Hey All,
Here are the news items for this past week:
RENEWAL NEWS
NBC has picked up Chicago Med, Chicago Fire and Chicago P.D. for new seasons. (Variety)
Star Trek: Discovery has been renewed for a third season. (Variety)
Cinemax has renewed Strike Back for a 7th and final season (The Futon Critic)
SERIES ORDER NEWS
Syfy has given a series order to Resident Alien, a comic book adaptation that will star Alan Tudyk of Firefly fame. The series is a twisted and comedic fish-out-of-water story that follows a crash-landed alien named Harry (Tudyk) who, after taking on the identity of a small-town Colorado doctor, slowly begins to wrestle with the moral dilemma of his secret mission on Earth. The show will also star Corey Reynolds (The Closer). (TV Line)
CASTING NEWS
Actress Jacqueline Grace Lopez (East Los High) has landed the lead role in the Jane the Virgin spin-off pilot Jane the Novela. The pilot will be based on a different fictional novel “written by” Jane Villanueva and narrated by the author herself. The first installment takes place at a Napa Valley Vineyard, where family secrets (and family members) don’t stay buried for long. It centers on Estela (Lopez), an up and coming art curator who has spent years playing it safe and coloring within the lines. But a shocking secret changes everything and forces her to live a double life. (Deadline)
That’s it. Enjoy!
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