Rueben's Ramblings

Hey All,

Here are the news items for this past week:

RENEWALS/CANCELLATIONS

This Is Us and Designated Survivor have both been given full season orders by their respective networks (Twitter)

Aquarius has been canceled at NBC after two season. (Variety)

The Strain has been renewed for its fourth and final season by FX. The show is currently in its third season. (Variety)

POTENTIAL NEW SHOW

NBC has given a script commitment to The Italian Job, a drama series inspired by the classic 1969 film and its 2003 remake that starred Michael Caine in the original and Mark Wahlberg and Charlize Theron in the remake. There are no details on the specific plans for the small screen adaptation, though. (Deadline)

CASTING NEWS

Actress Sandra Oh (Grey’s Anatomy) will guest star in the ABC anthology series American Crime that will be set in Alamance County, N.C., exploring labor issues and economic divides in addition to individual rights. She will play the recurring role of Abby Tanaka, a social worker who runs a local shelter dedicated to housing victims of domestic abuse in the face of community indifference. (The Hollywood Reporter)

Actor Damon Gupton (Bates Motel and The Player) has landed a series regular role on Criminal Minds, playing Special Agent Stephen Walker from the Behavioral Analysis Program which is the counterintelligence division of the FBI. He’s a seasoned profiler who will bring his spy-hunting skill set to the BAU. (The Futon Critic)

Actor Ricardo Chavira (Desperate Housewives) will recur on Jane the Virgin, playing Xo’s (series regular Andrea Navedo) ex-boyfriend who dated her when he was married. (Deadline)

Actor Sam Trammell (True Blood) has landed a recurring role on This Is Us, playing Ben, the frontman of a blues-and-jazz band. (TV Line)

Actor Jon Seda, who plays detective Antonio Dawson in Chicago P.D. will be moving over to the mid-season Chicago Justice. (TV Line)

Actor Skeet Ulrich (Jericho) will guest star in the mid-season CW series Riverdale as the leader of the Southside Serpents gang of criminals, who holds a grudge against Archie’s dad, Fred Andrews (Luke Perry), and has a mysterious connection to Jughead Jones (series regular Cole Sprouse). (TV Line)

Actress Tiffany Hines (Bones and Nikita) and actor Bailey Chase (Longmire) have joined the cast of the franchise reboot 24: Legacy. Tiffany will play Aisha, the girlfriend of Issac (the estranged brother of lead character Eric Carter) while Bailey will play Locke, a rugged, intense and seasoned CTU field agent. (Deadline)

Actor Christopher Gorham (Covert Affairs) has landed a recurring role on The Magicians, playing Sen. John Gaines, who discovers he’s in possession of unusual abilities. (Deadline)

Actress Molly Parker (House of Cards) has joined the cast of the upcoming Netflix remake of Lost in Space that has already cast actor Toby Stephens (Black Sails) in the lead role. Parker will play Maureen Robinson, a fearless and brilliant aerospace engineer who makes the decision to bring her family to space for a chance at a new life on a better world. (Deadline)

MOVIE NEWS

Actor Winston Duke (Person of Interest, Major Crimes and The Messengers) has landed the role of M’Baku (aka Man-Ape) in the upcoming box office movie Black Panther that will be released in February 2018. (Deadline)

MOVIE TRAILER

Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales:

That’s it. Enjoy!