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Halloween TV series lands at Miramax, plans for cinematic universe

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The horror industry has long been the mold for plenty of other genres. But now, the Halloween franchise will turn to the superhero landscape and attempt to build its version of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. In a new report from Deadline, the bidding war for the television rights to Halloween is over, with Miramax stepping […]

Krysten Ritter stars in the trailer for AMC spin-off series Orphan Black: Echoes

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AMC has released the first teaser trailer for their Orphan Black spin-off series, Orphan Black: Echoes, which stars Krysten Ritter (Jessica Jones) as a woman with an unimaginable origin story, who is trying to find her place in the world. The original series debuted in 2013 and made a star Tatiana Maslany (She-Hulk), who played multiple […]

Daredevil: Born Again fires directors and writers as Marvel plans “creative reboot” of series

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Daredevil will need to be born again. Marvel Studios has gutted the once-planned Daredevil: Born Again and is planning a “creative reboot” of the series. In a story from The Hollywood Reporter, Marvel released head writers Chris Ord and Matt Corman, signifying a new direction for the full-length introduction of Daredevil. With fewer than half […]

Monarch: Legacy of Monsters director on bringing Kurt Russell into the world of Godzilla

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Mixing Kurt Russell into the world of kaiju seems like a no-brainer for some, so showrunner and executive producer Matt Shakman felt it was a good combo for Monarch: Legacy of Monsters. In the upcoming series, Kurt Russell will play army officer Lee Shaw in the scenes set in the modern day. His son, Wyatt […]

Netflix’s time-spanning crime series Bodies gets a new trailer and poster

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With just a week to go until Bodies lands on Netflix, the streamer has released a poster and trailer for the upcoming crime thriller series. Based on Si Spencer’s mind-bending graphic novel of the same name, the series spans over four timelines – 1890, 1941, 2023 and 2053 – following four detectives as they investigate […]

Disney’s The Princess and the Frog follow-up series Tiana sets new writer-director

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It has been a long time since Disney gave an update to its The Princess and the Frog follow-up animated series Tiana when it was first announced at Disney’s 2020 Investor Day, but there has finally been some movement on the series as Disney has hired Midnight Mass writer Joyce Sherri as lead writer and a director on Tiana. […]

Return to The Gilded Age with season 2 trailer

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With just under three weeks to go until The Gilded Age returns, HBO has released a trailer for the second season of Downton Abbey creator Julian Fellowes’ historical drama series; watch it below… The American Gilded Age was a period of immense economic change, of great conflict between the old ways and brand new systems, […]

New Lawmen: Bass Reeves trailer teases the untold story of America’s greatest lawman

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With less than a month until its premiere on Paramount+, the Yellowstone spin-off Lawmen: Bass Reeves has released a new trailer teasing the “untold story of American’s greatest lawman” with David Oyelowo starring as the famous officer. Watch the trailer below… The series brings the story of the legendary lawman and outlaws of the Wild West to life. […]

The Spiderwick Chronicles TV series finds new home on Roku

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After Disney announced it cancelled the already completed Spiderwick Chronicles TV series a couple months ago, Roku has stepped in to save the series and will stream it next year. The Spiderwick Chronicles is based on the bestselling books by Tony DiTerlizzi and Holly Black and is described as a contemporary American gothic coming-of-age story. Disney ordered the […]