniversal Global Distribution, will launch in the Palais on Monday October…

Sky Italia and Gomorrah producer Cattleya have unveiled the first look at their forthcoming big-budget drama Romulus, the founder and first king of Rome, which is being produced in archaic Latin. The ITV-owned producer is producing the ten-part series, which was created by Matteo Rovere, who directed The First…

Comcast-owned Sky has set Maximo Ibarra as CEO of its successful Italian division Sky Italia, which is known for backing series such as Gomorrah and The Young Pope. Ibarra is set to start on October 1 after overseeing a handover at Dutch telecom firm KPN where he is CEO. At Sky, Ibarra will report to Andrea Zappia…

Gomorrah producer Cattleya is making a TV drama about Romulus, the founder and first king of Rome, in archaic Latin for Sky Italia. The ITV-owned producer is producing Romulus, created by Matteo Rovere, who directed The First King feature. It marks Rovere's television debut. The ten-part series is co-produced by…

German commercial broadcaster ProSiebenSat.1 has acquired U.S. online dating service eHarmony. The company, which owns 11 production companies in the States including Married At First Sight producer Kinetic Content and The Circus producer Left/Right, has acquired the dating service via its NuCom Group, which owns…

American Gods producer and distributor Fremantle has poached Sky Italia content chief Andrea Scrosati to become COO of the RTL-owned superindie. Scrosati, who has been responsible for commissioning hit dramas such as Gomorrah and The Young Pope, replaces Sangeeta Desai, who is stepping down after five years. He was…

Asia Argento is expected to be dropped from the upcoming 12th cycle of The X Factor Italy, but is likely to appear in episodes that have already been taped. Local media reported over the weekend that the current scenario would see the Italian actress and filmmaker take part in the first seven pre-recorded shows, later…

UPDATED, with X Factor statement: Following calls for Asia Argento’s ouster from the upcoming 12th cycle of X Factor Italy, the show’s producers have responded. This follows the New York Times report that the Italian actress-director sexually assaulted a 17-year-old man in 2013 and arranged a deal to pay him $380,000…

EXCLUSIVE: Grey’s Anatomy icon Patrick Dempsey and in-demand Italian actor Alessandro Borghi, star of Netflix’s Suburra, are to lead cast in hot new financial-world thriller series Devils for The Young Pope and Gomorrah backer Sky Italia and Medici: Masters Of Florence producer Lux Vide. Based on the best-selling…

EXCLUSIVE (with season 3 spoilers): It's dark. It's beautiful. It's addictive. It's Gomorrah. Fans of the acclaimed Italian crime series will be glad to hear that with three seasons under the belt and a fourth currently shooting, producers aren’t putting a hit out on the show just yet. Why would they, considering it…