David Benioff and D.B. Weiss, the showrunners behind Game of Thrones, have another series in development at HBO. Titled Confederate, the new show will explore an alternate history of America that depicts the Confederacy successfully seceded from the Union in the American Civil War. Written by Benioff and Weiss, who also will showrun, Confederate chronicles events leading to the […]
David Cronenberg’s Consumed heading to the small screen
Deadline is reporting that AMC is developing a small screen adaptation of David Cronenberg’s psychological thriller novel Consumed with Dave Erickson (Fear the Walking Dead) and Sheri Elwood (Lucifer). Published in 2014, Consumed follows two journalists who set out to solve the cannibalistic murder of a controversial Parisian philosopher. Both Erickson and Elwood are set to […]
Doctor Who Christmas Special titled Twice Upon a Time, Bill Potts and The Captain returning
There is still twenty-two weeks left to Christmas yet the fever surrounding 2017’s Doctor Who Christmas Special is already running at high, with it being Peter Capaldi’s final episode, David Bradley taking the reigns of the First Doctor, Jodie Whittaker taking the key to the TARDIS (as the first female Doctor) and now just revealed […]
Julia Roberts to produce and star in TV adaptation of Today Will Be Different
Annapurna Pictures has tapped Julia Roberts to produce and star in a limited series TV adaptation of Maria Semple’s bestselling novel Today Will Be Different, with Semple also on board to pen the script. The New York Times bestseller follows “Eleanor Flood, admittedly a bit of a mess, as she decides that today is the […]
Mina Sundwall cast as Penny Robinson in Netflix’s Lost in Space
Deadline is reporting that Mina Sundwall (Maggie’s Plan, Freeheld) has signed on to portray Penny Robinson in Netflix’s upcoming remake of the cult sci-fi series Lost in Space. The role was originally portrayed by Angela Cartwright in the original show. Sundwall joins a cast that includes Toby Stephens (Black Sails) as John Robinson, Molly Parker […]
Nashville Season 5 Episode 1 Review – ‘The Wayfaring Stranger’
Rachel Bellwoar reviews the first episode of Nashville season 5… Thursday night CMT treated viewers to an early look at the first half of Nashville’s two hour fifth season premiere. ‘The Wayfaring Stranger’ marks the first episode of Nashville on its new network, CMT, and the first under new showrunners, Ed Zwick and Marshall Herskovitz (Thirtysomething). Resurrected after ABC cancelled […]
Bill Paxton joins Training Day TV series
CBS has found one of its leads for the upcoming Training Day TV series, with Bill Paxton (Aliens, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.) signing on to the small screen follow-up to Antoine Fuqua’s 2001 crime drama. Paxton will star as “Frank Rourke, a veteran LAPD cop who heads up the Special Investigation Section (SIS), a unit that goes […]
The Witch helmer Robert Eggers to write and direct Rasputin miniseries
Robert Eggers, the filmmaker behind the acclaimed horror film The Witch, is set to bring the story of Rasputin to the small screen, signing on to write and direct a miniseries based upon the life of the Russian mystic. Deadline is reporting that the series will consist of six to eight episodes and “will cover […]
Netflix renews Fuller House for a third season
Netflix has announced that it has renewed its Full House revival Fuller House for a third season, which is slated to hit the streaming service in 2017. The renewal was revealed via the official Twitter account, which posted the following video… Holiday wishes, answered. 🎁 Fuller House Season 3, coming 2017. pic.twitter.com/pJkRASTpBj — Fuller House […]
The Shocking Lack of Diversity in Hollywood
This week Neil Calloway looks at a report about representation on-screen. In between re-watching Deadpool, I’m sure you’ve all been spending your time reading Inclusion or Invisibility? Comprehensive Annenberg Report on Diversity in Entertainment. If not, I’m here to help. Complied by the Media, Diversity, & Social Change Initiative at the University of Southern California. […]
