Hugh Laurie

The Golden Globe-winner previously starred in Hulu’s drama series Chance. Clooney, Grant Heslov, and Ellen Kuras have all signed on to direct episodes with scripts co-written by Luke Davies and David Michod.

Sony Pictures’ forthcoming Holmes & Watson starring Will Ferrell and John C. Reilly has added Ralph Fiennes and Hugh Laurie to the roster. Details about their characters in the comedic take on Arthur Conan Doyle’s books are currently being kept under lock and key.

The nominees for the 22nd Annual Critics’ Choice Awards were announced today, and with no surprise, HBO took the top spot raking in 22 nominations while ABC and Netflix tied for second with 14 nods. With critically acclaimed shows like The Americans, the new Donald Glover comedy Atlanta, and the uber-successful The People Vs. OJ Simpson FX ranked fourth.

A night manager of an Egyptian hotel is recruited by intelligence agents to infiltrate an international arms dealer’s network.

An update of John le Carré’s drama, The Night Manager follows a former British soldier recruited to infiltrate the inner circle of an international businessman and neutralize his alliance between the intelligence community and the secret arms trade. The mini-series premieres April 19 on AMC.

Comedy inspired by the classic books by Arthur Conan Doyle.

A roundup of the week’s TV casting news!

The British duo head to the small screen for the drama adaptation.

Bound by a shared destiny, a bright, optimistic teen bursting with scientific curiosity and a former boy-genius inventor jaded by disillusionment embark on a danger-filled mission to unearth the secrets of an enigmatic place somewhere in time and space that exists in their collective memory as “Tomorrowland.”

The stars of “The Avengers” and “House” are set to lead a TV adaptation of John le Carre’s novel.

Offers have been put out, but no responses yet.

“House” star in talks to play villain.

A recap of the week’s TV casting news!

Story centers on a man’s romantic relationship with the daughter of a family friend, which turns their lives upside down.

Story centers on a man’s romantic relationship with the daughter of a family friend, which turns their lives upside down.

“House” star in talks to join action remake!

Logline: Tells the story of a ghost in rural England who tries his best to spook a recently moved-in American family with futile results.

Logline: Bound by a shared destiny, a bright, optimistic teen bursting with scientific curiosity and a former boy-genius inventor jaded by disillusionment embark on a danger-filled mission to unearth the secrets of an enigmatic place somewhere in time and space that exists in their collective memory as “Tomorrowland.”

Thesp to star in coming-of-age drama set in Papa New Guinea!

Logline: Set on Christmas night, story centers on Arthur, the son of Santa, who must help save Christmas, and in the process discover how Santa delivers all of those presents in one night.

Logline: Chronicles the detective adventures of Captain Francis Blake and Professor Philip Mortimer as they try and catch an enigmatic villain terrorizing London by leaving giant, yellow M’s at the scene of his crimes.

Logline: Story centers on a man’s romantic relationship with the daughter of a family friend, which turns their lives upside down.

Logline: A group of interstellar criminals are forced to become interstellar superheroes in order to protect the galaxy.

Logline: Set against the warring conflict in the province of Bougainville in Papa New Guinea, story follows 13-year-old Matilda Laimo and her mother, Dolores, as they are unified with the rest of their village in their efforts for survival. Amid the chaos, Mr. Watts, the only white local, offers to fill in as the children’s schoolteacher and teaches from Charles Dickens’s “Great Expectations.”