Now that filming has wrapped on Glass, M. Night Shyamalan is adding his talents to the growing list of projects currently in development for Apple TV. Variety reports that he will executive produce a 10-part thriller for the streaming service, directing the first half-hour episode himself. Plot details and the title are being kept […]
Snowpiercer series gets Orphan Black co-creator as new showrunner
Last month the Snowpiercer TV series for TNT lost its showrunner Josh Friedman due to creative differences and began searching for a new showrunner. That search is now over according to The Hollywood Reporter. Graeme Manson, co-creator of the hit sci-fi series Orphan Black, which recently concluded its final season, has boarded Snowpiercer as the new showrunner. “Graeme’s extensive background […]
Gone Baby Gone pilot casts Joseph Morgan as its lead
Earlier this month it was announced that Fox has given the green light to a pilot for a new TV adaptation of Dennis Lehane’s novel Gone Baby Gone, and now we have our first piece of casting news. Variety is reporting that Joseph Morgan (The Vampire Diaries, The Originals) has signed on to play Patrick […]
The Purge TV series finds its leads
Casting is underway on Blumhouse’s small screen spinoff of the hit movie franchise The Purge, with Deadline reporting that Gabriel Chavarria (East Los High) and Jessica Garza (Six) have been cast as the male and female leads in the USA Network and Syfy series. Chavarria will play Miguel, “a US Marine with a hard edge […]
Amazon renews Lore for a second season
Amazon has announced that it has renewed its supernatural anthology series Lore for a second season, which will see Sean Crouch (The Exorcist, Numb3rs) coming in to serve as showrunner. Based on the award-winning podcast by Aaron Mahnke, Lore features narration, archive footage, cinematic footage and animation in order to explore disturbing real life tales […]
Black Panther fans launch petition for Wakanda TV series
As Black Panther continues to tear up the box office following another record-breaking weekend, it seems that fans are clamouring for more of Marvel’s latest superhero franchise – so much so that one fan, Eric Hamilton, has launched a petition lobbying Marvel for a TV spinoff. Posted on Change.org, the petition calls for a TV […]
The end is coming in Star Wars Rebels series finale trailer
There is only one episode of Star Wars Rebels left and Disney and Lucasfilm have released a trailer for the animated show’s series finale. Airing next Monday, March 3rd, the end has come for the Ghost crew as they attempt to save Lothal from the Empire’s clutches in a special 90-minute episode. Check out the trailer for […]
Marvel’s The Punisher gets three new cast members for season 2
Casting is underway for the second season of Netflix’s Marvel series The Punisher, with Deadline reporting that Josh Stewart (Shooter), Floriana Lima (Supergirl) and Giorgia Whigham (Scream) have all joined the show as series regulars. Stewart is set to play John Pilgrim, “a man whose calm exterior belies a ruthless interior. Despite having left behind […]
Lauren Lapkus to guest star as ‘Abel’ in Lucifer
TV Line is reporting that Cain’s slain brother Abel will be making a guest appearance in next week’s episode of Lucifer – albeit with a twist! The site reveals that the March 5th episode ‘Infernal Guinea Pig’ will see Lucifer venturing to Hell to visit Abel, only to discover that Abel is now back on […]
Fox cancels Wayward Pines after two seasons
FOX has announced that it has pulled the plug on M. Night Shyamalan’s Wayward Pines, with the network opting against a third season of the mystery sci-fi drama. Developed by Chad Hodge and executive produced by Shyamalan, Wayward Pines premiered in 2015, and returned for a second season in 2016. Given that the show had […]
