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Casper the Friendly Ghost is getting a darker interpretation with live-action TV series

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You might remember that jaunty little theme tune which accompanied one of the animated iterations of Casper that sung of “the friendliest ghost you know”. Well, if the latest reports are to be believed then they’ll be nothing friendly about the new live-action adaptation of the classic cartoon, which is set to be a horror/adventure […]

The First Doctor returns for new Doctor Who: The First Doctor Adventures

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Big Finish has announced the release of two brand-new Doctor Who adventures for the First Doctor in more The First Doctor Adventures.  These two new adventures feature a full cast with the former Royal Shakespeare Company member Stephen Noonan taking on the role of William Hartnell’s first Doctor.The two new adventures take place between the 1966 […]

Squid Game creator Hwang Dong-hyuk reveals which characters are returning for season 2

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Following the announcement back in November 2021 that the Netflix phenomenon Squid Game will be returning for a second season, creator Hwang Dong-hyuk has now confirmed which two characters will be reprising their roles.During an interview at Deadline’s annual Contenders Television at Paramount Studios, Hwang Dong-hyuk revealed that Lee Jung-jae’s Gi-hun and Lee Byung-hun’s The Front Man […]

For All Mankind heads to Mars in season 3 teaser

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Apple TV+ has announced that its award-winning alternate history sci-fi series For All Mankind will touch down on Mars when its third season premieres on the streamer this June. Check out the official date teaser here…The propulsive new season of the alternate-reality series takes viewers to a new decade, moving into the early ‘90s with […]

Percy Jackson and the Olympians Disney+ series casts Walker Scobell in the lead role

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After spending almost two years in development, the upcoming Percy Jackson and the Olympians Disney+ TV series, based on author Rick Riordan’s best-selling series of novels, has found its lead actor.Per Variety, the Disney+ series has cast Walker Scobell as the titular character, Percy Jackson. Scobell recently made his feature film debut in the Netflix […]

Justin Bartha returning as Riley Poole in National Treasure Disney+ TV series

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Disney+ has announced that the fan-favourite character Riley Poole from the National Treasure film series is set to make a guest appearance in the upcoming original series of the same name with Justin Bartha reprising the role.Bartha will star alongside lead actor Lisette Alexis, Lyndon Smith (Parenthood), Zuri Reed (Flatbush Misdemeanors), Jake Austin Walker (12 Mighty Orphans), Antonio Cipriano (Jagged Little Pill), Jordan […]

Marvel’s Ironheart Disney+ series has found its directors

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The upcoming Disney+ Marvel series Ironheart has found its directors with the Emmy-nominated co-creator of Brown Girls, Sam Bailey, and Mythic Quest and Blindspotting director Angela Barnes have signed on to the series.In addition to the series finding its directors, Deadline is also reporting that Ryan Coogler’s production company, Proximity, has boarded on as producers. The six episode live-action series will […]

Bryan Cranston and Aaron Paul to guest star in Better Call Saul final season

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To quote one of Breaking Bad‘s famous catchphrases, “Yeah bitch!” In the final season of AMC’s Better Call Saul, co-creator Peter Gould has announced that Bryan Cranston and Aaron Paul will guest star as their iconic Breaking Bad characters Walter White and Jesse Pinkman.The news was announced at PaleyFest during the festival’s Better Call Saul panel. Gould said […]

Aqualad graphic novel You Brought Me the Ocean in development as HBO Max series

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HBO Max looks like it’s adding another DC television project to its upcoming slate, with Variety reporting that development is underway on a live-action adaptation of the Aqualad YA graphic novel You Brought Me the Ocean.The one-hour dramedy series, which counts Charlize Theron among its producers, will explore the life of Jackson ‘Jake’ Hyde, “a […]