Hey All,
Here are the entertainment news items for this past week:
RENEWAL
Hulu has given a second season order to the Ryan Murphy legal drama All’s Fair. (Variety)
TV CASTING NEWS
Penny Dreadful alum Eva Green has joined the cast of season 3 of the Netflix hit series Wednesday. She will play the much-talked-about Aunt Ophelia, the siter of Morticia Adams (series regular Catherine Zeta-Jones). The character was seen only from the behind in the second season finale writing “Wednesday must die” on the wall of a cell. (The Hollywood Reporter)
Shea Buckner (Only Murders in the Building) has landed the role of a younger version of Dwayne Pride in NCIS: Origins. This role was originated by the one and only Scott Bakula in the now defunct NCIS: New Orleans. A former Sheriff’s Deputy, NIS Special Agent Dwayne Pride, is a newly minted Probationary Special Agent from the NIS Panama office in the prequel series. He has a history with Gibbs (series lead Austin Stowell), and the two must resolve their past tension as they go undercover on a case. (Deadline)
NEW SERIES NEWS
House of Cards alum Corey Stoll and Julia Stiles (10 Things I Hate About You) will star in Recap, a psychological thriller series which is the latest fully financed independent series from K Period Meida, founded by Manchester by the Sea producer Kimberly Steward. There are no other details available about the project, though. (Deadline)
The long-gestating project The Rookie: North, yet another spin-off of the Nathan Fillion-led series The Rookie has been picked up as a pilot for ABC now that Jay Ellis (All Her Fault and Running Point) has been cast in the lead role. This spin-off will follow closely to the premise of the mothership series, focusing on a middle-aged guy who becomes the oldest rookie cop in rural Washington State. Ellis will play Alex Holland, who believed his mid-life wasn’t worthy of a crisis. But after a violent home invasion ignites a dormant purpose, Alex battles a lifetime of failed commitments by joining the Pierce County Police Department as its oldest rookie. Policing from the urban coast to the rural forest where backup isn’t just 5-minutes away, Alex must prove to his skeptical training officer, his fellow rookies, and himself, that he’s finally found something worthy of the fight. (Deadline)
BOX OFFICE NEWS
Riverdale and Maintenance Required star Madelaine Petsch and The Summer I Turned Pretty and Walker hunk Gavin Casalengo will star in the upcoming feature film, young adult romance Chasing Red, which became a major hit on the online platform Wattpad. The story will follow straight-A student Veronica (Petsch), who refuses to be college heartthrob Caleb’s (Casalegno) next “conquest,” even after a chance encounter sparks an undeniable attraction between them. On the run from a painful past and with nowhere to go, Veronica ends up under Caleb’s roof. As their chemistry turns electric and secrets unravel, love and betrayal collide in this addictive, slow-burn romance. (Variety)
Felicity and Scandal alum Scott Foley, Amy Brenneman (Judging Amy and The Old Man), Meta Golding (Empire) and Sydney Taylor (American Born Chinese) will star in the upcoming box office film Keep Coming Back. Foley will play Miles, a busy television director and loving father with a controlling nature motivated by good intentions, who discovers his 17-year-old daughter Zoe (Taylor) has been using hard drugs. When Miles sends Zoe to a rehab facility in Utah, he learns he must also attend a four-day workshop, or else his daughter will not be able to stay. In Utah, Miles joins a group led by Gillian (Brenneman), a no-nonsense leader who dishes out authoritative wisdom with a quirky passion born from her personal experiences. Through her insightful and unconventional techniques, Miles learns that he also needs to examine his behavior and change. Golding will play Shelby, a single mother grappling with her son’s substance use disorder. (Deadline)
That’s it. Enjoy!
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