Fox Chairman and CEO Gary Newman has announced that the network has cancelled the anthology horror comedy series Scream Queens after two seasons. “Over the course of the two seasons, it feels like it was a complete story,” said Newman during the network’s upfronts conference call (via TV Guide). “We have no plans to go […]
DC’s Watchmen crossover Doomsday Clock gets a new trailer
DC Comics is set to unveil more information on its hugely-anticipated event Doomsday Clock, which is set to see Superman and company crossing over with Doctor Manhattan and other characters from Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons’ Watchmen. To tide us over until the panel, a second trailer/featurette has been unveiled, which sees DC’s chief creative […]
New Zach Braff comedy gets series order for ABC
According to Deadline, ABC has given a series order to the Zach Braff pilot Start Up (which is currently untitled due to Crackle launching a drama series StartUp), with the single-camera comedy set to premiere on the network later this year. The series, written by Matt Tarses, a former co-executive producer on Scrubs, is inspired […]
Scandal to come to an end with season 7
According to TV Line, ABC’s hit political thriller series Scandal is set to come to an end with its upcoming seventh season, with the network said to be making an official announcement this coming week. According to the site, series creator Shonda Rhimes has made the call, having previously said that “I feel like there […]
King Arthur: Legend of the Sword tanks at the box office with $14.3 million weekend
Well, it looks like any franchise hopes Warner Bros. had for King Arthur: Legend of the Sword are dead in the water, with the Guy Ritchie-directed fantasy adventure suffering a miserable opening weekend in the States with just $14.3 million in box office receipts. The film, which spent eight years in development, cost the studio […]
UPDATE: Tim Allen’s Last Man Standing renewal at CMT falls through
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 […]
