Hey All,
Here are the news items for today:
TELEVISION
WGN America is working on another potential drama called Radiant Doors that follows a camp filled with refugees who arrive through portals from a mysterious, dystopian future. The story is framed around a present day woman named Virginia, who works in the camp and is given a future device that she attempts to hide from the corrupt bureaucrats above her, for fear she’ll help that evil future come to pass. (Variety and Blastr)
FX has given a third season 13-episode order to The Americans. (TV By the Numbers)
The cable network Pivot has picked up the 12-episode drama series Fortitude that Starz had, at one time, planned on airing. The series will follow the residents of the Arctic town of Fortitude, a place unlike any other place on Earth. Surrounded by the savage beauty of the polar landscape, Fortitude is a close-knit community whose future sparkles with the promise of Arctic opportunity, development, wealth, and discovery. There has never been a violent crime in Fortitude but the town is shaken to its core by the brutal murder of a research scientist. Above-average temperatures lead to a record ice melt revealing secrets long since hidden beneath the frozen landscape. As the endless nights give way to the cold Arctic darkness of winter, the police find reasons to suspect and mistrust each other – and the community struggles to make sense of the terror that has been unleashed among its residents. (Deadline)
MADE-FOR-TV-MOVIE NEWS
Actor Jake Busey (From Dusk Til Dawn: The Series) has joined the cast of the upcoming History Channel mini-series Texas Rising that will detail the Texas Revolution against Mexico and the rise of the legendary Texas Rangers. Busey will play the older brother of “Big Foot Wallace”, Samuel Wallace, who recites the legendary admonition “Remember the Alamo”. (The Deadline Team)
BOX OFFICE NEWS
Actor Colton Haynes (Teen Wolf and Arrow) has joined the cast of the upcoming box office film San Andreas that will star Dwayne Johnson and Carla Gugino in a story about an ex-Special Ops firefighter pilot (Johnson) who searches a devastated California for his estranged daughter after the Big One hits. There are no details on what role Haynes will play, however. (Jen Yamato at Deadline)
BOX OFFICE TRAILERS
Hot Trailer: ‘X-Men: Days Of Future Past’
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Hot Trailer: ‘If I Stay’
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Q&A SECTION (with TV Scoop Team at E! Online, Natalie Abrams at TV Guide and Michael Ausiello at TV Line)
Question: The Blacklist is the best new show this season! I’m hooked. What’s going down in the last episodes? – Greg A.
TV Scoop Team: Break out the tissues because a major death goes down before the finale. The person most impacted by the death? Ressler. Can’t this guy catch a break?!
Question: Keep it coming with all these Orphan Black spoilers please. – Alicia
TV Scoop Team: Confession: We’re obsessed with Felix. He’s snarky, hilarious and blunt, but most importantly, he’s always there for our girls in the Clone Club. However, we think it’s about time that Felix gets a little lovin’, and so does his off-screen counterpart, Jordan Gavaris! The Orphan Black actor teased that fans will be pleased with Felix’s new beau. “There is a particular connection this season that I think they’ll find interesting and satisfying and it’s the right thing for the characters,” he spilled. “It may not be what he expects but he certainly deserves it.”
Question: I loved the “Blue Butterfly” episode of Castle. How will the show handle the ’70s? — Kristen
Natalie: While the gang will again be delightfully costumed, “That ’70s Show” is more grounded in reality. In fact, Castle, Beckett & Co. only dress up in disco-era garb to pry the truth from a witness who still believes it’s 1978. Unfortunately for Beckett, the witness shares Archie Bunker’s views on women, which forces Castle to take the lead on the case — and in turning back the clock on the 12th Precinct. (Just wait until you see Esposito’s reaction to Lanie’s Foxy Brown get-up!)
Question: Do you know who’s going to die on Under the Dome? — Dina
Natalie: For now, the best I can do is narrow down the choices. The two goners are among these eight Chester’s Mill residents: Junior, Phil, Linda, Norrie, Angie, Barbie, Carolyn and/or Big Jim. Some of those are major players, no? “No one is safe Under the Dome,” a CBS rep teases.
Question: Now that Kensi’s back from Afghanistan on NCIS: Los Angeles, will she and Deeks finally get together? — Kylie
Natalie: Although executive producer Shane Brennan doesn’t plan to fully explore that relationship until next season, there is one thing ‘shippers should look forward to: the reveal of what’s inside the box Kensi gave Deeks back in Season 4. “That box gets opened,” Brennan says. “It’s a lovely moment between the two of them.” Alas, that moment could quickly be ruined by the return of DEA Agent Talia in the season finale.
Question: Pretty please give us scoop on the Reign season finale! — Julius
Ausiello: Brace yourself, Julius, because it sounds like French Court will never be the same after next month’s finale. “There will be an incredible payoff and a shocking ending for Mary and Francis, as well as Bash and Kenna,” executive producer Laurie McCarthy teases. “The king’s madness will also escalate in a shocking way. All of those events will come together in a very surprising and dramatic end.”
Question: Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. has gotten so good. I was wondering if you have any scoop on whether or not Victoria Hand could still be alive? —Joseph
Ausiello: Exec producer Maurissa Tancharoen at first answers, “She sure looked dead to us!” — but then notes, “This is the Marvel universe, and our show is based on the fact that a guy we thought was dead is not [dead] at all.”
Question: How about some Arrow news? –DJ
Ausiello: As part of our upcoming May Sweeps Preview Extravaganza, EP Andrew Kreisberg said that before the season has wrapped — and in addition to the action-packed “roller coaster” ride taking place in the current timeline — “there are a couple of flashbacks that are going to blow people’s minds.”
Question: Got any Revolution scoop to hold us over until it comes back on April 30? —Stacie
Ausiello: How about this finale teaser from series star Tracy Spiridakos: “There’s a battle with the Patriots. They step up their efforts in trying to take out Miles and Monroe, and they’re trying to start a war between Texas and California. We’re in this place where we’re trying to do what we can to stop that.”
Question: Can you please give me some scoop about Dawson and Casey on Chicago Fire? Will they be getting engaged before the season finale? —Emma
Ausiello: Their future looks “hopeful because, at the core, they care deeply about each other,” says executive producer Matt Olmstead of the couple, who, if the promos for this week’s episode showing Casey checking out rings are any indication, may be marriage-bound. Or… not. “That impulse [to settle down] is coming at the wrong time really with Dawson,” notes Olmstead. “When she decided to become a firefighter, it all came together for her in terms of, ‘Wow, this is really what I wanted to do all along without even knowing it.’ It’s definitely a conflict between the two of them, and it’s a bit heartbreaking because they do love each other. But are they going to be able to overcome this obstacle?”
Question: Got anything on Mistresses? —Jeri
Ausiello: Whereas Season 1 found Alyssa Milano’s Savi wondering who was the father of her unborn baby, Season 2 will explore a different set of daddy issues. Episode 2.9 of ABC’s addictive sudser will introduce us to Savi’s dad Bruce Sappire, a painfully awkward accountant in his late 50s to mid-60s who decades ago walked out on Savi and her mom Janet (JoBeth Williams) and “cut them both out of his life like an abscess.” When Savi unexpectedly shows up on daddy dearest’s doorstep in Paso Robles, CA, though, it won’t be a case of absence having made the heart grow fonder. In fact, Bruce will wind up blurting out a cruel fact of their relationship that he should have kept to himself.
Question: Any chance I could get a Grimm spoiler? Like, will we get to see Nick’s mom again this season? –Sarah
Ausiello: While the Woman in Black won’t return for the rest of this season, “We will get her back in Season 4,” series co-creator James Kouf promises TVLine.
Question: What about Jessica on Suits? —@bonobochick:
Ausiello: Pearson Specter’s boss lady is getting some romance next season! “There is talk of adding a love interest for Jessica and we are heavily exploring that,” reveals executive producer Aaron Korsh. And it sounds like she’s not the only one getting lucky. “We are attempting…to give Donna a story of her own that is not law-firm based, and I think we’ll try to do that a little bit more as the season goes,” teases Korsh. “But [the arc of Season 4 is] a little bit of a firm story and it’s Jessica’s love interest. So we’re not going to focus too much on Donna’s love interest in the first half of the season.”
Question: How about some dirt on Season 2 of Devious Maids? Now that Marisol has revealed that she’s not actually a maid, what sort of connection will she maintain with the rest of her new friends? — Sean
Ausiello: Fear not, Sean! Marisol will remain close to her former crew, and given the latest developments in her life, she might find herself leaning on them for support more than ever. “Marisol has a whole new life this season,” explains executive producer Sabrina Wind. “She has found true love for the first time, but with that comes dark stories of its own … and a great new haircut, though [Ana Ortiz] did that herself.”
That’s it. Enjoy!
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