Hey All,
Here are the entertainment news items for this past week:
RENEWALS
Netflix has given The Hunting Wives a third season renewal ahead of its upcoming second season premiere. (Deadline)
The USA Network has given Anna Pigeon a second season renewal. (Deadline)
Apple TV has given the limited series Imperfect Women an unexpected second season renewal with Kerry Washington the only original main cast member reprising her role. (The Hollywood Reporter)
Paramount+ has given the Sylvester Stallone-led drama Tulsa King a 5th season renewal. (Variety)
GREENLIGHT ORDERS
Netflix has given a greenlight to an untitled Bridgerton spin-off series that will chronicle the early life of young Lady Violet and her romance with Viscount Edmund Bridgerton. (Deadline)
Amazon has given a greenlight to a drama series about Karen Read with Elizabeth Banks set to star in the lead role. When a Boston police officer is found dead in the snow during a blizzard, all eyes are on his girlfriend, Karen Read (Banks), but when she and her legal team claim she’s not only innocent, but that she’s the victim of a conspiracy protecting the real assailants, the story spreads like wildfire, dividing a community in ways they’ve never seen. (Variety)
DEVELOPMENT NEWS
Scott Bakula just might be back on CBS in an untitled project from Dean Devlin (The Ark, Independence Day) that is being developed. The drama will be a high-concept detective procedural that will be set in Los Angeles. (Deadline)
TV CASTING NEWS
It’s been 8 years since Crazy Rich Asians hit the big screen and now fans of the franchise will get to see returning cast members Constance Wu, Henry Golding and Ronny Chieng back for a small screen one-hour original drama series. This 8-episode series will move forward on HBO with Oscar winner Michelle Yeoh also reprising her role as a recurring guest star. (Variety)
Former late night talk show host and actor James Corden and his creative partner Ruth Jones (they created the British series Gavin & Stacey together) will star in the new Apple TV series The Choir, playing estranged siblings Ben and Lisa. Ben has been living abroad, while Lisa has carried on in their small English town where nothing ever happens. But when events take a sorry turn, Ben is forced to return to a life he never wanted, a town he never liked and a family from which he’s estranged. Among the guest stars planned for this new series will be Hannah Waddingham, James McAvoy, Jim Broadbent and David Harewood [among others]. (Deadline)
LIMITED SERIES NEWS
Pretty Little Liars alum Lucy Hale is set to star and executive produce the limited series Scarlett Holmes that is set to air on the Roku Channel. The series will revolve around the titular character played by Hale, a modern descendant of Sherlock Holmes who has inherited his legendary powers of observation, but instead of solving crimes, she takes on mysteries of love, dating and relationships. (Deadline)
That’s it. Enjoy!
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