Mark Clark reviews the eighth episode of Ray Donovan season 4… For a show based on the generally painful fallout of secrets and lies, season 4’s eighth episode gives us a glimpse of truth and confession. It’s not always pretty and thankfully there’s still room for some show standards of violence and humour, but it’s […]
Luke Pasqualino and Lucien Laviscount cast in the Snatch TV series
Fresh from the casting of Rupert Grint, Dougray Scott and Ed Westwick, Deadline is reporting that Luke Pasqualino (The Musketeers) has secured the lead role in Crackle’s upcoming Snatch TV series, while Lucien Laviscount (Scream Queens) has also joined the small screen adaptation of Guy Ritchie’s 2000 film. Pasqualino is set to play Albert Hill, […]
Fox places pilot order for Greg Berlanti’s new DC TV project Black Lightning
It seems Fox is looking to add another DC show to its slate, with The Hollywood Reporter revealing that the network has given a production commitment to the Black Lightning pilot from Greg Berlanti and Mara Brock Akil and her husband Salim Akil (The Game), which was revealed as in development last week. The series […]
Heathers TV pilot gets the greenlight from TV Land
TV Land has ordered a pilot for a TV adaptation of the cult 1988 dark comedy Heathers, which will be directed by Leslye Headland (Sleeping With Other People) from a script by Jason Micallef (Butter). Deadline reports that the project will reimagine the movie as an anthology, and “will be set in the present day, […]
The Disney Channel announces voice cast for Tangled: Before Ever After
Back in June, Disney announced that it was developing an animated spinoff series to 2010’s Tangled, which will take place between the film and the 2012 short Tangled Ever After and see the return of voice actors Mandy Moore and Zachary Levy as Rapunzel and Eugene Fitzherbert. Well, it has now been announced that the […]
Ashley Thomas signs on for lead role in 24: Legacy
British actor Ashley Thomas (Black Mirror) has signed on for one of the lead roles in Fox’s upcoming 24 revival 24: Legacy, where he’ll play Isaac Carter, the older brother of military hero Eric Carter, played by Corey Hawkins (The Walking Dead). The pilot for 24: Legacy has been written by 24 veterans Manny Coto […]
Shooting has begun on Game of Thrones season 7
Following their report that Gangs of New York and Brooklyn actor Jim Broadbent will be joining the Game of Thrones cast in a key role, Entertainment Weekly has now confirmed that production has officially begun on the seventh season of the hit HBO show. Filming actually commenced on Monday in Northern Ireland, one of the show’s primary shooting […]
Fox to spoof The X-Files with Ghosted starring Adam Scott and Craig Robinson
There may be no word yet on further adventures for Mulder and Scully at Fox, but THR reports that the network is set to spoof The X-Files with a new comedy pilot entitled Ghosted, which will reunite Hot Tub Time Machine 2 stars Adam Scott and Craig Robinson. Described as “a comedic take” on The X-Files, […]
Shakespeare-inspired psychological thriller A Midsummer’s Nightmare revived by Lifetime
Deadline is reporting that Lifetime has revived its plans for A Midsummer’s Nightmare, a psychological thriller take on William Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream, which is being produced by Jeff Kwatinez (Royal Pains) and Josh Barry (Salem) from a script by Anthony Jaswinski (The Shallows). The first season of the anthology series is described as […]
Chris O’Dowd and Ray Romano to star in Get Shorty TV series
Deadline is reporting that Chris O’Dowd (Bridesmaids) and Ray Romano (Everybody Loves Raymond) are in final talks with Epix about joining its upcoming Get Shorty TV adaptation. The 10-episode hourlong is described as a “reimagining” of Elmore Leonard’s 1990 novel, which was brought to the big screen in 1995, with Barry Sonnenfeld directing a cast […]
