Rueben's Ramblings

Hey All,

Here are the news items for the past week:

As everyone knows by now, Hollywood has been ground to a halt due to the pandemic with nearly all movies and TV shows halting production and filming; and all of the major events like SXSW, WonderCon, Paley Fest and Cannes have either been cancelled or postponed. Sporting events have been cancelled too.

RENEWALS

Netflix has renewed Lost in Space for a third season. (Variety)

ABC has renewed Station 19 for a fourth season. (Variety)

CASTING NEWS

Actor Chris Sullivan (This Is Us) and AnnaSophia Robb (The Act and The Carrie Diaries) will join Jamie Dornan (Once Upon a Time and 50 Shades franchise), Alec Baldwin and Christian Slater, in the upcoming NBCU limited series Dr. Death, which is based on the popular podcast of the same name that tells the true story of Dr. Christopher Duntsch (Dornan), a flourishing Dallas neurosurgeon who left a trail of permanently maimed or dead patients. As victims piled up, two fellow physicians, Robert Henderson (Baldwin) and Randall Kirby (Slater), set out to stop him. Sullivan will play Jerry Summers, Duntsch’s life-long friend and No. 1 fan whose blind devotion lands him under Duntsch’s knife. Robb will play Michelle Shughart, a bright, young Assistant District Attorney in Dallas who teams up with Henderson (Baldwin) and Kirby (Slater) to take down “Dr. Death.” (TV Line)

Enjoy!

PS: I will be putting my updates on hold for the most part for next couple weeks as we all deal with this pandemic.