Rueben's Ramblings

Hey All,

Here are the news items for this past week:

RENEWALS

OWN has renewed Queen Sugar for a fifth season. (Variety)

CASTING NEWS

Actress Liv Tyler will star opposite Rob Lowe in the upcoming 9-1-1 spin-off, that will follow a sophisticated New York fireman (Lowe) named Owen, who, along with his son, relocates to Austin, Texas, and must try to balance saving those who are at their most vulnerable with solving the problems in his own life. Tyler will play Chief Paramedic Michelle Blake, the only one who can match wits with Owen in the station. Michelle has an obsession she struggles to control: finding out what happened to her little sister Iris, who disappeared two years ago. (Variety)

Actress Uzo Aduba (Orange Is the New Black) has joined the cast of the fourth season of Fargo, but details on who she will play is being kept under wraps. (Variety)

Actress Amanda Peet and actor Christian Slater will star in the 2nd season of the anthology series Dirty John: The Betty Broderick Story that will air on the USA Network. The story will span the 60’s to the 80’s through the breakdown of a marriage that was deemed one of “America’s messiest divorces” even before it ended in double homicide. Peet will play the titular character, the perfect California blonde wife and moher married to her handsome college boyfriend Dan (Slater). But after years of sacrifice and suffering while supporting Dan through both medical and law school until he exploded into the San Diego legal community as a superstar, Betty finally enjoyed the fruits of their labors UNTIL Dan hired Linda, a bright, beautiful young woman whom he can happily forget the struggles of his past. (Variety)

Actress Whoopi Goldberg and actors Daniel Sunjata and Alexander Skarsgard have joined the cast of the upcoming CBS All Access adaptation of the Stephen King novel The Stand. They will be joining the already announced James Marsden and Amber Heard. The story shows an apocalyptic vision of a world decimated by plague and embroiled in an elemental struggle between good and evil. Goldberg will play 108-year-old Mother Abigail who will battle villanous Randall Flagg (Skarsgard) while Sunjata will play Cobb, a member of the military. (Variety and TV Line)

MOVIE CASTING NEWS

James Gunn, the director of the upcoming The Suicide Squad, has announced the cast for the movie. Returning cast members are Margot Robbie, Joel Kinnaman and Viola Davis with new members including Peter Capaldi, Idris Elba, John Cena, Storm Reid and Taika Waititi. (Variety)

That’s it. Enjoy!