Ahead of its launch in January 2018, Paramount Network has placed a series order for its first original scripted drama Yellowstone, which is to be written and directed by Oscar-nominated screenwriter Taylor Sheridan (Sicario, Hell or High Water). The 10-episode series follows the Dutton family, led by John Dutton, who controls the largest contiguous ranch […]
Ruth Wilson to play her own grandmother in The Wilsons
The BBC has tapped The Affair star Ruth Wilson to play her own grandmother in a new three part drama entitled The Wilsons. The story will follow Alison Wilson, husband of Alec Wilson, a British spy and bestselling novelist. When her husband suddenly dies, Alison is shocked when a woman turns up on her doorstep, […]
Herbie rides again as Disney XD reboots The Love Bug
Herbie the Love Bug looks set for a return to the screen, with TV Line reporting that Disney XD is currently in development on a new series featuring the iconic anthropomorphic Volkswagen Beetle, which has Travis Braun (Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders) writing and executive producer alongside Tom Burkhard and Matt Dearborn (Even Stevens). The series […]
YouTube places series order for Jumper TV sequel show
Back in October of last year it was reported that Doug Liman was teaming up with YouTube to develop a 60-minute TV pilot for a sequel to the 2008 sci-fi film Jumper, which would be based upon the third novel in Steven Gould’s book series, Impulse. Well, Variety is now reporting that YouTube has given […]
Story details for the Coen Brothers’ Western TV series The Ballad of Buster Scruggs
With production on the Coen Brothers’ Western anthology series The Ballad of Buster Scruggs set to get underway this month, The Albuquerque Journal has revealed details on the six separate storylines that will feature in the show, which is being described as a “feature-length omnibus” as opposed to a TV series. “The Ballad Of Buster Scruggs” follows […]
Ne-Yo joins the cast of the Step Up TV series Step Up: High Water
As part of its expansion into original TV programming, YouTube is teaming up with Lionsgate to bring the Step Up franchise to the small screen with Step Up: High Water, and Variety is reporting that singer-songwriter and actor Ne-Yo is set to lead the cast alongside Naya Rivera (Glee) and Faizon Love (Couples Retreat). The […]
Supergirl actor David Harewood criticises the show’s portrayal of Cyborg Superman
It seems that Supergirl star David Harewood wasn’t a fan of the show’s portrayal of Cyborg Superman in its second season, with the Martian Manhunter actor revealing at Supernova Comic Convention in Australia that he wasn’t thrilled about his second role in the DC Comics series. “I don’t like playing Cyborg Superman,” said Harewood (via CBM). “It’s […]
Warner Bros. developing a live-action Jetsons TV series
According to TV Line, Warner Bros. is in development on a live-action version of the classic Hanna-Barbera cartoon series The Jetsons. The site reports that Family Guy executive producer Gary Janetti has been brought in to shepherd the project, described as a multi-camera comedy, and will also serve as an executive producer alongside Robert Zemeckis […]
Lizzy Caplan, Rick Okon, August Wittgenstein and more join Das Boot TV series
Variety is reporting that Lizzy Caplan (Masters of Sex), Rick Okon (Tatort) and August Wittgenstein (The Crown) are set to lead the cast of Sky’s €25 million drama series Das Boot, based upon the classic war film from director Wolfgang Petersen. The series “will pick up the World War II story in the fall of 1942 and […]
Ryan Kwanten and Cory Hardrict join Sean Bean in The Oath
Last month it was announced that Sean Bean is set to headline The Oath, a new drama series from Crackle and creator Joe Halpin (Hawaii Five-O), and now Deadline is reporting that Bean will be joined in the cast by Ryan Kwanten (True Blood) and Cory Hardrict (American Sniper). The ten-episode series is being produced […]
