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Deadline confirms the main cast for ITV and ZDF’s space drama First Woman, with Ben Miles and Shazad Latif among new additions.
The six-part series centers on Claire Reith, a biologist who vanishes during a lunar mission, triggering suspicion at Mission Control and on Earth.
Production is underway in Northern Ireland with Mammoth Screen and Alcon Television Group co-producing for ITV Studios and ZDF.
The UK broadcast plan includes ITV1 and STV, with streaming on ITVX and STV Player, while ZDF holds German rights.
Executive producers include Mammoth Screen's Damien Timmer and Alcon's Broderick Johnson and Scott Parish.
Ben Miles, Jimmy Akingbola, Kathryn Gallagher, Christian Ochoa Lavernia, Shazad Latif and Fra Fee join the cast as part of the ensemble.
First Woman is described as cinematic in scale and an ITV commission produced with Mammoth Screen and Alcon Television Group.
Mammoth Screen's Rebecca Keane oversaw development, with producers and executive producers named for the project.
The project marks ITV Studios' international collaboration with ZDF for a lunar-themed drama.

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Hamburg Days, a six-part drama about The Beatles, has begun filming in Germany.
BBC, ZDF, and Turbine Studios/backers are involved and have acquired rights for the series.
The project is based on Klaus Voormann’s book and involves notable production teams.
Rhys Mannion will portray John Lennon, with Ellis Murphy as Paul McCartney and Harvey Brett as George Harrison.
AGC International will handle worldwide sales outside the UK and Germany.
Hamburg Days has support from German film funds and regional funding bodies.
The logline positions the band’s Hamburg era in clubs and red-light districts shaping their rise.
Luna Jordan and Caspar von Bülow join the cast in key roles.
Deadline notes the series' development team and showrunner involvement.

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Christian Streich joins ZDF as a World Cup pundit for coverage in the USA, Mexico and Canada.
Streich will be on set in Berlin for the opening match, providing tactical analysis alongside experienced presenters.
Streich spent twelve years as SC Freiburg's manager before pursuing a broadcasting role.
ZDF Head of Sport Yorck Polus praised Streich as a unique coach known for speaking his mind.
Streich aims to explain each team's tactics clearly for World Cup viewers.
Streich's move marks a transition from club management to sports media ahead of the World Cup.
The World Cup coverage will span broadcast in the USA, Mexico and Canada from June to July.
Streich will work alongside a lineup that includes Per Mertesacker and Christoph Kramer.
The opening match on broadcast will feature Mexico vs. South Africa.
Streich described the new role as a completely new challenge he looks forward to.
Streich's consultancy aims to explain tactics in a clear, viewer-friendly way.

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