Rueben's Ramblings

Hey All,

Here are the news items for this past week:

CANCELLATION/RENEWAL/PICK-UP NEWS

Mindhunter has been renewed for Season 2 at Netflix. (Variety)

Stranger Things has been renewed for a third season at Netflix. (Variety)

CBS has decided not to move forward with more episodes of Wisdom of the Crowd, ending it with the 13 episodes from its original order. This news shouldn’t come as a surprise since the ratings have been declining each week, but more so because of the groping accusations that have been lodged against series star Jeremy Piven. (Variety)

The new series about Sabrina the Teenage Witch is on the move, heading to Netflix with a 20-episode, two season order. The series was originally in development at The CW. The series will be reimagine the origin and adventures of Sabrina as a dark coming-of-age story that traffics in horror, the occult, and witchcraft. (Variety)

CASTING NEWS

Actor Kendrick Sampson (How to Get Away With Murder, The Vampire Diaries and Supernatural) has landed a recurring role on The Flash, appearing as Dominic Lanse, a TSA agent who apparently was among the dozen bus passengers doused with dark matter and now possesses the ability to read other people’s thoughts. (Deadline and TV Line)

Actress Nicolette Sheridan (Desperate Housewives) will play Alexis Carrington in the remake of Dynasty on The CW (a role originated by Joan Collins). (Variety)

Actress Maggie Grace (Lost and the Taken franchise) will be a series regular on Fear the Walking Dead when it returns for its fourth season. Details on her role will be announced at a later date. (Deadline)

Actor John Stamos will have a recurring role opposite Penn Badgley and Elizabeth Lail in the Lifetime straight-to-series psychological thriller drama You, which is based on the Caroline Kepnes best-selling novel. The series will focus on brilliant bookstore manager Joe (Badgley), who crosses paths with an aspiring writer, Beck (Lail). Stamos will play Dr. Nicky, who becomes a fixture in Beck’s life, much to the dismay of Joe (Badgley). Pretty Little Liars alum Shay Mitchell also stars. (Deadline)

Actor Wilson Bethel (Hart of Dixie) has landed a series regular role in season 3 of Marvel’s Daredevil, portraying an FBI agent, who plays a critical role in the conflict between Matt Murdock aka Daredevil and returning foe Wilson Fisk /Kingpin. (Variety and TV Line)

Actress Danneel Ackles (One Tree Hill and Mrs. Jensen Ackles in real life) will recur on Supernatural as Sister Jo, a well-known faith healer whose good works attract the attention of someone very, very bad: Lucifer (Mark Pellegrino). (Variety)

MOVIE TRAILER

Marvel Studios’ Avengers: Infinity War Official Trailer

That’s it. Enjoy!