Hey All,
Here are the news items for the past week:
RENEWALS
Fear the Walking Dead has been renewed for an 8th season by AMC. (TV Line)
Leverage: Redemption has been given a 2nd season renewal from IMDbTV. (Variety)
Truth Be Told has been given a third season renewal by Apple TV+. The streaming service has also given Invasion a second season renewal. (Variety)
Netflix has renewed Outer Banks for a third season. On the other spectrum, Netflix has cancelled Cowboy Bebop after only one season. (TV Line and The Hollywood Reporter)
Power Book II: Ghost has been given a third season renewal. (Variety)
TV CASTING NEWS
The return of Law & Order on NBC – after 12 years off the air – will now include The Practice alum Camryn Manheim as part of the cast. She will fill the lieutenant role that was played by S. Epatha Merkerson. The series will return to the network on February 24. (The Hollywood Reporter)
BOX OFFICE NEWS
Director Christopher Nolan has added more cast members to his upcoming World War II drama Oppenheimer, which will be a story about the development of the atomic bomb. The cast already includes Robert Downey Jr., Matt Damon, Cillian Murphy and Emily Blunt; and now includes Oscar winner Rami Malek and Oscar nominee Florence Pugh. (Variety)
DEVELOPMENT NEWS
The CW is planning on expanding the Walker universe with an origin story. Walker: Independence, which will include series star Jared Padalecki as creator and one of the executive producers, will be set in the late 1800s, following Abby Walker, an affluent Bostonian whose husband is murdered before her eyes while on their journey out West. On her quest for revenge, Abby crosses paths with Hoyt Rawlins, a lovable rogue in search of purpose. Abby and Hoyt’s journey takes them to Independence, Texas, where they encounter diverse, eclectic residents running from their own troubled pasts and chasing their dreams. Our newfound family will struggle with the changing world around them, while becoming agents of change themselves in a town where nothing is what it seems. (Deadline)
It looks like HBO is in the early development phase of a follow-up to Six Fett Under; however, no writer is attached to the project nor has any plotline been decided. This follow-up could then possibly be a reboot or more of a sequel series following up on existing characters from the show in the present day, but no decision has been made. (Variety)
STREAMING SERVICE NEWS
Netflix has found the star for their upcoming 4-part adaptation of the Pulitzer-Prize winning novel “All The Light We Cannot See.” Newcomer Aria Mia Loberti has landed the role of Marie-Laure, the blind teenager whose greatest strength is the tenacity of her hope and the power of her voice across the airwaves during wartime. (Variety)
That’s it. Enjoy!
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