FX has been busy of late on the casting front for its Sons of Anarchy spinoff Mayans MC, and now Deadline is reporting that American Crime star Richard Cabral has become the latest addition to the potential series. Cabral is set to play Johnny “El Coco” Cruz, “a full patch member of Mayans MC, Santo […]
Adam West to guest star in DC sitcom Powerless
Adam West is returning to the DC universe, with Warner Bros. announcing that the Batman star is set for a guest appearance in the NBC workplace comedy Powerless, where he’ll play Wayne Industries chairman Dean West. The synopsis for the episode reads: Gotham comes to Charm City when the iconic Adam West, who played the […]
Miranda Cosgrove joins NBC’s comedy pilot Spaced Out
According to Deadline, former iCarly star Miranda Cosgrove has signed on as a series regular in Spaced Out, a space-travel comedy pilot from executive producers Adam Sztykiel and Bill Lawrence (Undateable). Spaced Out is a workplace comedy which follows a working-class genius and his struggles to fit in with an established team of engineers building […]
Hugh Laurie joins Veep
Golden Globe winning and Emmy nominated actor Hugh Laurie has joined the cast of Veep. Laurie made it big on US television playing Dr Gregory House in House and is now making a return to television after taking a break with two blues albums. Laurie was spotted on the set of Veep which is currently […]
John Travolta to play Robert Shapiro in American Crime Story: The People v. O.J. Simpson
John Travolta is heading back to the small screen for his first recurring role since the late 70s’ Welcome Back, Kotter, signing on for a part in American Crime Story: The People v. O.J. Simpson, where he’ll play The Juice’s lawyer Robert Shapiro. Produced by American Horror Story’s Ryan Murphy, the legal drama is set […]
Nicholas Meyer joins writing team for new Star Trek TV series, Tony Todd on casting shortlist
Earlier this month CBS’ new Star Trek TV series found a showrunner in Bryan Fuller, whose early writing credits included Star Trek: Deep Space Nine and Star Trek: Voyager, and now another Trek veteran has joined the writing team in Nicholas Meyer. “Nicholas Meyer chased Kirk and Khan ‘round the Mutara Nebula and ‘round Genesis’ flames, […]
Bryan Fuller signs on as showrunner for Star Trek TV series
Star Trek’s new mission to go boldly where no man has gone before has found its new captain in Bryan Fuller. Fuller is set is showrun CBS’ new Star Trek series, set to air in 2017. The Hannibal and Pushing Daisies producer actually got his start in the television industry writing for Star Trek: Deep […]
Rob Zombie and Mila Kunis producing Starz horror comedy series Trapped
Rob Zombie and Mila Kunis have teamed-up to produce a horror comedy series with Starz. The project, entitled Trapped, will see Zombie (The Devil’s Rejects) not only producing but also sitting in the director’s chair. Trapped centers on a rich family who is attack by a murderous cult. The series, created and written by Joey Slamon (Arrested Development), will […]
Ben Daniels and Alfonso Herrera cast in The Exorcist TV pilot
Following on from the casting of Brianne Howey (Scream Queens), TV Line is reporting that Fox’s pilot for The Exorcist has found two priests, with Ben Daniels (House of Cards) and Alfonso Herrera (Sense8) signing on to potential series. Daniels will play Father Marcus, “the intense holy warrior carrying out an occupation that the church […]
Fox places a pilot order for The Exorcist TV series
The Exorcist could be heading to the small screen, with Variety reporting that Fox has ordered a pilot for a new one-hour drama series which is said to be a “modern reinvention” of William Peter Blatty’s 1971 book, which was of course adapted for the screen two years later with William Friedkin’s horror classic. The […]
