Hey All,
Here are the news items for this past week:
RENEWALS AND CANCELLATIONS
Netflix has pulled the plug on Raising Dion after two seasons. (TV Line)
CBS has given Blue Bloods a 13th season renewal. (TV Line)
Peacock has given Wolf Like Me, which stars Isla Fisher and Josh Gad, a second season renewal. (Variety)
Batwoman has been cancelled by The CW after three seasons and the network also cancelled DC’s Legends of Tomorrow after 7 seasons as well. (TV Line)
DEVELOPMENT NEWS
Hayley Atwell just might be getting her own show in a Captain Carter live-action series based on the Disney+ multiverse version of the story from What If… that centered on how Steve Rogers died in the run-up to World War II, which led to Peggy taking the super-soldier serum instead. Atwell voiced the character in the episode too. (Giant Freakin Robot)
TV CASTING NEWS
Jesse Spencer will return as Matt Casey on Chicago Fire for the show’s upcoming season 10 finale. (TV Line)
Kelly Bishop will reprise her guest-starring role as Benedetta on The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel and recurring guest stars Alfie Fuller (who plays Dinah Rutledge) and Jason Ralph (who plays Mike Carr) have been promoted to series regulars. (TV Line)
Andrea Martin, who plays Sister Andrea, on Evil, the Paramount+ drama (formerly a CBS drama) has been promoted to series regular. (TV Line)
Danielle Deadwyler (Station Eleven, The Haves and the Have Nots and P-Valley) has landed the lead role in the upcoming HBO drama Demimonde from J.J. Abrams. The series is expected to focus on Olive Reed (Deadwyler), a woman who is torn away from her husband and daughter in a brutal scientific accident where she is forced to unravel a conspiracy to reunite with her family, now lost to a dark, distant other world. (Variety)
The untitled Netflix spy series set to star Arnold Schwarzenegger and Monica Barbaro (who will be seen in Top Gun: Maverick) has added to its cast. The 8-episode drama is about a father (Schwarzenegger) and daughter ( Barbaro), who learn they’ve each secretly been working as CIA Operatives for years. New cast members include Jay Baruchel (How to Train Your Dragon franchise) as Carter, the sweet and unsuspecting boyfriend of Emma (Barbaro); Gabriel Luna (Terminator: Dark Fate and Matador) as Boro, an incredibly charismatic, Oxford-educated businessman, who’s chosen to apply those skills to a career in the illegal arms trade and Travis Van Winkle (The Last Ship) as Aldon, a great CIA officer and world class wise-ass, who is a kind and sweet man under it all. The 100 alum Devon Bostick will have a recurring role as Oscar, an aspiring app developer. (Variety)
TV NEWS
Melissa McBride will no longer be involved in The Walking offshoot series that was to center on Carol and Daryl. (TV Line)
Warner Bros. Discovery is halting scripted series development at TNT and TBS. (Variety and TV Line)
BOX OFFICE NEWS
The Hunger Games prequel The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes is being developed into a film. The story takes place decades before the adventures of Katniss Everdeen, centering on young Coriolanus Snow, who eventually becomes the tyrannical president of Panem. As an 18-year-old, Snow is chosen to be mentor to Lucy Gray Baird, the girl tribute from impoverished District 12, during the 10th Hunger Games. (Variety)
The Batman is getting a sequel with Robert Pattinson set to return. (Variety)
The upcoming film adaptation of the musical Wicked – set to be directed by Jon M. Chu – will be split into two films; the first on December 25, 2024 and the second one year later. Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo will play the lead roles. (Variety)
Filmmaker Neil LaBute and Maggie Q are teaming up for Fear the Night, a new action-thriller that will center on an Iraqi war veteran named Tess as she prepares for her sister’s bachelorette party. As the festivities unfold, the party is abruptly interrupted by a group of home invaders who quickly take the house under siege looking for a hidden fortune. Surrounded by the frightened party-goers, Tess soon discovers that the ruthless attackers are hellbent on not leaving any witnesses behind. That’s when Tess strikes back. (Variety)
That’s it. Enjoy!
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