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Alyssa Milano cast in The CW pilot Insatiable

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Deadline is reporting that Alyssa Milano has signed on to appear alongside Dallas Roberts and Debby Ryan in Insatiable, a new pilot at The CW which is written and executive produced by former Dexter co-executive producer Lauren Gussis. The site reports that the project is inspired by real-life Southern lawyer and top beauty pageant coach […]

Ryan Murphy sets new drama Pose at FX

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Not content with American Horror Story, American Crime Story and Feud, FX has picked up another series from producer Ryan Murphy entitled Pose, which he is writing with his frequent collaborator Brad Falchuk and up-and-coming writer Steven Canals. Deadline reports that the new drama will take place in 1986 and “examines the juxtaposition of several […]

Patrick Stewart open to playing Professor X in Marvel’s Legion

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A few weeks ago Patrick Stewart announced that he was taking a leaf out of Hugh Jackman’s book and retiring from the role of Professor Charles Xavier following the release of 20th Century Fox’s latest X-Men offering Logan. A week later, Stewart then revealed that a potential appearance alongside Ryan Reynolds’ Deadpool would be enough […]

Stranger Things’ Shannon Purser cast in NBC pilot Drama High

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Deadline is reporting that actress Shannon Purser, who portrayed fan favourite character Barb in Netflix’s Stranger Things, has signed on to star in Drama High, a new NBC pilot from Jason Katims (Friday Night Lights) and Jeffrey Seller (Hamilton). Inspired by the true story of high school drama teacher Lou Volpe and based upon the […]

Russo brothers to follow Avengers: Infinity War with Quantum and Woody

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Joe and Anthony Russo are set to follow up their work on Avengers: Infinity War and the untitled Avengers 4 with another superhero project, as The Wrap is reporting that they are set to produce a TV adaptation of the Valiant comic book series Quantum and Woody. The official description for the comic book series […]

Why Choose Your Own Endings For Film And TV Are A Bad Idea

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This week, Neil Calloway argues that allowing viewers to decide what happens next will lead to lower quality stories… Wednesday brought the enticing news that Netflix are planning on creating a show that has an element of interaction, where viewers will be able to choose what happens next. Initially this will be for children’s programmes, […]

IDW Entertainment bringing Alex Delaware to the small screen

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IDW Entertainment has announced that it is bringing Jonathan Kellerman’s bestselling Alex Delaware book series to the small screen. Alex Delaware is a forensic psychologist who works with the LAPD to assist in solving murder cases, and his partner in crime, Milo Sturgis, is a gay homicide detective. The series is America’s longest running contemporary crime […]

Bobby Cannavale joins Mr. Robot for season 3

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Emmy Award-winning actor Bobby Cannavale (Boardwalk Empire, Ant-Man) has signed on to the third season of USA Network’s acclaimed drama Mr. Robot, while BD Wong (Jurassic World, Gotham) has also been upped to a series regular. “Season 3 of Mr Robot will engage viewers in a whole new way, with (director and executive producer) Sam […]