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Ben Savage Plays Hubbie on ‘Chuck’

“Boy Meets World’s” Ben Savage will guest-star on an episode of NBC’s “Chuck” next season, Entertainment Weekly reports. Savage will play the neurotic husband of Nicole Richie’s character, the magazine says. —Vlada Gelman

AMC, ITV Remake ‘Prisoner’

AMC and ITV will co-produce a remake of cult TV series “The Prisoner” starring Ian McKellen and Jim Caviezel, Daily Variety reports. British network Sky One was originally slated to co-produce the project, but pulled out of the deal when…

TCA Tour Will Go On, But Will Actors?

The TCA press tour likely will be safe from a possible actors strike because a strike authorization vote would take about three weeks to tally, TelevisionWeek reports. However, actors may choose not to do any publicity, which would affect not…

TNT Tries to Crack ‘Cracker’

TNT has acquired the rights to the British series “Cracker,” the Hollywood Reporter says. Granada America and TNT will co-produce the series alongside executive producers Robert Duvall and Robert Carliner’s Butchers Run, the newspaper says. A previous American remake of…

Fox’s ‘Inseparable,’ ‘Virtuality’ Fill Casts

Malik Yoba and Warren Kole have joined the cast of Fox’s ABC Studios-produced Jekyll-and-Hyde drama pilot “Inseparable,” the Hollywood Reporter says. Meanwhile, Clea DuVall, Erik Jensen and Jose Pablo Cantillo join the network’s two-hour backdoor pilot “Virtuality,” from “Battlestar Galactica”…

PopTok Brings Studio Clips to E-mail, IM

PopTok, a free service that allows users to download studio movie and TV clips to e-mail and instant messaging, launches its beta platform today, the Hollywood Reporter says. The platform has partnerships with CBS, Lionsgate, Paramount, Sony BMG, Universal Pictures,…

‘Battlestar’ TV Movie a Go

Actress Grace Park told the Los Angeles Times that a “Battlestar Galactica” TV movie has been greenlit, Ain’t It Cool News reports. Filming is expected to start in August, but is contingent on whether there is an actors strike, the…

Nick at Nite Taps Ward to Find Sitcoms

Nick at Nite has named Paul Ward as its executive VP of prime-time acquisitions and strategy for Nickelodeon and the MTVN Kids & Family Group, Daily Variety reports. Ward, an MTV veteran, will be responsible for acquiring off-network sitcoms for…

Bunim-Murray to Command ‘Runway’

“Project Runway” is close to signing Bunim-Murray (“The Real World”) as its new producer, Daily Variety reports. Former producer Magical Elves signed a production deal with NBC in May, which will prevent the company from moving with the show to…

‘Bones’ Casts Angela’s Husband

Sean Blakemore will play Angela’s long-lost husband on Fox’s “Bones,” E! Online reports, citing unnamed sources. The article didn’t indicate whether producers had been contacted to confirm or deny the report. —Vlada Gelman