Rueben's Ramblings

Hey All,

Here are the news items for this past week:

RENEWALS

The Paramount Network has given Yellowstone a third season renewal. (Variety)

FX has renewed Pose for a third season. (Variety)

The Danish Netflix original drama The Rain has been renewed for a third and final season). (Variety)

NEW SERIES NEWS

Netflix has walked away with the rights to Tick, Tick…Boom, a musical adaptation to be directed by Hamilton creator Lin-Manuel Miranda. The series is set in 1990, telling the story of Jon, an aspiring theater composer who is waiting tables in New York City while writing Superbia, which he hopes will be the next great American musical and finally give him his big break. Jon is also feeling pressure from his girlfriend Susan, who is tired of continuing to put her life on hold for Jon’s career aspirations. Meanwhile, his best friend and roommate Michael, has given up on his creative aspirations for a high paying advertising job on Madison Avenue and is about to move out. As Jon approaches his 30th birthday, he is overcome with anxiety — wondering if his dream is worth the cost. (Variety)

CASTING NEWS

Actress Rosamund Pike (Gone Girl) has landed the lead role in the long-gestating Wheel of Time, based on the best-selling fantasy novels by Robert Jordan, for Amazon Studios adaptation, playing Moiraine, a member of the powerful all-female organization called the Aes Sedai. The series is set in a high fantasy world where magic exists, but only certain women are allowed to access it. The story follows Moiraine as she embarks on a dangerous, world-spanning journey with five young men and women, one of whom is prophesied to be the Dragon Reborn, a powerful individual who will either save humanity or destroy it. (Variety)

Once Upon a Time alum Jennifer Morrison will have a major recurring role in season 4 of This Is Us. While her character is being kept under wraps, her character will have a substantial presence on the series. (TV Line)

Lost and Colony alum Josh Holloway will appear in the third season of Yellowstone, playing the major recurring role of Roarke Carter, a handsome, charming, shaggy-haired hedge fund manager with ambitious plans in Montana. (TV Line and Deadline)

Actress Elaine Hendrix (Sex&Drugs&Rock&Roll) and actor Silas Weir Mitchell (Grimm) will appear opposite Josh Hartnett and Bridget Regan in the Spectrum Originals and Paramount Network series Paradise Lost, a Southern Gothic mystery series about a psychiatrist (Regan) 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. Hendrix will play Devoe Shifflet while Mitchell will play Boyd. (Deadline)

That’s it. Enjoy!