Rueben's Ramblings

Hey All,

Here are the news items for the past week:

RENEWALS/CANCELLATIONS

Hulu has renewed Marvel’s Runaways for a third season. (The Hollywood Reporter)

Supernatural will be coming to an end after its 15 season, which will consist of 20 episodes, airing this fall. (Variety)

OWN has given a straight-to-series order to the new drama Cherish the Day that hails from Ava DuVernay. The anthology series will chronicle the romance of one couple, with each episode spanning a single day. The season-long narrative will unfold to reveal significant moments in a relationship that compel people to hold true to the ones they love, from the extraordinary to the everyday. The show is currently slated to debut in winter 2020. (Variety)

TV CASTING NEWS

Actress Miranda Richardson will be a series regular on the highly anticipated yet-untitled Game of Thrones prequel series. (Variety)

Actress Michelle Dockery (Downton Abbey) and young actor Jaeden Martell (IT) will star alongside actor Chris Evans in the upcoming Apple limited series Defending Jacob based on the 2012 best-selling novel of the same name by William Landay that tells the story of Andy Barber (Evans), a father whose 14 year old son Jacob (Martell) is accused of murder. Dockery will star as Laurie Barber, Andy’s wife and Jacob’s mother. (Variety)

MOVIE CASTING NEWS

Actress Florence Pugh (The Little Drummer Girl) is anticipated to star alongside Scarlett Johansson in the upcoming Black Widow box office film that has been in development for quite some time. It’s unclear whether Black Widow will be an origin tale or set after the next Avengers film. (Variety)

That’s it. Enjoy!