Despite being cancelled by ABC last month, the Tim Allen comedy series Last Man Standing could be set for a reprieve, with THR reporting that CMT is in early talks to revive the show for a seventh season. According to reports, it is unclear whether a deal will be reached given the cost of the […]
ABC cancels Tim Allen comedy Last Man Standing
TV Line is reporting that ABC has cancelled the Tim Allen headlined sitcom Last Man Standing after six seasons. The show, which starred Allen as Mike Baxter, a conservative sporting-goods executive whose traditional values often clashed with those around him. Also featuring in the cast were Nancy Travis as Mike’s wife Vanessa, Amanda Fuller, Molly […]
Walton Goggins set for Them That Follow
Deadline is reporting that Walton Goggins (The Hateful Eight) has been cast in Them That Follow, a dramatic thriller from writer-directors Brittany Poulton and Daniel Savage. Them That Follow is set in the wilds of Appalachia where believers handle death-dealing snakes to prove themselves before God. Goggins is set to play Lemuel Childs, “an unshakable preacher determined […]
R.I.P. Michael Parks (1940 – 2017)
American actor Michael Parks, a frequent collaborator of directors Quentin Tarantino, Robert Rodriguez and Kevin Smith has passed away aged 77, with Smith breaking the rather sad news on Instagram… https://www.instagram.com/p/BT6pvD2AONY/ Parks’ career began back in the 1960s and he scored his first major role as the star of the series Then Came Bronson, […]
Netflix renews Friends from College for second season
Netflix has announced that it has renewed its original comedy series Friends from College for a second season of eight episodes. The show, co-created by Nicholas Stoller (Neighbors) and Francesca Delbanco, follows a group of friends from Harvard balancing their adult lives as the face down their forties. Featuring in the cast are Keegan-Michael Key, Cobie […]
Inspector Rebus TV remake in development
Eleventh Hour Films have picked up the rights to author Ian Rankin’s Inspector Rebus book series, tapping Gregory Burke (’71) to write a contemporary TV drama adaptation. “As someone who has grown up and lives in South East Scotland, Ian Rankin’s best-selling books provide the perfect material to make a thrilling series about crime in […]
Bruce Lee-inspired Warrior gets straight-to-series order from Cinemax
Last year it was announced that Justin Lin (Star Trek Beyond) and Jonathan Tropper (Banshee) were teaming up to develop Warrior, a TV project based on original material written by martial arts legend Bruce Lee, and now comes word that the project has received a straight-to-series order. Deadline reports that Warrior is described as “a […]
Authorised Bruce Lee biopic Little Dragon finds a director
Bruce Lee Entertainment has found a director for its authorised biopic of the iconic martial artist, with Variety reporting that Shekhar Kapur (Elizabeth) is set to helm Little Dragon. The site reports that the project is described as “a contemporary dramatization of the 1950s Hong Kong social and political forces that shaped Bruce Lee into […]
“Battle Royale meets Get Out” as Fox 2000 adapts Y.A. novel S.T.A.G.S.
THR is reporting that Fox 2000 and Chernin Entertainment have teamed up to adapt M.A. Bennett’s debut novel S.T.A.G.S., which is being described as “Battle Royale meets Get Out“. The novel, “is set at exclusive St. Aidan the Great’s School (S.T.A.G.S.) in England and follows a first-year boarding school student named Greer, who is invited for […]
NBC calls time on Timeless as the axe falls after one season
NBC has announced that it has cancelled the time-travel drama series Timeless, pulling the plug on the show after one season. Creators Erik Kripke and Shawn Ryan took to social media to confirm the news, as well as revealing that production company Sony TV is currently looking for another outlet for a second season: Its […]
