Neil Marshall is set to direct Time, an action-adventure pilot at NBC, which has been created by Eric Kripke (Supernatural) and Shawn Ryan (The Shield). Deadline reports that Time is described as “Back to the Future meets Mission: Impossible” and is “a high-octane drama following an unlikely trio who travel through time to battle a […]
Hasbro and Netflix team for animated Stretch Armstrong series
With Hasbro failing to get its planned live-action Stretch Armstrong movie off the ground, it has now been announced that the company is teaming with Netflix for an animated series entitled Stretch Armstrong and the Flex Fighters. Here’s the official series description from the press release: From Hasbro Studios comes an animated action/comedy series about […]
Romeo & Juliet sequel Still Star-Crossed gets pilot order from ABC
If you are itching to know what happens after to the Houses of Montague and Capulet following the deaths of Romeo and Juliet in William Shakespeare’s classic tragedy, then ABC may have just the thing for you… The network has placed a pilot order for Still Star-Crossed, an adaptation of Melinda Taub’s 2013 novel of […]
Miranda Otto to play female lead in 24: Legacy
Following on from the casting of Corey Hawkins as former Army Ranger agent Eric Carter in the upcoming 24 revival, it has now been revealed that Miranda Otto (The Lord of the Rings, Homeland) is set to play the female lead in 24: Legacy.Otto will play Rebecca Ingram, the “blazing smart former head of CTU. Now married […]
Fox to air Gotham Stories animated comic during The X-Files
With Gotham currently on its winter break and The X-Files currently occupying its Monday night timeslot, Fox has announced that it will air a five-part animated comic book series Gotham Stories during episodes of Mulder and Scully’s latest adventures. Check out a teaser here…https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9hpmN2B6kpMSEE ALSO: Follow all of our Gotham coverage here
Netflix finds its Violet and Klaus for A Series of Unfortunate Events
Earlier this month it was revealed that Neil Patrick Harris (How I Met Your Mother) is to play Count Olaf for the upcoming Lemony Snicket TV adaptation A Series of Unfortunate Events, and now Netflix has announced that it has found two of its Baudelaire children.Malina Weissman, who plays the young Kara Zor-El in Supergirl […]
ABC developing Watergate event series
ABC and Entertainment One are developing an event series entitled Watergate, which will take place in the Nixon White House during the 1970s scandal; written by Jon Maas (The Last Debate), the project will use John Dean’s The Nixon Defense: What He Knew And When He Knew It and Alden Duer Cohen’s The Women of Watergate […]
Miley Cyrus and Elaine May to star in Woody Allen’s Amazon series
Last year it was revealed that Woody Allen has signed a deal with Amazing to create a TV series for the streaming service, and now Deadline has details on the first casting. The site reports that Allen will star alongside Miley Cyrus and Elaine May, the latter of whom worked with Allen on the 2000 […]
“Contemporary” Nancy Drew TV series gets pilot order from CBS
CBS has placed a pilot order for Drew, which is being described as a contemporary take on the iconic teen sleuth Nancy Drew from the long-running children’s book series. As per Entertainment Weekly, the logline for Drew reads: “Now in her 30s, Nancy is a detective for the NYPD where she investigates and solves crimes […]
David Simon’s porn drama The Deuce gets a series order from HBO
HBO has given a series pickup to The Deuce, a new drama from David Simon (The Wire), George Pelecanos (Treme) and Richard Price (The Color of Money), which is set to star James Franco (The Interview) and Maggie Gyllenhaal (The Dark Knight). The Deuce follows the story of the legalization and subsequent rise of the porn industry […]
