Hey All,
Here are the news items for today:
TELEVISION
Actor Hunter Parrish (Weeds) will appear on The Good Wife later this season, playing Jeffrey Grant, an enthusiastic college student looking to experience everything life has to offer, until he’s caught in a Kafkaesque DNA trip, accused of murdering a female classmate he swears he’s never met. (Philiana Ng and Rebecca Sun at The Hollywood Reporter)
FOX has given a straight to series order to the new fantasy series called Hieroglyph that will be set in ancient Egypt, following a notorious thief who is plucked from prison to serve the Pharoah, navigating palace intrigue, seductive concubines, criminal underbellies and even a few divine sorcerers. A 13-episode season has been ordered for the 2013-2014 season. (AJ Marechal at Variety)
BBC America has given a green light to an 8-episode original series called Intruders based on the 2007 Michael Marshall Smith novel about a secret society devoted to chasing immortality by seeking refuge in the bodies of others. The X-Files Glen Morgan will be the writer and executive producer. (Nancy Tartaglione at Deadline)
TNT has renewed Franklin & Bash for a fourth season. (Nellie Andreeva at Deadline)
NBC has pulled the plug on new drama Ironside after only three episodes. (Jon Weisman at Variety)
DEVELOPMENT NEWS
Actor Paul Adelstein (Private Practice) will co-star in the scripted pilot at Bravo called Girlfriend’s Guide To Divorce that is based on the book series by Vicki Iovine and executive produced by Marti Noxon (of Buffy fame). The pilot follows Abby (Lisa Edelsein), the famous author of a best-selling self-help book series who is hiding the fact that she’s separated from her husband (Adelstein) as she starts to navigate her life as a single woman in her early 40s in Los Angeles. (Nellie Andreeva at Deadline)
ABC is working on a drama project based on the best-selling young adult novel Beta by author Rachel Cohn. The project is set in the near future when clones have become the enslaved work force for the wealthy. But when a new Beta model is introduced and discovers the dark truth about her own origins, she also begins to uncover secrets and lies within the utopian island community she’s serving. (Nellie Andreeva at Deadline)
ABC is teaming with Andrew Marlowe (creator of the ABC hit series Castle) on a potential new series based on the legendary hard-boiled detective Philip Marlowe. The project follows the investigations of wise-cracking, edgy and rugged private detective Philip Marlowe as he navigates the morally complicated world of today’s Los Angeles, where the bright California sun casts long and dangerous shadow; and where true love can be more difficult to find than justice. (Nellie Andreeva at Deadline)
BOX OFFICE NEWS
Actress Lily Rabe (American Horror Story) will star opposite Tobey Maguire in the upcoming box office film called Pawn Sacrifice that will focus on the famed but troubled American chess champion Bobby Fischer with Rabe playing Fischer’s sister Joan. (The Deadline Team)
Q&A SECTION (with TV Scoop Team at E! Online)
Question: Will Ravenswood be just as scary as Pretty Little Liars? – Rebecca
TV Scoop Team: Nope! It’s going to be way scarier. We just finished watching the pilot (we can practically feel your jealousy radiating through the computer screen!) and believe us when we say you’ll be jumping out of your seat more than once. You’ll also never ever want to take a bath again…
Question: Homeland spoilers? I’ll take anything you have! – Georgia
TV Scoop Team: In Sunday’s episode, Carrie has a chance to get out of the mental institution.
But she’ll find out that the CIA has more of a hold on her than ever before. Plus, Mike is back! Why? Because Dana continues to be a real idiot when it comes to her boyfriend, Leo. When will that girl learn? Probably after it’s too late. Oh, and get ready for a twist ending that we did not see coming!
Question: Witches of East End is my new obsession! Any scoop? – Connie
TV Scoop Team: Though Freya and Joanna were in a pretty bad place by the end of last week’s episode, which the former saying she could never forgive the latter for her lies, the duo will share a tender moment in Sunday’s episode after Freya questions her future with Dash now that she’s a witch.
That’s it. Enjoy!
Have a fantastic weekend!
Rueben's Ramblings 
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