Hey All,
Here are the entertainment news items for the past week:
RENEWALS/CANCELLATIONS
Hulu has renewed Only Murders in the Building for a 5th season. (TV Line)
MGM+ has pulled the plug on The Winter King after only one season and has also cancelled Beacon 23 after two seasons. (TV Line)
9-1-1: Lone Star will come to an end on FOX at the end of its upcoming 5th season. (TV Line)
Bosch Legacy, the spin-off off Bosch, will end with its upcoming 3rd season on Amazon Prime. (TV Line)
DEVELOPMENT NEWS
A spin-off of Reacher is in the work at Amazon Prime. Exact plot details for the spin-off are being kept under wraps, but it is believed to focus on Frances Neagley (Maria Sten). (Variety)
TV CASTING NEWS
Kelli Giddish will be back as Amanda Rollins on Law & Order: Special Victims Unit for its upcoming 26th season, but she will only be back as a guest star, making “a bunch of appearances throughout the season.” (TV Line)
Jay Hayden (Station 19) will have a recurring role in FBI: International, playing Agent Tyler Booth, an intelligent and charismatic agent in Budapest looking for assistance on a case. (Deadline)
Character actor Ron Canada will appear on season 2 of the NBC drama The Irrational, playing Eli Mercer, the dad to Alec (series lead Jesse L. Martin) and his sister Kylie. (TV Line)
Patricia Arquette will star in a Hulu limited series that will be about the Murdaugh family, a riveting account drawing from countless hours of reporting by Mandy Matney – journalist and creator of the popular Murdaugh Murders Podcast. The Murdaugh family were powerful players in the Lowcountry region of South Caroline, wielding great legal and political influence. But for the better part of a decade, the family has been accused of involvement in a variety of crimes, ranging from fraud to murder. Arquette will play Maggie Murdaugh. (Variety)
BOX OFFICE MOVIE NEWS
Alison Brie will play villain Evil-Lyn in the upcoming live-action Masters of the Universe that will star Nicholas Galitzine as Prince Adam aka He-Man. (Deadline and The Hollywood Reporter)
Chloe Bennett (Marvel’s Agents of SHIELD) and Phil Dunster (Ted Lasso) will star in the indie feature film Hello Out There, which will center on Minnie (Bennet), a young journalist who embarks on a road trip across New Mexico with her cousin, Rex (Dunster), a punk rock guitarist fresh out of rehab, who is trying to figure out what’s left. Their stated mission: to investigate Area 51 and unearth the truth about extraterrestrial life. But as the journey unfolds, a deeper, more personal reason for their quest comes to light. (Deadline)
Bridgerton alum Phoebe Dynevor will join Zac Efron in the feature film Famous, a provocative Los Angeles-set thriller that explores the dark side of celebrity with Efron playing dual roles: the overzealous fan, Lance Dunkquist, and Hollywood heartthrob, James Jansen. (Deadline)
That’s it. Enjoy!
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