Hey All,
Here are the news items for this past week:
RENEWALS/CANCELLATIONS
The USA Network has cancelled the Rosario Dawson-led drama Briarpatch after only one season. (Variety)
Hanna has been renewed for a third season by Amazon. (The Hollywood Reporter)
The Hallmark Channel has given Good Witch a 7th season renewal and has given Chesapeake Shores a 5th season renewal. Both shows are for slated for 2021 return along with the latest season of When Calls the Heart. (TV Line)
FALL TV SEASON
CBS has decided to air SEAL Team on Wednesday nights at 10 PM this fall instead of holding it until mid-season. (TV Line)
MOVIE NEWS
Actors Ryan Gosling and Chris Evans are set to appear in the new Netflix thriller The Gray Man, based on a series of best sellers by Mark Greaney. The film will follow ex-CIA operative turned killer for hire duel Court Gentry (Gosling) as he is pursued by an old colleague, now nemesis, Lloyd Hansen (Evans). (Variety)
Actress Viola Davis is set to star in the historical epic film The Woman King inspired by true events that took place in The Kingdom of Dahomey, one of the most powerful states of Africa in the 18th and 19th centuries. The film would follow Nanisca (Davis), general of the all-female military unit, and her daughter Nawi, who together fought the French and neighboring tribes who violated their honor, enslaved their people and threatened to destroy everything they’ve lived for. Director Gina Prince-Bythewood (who directed the recently released The Old Guard movie on Netflix) will direct this new film. (Variety)
CASTING NEWS
Actress Kelly Marie Tran (Stars Wars franchise) has joined the cast of the upcoming Hulu anthology drama Monsterland, based on the collection of stories from Nathan Ballingrud. The series is set in a world that involves encounters with fantasy creatures like mermaids and fallen angels; following broken people driven to desperate acts in an attempt to repair their lives. Kaitlyn Dever, Taylor Schilling and Mike Colter will also star. Tran will appear as Lauren, who returns to her small Michigan hometown to be married. She had managed to build a new life for herself after her best friend, Elena, went missing when they were 16. (The Hollywood Reporter)
That’s it. Enjoy!
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