FX has announced that it has ordered a third season of Atlanta, its acclaimed comedy drama series created by and starring Donald Glover. The Emmy-winning series sees Glover as Earn, a Princeton dropout looking to launch his cousin Paper Boi’s rap career. Brian Tyree Henry portrays Paper Boi, with Lakeith Stanfield as Darius Epps, Paper […]
James McAvoy, Ruth Wilson and Clarke Peters cast in His Dark Materials
The BBC adaptation of His Dark Materials has added two more names to its cast in James McAvoy (X-Men: Apocalypse) and Clarke Peters (The Wire). Deadline reports that McAvoy will portray the ruthless adventurer Lord Asriel, played by Daniel Craig in the 2007 movie The Golden Compass, who is the father of the protagonist Lyra […]
Empire’s Grace Byers joins the Hellfire Club for The Gifted season 2
Marvel has announced the first piece of casting for the second season of its X-Men TV series The Gifted, with Empire’s Grace Byers signing on to portray the Hellfire Club member Reeva. The official description describes Reeva as “smart, charming, authoritative, elegant, beautiful woman who is ruthless in her efforts to fight for her people. […]
Episode titles for Marvel’s Luke Cage season 2 revealed
Marvel and Netflix are heading back to Harlem this month with the arrival of Luke Cage season 2, and showrunner Cheo Hodari Coker has now taken to Twitter to unveil the episode titles for the new season. Whereas season one featured tracks for Gang Starr as its episode titles, season two is incorporating another hip […]
Game of Thrones prequel series gets pilot order from HBO
With Game of Thrones set to come to an end next year with its eighth and final season, HBO has been developing a number of potential spinoffs set in the world of Westeros, and now the first of those has received a pilot order from the cable network. The as-yet-untitled series has been created by […]
Orange Is the New Black season 6 teaser reveals premiere date
Get ready for a return to Litchfield Penitentiary, as Netflix has released a brief teaser for Orange Is the New Black which reveals that season six is set to premiere on the streaming service this July. Orange Is the New Black season six will premiere on July 27th, and features a cast that includes Taylor […]
Jim Carrey returns to the small screen in first trailer for Kidding
Showtime has released the first trailer for its upcoming comedy drama Kidding which stars Jim Carrey, who also serves as an executive producer for the series, as Jeff, aka Mr Pickles – a children’s television icon who struggles to cope with life as his family begins to implode. The half-hour show also stars Catherine Keener, […]
Promo for Marvel’s Cloak & Dagger Season 1 Episode 3 – ‘Stained Glass’
Following last night’s two hour season premiere, Freeform has released a promo for the third episode of Cloak & Dagger, entitled ‘Stained Glass’ which you can watch here… Tandy is on the run as Detective O’Reilly closes in on her, but the detective may not be after her for the reasons Tandy thinks. Tyrone is […]
Joss Whedon to executive produce comedy series Pippa Smith: Grown Up Detective
While he’s yet to announce his next feature film project after dropping out of DC Films’ planned Batgirl movie, Joss Whedon is set for a return to the small screen to executive produce the half-hour comedy series Pippa Smith: Grown-Up Detective for Freeform. Created by Siobhan Thompson (Bad Interest) and Rebecca Drysdale (Baskets), the dark […]
Zendaya to portray a drug-addicted teen in HBO’s Euphoria
Following her roles in last year’s Spider-Man: Homecoming and The Greatest Showman, Zendaya is returning to the small screen for her next project, having signed on to lead HBO’s drama pilot Euphoria. Based on the Israeli series of the same name, Euphoria is a tale “of drugs, sex, identity, trauma, social media, love and friendship […]
