Rueben's Ramblings

Hey All,

Here are the entertainment news items for this past week:

RENEWALS/CANCELLATIONS

The CW has given a season three renewal to All American: Homecoming, but the network has pulled the plug on the DC-based series Gotham Knights after only one season, which hasn’t even come to an end yet. Also, Superman & Lois has been given a 4th season, 10-episode renewal, but with a major change to the series: 7 cast members have been cut, including Dylan Walsh (General Sam Lane), Emmanuelle Chriqui (Mayor Lana Lang), Erik Valdez (Lana’s ex-husband Kyle Cushing), Inde Navarrette (Lana and Kyle’s daughter Sarah), Wolé Parks (Superman’s ally John Henry Irons), Tayler Buck (John Henry’s daughter Natalie) and Sofia Hasmik (Smallville Gazette editor-in-chief Chrissy Beppo), leaving only Tyler Hoechlin (Clark Kent/Superman), Elizabeth Tulloch (Lois Lane) and Alex Garfin and Michael Bishop (Clark and Lois’ twin sons, Jordan and Jonathan Kent, respectively) as part of the series regular cast. In addition, Michael Cudlitz, who will play Lex Luthor, has been promoted to series regular for next season. (Deadline and TV Line)

Netflix has given a second season renewal to XO, Kitty the spin-off series from To All the Boys franchise. (TV Line)

Apple TV+ has given a second season renewal to the sci-fi drama Silo. (TV Line)

Netflix has renewed Fubar for a second season. (TV Insider)

TV CASTING NEWS

Paramount+ will air NCIS: Sydney, the latest spin-off of the franchise, exclusively in Australia. The tagline for the series is: As international tensions rise in the Indo-Pacific, a brilliant and eclectic team of U.S. NCIS Agents and the Australian Federal Police (AFP) are grafted into a multi-national task force, to keep naval crimes in check in the most contested patch of ocean on the planet. The cast will be led by Olivia Swann (DC’s Legends of Tomorrow) as Special Agent Michelle Mackey along with Todd Lasance (Spartacus: War of the Damned) and Sean Sagar (Fate: The Winx Saga) [among others]. (TV Line)

It has been announced by Netflix that Linda Hamilton will be joining season 5 of Stranger Things, but exact details about what role she will play is being kept under wraps. (Variety)

STREAMING MOVIE NEWS

Netflix has also announced that Chris Hemsworth will return as Tyler Rake for Extraction 3, the third adventure in the hit action film franchise. (Variety)

That’s it. Enjoy!