Hey All,
Here are the entertainment news items for this past week:
RENEWAL/CANCELLATION
Apple TV+ has given a 6th season renewal to Slow Horses, months ahead of its Season 5 premiere that is set for some time in 2025. (TV Line)
AMC has pulled the plug on the Giancarlo Esposito-led drama Parish after only one season. (TV Line)
DEVELOPMENT NEWS
Netflix is in the early stages of developing Pride, a movie based on the 2018 young-adult novel by author Ibi Zoboi, which is a modern retelling of Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice that will be set in the gentrifying Bushwick area of Brooklyn, NY, centering on Afro-Latina teen Zuri Benitez, who fights to preserve her neighborhood and manage family chaos. But when the wealthy Darcy family moves in next door, Zuri’s disdain for the arrogant Darius Darcy turns into an unexpected connection that forces her to reconsider everything she thought she knew about pride, prejudice and home. (Deadline)
TV CASTING NEWS
Sophia Bush will recur on Grey’s Anatomy, playing Dr. Cass Beckman, a slightly-messy around the edges trauma surgeon at Seattle Presbyterian Hospital. Cass’ husband David is a cardiothoracic surgeon at Grey Sloan, though it’s unclear if he is also being cast. She’ll make her debut on November 7. (Deadline and TV Line)
The third season of the anthology series Monster has added new cast members, including Laurie Metcalf, Tom Hollander and Olivia Williams, joining Charlie Hunnam, who will star as Ed Gein, one of the inspirations for Norman Bates and Hitchcock’s film Psycho. Metcalf will play Gein’s mother, Augusta, while Hollander will play Alfred Hitchcock and Williams will play Alma Reville, Hitchcock’s wife. (Variety)
Michael Emerson will join his real-life wife Carrie Preston in the CBS drama Elsbeth. He will recur as Judge Milton Crawford, a haughty, soft-spoken and bespectacled man from an old New England family of public servants who sees his place in the nation’s elite as a birthright. He will be a foil to Elsbeth. (TV Line)
Orphan Black and She Hulk alum Tatiana Maslany will guest star in the upcoming first season of Star Trek: Starfleet Academy that will star Holly Hunter and Paul Giamatti. There are no details on what role Maslany will play, though. (The Hollywood Reporter)
Amazon Prime has announced a star-studded voice cast for its upcoming adult animated series Secret Level that will include Arnold Schwarzenegger, Kevin Hart, Keanu Reeves, Temuera Morrison, Ariana Greenblatt. Gabriel Luna, Ricky Whittle, Patrick Schwarzenegger, Merle Dandridge, Claudia Doumiy, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, Clive Standen and Michael Beach. The series is described as featuring original stories set within the worlds of some of the world’s most beloved video games, including Armored Core, Dungeons & Dragons and Spelunky. (Variety)
BOX OFFICE MOVIE NEWS
Anthony Hopkins will star in the upcoming box office movie Maserati: The Brothers about the family behind the high-performance automobiles that, along with Ferrari and Lamborghini, Italy is known for. Hopkins will play an Italian financier who bankrolls the Maserati brothers. (Variety)
Chloe Grace Moretz, Hamilton alum Anthony Ramos and The Acolyte’s Manny Jacinto will star in the upcoming box office rom-com Love Language along with Lukas Gage (The White Lotus), Isabel May (1883) and Billie Lourd (Booksmart) round out the cast. Plot details on the movie are being kept under wraps, though. (Variety)
It looks like Prince Charming (yep, that one from Disney) is getting his own feature film, but it’s unclear if the film will be live-action or animated and no casting has been announced. (Variety)
Alicia Silverstone has joined the cast of the latest box office movie from Poor Things director Yorgos Lanthimos that will star Emma Stone and Jesse Plemons. The movie will follow two conspiracy-obsessed young men who kidnap the high-powered CEO of a major company, convinced that she is an alien intent on destroying planet Earth. (Variety)
BROADWAY NEWS
It looks like Lionsgate is adapting Dirty Dancing as a Broadway musical set for a late 2025 launch. (Variety)
That’s it. Enjoy!
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