ALL THE CANCELLED TV SHOWS AT ABC, FOX, CW AND IN UK! FIRST TEASERS FOR ABC'S EPIC SERIES 'TIME AFTER TIME' AND 'STILL STAR CROSSED', JENNA ELFMAN'S 'IMAGINARY MARY' SITCOM

FRESHLY CANCELLED SHOWS

 TIM ALLEN'S 'LAST MAN STANDING' GETS 6TH SEASON

Beside the cancellation and renewal TV news today (the happiest one is that ABC has ordered Tim Allen's LAST MAN STANDING for a sixth season, while over in UK the sad news is that JERICHO, HOME FIRES and INDIAN SUMMERS epic dramas have been officially killed of, and in USA NASHVILLE, AGENT CARTER, GALAVANT, THE MUPPETS, CASTLE at ABC, GRINDER, GRANDFATHERED at Fox, CONTAINMENT at CW have all been cancelled and CW is also taking over SUPERGIRL from CBS), ABC has also revealed the first teasers for series that they've ordered for whole seasons:

ABC'S ORDERED SHOWS

'TIME AFTER TIME'

It follows famed science fiction writer H.G. Wells (Freddie Stroma) who gets transported to modern day Manhattan in pursuit of Jack the Ripper (Josh Bowman). Once H.G. arrives in New York City, he finds a world he never thought possible and a young woman who captivates him!

'STILL STAR CROSSED'

 In which Romeo and Juliet are dead but we continue to follow the war between the Capulets and the Montagues! It is charting the treachery, palace intrigue and ill-fated romances of the Montagues and Capulets in the wake of the young lovers’ tragic fate. Wade Briggs, Torrance Coombs, Grant Bowler star. 

JENNA ELFMAN'S 'IMAGINARY MARY'
 It centres on Alice (Jenna Elfman), a fiercely independent career woman whose life is turned upside-down when she meets the love of her life – a divorced father with three kids. This triggers even more upheaval when the slightly unhinged imaginary friend she created as a child suddenly reappears to help her navigate the transition from single girl to a woman ready for a family.

 In latest news we hear that sadly NBC has cancelled their best sitcom ever UNDATEABLE after three magnificent seasons. They've also cancelled Eva Longoria's TELENOVELA.

FIRST TRAILERS FOR ITV'S NEW EPIC TV SERIES 'VICTORIA' WITH JENNA COLEMAN AND WW2 'HOME FIRES' SEASON 2 WITH SAMANTHA BOND, FRANCESCA ANNIS

  'HOME FIRES' 2ND SEASON

TRAILER AND POSTERS

We're going British today, since ITV has released clips for two of their new series! Following the success of series one of HOME FIRES, Samantha Bond and Francesca Annis are reunited with the impressive ensemble cast including Ruth Gemmell, Claire Rushbrook, Ed Stoppard, Chris Coghill, Clare Calbraith, Fenella Woolgar, Mark Bazeley, Mike Noble and Daniel Ryan in HOME FIRES 2nd season which starts April 3rd in UK and later in USA at Masterpiece.

WW2 IS ON!  
It’s the summer of 1940 and the village of Great Paxford is caught up in the nightmare of the Battle of Britain. Two weeks after the defeat at Dunkirk, the German army is advancing through France and Britain is bracing itself for invasion. Throughout the series the residents at the heart of this rural Cheshire community face their own personal challenges and conflicts as reputations are tarnished, loved ones lost, and shocking secrets are discovered. The women, under the auspices of the Great Paxford Women’s Institute, unite and discover inner resources that will change their lives forever whilst helping maintain the nation’s fabric in its darkest hour.

  'VICTORIA' EPIC TV SERIES

1ST JENNA COLEMAN TEASER  

Meanwhile, ITV has also offered us a very short glimpse into another historical saga coming to us this year. Jenna Coleman's VICTORIA  an eight part mini-series, focusing on the early life of ruthless British enslaver and tyrant Queen Victoria, from her ascension to the throne at the tender age of 18, through to her courtship and marriage to Prince Albert. Rufus Sewell also appears in the short teaser as Lord Meloburne, her trusted advisor and first prime minister.

IAIN GLEN TO LEAD 'CLEVERMAN' SF TV SERIES WITH FRANCES O'CONNOR! 'HOME FIRES' WW2 TV SERIES TRAILER WITH ED STOPPARD, FRANCESCA ANNIS! 'KEVIN FROM WORK' SITCOM TRAIELER WITH NOAH REID

IAIN GLEN TO LEAD

'CLEVERMAN' SF TV SERIES

A bunch of TV news today, starting with the news coming from Down Under where they are preparing a new sf series to be lead by GAME OF THRONES' Iain Glen! A six part high concept sf drama CLEVERMAN will be set in the near future where a group of nonhumans battle for survival in a world where humans feel increasingly inferior and want to silence, exploit and kill them. The story focuses on two estranged indigenous brothers who are forced together to fight for their own survival. Otherworldly creatures also emerge into this “real world” dystopian landscape. Frances O'Connor and Ryan Corr will also star.

'HOME FIRES' TRAILER

FOR NEW WORLD WAR 2 SERIES
Something that started airing last weekend in UK is ITV's new War drama HOME FIRES! Ed Stoppard, Samantha Bond and Francesca Annis lead the cast of the six part drama, which is based on 'Jambusters: The Story of the Women's Institute in the Second World War' by Julie Summers. With their husbands, fathers, sons and brothers experiencing bloodshed on the battlefields, the women of a small rural Cheshire community have quite the task ahead of them if they are to keep their world from falling apart.

'KEVIN FROM WORK' TRAILER

FOR NEW ABC FAMILY SITCOM

Meanwhile, ABC Family has released first trailer for their new sitcom KEVIN FROM WORK  which arrives this summer, following Kevin (Noah Reid), a young man who declares his unrequited love for his co-worker Audrey (Paige Spara) in a letter, believing he’ll never see her again after he accepts a job overseas. But when the opportunity falls through and Kevin is forced to return to his old job, how will he and Audrey continue to work together now that his feelings are no longer secret?

ALEXANDER DREYMON IS KING UHTRED IN BBC'S 'THE LAST KINGDOM' EPIC SERIES! 'SUPERGIRL' TV SHOW? FRANCESCA ANNIS, SAMANTHA BOND, ED STOPPARD FOR 'HOME FIRES' BRITISH HISTORICAL TV SERIES

ALEXANDER DREYMON LEADS

'LAST KINGDOM' EPIC TV SERIES

TV news Sunday, today at Hollywood Spy, people, starting with some British updates: Alexander Dreymon has been given the lead role in BBC2 and BBC America's new historical series THE LAST KINGDOM! The American Horror Story actor will play King Uhtred in the eight hour epic series based on Bernard Cornwell's ninth century set book series. Real historical figures and events will be mixed with fictional characters during the reign of Alfred the Great, who as King of THE LAST KINGDOM fought off a Viking invasion. After Uhtred's noble Saxon parents are killed by the Vikings, the marauders kidnap him and raise him as one of their own. Forced to choose between the country of his birth and the people of his upbringing, his loyalties are continually tested.

'HOME FIRES' WW2 TV SERIES

REVEALS THESPIANS' CAST
Meanwhile, British ITV has revealed the cast for their new period set six episode drama HOME FIRES which I recently announced as JAMBUSTERS! Based on Julie Summers' bestseller JAMBUSTERS, it will follow a group of inspirational women with fantastic spirit and attitude in a rural Cheshire community. With World War II on the horizon, multiple strands of plot interweave to create a period drama full of jeopardy and intrigue, but also great humanity and modernity! Samantha Bond (DOWNTON ABBEY) and Francesca Annis (DUNE, CRANFORD) will lead the cast, which also includes Mark Bonnar (Line of Duty), Ruth Gemmell (Utopia), Claire Rushbrook (My Mad Fat Diary), Mark Bazeley (The Suspicions of Mr Whicher), Frances Grey (The Widower) and Ed Stoppard (Cilla).

IS 'SUPERGIRL' GETTING

 HER OWN TELEVISION SERIES?

In the TV news from USA, beside the info that the untitled THE WALKING DEAD spinoff series has been officially ordered by AMC to be set in the same universe as the zombie series but with different characters, another update is that after ARROW and THE FLASH, their producer Greg Berlanti is looking to move SUPERGIRL to the small screens too! The new interpretation of the SUPERGIRL and her origin will be pitched to major networks in a few weeks, according to 'Deadline'! While DC is working on this possible series, Marvel is already preparing their female superhero series JESSICA JONES at Netflix.