Rueben's Ramblings

Hey All,

Here are the news items for the past week:

RENEWALS

Doom Patrol has been renewed for third season at HBO Max. (Variety)

Netflix has given a season two order to Julie and the Phantoms, which debuted on the streaming service on September 10. (The Cinema Spot)

Showtime has renewed The Chi for a 4th season. (Variety)

The Walking Dead will come to an end after the upcoming 11th season on AMC. (Variety)

PICK-UP ORDERS

AMC has ordered a spin-off series for The Walking Dead that will be built around the characters of Daryl Dixon (Norman Reedus) and Carol Peletier (Melissa McBride). (Variety)

Spectrum Originals and Paramount Network are teaming to co-produce a limited series that will star Jessica Chastain as country music legend Tammy Wynette. After a nine-month exclusive run for Spectrum subscribers, the series called George & Tammy, will have a second window on Viacom, the forthcoming CBS streaming service and Paramount Network. The series will chronicle the country music power couple, Wynette and George Jones, whose complicated relationship inspired some of the most iconic music of all time. (Variety)

Peacock has picked up two seasons of the planned drama series reboot of the classic sitcom Fresh Prince of Bel-Air to be called simply Bel-Air. Set in modern-day America, the serialized one-hour dramatic reimagining of the 90’s sitcom that leans into the original premise: Will’s complicated journey from the streets of West Philadelphia to the gated mansions of Bel-Air. (Variety)

CASTING NEWS

Actress Lisseth Chavez (Chicago P.D.) has joined the cast of DC’s Legends of Tomorrow, playing Esperanza “Spooner” Cruz, an alien expert, who joins the “time ship crew in Season 6, which finds co-captains Sara Lance and Ava Sharpe and their team hunting down extraterrestrials who have been displaced throughout history.” (Variety)

Actress Shivaani Ghai (Dominion and The Catch) will recur on Batwoman for Season 2, playing Safiyah, the fiercely protective ruler of a small community on the island of Coryana. A woman with as many enemies as aliases. She is compassionate and charismatic with both physical and psychological prowess. She is beloved by her people and will stop at nothing to protect what’s hers. (Deadline and The Futon Critic)

Actor Caleb Castille, who has been recurring as FBI Agent Devin Rountree on NCIS: Los Angeles, has been promoted to series regular. (Deadline and The Futon Critic)

That’s it. Enjoy!