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The Goldbergs spinoff in development at ABC

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Deadline is reporting that ABC and Sony Pictures TV are developing a spinoff to the hit sitcom The Goldbergs. The potential series would take place in the 1990s and follow Bryan Callen’s recurring character Mr. Mellor and another high school teacher, who become unlikely father figures to the school secretary’s three misfit kids. The spinoff is […]

The Lives of Others director adapting fantasy comic Thorgal

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Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck, director of the Oscar-winning The Lives of Others, is set to bring the Belgian fantasy comic series Thorgal to the screen, THR is reporting. Created by Belgian writer Jean Van Hamme and Polish artist Grzegorz Roskinski and launching in 1977, Thorgal follows Thorgal Aegirsson, a mysterious child who is found and […]

Haley Joel Osment joins Richard Madden in Amazon’s The Book of Strange New Things

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Deadline is reporting that Haley Joel Osment (The Sixth Sense, Yoga Hosers) is joining Richard Madden (Game of Thrones, Cinderella) in the cast of Amazon’s sci-fi drama pilot The Book of Strange New Things. The Book of Strange New Things follows a priest called Peter (Madden) who is sent into space to help found a new […]

Arrow executive producer rules out Green Lantern appearance

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Since its very first season, Arrow has been dropping subtle Green Lantern Easter eggs, as well as teasing the possibility that Oliver Queen could link up with Hal Jordan (or another Green Lantern) at some point during the show’s run. This seemed to take a step closer towards becoming a reality with the introduction of […]

Class Season 1 Episode 3 Review – ‘Nightvisiting’

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Alex Moreland reviews the third episode of the Doctor Who spinoff Class… “I’m not made of glass.” This week’s episode of Class touches on a theme that was in fact dealt with extensively during Doctor Who’s last season: grief. It’s a common theme in sci-fi, and the aforementioned Doctor Who episode ‘Hell Bent’ was widely […]

American Horror Story Season 6 Episode 7 Review

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Kirsty Capes reviews the seventh episode of American Horror Story season 6… So continues American Horror Story season 6, and the twist has well and truly turned now. After the introduction of a season 2 of ‘My Roanoke Nightmare’, called ‘Return to Roanoke’ last episode, we are now treated to both the cast of the re-enactments […]

The CW orders action-adventure drama Searchers from The 100 showrunner and Berlanti Productions

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The CW is teaming up with Berlanti Productions once more, with the network ordering a new action-adventure drama from The 100 creator Jason Rothenberg entitled Searchers. Deadline reports that the show follows “a group of unlikely heroes who find themselves on the journey of a lifetime. Ten years after the death of their parents, a […]

Lexi Alexander to direct an episode of Supergirl

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After tackling Arrow earlier this year, Lexi Alexander has now revealed via Twitter that she’s set for a return to the DC universe and will be helming an upcoming episode of Supergirl. https://twitter.com/Lexialex/status/672076263071178752 The German-born filmmaker also has previous Marvel experience, having directed the 2008 movie Punisher: War Zone, which starred Ray Stevenson in the role […]

Activision Blizzard Studios launched, Call of Duty movie and Skylanders TV series in development

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During BlizzCon, Activision Blizzard has announced that it is getting into the film and TV game, with the newly launched Activision Blizzard Studios developing a Call of Duty movie for release in 2017, as well as a Skylanders animated series, Skylanders Academy, which will launch next year. “Activision Blizzard Studios has the unique advantage of […]