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Here are the entertainment news items for this past week:

RENEWAL

The third season of the Canadian drama Sullivan’s Crossing has been picked up by the CW and is expected to air sometime next year. (Deadline)

CHANGE OF PLANS (AGAIN)

It was previously announced that the third season of the Hallmark Channel series The Way Home would actually premiere on Hallmark+, but it would seem that upset the show’s rabid fans. So much so, that the cable network announced that the third season would actually air on the Hallmark Channel starting on January 3 with episodes then streaming on Hallmark+ the next day. (TV Line)

TV DEVELOPMENT NEWS

Looks like a new version of Friday Night Lights just might be coming to the small screen again, as Peacock has announced a new iteration is in development, but it will not be a revival of the original series. It will, however, supposedly feature the Dillon Panthers, but the focus will shift to a whole new set of characters. The current synopsis of the new version is: Following a devastating hurricane, a ragtag high school football team and their damaged, interim coach make an unlikely bid for a Texas High School State Championship becoming a beacon of light for their town. (TV Line)

There has been a lot of speculation, but it looks like Kelly Reilly and Cole Hauser will definitely be bringing their Yellowstone characters Beth and Rip back for a spin-off of the popular series. (Variety)

TV CASTING NEWS

Three actors will make guest appearances in the upcoming NBC sequel-of-sorts series Suits LA that will star Arrow lead Stephen Amell, including Lost alum Maggie Grace, who will play Amanda Stevens, a confident and sharp-witted pro bono lawyer who rents space at the Black/Lane law firm; Matt Letscher from The Flash, playing Ted’s (Amell) father and Sofia Pernas from Tracker and Blood & Treasure as Elizabeth Smith, a powerhouse attorney in the District Attorney’s office. (Variety)

Dead to Me alum Linda Cardellini will star opposite Jason Bateman and Stranger Things alum David Harbour in the upcoming HBO dark comedy limited series DTF St. Louis about a love triangle between three adults experiencing middle-age malaise that leads to one of them ending up dead. Cardellini will play a character named Carol. (Variety)

Emmy winner Shohreh Aghdashloo will appear in the third season of the fantasy series The Wheel of Time, playing Elaida do Avriny a’Roihan, a ruthlessly powerful Aes Sedai as proficient in politicking as she is in channeling. She has a deep history with Moiraine (series lead Rosamund Pike) and Siuan (Sophie Okonedo), and scores to settle with both of them when she returns to the White Tower. The third season of the series is expected to air on Amazon Prime in March. (The Hollywood Reporter)

Actor Matthew Gray Gubler, who played series regular Spencer Reid in Criminal Minds, will finally be making an appearance in the Paramount+ revival Criminal Minds: Evolution; but he is only expected to appear in one episode. (TV Line)

Season two of The Night Agent will premiere on Netflix starting on January 23, but plans are already underway for season 3 of the series along with a recent announcement of some guest stars, including Once Upon a Time and This Is Us alum Jennifer Morrison, True Blood lead Stehen Moyer, Safe Haven baddie David Lyons and Lioness (season 2) star Genesis Rodriguez. Details on who they will play have not been announced yet, though. (TV Line)

Rebecca Hall, who starred in this year’s Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire has joined the upcoming FX series The Beauty, which will also star American Horror Story alum Evan Peters, That 70’s Show alum Ashton Kutcher and Hamilton alum Anthony Ramos. The series is based on the Image Comics series by Jeremy Haun and Jason A. Hurley which focuses on modern society’s obsession with outward beauty. What if there was a way to guarantee you could become more and more beautiful every day? What if it was a sexually transmitted disease? In the world of ‘The Beauty,’ physical perfection is attainable. The vast majority of the population has taken advantage of it, but Detectives Foster and Vaughn will soon discover it comes at a terrible price.  Exact character and plot details are being kept under wraps, though. (Variety)

BOX OFFICE NEWS

The animated movie Tangled will be getting the live-action treatment by Disney. The 2010 told the tale of Rapunzel, a princess (voiced by This Is Us alum Mandy Moore) who is eventually rescued from her secluded tower by an outlaw named Flynn Rider (voiced by Chuck alum Zachary Levi). (Variety)

Elvis star Austin Butler will star in the interpretation of American Psycho, playing Wall Street yuppie and serial killer Patrick Bateman, the character originated on the big screen back in 2000 by Christian Bale. (Variety)

Gladiator II star Paul Mescal just might be appearing in the upcoming 4-part biopic film series about the Beatles that will be coming from Sony Pictures. It is widely expected that Mescal will be playing Paul McCartney across all four biopics, each film will focus on a different band member. (Variety)

STREAMING MOVIE NEWS

Game of Thrones alum Kit Harington is set to join Mark Wahlberg in the Apple Original Film sequel to the action comedy The Family Plan that will also find Michelle Monaghan, Zoe Colletti and Van Crosby reprising their roles as well. Details about Harington’s role are being kept under wraps, but the sequel will take place at Christmas in Europe where Dan (Wahlberg) has planned the perfect vacation for the Morgans, but his past continues to haunt them in unexpected ways. (Deadline)

That’s it. Enjoy!