Rueben's Ramblings

Hey All,

Here are the news items for the past week:

RENEWALS/CANCELLATIONS

A month after getting a season four renewal, TNT has given The Last Ship a fifth season pick-up. Each season will consist of 10 episodes. (Deadline)

FX has pulled the plug on the drama Tyrant after three seasons on the air. (Variety)

Netflix has given their drama Narcos a renewal not just for season 3 but also for season 4. (Variety)

Queen of the South has been renewed for a second season by the USA Network. (Variety)

Mistresses has been cancelled after four seasons by ABC. (Variety)

CASTING

Actress Camryn Manheim (The Practice and Person of Interest) has been cast as a Deputy Chief of Operations in the LAPD who will be eyed to succeed the late Russell Taylor as Assistant Chief of Special Operations. She will ultimately vie for the position with MCD boss Sharon Raydor as well as a third, male candidate (who has yet to be cast). (TV Line)

Actress Emma Caulfield (Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Supergirl) has booked a guest role on the mid-season CBS small screen adaptation of Training Day, playing Lauren, a warm, sympathetic single mom who spent the last nine years raising her young daughter alone and in hiding after her husband (Brian Van Holt from Cougar Town) went to jail for killing a man in self-defense. When a natural disaster forces Lauren out into the open, her hubby must break out of prison in order to save their lives. The series picks up 15 years after the events of the 2001 film, centering on about an idealistic young police officer (Justin Cornwell from Chicago P.D.) who is appointed to an elite squad of the LAPD where he is partnered with a seasoned, morally ambiguous detective (Bill Paxton from Big Love). (TV Line)

MOVIE NEWS

Actor Jason Momoa (The Red Road and the upcoming Aquaman) will take over the role of Eric Draven in the latest reboot of the box office film The Crow. It is also being reported that actress Jessica Brown Findlay (Lady Sybil from Downton Abbey) will play the female lead. (The Wrap and Dark Horizons)

MOVIE TRAILER

That’s it. Enjoy!