Hey All,
Here are the news items for today:
TELEVISION
Actress Markie Post (Night Court) will guest star in multiple episodes of Chicago P.D. playing Bunny, Erin Lindsay’s (series regular Sophia Bush) mom, a bartender in a dive bar who has been estranged from her daughter. (Natalie Abrams at Entertainment Weekly)
Actress Kristin Bauer van Straten (True Blood) will be back on of Once Upon a Time, reprising her role as the villain Maleficent. She will appear in a “big arc” for the latter part of the show’s upcoming fourth season. (Natalie Abrams at Entertainment Weekly)
TV TRAILER
DEVELOPMENT NEWS
NBC is working with actress-executive producer Eva Longoria (Desperate Housewives and Devious Maids) and John Glenn (Identity) on a new medical drama project. The as-yet titled drama would be “ER meets House”, telling the story of a perfectionist Latina doctor who returns to her hometown to take a job at a prestigious hospital. But when a secret from her past, a mistake she made early in her career, comes back to haunt her, it will threaten to put the very fabric of her life in critical condition. (Nellie Andreeva at Deadline)
MINI-SERIES NEWS
Actress Kathryn Prescott (Finding Carter and Reign) has joined the upcoming four-hour mini-series The Dovekeepers that will be based on the Alice Hoffman historical novel that focuses on four extraordinary women whose lives intersect in a fight for survival at the siege of Masada. Prescott will play Aziza, a stunning teenage tomboy and expert archer who disguises herself in her brother’s armor to skillfully fight alongside the male warriors of Masada, even fooling Amram (Diego Boneta), her lover and fellow warrior. The mini-series will be executive produced by Mark Burnett and his wife actress Roma Downey. It is expected to air on CBS in 2015. (The Deadline Team)
BOX OFFICE NEWS
Actor Graham McTavish (Outlander and The Hobbit) has joined the cast of the upcoming Disney film The Finest Hour, starring alongside Chris Pine and Casey Affleck. He will play Frank Fauteux in the 1952-set film about a daring Coast Guard rescue off the coast of Cape Cod. (Jen Yamato at Deadline)
Actor Jamie Dornan (Fifty Shades of Grey and Once Upon a Time) has joined the cast of the upcoming psychological thriller The 9th Life of Louis Drax that will be an adaptation of the Liz Jensen best-selling novel, following young Louis Drax, who suffers a near-fatal fall on his ninth birthday. In order to reveal the strange circumstances surrounding the boy’s accident, Dr. Allan Pascal (Dornan) is drawn into a thrilling mystery, testing the boundaries of fantasy and reality. (Jen Yamato at Deadline)
Q&A SECTION (with Adam Bryant at TV Guide)
Question: How long will Talia be sticking around on NCIS: LA? — Mary
Adam: It doesn’t look like Talia (Mercedes Masohn) is going anywhere soon. “We love this character,” executive producer Shane Brennan says. “Without a doubt we’ll be bringing her back.” But don’t expect Talia and Kensi to become best friends anytime soon. “Let’s just say things become heated between [Talia] and Kensi when Talia gives her some unasked-for advice,” Brennan teases. “Her impact is both emotional and physical.”
Question: I would love any NCIS spoilers you might have. — Laura
Adam: It’s been a while since we checked in with SecNav Sarah Porter, no? Fear not: Leslie Hope will reprise her role in an episode slated to air in mid-October (the same episode that will introduce Stephanie Jacobsen as DiNozzo’s new love interest). The episode, appropriately titled “Choke Hold,” finds the team investigating the bizarre strangling of a Navy research scientist.
Question: Although I love Jaime on Outlander, Claire has an intriguing chemistry with her husband’s evil ancestor, “Black Jack” Randall. What can you tell me about him? — Val
Adam: Soon we’ll see Claire leave Castle Leoch to visit the surrounding lands, where she’ll encounter more English redcoats. And where we find redcoats, we’ll find Jack. He’ll have a little heart-to-heart with the pretty time traveler that will reveal just how sick, twisted and sadistic he can be. A word of advice: Don’t eat before you watch! On a lighter note, expect to see a couple familiar faces — author Diana Gabaldon and series creator Ron Moore — at a lively gathering on Saturday’s episode.
Question: What can you say about the new season of Nashville? — Evelyn
Adam: Rayna will have to say an emotional goodbye to someone close to her early in Season 3. No, we’re not talking about Luke or Deacon, but Rayna’s sister, Tandy! As Connie Britton first hinted on Instagram, Tandy will depart the show when she decides to take a job at a nonprofit in San Francisco in an effort to finally step out of her father’s and sister’s shadows once and for all.
Question: I need more Suits scoop after that ending! — Whitney
Adam: As if Jessica and Malone didn’t have trust issues already, their no-longer-down-low romance will become even more fraught now that Louis knows about Mike. “Jessica and Malone in [Episode] 11 will be dealing with the consequences of that professionally first and foremost, which will affect their relationship in the future. It’s a big toll,” executive producer Aaron Korsh teases. And no, Malone has definitely not forgotten about Louis asking him for help in Episode 9. “That plays heavily into how Malone reacts and what he wants to do.”
Question: Graceland has been great this season, but I miss seeing everyone in the house together. — Gina
Adam: Although having everyone scattered to the four winds can be frustrating, Daniel Sunjata promises it will be worth it. “These things that seem a little bit disparate and only barely tangential, they are all actually very related,” he says. “[The plots] will become more focused and more clear. There will be more group scenes, and we will see these various plot threads begin to dovetail more intensely as we approach the season finale.”
That’s it. Enjoy!
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