Rueben's Ramblings

Hey All,

Here are the news items for this past week:

RENEWALS

Netflix has renewed Russian Doll for a second season. (Variety)

L.A.’s Finest has been renewed for a second season by Spectrum. (Variety)

STRAIGHT-TO-SERIES ORDER

WarnerMedia’s new streaming service has given a straight-to-series order to the sci-fi project Dune: The Sisterhood, which will be told through the eyes of a mysterious order of women known as the Bene Gesserit. Given extraordinary abilities by their mastery of the body and the mind, the Bene Gesserit expertly weave through the feudal politics and intrigue of The Imperium, pursuing plans of their own that will ultimately lead them to the enigmatic planet Arrakis, known to its inhabitants as Dune. (Variety)

CASTING NEWS

Veteran actress Geena Davis will have a recurring role on season 3 of the Netflix series GLOW, playing Sandy Devereaux St. Clair, the entertainment director of Las Vegas’ Fan-Tan Hotel and Casino. (Deadline)

Spectrum Originals and Paramount Network have finalized a 10-episode series order for the Southern Gothic mystery series Paradise Lost, a complex and compelling series full of incredible characters, including the small town in Mississippi where it is set. The cast will include Josh Hartnett (Penny Dreadful, Bridget Regan (The Last Ship and Jane the Virgin), veteran actors Barbara Hershey and Nick Nolte. Regan will play a psychiatrist who moves with her family from California to her husband’s (Hartnett) hometown in Mississippi only to uncover shameful secrets that irrevocably change the lives of everyone involved. (Deadline)

The Vampire Diaries alum Paul Wesley will be returning to the CBS All Access anthology drama Tell Me a Story this time playing a new fairy tale based character named Tucker, a struggling novelist who spends his sleepless nights toiling away in a secluded cabin in the woods and his days trying to prove he’s good enough for his beautiful fiancée as a dark secret threatens to destroy his world. (The Hollywood Reporter)

Actor Drew Van Acker (Pretty Little Liars) has joined the cast of DC Universe’s Titans for the show’s upcoming second season, playing the role of Aqualad aka Garth (Tempest), a founding member of the Titans and Aquaman’s eager sidekick who was also born in Atlantis and is a member of the royal court who trained under Aquaman to be a protector of life in and out of the ocean. (TV Insider and Spoiler TV)

That’s it. Enjoy!