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Noah Hawley says X-Men show Legion is “a standalone kind of thing”

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Earlier this week it was announced that FX Networks has placed an eight-episode series order for Legion, the upcoming X-Men series from Fargo creator Noah Hawley, and during an interview with Hitfix Hawley has been discussing how the show fits – or rather doesn’t fit – with the X-Men movie universe. “No, it’s not [connected],” […]

Sons of Anarchy spin off Mayans MC casts John Ortiz

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Following the casting of Edward James Olmos and Clayton Cardenas, we have now learned via Deadline that John Ortiz has become the latest addition to FX’s Sons of Anarchy spin-off Mayans MC. The spinoff is set to take place on the Mexico border and will explore the inner workings of the Mayans MC charter through the […]

Kit Harington, Liv Tyler, Peter Mullan and Mark Gatiss join the BBC’s Guy Fawkes series Gunpowder

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Kit Harington (Game of Thrones), Liv Tyler (The Leftovers), Peter Mullan (Top of the Lake) and Mark Gatiss (Sherlock) have signed on to star in the upcoming three-part historical thriller series Gunpowder from the BBC. Scripted by Ronan Bennett (Top Boy), who devised the project with Harington and Daniel West, the series will explore the […]

Natalie Dormer set for a Picnic at Hanging Rock

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Deadline is reporting that Game of Thrones star Natalie Dormer has signed on for a TV adaptation of Joan Lindsay’s classic novel Picnic at Hanging Rock, which is slated to go into production this month ahead of an Australian premiere later in the year. As with the novel, the six-part series will explore the mysterious […]

J.J. Abrams, Stephen King and Hulu invite us to take a trip to Castle Rock

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Fresh from their collaboration on 11/22/63, J.J. Abrams and Hulu are set for a return to the world of Stephen King, this time for an anthology series entitled Castle Rock, which of course takes its name from the fictional Maine town that appears in many of King’s novels. The news was revealed with the release […]

Kevin Smith developing Spawn spinoff Sam and Twitch for TV

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Having directed episodes of The Flash and Supergirl, Kevin Smith is now turning his attention to another comic book property, with Deadline reporting that he is attached to write, direct and executive produce a TV series based upon the Spawn spinoff Sam and Twitch. “[Sam and Twitch] were originally introduced in Spawn, and it’s Todd […]

Alex Meraz cast as Dashiell Bad Horse in Scalped TV adaptation

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Deadline has revealed that WGN America has cast Alex Meraz (Bone Tomahawk, Suicide Squad) as the character Dashiell Bad Horse in its upcoming adaptation of the acclaimed DC/Vertigo comic book series Scalped. Scalped is described as “a modern-day crime story set in the world of a Native American Indian reservation. It explores power, loyalty and spirituality in a community […]

Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Season 3 Episode 12 Review – ‘The Inside Man’

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Danny Hale reviews the twelfth episode of Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. season 3… This week on Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. we got more of a glimpse into Lincoln, Talbot returned and the Hive continued to feed. It feels a bit redundant to say this anymore but I feel like a lot happened this week including getting to […]

Daredevil Season 2 Episode 7 Review – ‘Semper Fidelis’

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Ricky Church reviews the seventh episode of Daredevil season 2… One aspect that makes Daredevil, both the show and the hero himself, unique is his daytime career as a lawyer pursuing justice for the common person. Half of Daredevil’s first season came off as a legal drama as Nelson & Murdock worked to take Wilson […]