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. […]
Michael Stuhlbarg, Scoot McNairy and more join Fargo season 3 cast
On the heels of the David Thewlis announcement, THR reports that six more actors have been added to the cast of Fargo season 3, rounding out the show’s ensemble. The new additions include Michael Stuhlbarg (A Serious Man), Scoot McNairy (Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice), Shea Whigham (Silver Linings Playbook), Karan Soni (Safety Not Guaranteed), […]
Scream Queens’ Brianne Howey joins The Exorcist TV pilot
Fresh from her role in Scream Queens, Brianne Howey has signed on for a lead role in Fox’s upcoming reinvention of The Exorcist, where she is set to play Charlotte, “a former ballet dancer, once the golden child, she has not been the same since her terrible accident. Now depressed and anti-social, she’s closed off […]
Love – Season One Review
Love Season One Starring Paul Rust, Gillian Jacobs and Claudia O’Doherty. SYNOPSIS: A program that follows a couple who must navigate the exhilarations and humiliations of intimacy, commitment and other things they were hoping to avoid. Love is a Netflix original series created by comedy director Judd Apatow (Knocked Up, Trainwreck), which follows the lives […]
Jonathan Frakes to play Star Lord’s father in Guardians of the Galaxy animated series
We may not know the identity of Star Lord’s father in the Marvel Cinematic Universe just yet, but we now know that the Guardians of the Galaxy animated series will be following the traditional comic book continuity. USA Today is reporting that Jonathan Frakes is set to make a guest appearance in the animated show as […]
