Rueben's Ramblings

Hey All,

Here are the entertainment news items for this past week:

FINALLY THERE’S AN AGREEMENT

The SAG-AFTRA strike has finally come to an end with the national board approving the new contract with the AMPTP (aka the studios) with an 86% approval vote as of Friday.

NEW SERIES

The Dead Boy Detectives, which was originally set up at Max, will now officially air on Netflix. The series is based on character created for DC by Neil Gaiman and Matt Wagner. The official description for the 8-episode series is: Do you have a pesky ghost haunting you? Has a demon stolen your core memories? You may want to ring the Dead Boy Detectives. Meet Edwin Payne (George Rexstrew) and Charles Rowland (Jayden Revri), ‘the brains’ and ‘the brawn’ behind the Dead Boy Detectives agency. Teenagers born decades apart who find each other only in death, Edwin and Charles are best friends and ghosts who solve mysteries. They will do anything to stick together – including escaping evil witches, Hell and Death herself. With the help of a clairvoyant named Crystal (Kassius Nelson) and her friend Niko (Yuyu Kitamura), they are able to crack some of the mortal realm’s most mystifying paranormal cases. (Variety)

CASTING NEWS

Bridgerton’s own Nicola Coughlan, who plays Penelope Featherington SPOILER ALERT aka Lady Whistledown will be making a guest appearance in the new season of Doctor Who in 2024 when Ncuti Gatwa takes over the legendary role. (Variety)

DEVELOPMENT NEWS

Looks like Nintendo is developing a live-action film based on The Legend of Zelda, but plot and casting details are being kept under wraps. The video game, on which the film will be based, follows the elf-like warrior Link, who sets out to defeat the evil Ganon and rescue Zelda, the princess of Hyrule. (Variety)

SERIES ORDER

The world of Spartacus is expanding at Starz with the 10-episode series Spartacus: House of Ashur, which will find actor Nick Tarabay reprising his role of Ashur, the villanous character he played in the original series, which ran from 2010 to 2013. The series is being described as a history-bending, erotic, thrilling, roller-coaster experience that builds on everything that made the original series a colossal hit. (TV Line)

CANCELLATIONS

ABC has pulled the plug on the spin-off series The Rookie: Feds after only one season and the network is also not moving forward with The Good Lawyer, the proposed spin-off series from The Good Doctor. (TV Line)

That’s it. Enjoy!