FX Productions has signed Counterpart creator and Jungle Book screenwriter Justin Marks to an overall deal.Under the pact, Marks will develop new content for FX. The deal comes several months after Starz canceled the critically acclaimed (but lightly watched) sci-fi drama Counterpart as part of its turn toward what it calls "premium female" programming."Justin is a true creative talent, and we feel fortunate to be his partners in supporting his vision of bold and ambitious storytelling," Gina Balian, president original programming at FX, said Thursday in a statement.Said Marks, "From the moment I met FX a ...

 'Counterpart' Creator Inks FX Overall Deal             

Six more actors have joined Joss Whedon’s upcoming HBO sci-fi drama series “The Nevers,” including Kiran Sonia Sawar (“Black Mirror”), Elizabeth Berrington (“Waterloo Road”), Ella Smith (“Babylon”), Viola Prettejohn (“Counterpart”), Anna Devlin (“Hanna”) and Martyn Ford (“Kingsman: The Golden Circle”).Ford is a recurring character, while the rest are series regulars.HBO has also released the newly added stars’ character descriptions — and yes, they are as Whedonesque as you could possibly imagine.This group joins previously announced lead Laura Donnelly, who plays Amalia True on the series about “a gang of Victorian women who find themselves with unusual abilities, relentless enemies, and a mission that might change the world.”Also Read: Joss Whedon's 'The Nevers' Adds Olivia Williams, James Norton, Ann Skelly, Denis O'Hare and 8 MoreLast month, the pay-tv channel revealed the first round of actors that had been cast on the Donnelly-led drama: Olivia Williams

 Joss Whedon’s ‘The Nevers’ Rounds Out Cast – Read HBO’s Character Descriptions Here             

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Howard Silk is a lowly cog in a bureaucratic UN agency who is turning the last corner of a life filled with regret when he discovers the agency he works for is guarding a secret: a crossing to a parallel dimension.

The Crossing

Birds of a Feather

The Lost Art of Diplomacy

Both Sides Now

Shaking the Tree

Act Like You've Been Here Before

The Sincerest Form of Flattery

Love the Lie

No Man's Land, Part One

No Man's Land, Part Two

Inside Out

Outside In

Something Borrowed

Point of Departure

Shadow Puppets

Twin Cities

No Strings Attached

In from the Cold

You to You

Better Angels

Drama

Science Fiction

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