Hey All,
Here are the news items for this past week:
CASTING NEWS
Actor Charles Esten (Nashville) will next appear in the upcoming TNT thriller Tell Me Your Secrets that centers on a trio of characters each with a mysterious and troubling past, including Emma (Lily Rabe from American Horror Story), a young woman who once looked into the eyes of a dangerous killer, John (Hamish Linklater from Legion), a former serial predator desperate to find redemption and Mary (Amy Brenneman from Private Practice), a grieving mother obsessed with finding her missing daughter. Esten will play Saul Barlow, a grieving father who has coped with the disappearance of his daughter by walking away from materialism and trying to move on from the loss. This has severely strained his relationship with his wife Mary, who refuses to give up the search. (Deadline and Spoiler TV)
Actors Chris McNally (Altered Carbon and the Hallmark Channel movie The Sweetest Heart) and Kevin McGarry (Heartland and the Hallmark Channel movie Love at First Bark) have joined the cast of When Calls the Heart for the show’s upcoming 6th season. McNally will play Lucas Bouchard, a charming gambler and saloon owner who has a lot up his sleeve while McGarry will play the role of Nathan Grant, the new Mountie in town. (Soap Opera News)
Actress Annabelle Attanasio will not be returning for season three on the CBS drama Bull, as she will direct her first feature film, a passion project she’s been working on for 4 years; the filming of which will conflict with production of Bull. (The Futon Critic and TV Line)
Actor George Newbern (Scandal) will recur on Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, playing Al Pollack, a charming, handsome and very wealthy doctor who is a past and future love interest to Detective Rollins (Kelli Giddish). (The Futon Critic and Deadline)
Actress Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio (Grimm and Robin Hood: The Prince of Thieves) will appear on Blindspot in the top-secret recurring role of Madeline Burke. (The Futon Critic and TV Line)
SHOW PRODUCTION NEWS
ITV in Britain and PBS in the US are working together on the 8-part lavish period epic Sanditon based on the unfinished final novel by Jane Austen that follows Charlotte Heywood, a spirited and impulsive woman who moves from her rural home to Sanditon, a sleepy fishing village attempting to reinvent itself as a seaside resort. Heywood’s spiky relationship with the humorous, charming Sidney Parker is a key part of the story. (Variety)
HBO has given a straight-to-series order to the Victorian drama The Nevers from Joss Whedon (the creator of Buffy, the Vampire Slayer and Firefly). The series is an epic science fiction drama about a gang of Victorian women who find themselves with unusual abilities, relentless enemies and a mission that might change the world. (The Hollywood Reporter)
RENEWALS
FX has given a second season renewal to the new drama Pose. (Variety)
Starz has renewed Sweetbitter for a second season. (Variety)
MOVIE NEWS
Downton Abbey is coming back – this time on the big screen. The original cast is set to return and filming will get started in September. (Variety)
TRAILER
Here is the first look teaser at the new Doctor Who and HER new friends
That’s it. Enjoy!
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