Peacock Boards BBC YA Drama ‘Noughts + Crosses’

Andreas Wiseman International EditorSony has pre-bought domestic on JD Dillard’s (Sweetheart) Korean war pic Devotion, which is set to star Jonathan Majors (Da 5 Bloods) and Glen Powell (Top Gun: Maverick). STX has come aboard for international sales ahead of the TIFF market and will distribute in UK and Ireland.Black Label Media is aiming to start production in February.The film will chart the true story of U.S.

Victoria Beckham has reportedly broken her no carbs rule in order to eat her husband David's "delicious golden dough balls".The 46 year old, who recently twinned with her daughter Harper as they wore matching Spice Girls-style dresses, is said to have developed a liking towards pizza as her other half has been experimenting with different recipes.

Battlestar Galactica will be streaming in the UK on BBC iPlayer next month.The BBC announced on Wednesday (August 26) that the complete series will be available as a box set from September 5, joining box sets of the likes of Heroes and Killing Eve.The series, which aired on Syfy in the US between 2004 and 2009, will also air on BBC Two.BBC iPlayer controller, Dan McGolpin, said in a statement: “Battlestar Galactica is regarded as one of the best sci-fi series ever made and it holds appeal for

Ellise Shafer editorIn today’s TV news roundup, Peacock has announced that “Brave New World” will be available to stream for free this weekend, and Disney Channel has promoted Theresa Helmer to executive director of integrated content strategy and development.Brandon Jay McLaren has been cast in the Bounce TV film “Will You Marry Me?,” which is currently in production and set to premiere in December.

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle made their first joint appearance from their new Montecito home during a conversation with the Queen’s Commonwealth Trust.On Thursday, August 20, the couple joined members of the British organization — for which they act as president and vice president — to discuss how digital platforms can be used to make positive change.

Will Thorne Staff WriterMel and Sue are coming back for “Hitmen” seconds.Their Sky series “Hitmen,” which premiered on Peacock in the U.S. earlier this month, has been renewed for a second season, Variety has learned exclusively.

Bramhall and Glossop are among the locations set to be axed.

Tom Grater International Film ReporterGlasgow-based Synchronicity Films, which has credits including ABC/BBC miniseries The Cry, is opening Melbourne-based offshoot Synchronicity Australia.Former BBC Drama Development Producer Ruth Underwood has been hired to head up the new outfit, which has locked its debut project as a TV adaptation of The Cry writer Helen FitzGerald’s upcoming noir thriller Ash Mountain.

Celebrity Snoop Dogs? Replaying all of Downton Abbey from the start? The Luminaries? Compared to some of what’s been served up lately, Derren Brown: 20 Years of Mind Control is a rich imaginative feast. The live trick at the start and the repeated vintage trick at the end weren’t available to previewers, but the clip show that makes up the meat of the evening was a 90-minute celebration of Britain’s preeminent mind control jockey.

delivery boy set up a business in the garage of his parents' home that is now worth billions. Ben Francis was just 19 when he started Gymshark while studying and working at Pizza Hut in the evenings.The 28-year-old confirmed on Friday that the company had struck a whopping £1billion investment deal.

Sky News : "It has been an incredible ride over the last eight years to get to this point, but today signals the next chapter in the Gymshark story.