Rueben's Ramblings

Hey All,

Here are the entertainment news items for this past week:

RENEWAL/CANCELLATION

FOX has given a second season renewal to the new drama Murder in a Small Town. (TV Line)

Peacock has pulled the plug on their horror series Teacup after only one season. (TV Line)

SERIES IN THE WORKS

Looks like Supernatural alum Jared Padalecki just might be teaming up with CBS for a new series. That series could possibly be the as-yet-untitled medical drama, that will be run by Anna Fricke will center on a devoted country doctor (Padalecki) who practices his unique style of improvisational medicine alongside his new protégé, a young doctor running from her past, as they operate a mobile clinic and heal the bodies and souls of their underserved community in the medical desert of rural Texas. (TV Line)

Titus Welliver (Bosch) and Juani Feliz (the box office movie Civil War) will guest star in an upcoming episode of The Equalizer, which could set up a potential spin-off for their characters. This is a spin-off that was reporting on back in November. Welliver will play Hudson Reed, a former top CIA operative with a dark secret who is connected to Robin McCall (Queen Latifah) by an old mentor. Meanwhile, Feliz will play Samanta Reed, who was trained by her father to be a weapons expert, skilled martial artist and true chameleon all while hiding a mysterious past. (Variety)

TV CASTING NEWS

Richard Jenkins (The Shape of Water) has joined the cast of the upcoming HBO limited series DTF St. Louis which already includes among its cast Jason Bateman (Arrested Development), David Harbour (Stranger Things) and Linda Cardellini (Dead to Me). The series will focus on the love triangle between three adults experiencing middle-age malaise, which leads to one of them ending up dead. Jenkins will play the role of Detective Donoghue Homer. (Variety)

Season three of Silo, the post-apocalyptic series on Apple TV+ will now include new cast members Ashley Zukerman *(Manhattan and Succession) and Jessica Henwick (Iron Fist and Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery), who were teased in the final twisty scene of the show’s second season that recently aired on the streaming service earlier this week. Zukerman will play Daniel, a young and hungry congressman while Henwick will play Helen, a whip-smart reporter. (The Hollywood Reporter)

BOX OFFICE CASTING NEWS

David Krumholtz (Oppenheimer and Numb3rs) and British actress Emily Beecham (Cruella and Hail, Caesar!) have joined the cast of the upcoming box office movie Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow that will star House of Dragons alum Milly Alcock in the title role. Krumholtz and Beecham will play Supergirl’s parents. (The Hollywood Reporter)

That’s it. Enjoy!