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Riverdale showrunner rebooting Pretty Little Liars

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Three years on from the series conclusion, Warner Bros. TV looks set to reboot Pretty Little Liars with a new series which is being developed by Riverdale showrunner Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa and is said to be targeting the HBO Max streaming service. As reported by THR, Aguirre-Sacasa is set to write the script for what is […]

Lovecraft Country Season 1 Episode 4 Review – ‘A History of Violence’

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Martin Carr reviews the fourth episode of Lovecraft Country… Although ‘A History of Violence’ brings in period piece elements which encompass both racial disharmony and rising concerns around communism, at heart things are much more mainstream. Combining road trip conventions, Tomb Raider overtones and booby traps aplenty this teleplay by showrunner Misha Green is lighter […]

Literary Management 101 with Bard Dorros of Anonymous Content | The Writer Experience #112

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Listen to the latest episode of The Writer Experience… In this week’s episode, Court and Harry are joined by Bard Dorros, a partner at Anonymous Content, as well as a manager and producer. Some of the projects he’s worked on include True Detective, Counterpart, Spotlight, and many more. He’s currently producing The Midnight Sky at […]

Crunchyroll and Adult Swim team for anime adaptation of SEGA’s Shenmue

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Crunchyroll has announced that it is partnering with Adult Swim for an anime series based upon the beloved SEGA video game franchise Shenmue. “The first Shenmue video game was released more than twenty years ago and we’re so excited to be working again with Adult Swim to bring this franchise to life through anime,” said […]

Amazon finds its Jack Reacher in Titans’ Alan Ritchson

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Amazon Studios upcoming Jack Reacher TV series has found its leading man, with Titans star Alan Ritchson set for the title role in the small screen adaptation of author Lee Childs’ best-selling book series. At 6’4” and 235 pounds, Richtson certainly fits the physical description of the 6’5″ Reacher, a U.S. Army veteran who now […]

Quibi renews Reno 911! for an eighth season

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Quibi and Comedy Central Productions have announced that the short-form streamer has renewed the Emmy-nominated Reno 911! for a brand new season, which will be its eighth overall. “We are thrilled about the pick-up, but we’re even more thrilled about getting to leave our living rooms for the first time in 5 months,” said series […]

The Boys Season 2 Episode 3 Review – ‘Over the Hill with the Swords of a Thousand Men’

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Martin Carr reviews the third episode of The Boys season 2… There is a bravado which goes hand in hand with the tag line lifted with flair from an early Eighties anthem by Tenpole Tudor. A rousing call to arms for those roustabouts who band together against an insurmountable force of superior foes. It harks […]

Silk live-action TV series in the works at Sony Pictures Television

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Sony Pictures Television is reportedly in early development on a live-action television series centered around the spider-verse character Silk, with Phil Lord and Chris Miller serving as executive producers. According to Variety, Lauren Moon, whose past credits include Good Trouble and the Netflix series Atypical, is currently in talks to write the Silk series. As mentioned above, Lord […]

The Boys Season 2 Episode 2 Review – ‘Proper Preparation and Planning’

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Martin Carr reviews the second episode of The Boys season 2… The Boys has always been about identity, either those we share in private, those we flaunt in public and to a lesser degree the one we don’t talk about at parties. In a society defined by misinformation, corporate spin and increasingly personal agendas, this […]