During NBC’s upfront presentation, Blumhouse Productions’ Jason Blum offered up a few details on the upcoming small screen continuation of The Purge franchise, which has been described as “an entirely new chapter in America’s 12 hours of annual lawlessness.” Blum revealed that the series, which is being written, directed and executive produced by franchise creator James DeMonaco, […]
Game of Thrones’ Iwan Rheon to play Maximus the Mad in Marvel’s Inhumans
Casting is underway on Marvel and ABC’s new series Inhumans, with Game of Thrones star Iwan Rheon – who portrayed the despicable, unhinged Ramsay Snow / Bolton in the HBO fantasy – set to take on the role of Maximus the Mad, the younger brother of Black Bolt. “Iwan’s ability to be charming, roguish and […]
HBO’s Alan Ball series casts Tim Robbins
Veteran actor Tim Robbins has joined the cast of Alan Ball’s latest series for HBO. Joining actress Holly Hunter, the Academy Award-winning actor best known for his performance in the classic prison drama The Shawshank Redemption, will star in the 10 episode family drama from the man behind Six Feet Under. Robbins will play a […]
Star Wars Rebels Season 3 Episode 15 Review – ‘Legacy of Mandalore’
Chris Cooper reviews Star Wars Rebels – Legacy of Mandalore… If you’re not caught up yet, here’s my review of the previous episode – Trials of the Darksaber. Do you like watching Mandalorians do all the cool things that Mandalorians are known for? Do you appreciate a good Sabine story? You do? Good, because after […]
Clayton Cardenas joins Sons of Anarchy spinoff Mayans MC
Following on from the casting of Edward James Olmos, THR is reporting that Clayton Cardenas (American Crime) has signed on to appear in Kurt Sutter’s Sons of Anarchy spinoff pilot Mayans MC. Cardenas is set to play Angel Reyes, the brother of lead character EZ Reyes. Anegl is described as “a full patch member of […]
Powerless Season 1 Episode 4 Review – ‘Emily Dates a Henchman’
Rachel Bellwoar reviews the fourth episode of Powerless season 1… “Emily Dates a Henchman” was Powerless’ best episode yet but is cursed to be a backhanded success. For all its technical improvement, Powerless is still unsatisfying. Writing’s one of the first departments to blame when a show isn’t delivering, but already last week the premise […]
Legion Season 1 Episode 2 Review – ‘Chapter Two’
Rachel Bellwoar reviews the second episode of Legion… Legion‘s pilot was about experiencing what it’s like to be consumed in David’s mind. An observer’s distance in episode two brings more work for David but a guilty relief for viewers. What’s remarkable is realizing how much of this episode is a rehash of images and events from the […]
Edgar Ramirez and Darren Criss to headline American Crime Story: Versace
Entertainment Weekly has revealed that Edgar Ramirez (Joy) and Darren Criss (Glee) have signed on to headline the Versace season of Ryan Murphy’s anthology series American Crime Story. Ramirez will play celebrated fashion designer Gianni Versace, with Criss as Andrew Cunanan, the serial killer responsible for murdering at least five people including Versace, who was […]
24: Legacy Season 1 Episode 3 Review – “2:00 PM – 3:00 PM”
Ricky Church reviews the third episode of 24: Legacy… 24: Legacy‘s third episode created a little more intrigue in the main plot, but the subplots somewhat derailed the full excitement of Carter chasing down his old partner for the information on the terrorist network. One of the positives of this episode was also the fact […]
Powerless Season 1 Episode 3 Review – ‘Sinking Day’
Rachel Bellwoar reviews the third episode of Powerless… Sometimes characters boost a plot. Sometimes they ruin one, and ‘Sinking Day’ could be the mark of a sinking show. Two promising storylines get used to bring out the worst in Powerless‘ characters and this is before we’ve started liking them. The charts are in and Wayne […]
