Entertainment Update for October 2 to October 8

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Entertainment Update for October 2 to October 8

October 8, 2017 by Rueben

Hey All,

Here are the news items for the past week:

PICK-UP/CANCELLATION/RENEWAL NEWS

The first new fall drama to receive a full-season order is The Good Doctor on ABC. (Variety)

The TNT crime drama Major Crimes will come to an end after the upcoming sixth season. (Deadline)

Freeform has renewed The Bold Type for two more season and has landed a new showrunner. Each new season will consist of 10 one-hour episodes and Amanda Lasher (Sweet/Vicious and Togetherness) will be the new showrunner. (Variety)

CASTING NEWS

Actress Connie Britton (Nashville) has landed a lead role in the upcoming FOX drama 9-1-1 from Ryan Murphy and Brad Falchuk. She joins Angela Bassett and Peter Krause in the show that will explore the high-pressure experiences of police, paramedics and firefighters who are thrust into the most frightening, shocking and heart-stopping situations. These emergency responders must try to balance saving those who are at their most vulnerable with solving the problems in their own lives. (Variety)

Pauley Perrette will be leaving her role of Abby Sciuto at NCIS at the end of the long-running show’s current season. (Variety)

Actress Natalia Cordova-Buckley has been promoted to series regular on Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., which will air its two-hour fifth season premiere on December 1. (Deadline)

Actor Zach Appleman (Sleepy Hollow) will guest star in an upcoming episode of Chicago P.D. as federal prosecutor Matt Miller, the recently referenced new boyfriend of Intelligence rookie Kim Burgess. (TV Line)

Broadway star Javier Munoz (Hamilton) and actress Anna Hopkins (Arrow) will guest star in Shadowhunters as two new adversaries; in fact they will be this season’s main villain. Hopkins will play Lilith, while Munoz will play a rival warlock of Magnus Bane. (The Futon Critic)

TRAILERS

Philip K. Dick’s Electric Dreams – Official Trailer [HD] | Amazon Video