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Hey All,

Here are the news items for the past month:

RENEWALS/CANCELLATIONS

Vikings received a fifth season renewal from the History Channel. (Variety)

Of Kings and Prophets has been pulled from the ABC line-up after only two episodes. The network has also given renewals to the following dramas: Grey’s Anatomy, How to Get Away With Murder, Marvel’s Agents of SHIELD, Once Upon a Time, Scandal and Quantico. Meanwhile, the fates of Agent Carter, Castle and Nashville are uncertain. (Variety)

Gotham has been given a third season renewal by FOX, and Bones has been renewed for its 12th and final season on the network. (Variety)

Person of Interest will officially end after its upcoming fifth season on CBS; and NCIS has been renewed for two more seasons by the network. (Variety)

Better Call Saul has been given a season three renewal by AMC, and the network has also given a season renewal order to the drama Into the Badlands. (Variety)

PBS has given a second season order to Mercy Street. (The Futon Critic)

FreeForm has given a second season order to Shadowhunters; and the network also announced that Switched at Birth will end after its upcoming fifth season. (The Wrap and TV Line)

Royal Pains will end after its upcoming eighth season on the USA Network; and Satisfaction has been cancelled by the network after two seasons. (Variety and The Futon Critic)

WGN America has given their new drama Outsiders a second season renewal. (Variety)

Fuller House has been given a second season order by Netflix. (Variety)

The CW made an unprecedented announcement that all of their dramas – Crazy Ex-Girlfriend, Jane the Virgin, The Flash, iZombi, Arrow, Supernatural, DC’s Legends of Tomorrow, The 100, The Vampire Diaries, The Originals and Reign – have been renewed for a new season. (Variety)

CASTING ANNOUNCEMENTS

Actor Finn Jones (Game of Thrones) has landed the lead role in the upcoming Netflix superhero series Iron Fist that focuses on Daniel “Danny” Rand, a handsome, sophisticated and independent loner who returns to New York City after being missing for years to fight against the criminal element corrupting the city with his incredible kung-fu mastery and the ability to summon the power of the fiery Iron Fist. (Laura Prudom at Variety)

Actress Michelle Hurd (Daredevil and The Glades) has joined the cast of Ash Vs. Evil Dead on Starz, playing the high school sweetheart of the Ash Williams (Bruce Campbell). (Denise Petski at Deadline)

Actress Nadine Velazquez (Flight and Ride Along 2) will star alongside Barry Sloane (Revenge and The Whispers) in the 8-part History Channel military action series Six that follows a brotherhood of modern American warriors, Navy SEAL Team Six, whose 2014 mission to eliminate a Taliban leader in Afghanistan goes awry when they uncover a U.S. citizen working with the terrorists. Velazquez will play Jackie, a strong military wife whose husband Ricky is considering retirement from the SEAL Team Six but is called upon for one last mission. (Denise Petski at Deadline)

Actress Allison Miller (Kings and Go On) has landed one of the lead roles in the upcoming Syfy 13-episode futuristic thriller Incorporated that is set in a near future where corporations have unlimited power. The series will center on Ben Larson (Sean Teale from Reign), a young executive who conceals his true identity to infiltrate a very dangerous corporate world to save the woman he loves. But he’ll soon learn that he’s not the only one whose secrets might have deadly consequences. Miller will play Ben’s very well-connected wife Laura. (Nellie Andreeva at Deadline)

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Hey All,

Here are the news items for the past month:

RENEWALS/CANCELLATIONS

The Magicians has been given a season two order by Syfy. (Variety)

House of Cards has been renewed for a fifth season by Netflix. (Variety)

Billions has been given a season two order by Showtime. (Variety)

Finding Carter has been cancelled by MTV. (Variety)

Manhattan has been cancelled after two seasons by WGN America. (Variety)

Colony has been renewed for a second season by the USA Network. (Variety)

Shades of Blue has been given a second season order by NBC. (TVFanatic.com)

The Good Wife will come to an end after next season on CBS. (Variety)

Mozart in the Jungle has been renewed for a third season by Amazon. (Variety)

Vinyl has been given a second season order by HBO. (Variety)

A&E has cancelled Unforgettable. (Variety)

CASTING

Actor John Barrowman (Arrow) will appear in the penultimate episode of Reign, playing Munro, a dangerous and charismatic Scottish clan leader who harbors a grudge against the Queen of Scots. (Rebecca Iannucci at TV Line)

Actress Grace Gummer (Extant) has joined the cat of the second season of Mr. Robot, playing Dominique “Dom” DiPierro, a young FBI field agent investigating the Evil Corp Hack. (Michael Ausiello at TV Line)

Actor Ricky Whittle (The 100 and Austenland) has landed the lead role of Shadow Moon in the upcoming adaptation of the Neil Gaiman acclaimed contemporary fantasy novel “American Gods”. (Starz PR)

Actress Sophie Skelton has landed the plum role of Brianna on Outlander for the show’s second season. Brianna is the daughter of lead characters Jamie and Claire. (Laura Prudom at Variety)

Joe Morton has been promoted to series regular on Scandal. (Lesley Goldberg at The Hollywood Reporter)

Actor Jason Patric (The Lost Boys) has landed the lead role in the second season of the FOX drama Wayward Pines, playing Dr. Theo Yedlin, a confident, driven surgeon whose leadership skills will prove invaluable to the residents of Wayward Pines. (Elizabeth Wagmeister at Variety)

Actor Jackie Earle Haley (Watchmen) has been cast in the upcoming AMC adaptation of Preacher, which comes from the DC Comics graphic novel Vertigo, playing Odin Quincannon, a small, decrepit man with the unscrupulous iron will necessary to be the most powerful man in Annville County, Texas. The series revolves around Rev. Jesse Custer (Dominic Cooper from Marvel’s Agent Carter), a badass Texas preacher who, after losing his faith, learns that God has left heaven and forsaken his duties. Jesse becomes the only one who is able to track God down and hold him responsible for his abdication. (Lesley Goldberg at The Hollywood Reporter)

TV NEWS

Gilmore Girls will return for new episodes on Netflix (much like how Full House has returned with new episodes) with nearly all of the original cast coming back. (Elizabeth Wagmeister at Variety)

NEW SHOWS

E! has given a series order to the new 10-hour-long episodes The Arrangement, a modern day Cinderella story with a complicated Hollywood twist that follows a young actress, Megan Morrison, who auditions for the female lead in a summer blockbuster to star opposite the hottest male action stars, Kyle West. After Megan’s amazing audition leads to an incredible first date — and more — with Kyle, her Cinderella story takes an unexpected turn when she is presented with a contract that would change her life forever. The cast includes Christine Evangelista (Chicago Fire), Josh Henderson (Dallas and Desperate Housewives), Michael Vartan (Alias) and Lexa Doig (Continuum). (Elizabeth Wagmeister at Variety)

Actresses Elizabeth Mitchell (Lost and Revolution) and Elizabeth Lail (Once Upon a Time) have been cast in the upcoming Freeform camp horror series Dead of Summer that comes from Once Upon a Time creators Adam Horowitz and Edward Kitsis. The show will be set in the late 1980s at Camp Clearwater, a seemingly idyllic Midwestern summer camp known for first loves, first kisses and first kills. Mitchell will play Deb, the new owner of Camp Clearwater while Lail will play Amy, a clever but nervous camp counselor who is new to Camp Clearwater. (Elizabeth Wagmeister at Variety)

Actor Ryan Phillippe (Secrets and Lies) has landed the lead role in the new USA Network drama Shooter, based on the best-selling novel “Point of Impact” and the 2007 film of the same name. Phillippe will play Bob Lee Swagger, an expert marksman living in exile who is coaxed back into action after learning of a plot to kill the president. (Laura Prudom at Variety)

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Hey All,

Here are the news items for the past week:

TELEVISION

Actor Johnathon Schaech (That Thing You Do) will star as bounty hunter Jonah Hex on the new CW series DC’s Legends of Tomorrow. (Laura Prudom at Variety)

Actor Mark Consuelos (Kingdom) has landed a recurring role on the upcoming USA Network drama Queen Of The South that is based on the best-selling book by Arturo Pérez-Reverte. It tells the story of Teresa Mendoza (Alice Braga), who, when her drug-dealing boyfriend is unexpectedly murdered in Mexico, is forced to go on the run and seek refuge in America, where she teams with an unlikely figure from her past to bring down the leader of the drug trafficking ring that has her on the run. He will play Teo Aljarafe, a lawyer hired to organize financial affairs. (Denise Petski at Deadline)

Actress Jennifer Beals (Proof) has landed a major recurring role on NBC’s medical drama The Night Shift, playing Dr. Syd Jennings, a Major in the Army, who worked with the Culture Support Teams (CST) in conjunction with Ranger and Special Forces units in addition to her medical duties. (Denise Petski at Deadline)

Harold Perrineau (Lost) and Christopher Gorham (Covert Affairs) [among others] will star alongside Dougray Scott (Ever After), Kim Raver (24) and Mariana Klaveno (Devious Maids) in the third season of DirecTV’s anthology drama Full Circle: Miami that revolves around a dramatic political conspiracy that unfolds inside a posh Miami hotel. (Denise Petski at Deadline)

Actress Meagan Good (Minority Report) has landed a recurring role on Code Black, playing Dr. Grace Adams, the ex-flame of Neal (series regular Raza Jaffrey) and a fearless and ambitious attending physician who recently returned to Angels Memorial after volunteering a year of humanitarian work in Haiti. (Denise Petski at Deadline)

Actor Brandon Jay McLaren (Graceland) has landed a recurring role on Chicago Fire, playing a former gangbanger-turned-politician. (Denise Petski at Deadline)

Actor Ryan McPartlin (Chuck) will have a recurring role on Devious Maids, playing Kyle, a sweet, fun, and impossibly sexy new neighbor. (Denise Petski at Deadline)

Actress Olga Fonda (Agent X) will guest star in an upcoming episode of Hawaii Five-0, playing Anna Novik, a spy who uses deadly tactics to obtain important stolen intel. (Andy Swift at TV Line)

STREAMING TV

Netflix has picked up the 10-episode series called Altered Carbon that is based on the 2002 book of the same name that is set in the 25th century, focusing on the human mind being digitized and the soul being transferable from one body to the next. (Elizabeth Wagmeister at Variety)

BOX OFFICE NEWS

Actor Robbie Amell (The Flash and The Tomorrow People) and Rachael Taylor (Marvel’s Jessica Jones) have joined the cast of the post-apocalyptic sci-fi thriller Arq. The film is set in a near future where all the oil has run out. (Heat Vision and Dark Horizons)

Q&A SECTION (with Michael Ausiello at TV Line)

Question: I’ve been a longtime fan of yours and I’m dying for Arrow scoop. —Lisa

Ausiello: When Nyssa returns on Feb. 3, the League member “is going to take on Malcolm in a really ambitious and full-scale way, and she’s going to be asking Oliver to do some pretty dark things,” previews EP Wendy Mericle, who adds that the topic of Nyssa’s onetime lover Sara’s recent resurrection won’t come up in the “gangbusters” episode — partly because “she is off time traveling on Legends [of Tomorrow]!”

Question: I love Once Upon a Time and I’d love any scoop about Milah’s return. —Audrey

Ausiello: Being the dearly departed ex of both Rumple and Hook, Milah “has a big connection to two of our main characters,” co-creator Eddy Kitsis reminds. As for how she folds into the heroes’ trip to the Underworld, “We don’t want to spoil anything, but… wouldn’t it be weird if she met Emma? She and Emma might be an awkward meeting.” Just as fun is the prospect of long-dead Milah getting the 411 on the fantastically twisted family tree that branched off of her. Hints co-creator Adam Horowitz, “I love the idea of Milah learning just how she is connected to all our characters!”

Question: What can you tell me about Riff, the new guy on Nashville? —Trish

Ausiello: Portrayer Steve Kazee tells us that his former-country-star character is old friends with Luke Wheeler, who “pulls me out of retirement.” So does that mean he’s Wheelin’ Dealin’ Records’ newest artist? “I don’t know about that,” Kazee says. “We’ll have to wait and see how that goes.”

Question: Any scoop on the identity of Zoom on The Flash? —Katy

Ausiello: Now that Zoom is in cahoots with Harry and has someone to talk to, more info about the Big Bad will come to light. “We get a little bit more of his personality,” executive producer Andrew Kreisberg previews, “and a little bit more about what he wants and why he wants it. All that is going to come to a, hopefully, very exciting head.”

Question: Is the business with the male clones pretty much over with on Orphan Black? —LaShawna

Ausiello: Even though Rudy and several of his brothers died, executive producer Graeme Manson warns, “We’re not finished with our male clones. Mark’s still out there, and Ari Millen’s still in the cast for Season 4, I guarantee.” And with the last surviving Castor clone (that we know of) having earned Sarah’s trust, the question becomes, “If we can find our own cure, can we cure Mark? Is that a possibility for next season? Is Mark the one brother who’s earned the right to call himself a brother?”

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Hey All,

Here are the news items for the past week:

TELEVISION

Actress Laura Vandervoot (Bitten and Smallville) has landed the role of Indigo in the CBS series Supergirl. [Viewers will recall that Vandervoot starred as Kara on Smallville.] Indigo is a living, strong-willed supercomputer that was sentenced to Fort Rozz after turning against the people of Krypton. Now on Earth, Indigo will let nothing stand in her way. Also actor Jeff Branson (The Young and the Restless) will have the recurring role of Master Jailer, the forceful and unrelenting jail guard on Fort Rozz, who showed no mercy. Also now on Earth, he is hell-bent on catching all of the Fort Rozz escapees and brutally bringing them to justice. (Carissa Pavlica at TV Fanatic)

Actors Jim Beaver and Steven Williams will be reprising their roles of Bobby and Rufus (respectively) on Supernatural, appearing in flashbacks. (Samantha Highfill at Entertainment Weekly and TV Line)

Actor Aaron Douglas (Battlestar Galactica) will appear in The Flash as villain The Turtle, a meta-human who can slow time. It turns out that Cisco (series regular Carlos Valdes) has been hunting this villain the entire series, but keeping it secret from Barry (series lead Grant Gustin). (Natalie Abrams at Entertainment Weekly)

Actor B.J. Britt (Marvel’s Agents of SHIELD) has been cast in the Lifetime drama UnREAL as Darius Hill, a professional quarterback who is the first black suitor on the fictitious reality series Everlasting. (The Futon Critic)

Actress Rutina Wesley (True Blood) will star in the OWN original series Queen Sugar, which is about Nova Bordelon, a formidable journalist and activist based in New Orleans, who undergoes a significant change when her sister, Charley, returns to Louisiana from Los Angeles to help run the family sugarcane farm. (The Futon Critic)

Actress Eva Longoria will guest star in the Lifetime drama Devious Maids (for which she is one of the executive producers. She will be joined by former Desperate Housewives’ co-star James Denton, who will have a recurring role in the show’s upcoming fourth season. There are no details as to what role Longoria will play but Denton will play Peter, the charming, confident head of a movie studio who falls hard and fast into a new relationship this season. (Denise Petski at Deadline)

Actor Giles Marini (Switched at Birth) will guest star in an upcoming episode of Teen Wolf on MTV, playing Sebastien, a French soldier who returns home to the countryside of Gévaudan, only to discover that a vicious beast has been terrorizing the people he loves, including his younger sister. (Andy Swift at TV Line)

Veteran actor Danny Glover will guest star in an upcoming episode of Criminal Minds, playing the father of Shemar Moore’s character, who has been long established as dead. It will be interesting to see how that story plays out. (Matt Mitovich at TV Line)

Actress Brooke Shields will guest star in the last two episodes of When Calls the Heart on the Hallmark Channel, playing the mother of Mountie Jack Thornton, an Annie Oakley-type frontier woman who’s well-versed in sharpshooting, horsemanship and the ways of the West. (Riely Haven at Parade Magazine)

Scream Queens has been renewed for a second season by FOX. The network also renewed Empire for a third season. (Variety)

FOX has official announced that Prison Break will return as an event series with Wentworth Miller and Dominic Purcell reprising their roles as brothers Michael Scofield and Lincoln Burrows. No premiere date has been set yet though. Nor have any plot details been released as yet. (Elizabeth Wagmeister at Variety)

Jessica Jones has been given a 13-episode second season renewal by Netflix. (Variety)

Actor Boris Kodjoe (Undercovers and Resident Evil movies) has landed a recurring role on Code Black, playing Dr. Will Campbell, a suave surgeon whose surgical skills and personal charm are only outweighed by his ego. (The Futon Critic)

Actor Matt Cedeno (Days of Our Lives and Devious Maids) will guest star in an upcoming episode of The Originals, playing a callous, smart and manipulative vampire from the Mikaelsons’ past who comes to New Orleans seeking vengeance. (Andy Swift at TV Line)

MADE-FOR-TV MOVIE NEWS

Actress Debra Messing (The Mysteries of Laura) will star opposite Abigail Breslin (Scream Queens) in the 3-hour remake of Dirty Dancing coming to ABC. She will play Marjorie Houseman, mother of Baby (Breslin) and Lisa, a meticulous 1960s housewife who takes great pride in her family and is using their summer vacation to try to rekindle her romance with her workaholic husband. (Nellie Andreeva at Deadline)

The next NBC live musical franchise movie will be Hairspray, which tells the story of Tracy Turnblad, an overweight Baltimore teen with dreams of landing a spot on a TV dance show and bringing racial integration with her. (Nellie Andreeva at Deadline)

BOX OFFICE NEWS

Actress Connie Nielsen Connie Nielsen (The Following) has landed the role of Hippolyta, the queen of the Amazons and mother of Princess Diana, aka Wonder Woman, who will be played by Gal Gadot (from the Fast and Furious franchise). The much anticipated Wonder Woman movie will be out in June of 2017. (Justin Kroll at Variety)

Q&A SECTION (with Natalie Abrams at Entertainment Weekly)

Question: Do you know who this Reverse-Flash is that’s popping up on The Flash this season? — Claire

Natalie: Despite theories that he hails from Earth-Two, this actually is the Reverse-Flash we’ve come to know and hate — but with a twist. “Time on our show does not unfold linearly,” EP Andrew Kreisberg says. “Sometimes you’ve seen events from one direction and then you start to see them from the other. This Reverse-Flash is not exactly the Reverse-Flash that we saw disintegrate at the end of the year. It’s a Reverse-Flash from an earlier timeline. It’s not the Earth-Two Reverse-Flash, it’s the Reverse-Flash. That is, hands down, one of our best episodes.”

Question: How will Regina handle facing the people she killed when Once Upon a Time goes to the Underworld? — DJ

Natalie: Though it will be a little overwhelming considering how many lives Regina is responsible for taking, she is ready to face them. “She wants to confront these souls and these people that she has hurt, that she has killed,” Lana Parrilla says. “She’s on the right path, and she’s still on the path of redemption. She still wants to make amends with people and still trying to do the right thing. She’s really embracing the hero within her.”

Question: Anything on Scandal? — Raina

Natalie: In case you missed it, Scandal will be jumping ahead six months, where we’ll find that Fitz is very much alone in the White House — Olivia has moved on, and Mellie is campaigning for presidency. So, how will America feel about a divorced POTUS? “It’s an interesting question that is dealt with,” Tony Goldwyn says. “It is discussed. We don’t know yet what the public response is, but it’s an issue we do talk about.”

Question: Any Blacklist scoop outside of Liz now being a free woman? — Jenny

Natalie: Yeah, Red will soon be in hot water over his suspected connection to the FBI. “There is an episode coming up which shines a light on the way that criminals communicate and network in an odd way,” EP Jon Bokenkamp says. “We posit that perhaps criminals that have business interests aligned would get together and solve differences. There is a really interesting look behind the curtain of the way that Red operates and works with some of his criminal counterparts.”

Question: Elizabeth Henstridge says Jemma’s feelings for Fitz get stronger on Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Anymore scoop on that? — Ditchthel

Natalie: It’s been roughly three months since the events that happened on Maveth, but Simmons is “still in the grieving process,” Elizabeth Henstridge tells me. “She’s experiencing some survivor’s guilt. Fitz has been so supportive throughout the whole thing. She’s going further down that path with him and her feelings. She loves him and wants to be with him. She hasn’t forgotten about Will, but it’s more the guilt she’s carrying. They’re taking things slowly on whether they’re going to get together or not.”

Question: Did any of the Quantico characters we actually care about die in that explosion? — Jayma

Natalie: Bad news, Jenna: Not everyone made it out alive. “There will be people who you know who won’t be a part of this anymore,” Priyanka Chopra reveals, “and that will affect Alex and her friends in a huge way.”

Question: The Factory on Colony does not sound like a fun place to be. Will we get to see what happens there? — Mike

Natalie: Yes, and much sooner than you think. “You’ll learn more about it, for sure,” executive producer Carlton Cuse says. “It’s a little bit like North Korea. If you step out of line, you and your family get sent to reeducation farms and labor camps. That’s a great stick to wield for control.”

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Hey All,

Here are the news items for the last 10 days:

TELEVISION

Actor Michael Weatherly will be leaving the long-running NCIS franchise at the end of this current season on CBS. (Debra Birnbaum at Variety)

E! has renewed The Royals for a third season. (Elizabeth Wagmeister at Variety)

Being Mary Jane has been renewed for a fourth season by BET. (Elizabeth Wagmeister at Variety)

TNT has decided to pull the plug on its long-running drama Rizzoli & Isles after the upcoming 7th season. (Elizabeth Wagmeister at Variety)

Actress Jewel Staite (Firefly and Stargate Atlantis) has landed a guest-starring role in the upcoming CW drama Legends of Tomorrow, playing Rachel Turner, a tech genius and roboticist from the future who just so happens to be a descendant of an established DC Universe character. (Sadie Genis at TV Guide)

Actress Summer Glau (Firefly and Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles) and legendary actor Gerald McRaney (the recently defunct Agent X) will both appear in upcoming episodes of Castle. Glau will guest star in one episode, playing Kendall Frost, a provocative private detective in Los Angeles who competes with Castle to solve a deadly mystery. On the other hand, McRaney will appear in multiple episodes as Mason Wood, the head of a legendary and secretive private detective society. (Michael Ausiello at TV Line)

Actor Wes Brown (Hart of Dixie) will take over the role of Gaston on Once Upon a Time, appearing in a flashback episode chronicling “an ostensibly sexier, more chiseled slice of Belle’s life. (Mark Snetiker at Entertainment Weekly)

The SundanceTV drama Rectify will end after its upcoming 4th season that will air this fall. (Variety)

Actress Maya Stojan (Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. and Castle) will appear in a February episode of NCIS as one of four privately commissioned deep sea divers who, after a retired petty officer dies under fishy circumstances, must remain in the diving chamber for four days to decompress (alongside the deceased’s body) while the NCIS team attempts to crack the case from land. She will also appear in an upcoming episode of Grey’s Anatomy in a role that has yet to be revealed. (Matt Mitovich at TV Line)

WEB SERIES NEWS

Actor Jeffrey Donovan (Burn Notice) has landed the male lead in the Hulu original drama Shut Eye that takes a darkly comedic look at the underground world of Los Angeles storefront psychics and the organized crime syndicate that runs them. The story revolves around a disgruntled player in the organization who finds his cynical world view challenged when he starts to experience visions that may or may not be real. Donovan will play Charlie Haverford, a failed magician who now works as a psychic/conman overseeing a number of fortune telling parlors in Los Angeles. (Nellie Andreeva at Deadline)

MINI-SERIES NEWS

Actor Michiel Huisman (Game of Thrones) has joined the cast of the upcoming Discovery Channel mini-series Harley and the Davidsons. He will play Walter Davidson. The story of the mini-series will follow how Milwaukee schoolyard pals built, and rode, the machines that rule the road. (James Hibberd at Entertainment Weekly)

That’s it. Enjoy!

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Hey All,

Here are the news items from December 21 through December 31:

TELEVISION

Actor Greg Germann (Ally McBeal) will appear in Once Upon a Time when it returns with new episodes in March, playing Hades, the devilish dictator of the Underworld. (Natalie Abrams at Entertainment Weekly)

It looks like Pretty Little Liars will come to a close after its 7th season on ABC Family, which will soon be known as FreeForm as of January 12 – the very date when PLL returns for the rest of its current, sixth season. (Elizabeth Wagmeister at Variety)

Actress Kristen Bell (Veronica Mars) will appear in an episode of iZombie (which was brought to the small screen by Veronica Mars creator Rob Thomas). There are no details yet on who Bell will be playing in the episode though. (Ira Madison, III at Vulture)

Syfy has given a second season renewal to the mini-series The Expanse, giving it a 13-episode order. (Whitney Friedlander at Variety)

Actor Dougray Scott (Taken 3) and Kim Raver (24) will join the third season of Full Circle, the original anthology drama from DirecTV. The third season will explore the dark underworld of national politics with Scott, playing the rugged and charismatic U.S. Senator Davis Faulkner who is poised to win the Florida Presidential Primary; and Raver playing Faulkner’s wife Jane. (Nellie Andreeva at Deadline)

Actress Michelle Yeoh (Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon) has landed a recurring role in the second season of the Netflix drama Marco Polo that will air sometime in 2016. The series follows Marco Polo’s (Lorenzo Richelmy) adventures, as he fights greed, betrayal and rivalries in Kublai Khan’s court. Yeoh will play a mysterious figure from Hundred Eyes’ (Tom Wu) past. (Denise Petski at Deadline)

That’s it.

Enjoy

PS: Happy New Year!

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Hey All,

Here are the news items for the last few weeks:

TELEVISION

The Blacklist has been renewed for a fourth season. (Variety)

TNT has given renewals to The Librarians and Major Crimes, but the network has cancelled Legends, Agent X and Public Morals. (Elizabeth Wagmeister at Variety)

FOX has given a season two order to Wayward Pines. (The Futon Critic)

Showtime has given renewal orders to Homeland and The Affair. (The Futon Critic)

Crackle has given a second season order to the streaming series The Art of More. (The Futon Critic)

Amazon has given a second season order to both web series Hand of God and The Man in the High Castle. And, Amazon has also given series orders for two new shows: Good Girl Revolt and Patriot. Good Girl Revolt will be set in 1969, following a group of young female researchers at “News of the Week,” who simply ask to be treated fairly. The cast will include Anna Camp (Pitch Perfect and True Blood) and Grace Gummer (Extant). Patriot follows the complicated life of intelligence officer John Tavner. (Nellie Andreeva at Deadline)

Actress Megalyn Echikunwke (The 4400 and The Following) will appear on Arrow as Vixen, an African orphan who inherited the ability to mimic any animal. (Denise Petski at Deadline)

Actress Jaime Ray Newman (Drop Dead Diva) will have a recurring role on Bates Motel, playing Rebecca Hamilton, an old flame of Alex Romero (series regular Nestor Carbonell) with whom she’s still very much in love. (Denise Petski at Deadline)

Looks like Kiefer Sutherland may be coming back to the small screen this time as President of the United States. Designated Survivor is the new conspiracy thriller from ABC that will find Sutherland, playing a lower level United States Cabinet member who is suddenly appointed President after a catastrophic attack during the State of the Union kills everyone above him in the Presidential line of succession. (Nellie Andreeva at Deadline)

Scottish actor Richard Rankin has landed the role of Roger Wakefield in the second season of Outlander. Roger is the adopted son of Reverend Wakefield, who was introduced in the first season of the much buzz-about Starz series. Roger is a professor at Oxford with a keen interest in history and all the secrets and insights its presents. (Denise Petski at Deadline)

Actress Italia Ricci (Chasing Life) will appear in Supergirl in the recurring role of Siobhan Smythe, the latest hire by Cat Grant (series regular Calista Flockart), who at first becomes a work nemesis for Kara (series lead Melissa Benoist), but later proves a more deadly foe for Supergirl as the DC Comics villain Silver Banshee. (Denise Petski at Deadline)

Actor Tom Welling (Smallville) may be coming back to the small screen in the starring role of the CBS drama series project Section 13, which centers on a CIA black ops officer-turned-private contractor (Welling) who, after a personal tragedy, joins a covert organization devoted to carrying out the most difficult and dangerous high-stakes assignments. (Nellie Andreeva at Deadline)

Actress Teri Reeves (Chicago Fire) will have a recurring role on Once Upon a Time as the grown-up version of Dorothy Gale, who was last seen in the series as a teenager. This time around Dorothy is a “brave warrior for good” who returns to Oz to save the magical city from the most wicked of witches. (Matt Mitovich at TV Line)

Actress Alicia Witt (Friday Night Lights) will appear in Nashville in a major arc, playing music sensation Autumn, “a respected singer who’s paid her dues and who’s managed to both cross over to pop and thrive in the era of bro country.” Also, actress Meg Steedle (Boardwalk Empire) will guest star in the ABC series as a single mom that Avery sparks to after they have a charming first encounter. (Matt Mitovich at TV Line and Rebecca Iannuci at TV Line and Entertainment Weekly)

Actor Diego Boneta (Scream Queens) will guest star in Jane the Virgin as Dax, a genius techie and hipster skateboarder who takes a look at Jane’s computer and ends up surprising her — in more ways than one. (Vlada Gelman at TV Line)

Actress Melinda Clarke (The O.C. and Nikita) has landed a recurring role on Gotham, playing Grace Van Dahl, a power-hungry woman who plays the perfect hostess and wife while she plots how to cheat — and kill! — to get what she wants. (Rebecca Iannucci at TV Line and E! Online)

MOVIE NEWS

Actor Chadwick Boseman (42 and Draft Day) will star as the highly respected Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall in the upcoming box office film based on the first African American judge on that court. (Anita Busch at Deadline)

It would seem that director James Gunn is eyeing Kurt Russell for a key role in Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2. Russell is being considered for the role of Peter Quill’s (Chris Pratt) father. (Ross A. Lincoln at Deadline)

That’s it. Enjoy!

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It’s been a very busy month news wise and I became terribly behind in following all of it. So the following are just some of the top news items for the month of November.

TV RENEWALS AND CANCELLATION

Fargo renewed for a 3rd season by FX. (Variety)

FX has canceled The Bastard Executioner after one season. (Variety)

ABC pulled Wicked City from the line-up after three episodes. (Variety)

Syfy has renewed Z Nation for a third season. (The TV Addict)

Blindspot has been given a second season order by NBC. (Variety)

NBC has also given renewals to Chicago Fire and Chicago P.D. (Variety)

American Horror Story has been given a sixth season renewal by FX. (Variety)

Murder in the First has been given a third season order by TNT. (Nellie Andreeva at Deadline)

TELEVISION

Actor Bailey Chase (Longmire) has landed a recurring role on Grimm, playing Lucien Petrovich, the leader of a Wesen revolutionary group. (Nellie Andreeva at Deadline)

Actor Arjay Smith (Perception) has landed a recurring role on Major Crimes, playing Dennis Price, but no other details are available on his character. (Denise Petski at Deadline)

Actor Tom Amandes (Everwood) will appear in a multi-episode arc on Arrow, playing Noah Kuttler (The Calculator), a criminal mastermind and technical genius, who uses his advanced skills in computer science and internet manipulation to blackmail Roy (Colton Haynes) out of retirement to do his bidding, which leads to an epic battle with Team Arrow. (Matt Mitovich at TV Line)

Actor Matthew Morrison (Glee) will appear on the second season of Younger on TV Land. (Rebecca Iannucci at TV Line)

Actor Gaius Charles (Friday Night Lights) has landed a guest starring role in Friday Night Lights, playing Charlie Napier, an Army sergeant who has something mysterious in common with Jane Doe (lead star Jaimie Alexander). (Rebecca Iannucci at TV Line)

Actress Eliza Coupe (Happy Endings) has joined the cast of the new ABC drama Quantico, playing FBI Agent Hannah Wyland. (Kimberly Roots at TV Line)

Actor James McDaniel (NYPD Blue) will appear in Sleepy Hollow as Ezra Mills, the absentee father of Abbie and Jenny. Sleepy Hollow will be back on FOX on February 5. (Erik Pedersen at Deadline)

Actor Blake Jenner (Glee) will join his real-life wife Melissa Benoist in Supergirl, appearing as Adam Foster, a handsome stranger from Cat Grant’s (series regular Calista Flockhart) past whose arrival in National City tests Kara and Cat’s relationship like never before. He will be a potential new love interest for Kara. (Michael Ausiello at TV Line)

Syfy has picked up a 13-episode sci-fi small screen adaptation of Van Helsing that will center on Vanessa Helsing, the daughter of famous vampire hunter and Dracula nemesis Abraham Van Helsing, who is resurrected five years in the future to find out that vampires have taken over the world and that she possesses unique power over them. The series is set to premiere in Fall 2016. (Nellie Andreeva at Deadline)

Actor Jeffrey Dean Morgan (Supernatural and Extant) will play the infamous villain Negan on The Walking Dead. Negan is the leader of the Saviors, a ruthless group that demands food and supplies from other communities in “exchange” for protection from the walkers. (Maane Khatchatoruian at Variety)

ONLINE SERIES NEWS

Actress Sonia Braga has joined the cast of the Netflix online series Marvel’s Luke Cage. She will play Soledad Temple, the mother of Claire Temple (Rosario Dawson). (Dominic Patten at Deadline)

Actor Jason Mamoa (Game of Thrones and The Red Road) will star in the Netflix online series Frontier that is an action-packed adventure drama following the chaotic and violent struggle to control wealth and power in the North American fur trade in the late 18th century. (James Hibberd at Entertainment Weekly)

Actor Matt Bomer (White Collar and American Horror Story Hotel) will star in the Amazon pilot called Tycoon, based on the unfinished F. Scott Fitzgerald novel The Last Tycoon. Bomer will play 1930s movie mogul Monroe Stahr. The series will follow Monroe’s rise as a studio executive, a journey which eventually puts him at odds with studio head Pat Brady — who also happens to be Monroe’s mentor. (Andy Swift at TV Line)

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Hey All,

Here are the news items for this past week:

TELEVISION

Before Ash vs. Evil Dead even aired its debut episode, Starz renewed it for a second season. (Variety)

Netflix has given the former A&E drama Longmire, which the streaming network picked up for a fourth season, an order for a fifth season. (Variety)

The Walking Dead has been given a seventh season order by AMC. (Variety)

Actor Nathan Darrow (House of Cards) has landed the recurring role of Victor Fries (aka Mr. Freeze) on Gotham. Actress Kristen Hager (Being Human) will play Victor’s wife Nora while actor B. D. Wong (Law & Order: SVU) will recur as Hugo Strange, the psychiatrist hired to run Arkham. (Michael Ausiello and Matt Mitovich at TV Line and Nick Romano at Entertainment Weekly)

Actress Elisabeth Rohm (Stalker) has landed a recurring role on The Last Ship, playing Allison Shaw, the highly intelligent and capable Chief of Staff to President Michener (recurring guest star Mark Moses). (Denise Petski at Deadline)

Actress Jessy Schram (Falling Skies) has landed a recurring role on Nashville, playing Cash Gray, a singer songwriter who is just starting to come into her own, having co-written a few songs with Kacey Musgraves. (Nellie Andreeva at Deadline)

Actress Cassidy Freeman (Smallville and Longmire) will guest star in an episode of Stitchers will returns for its second season on ABC Family, which will be taking on the new name of Freeform in 2016. She will play Ellie, a hacker who uses her “impressive skills” to taunt the Stitchers team. Meanwhile, actor John Billingsley (True Blood) will recur on the show, playing Mitchell Blair, an NSA executive who arrives on the scene as part of an “abrupt change” to the Stitchers’ organization. (Andy Swift at TV Line)

Actress Jessica Camacho (Last Resort) has been promoted to series regular on Sleepy Hollow where she plays Sophie Foster, who has experience obtaining artifacts and a connection (however murky) to the dearly departed Sheriff Corbin. (Kimberly Roots at TV Line and The Hollywood Reporter)

Actor Henry Czerny (Revenge) will appear as Winslow Schott (aka the Toyman) on Supergirl. (Andy Swift at TV Line, ComicBook.com and Supergirl.TV)

BOX OFFICE NEWS

Actor Dan Stevens (Downton Abbey) will star opposite Anne Hathaway and Jason Sudeikis in the upcoming sci-fi film Colossal that follows a woman who moves back to her hometown after losing her job and boyfriend in New York, only to discover that she is somehow strangely connected to a giant creature that has materialized over Seoul and is wreaking havoc on the city. Stevens will play the ex-boyfriend who originally scorns her only to later fight to win her back. (Justin Kroll at Variety)

TV TO BOOK NEWS

The TV series The Librarians is getting a spin-off book that will be published in October 2016. The book “The Librarians and the Lost Lamp” will toggle between the past, as Flynn Carsen tries to find Aladdin’s Lamp before an ancient criminal organization known as the Forty Seals gets hold of it, and the future, when Eve Baird and a new group of Librarians — protectors of ancient artifacts like King Arthur’s sword Excalibur — stumble on a mystery in Las Vegas that seems to relate to the Lamp and the powerful djinn it can summon. (Andy Lewis at The Hollywood Reporter)

Q&A SECTION (with Matt Mitovich at TV Line)

Question: With Charlotte Ross returning to Arrow soon, can you tell us anything about her relationship with Oliver, Felicity, and if she’ll finally meet Quentin Lance? –Tina

Mitovich: Stephen Amell shared at the set last week that Oliver has formed a bond with Mama Smoak, especially since he was living the suburban life with her daughter Felicity. “I had always imagined that Oliver in his nice, easy-going state would have a dialogue with Donna Smoak, which was proven correct and leads to some funny moments,” he said. “The dynamic between the two of them is excellent.” As for any possible meeting of Donna and Quentin, Paul Blackthorne joked as he came away from filming the fall finale, “Do I have lipstick on my cheek? [Then again] it’s a Christmas episode, so of course, everybody’s kissing everybody.” Hmmm.

Question: When will Arrow fans learn about Felicity’s father? –Kyle

Mitovich: Not anytime especially soon, it sounds like. “I don’t know anything about my dad,” Emily Bett Rickards said on set last week, “except that he’s probably going to be a villain and he’s rich and that he comes in this season.”

Question: Do you have any new Castle scoop? –Alie

Mitovich: During our November Sweep preview chat, I was sure to ask the co-showrunners what exactly Kristopher Polaha will be up to on the series, besides being tall. “He’s playing a public defender who comes in [during the fall finale ‘Mr. & Mrs. Castle’] and presents with some unexpected complexity,” said Alexi Hawley. “He’s a little bit more than what he seems. “The design of his character,” Terence Paul Winter added, “is that he’s immediately at odds with the folks at the 12th, while representing a murderer. He’s trying to do his job while the 12th is trying to do theirs.”

Question: Do you have any scoop on where Castle‘s Beckett will be when Stana Katic was in Milan? –Laura

Mitovich: For the next new episode, “Cool Boys” (airing Nov. 9), Beckett is “out of town at a meeting for a couple of days, at a work-related function,” Alexi Hawley told me. The EP then made clear that she is off doing “real work, not secret work” related to the LokSat mystery.

Question: Any clues as to whether Once Upon a Time viewers are literally going to “hell” aka the Underworld, and if so, as a whole cast? Or is it possible it comes to Storybrooke? –Karen

Mitovich: Details — on any confirmed trip to Hell or otherwise – are scarce thus far, but this much I can share: For an early Season 5B episode, the ABC series is guest-casting the roles of a “dashing, strapping young man” who is “single-minded in his pursuit of his destiny: to be the greatest hero who ever lived” and a “plucky, 18-year-old female adventurer with a sly sense of humor and a tough, no-nonsense spirit.”

Question: Is it too early for scoop on Beauty and the Beast Season 4? –Anna

Mitovich: Back in August when this email first came in? Yes. But now? Not so early! At the very least, I can report that the Season 4 aka series finale will be titled, fittingly, “Au Revoir.”

Question: It’s very exciting that we’re going to get some members of the Lane family in Supergirl‘s first season, but is there any hope for Lois herself? And if not a guest-starring role or even a cameo, will we at least hear about her life onscreen? –Tatiana

Mitovich: As a matter of fact, not only does Clark Kent get name-checked in Episode 2, but his lady love Lois also is mentioned. (Jenna Dewan-Tatum then of course debuts as little sister Lucy aka James’ ex the following week.)

Question: Do you have any scoop on CBS’ Supergirl? –SuperSurfSurf

Mitovich: Episode 11 will introduce the potentially recurring character of Senator Miranda Crane, a dynamic, persuasive and dangerous ideologue who is preparing for a White House run based on an anti-alien platform.

Question: What does it mean for Supernatural‘s Dean that he and The Darkness are bound? What plans does Amara/Darkness have for him? Can one be killed without hurting the other? –DeMara

Mitovich: One can definitely be injured without affecting the other. “It’s not like a voodoo doll” (or “twinsies,” as Jared Padalecki jokes) “or anything like that,” star Jensen Ackles clarifies. “We will see… what exactly that relationship is” between Dean and The Darkness, Ackles adds. “I don’t think that he knows what to make of it. What it all means and how it’s all going to tie into his destiny and his future and what that means for the brothers, he’s very nervous about. Obviously, those nerves are something that he’s going to be hiding, but we will see it get fleshed out a bit.”

Question: Supernatural‘s Sam and the Reaper — is there more to this story? –JJ

Mitovich: Interestingly, Dean will also be meeting Billie the reaper (played by Lisa Berry), in the fall finale. “To be honest… we have not shot those scenes yet, so I don’t know how intense it’s going to be,” Jensen Ackles said on set last week. “But I’m excited to work with her.”

Question: Do you happen to have any scoop on Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. that isn’t Secret Warriors related? –Dee

Mitovich: Exec producer Jeffrey Bell affirms that May is “really angry” after her and Hunter’s attack on Ward wound up getting Andrew (seemingly) incinerated. And she’s not only mad at the menfolk. “Look, she was part of that plan, so she’s culpable,” Bell notes. “Knowing May, she’s more angry at herself than anybody else.” Asked if Andrew’s unclear fate will be confirmed sooner, or later, Bell hedged, “We will absolutely address his fate sooner or later!” (BTW, the Secret Warriors detected and do not appreciate your shade!)

Question: I would love to have any spoilers you can give on S.H.I.E.L.D.’s Fitz and Simmons! — Jenna

Mitovich: It sounds like they will keep their mission to somehow rescue Will from the planet on the down low, which of course on this show tends to backfire in spectacular fashion. “Like any kind of secret, it starts with one person knowing something,” says EP Jeffrey Bell, “and then over time there are twist and turns and complications.”

Question: Where is Gotham‘s Harvey Dent? Isn’t he supposed to be around more this year? –Drew

Mitovich: Dent (played by series regular Nicholas D’Agosto) resurfaces this Monday in “Mommy’s Little Monster,” and from there on will appear “on and off,” says EP John Stephens. “We’re not playing any full Harvey Dent stories right now, but he’s a part of our world, that’s for sure.”

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Hey All,

Here are the news items for this past week:

TELEVISION

ABC Family has given a season five order to Switched at Birth. (The Hollywood Reporter)

ABC has officially cancelled The Whispers after one season. (Variety)

The episode order for Blood & Oil, the new ABC drama starring Don Johnson and Gossip Girl’s Chace Crawford has been dropped down to 10 episodes. (Variety)

The Player, the new NBC drama starring Wesley Snipes and Philip Winchester, has had its ordered trimmed down to 9 episodes. (Variety)

Limitless has been given a full season order by CBS. (Variety)

CASTING NEWS

Actor Kurtwood Smith (That 70’s Show) has joined the cast of the second season of Marvel’s Agent Carter, playing Vernon Masters, a veteran of the War Department with a keen understanding of how to work the system. Agent Carter is set to premiere in 2016. (Denise Petski at Deadline)

Actress Dichen Lachman (Dollhouse and The 100) has landed a recurring role on The Last Ship for the show’s third season. She will play Jesse, a helicopter pilot who lives off the grid. Also, actress Bridget Regan (Jane the Virgin and Legend of the Seeker) has landed a series regular role on the show, playing Sasha, a former Navy Intelligence Officer now operating under diplomatic cover in China for the newly reformed United States government. (Denise Petski at Deadline)

Actor Carlos Gomes (The Glades) will have a recurring role in the new upcoming USA Network drams Queen Of The South that chronicles the rise of Teresa Mendoza (Alice Braga) from the rough streets of Mexico to her life as a drug kingpin in Malibu. He will play drug lord Javier Acosta, who calls the shots from his compound in Colombia. The series is slated to premiere in 2016. (Denise Petski at Deadline)

Actress Lindsay Wagner (The Bionic Woman) will guest-star in an episode of NCIS as the mother of Ellie Bishop (series regular Emily Wickersham), who makes a Thanksgiving trip back to Oklahoma. (Matt Mitovich at TV Line)

Actress Anne Heche (Men in Trees) will guest star in an episode of Quantico, playing Dr. Susan Langdon, a former FBI agent and medical examiner who is now a bestselling author and pundit. (Michael Ausiello at TV Line)

Actor Mario Lopez (Saved By the Bell) has landed the role of Vince Fontaine, the host of the teen dance show “National Bandstand” in the upcoming NBC Grease: Live special that will star Aaron Tveit (Graceland) as Danny, Julianne Hough (Dancing with the Stars) as Sandy and Vanessa Hudgens (High School Musicial) as Rizzo. (Joe Otterson at The Wrap).

Actor Vincent D’Onofrio (Daredevil) will play the Wizard of Ox in the upcoming NBC series Emerald City that follows 20-year-old Dorothy Gale (Adria Arjona from True Detective) and her K9 police dog from Kansas who, after a tornado, are transported to another world far away — a mystical land of competing kingdoms, lethal warriors, wicked witches, dark magic and a bloody battle for supremacy. (Elizabeth Wagmeister at Variety)

MOVIE TRAILER

Q&A SECTION (with Michael Ausiello at TV Line)

Question: Any scoop on next week’s “Baby” episode of Supernatural? Any bromantic scene we should be looking forward to? —Eleni

Ausiello: TVLine’s resident Supe-heroine Vlada Gelman has seen Wednesday’s anticipated hour and she tells me exclusively that it’s an “Impala love letter” featuring “a surprise that should delight longtime fans.” She also reports that the hour boasts “several fantastic music cues, a rather poignant talk between the brothers in their beloved car and Baby’s first valet experience!”

Question: Any scoop on possible romances for the Winchesters on Supernatural this season? —Emmerentia

Ausiello: Dean will be involved in a surprising (albeit one-sided) romance of sorts in Episode 11 when The Brothers W investigate a murder at a posh nursing home. One of the residents — saucy, sassy 60-year-old Mildred — launches a major, outrageous, PG-13 flirtation attack on Jensen Ackles, and I hear it’s hilarious. And hot as hell. I’m calling it: This is the love story for which Supernatural fans have been longing.

Question: Any new Once Upon a Time scoop? —Patti

Ausiello: The show is casting a mysterious, dangerous and vindictive God-like figure known obscurely as “Distinguished Gentleman” or “DG.” Given that series co-creator Eddy Kitsis summed up Season 5B as “hell,” which quickly sparked speculation that the ABC series next will brave the Underworld, one must wonder if they’re thusly casting a very dapper Devil.

Question: Anything on Bay/Emmett from Switched at Birth? —Rissa

Ausiello: Let’s just say it’s a good thing the show was recently renewed for a fifth season, Rissa, because you’re definitely going to want to find out where Bay and Emmett stand after Monday’s Season 4 finale. As you already know, Emmett is none too pleased that Travis is making a play for his ex, and all that tension is going to come to a head in this final hour — right in the midst of several important, stressful events, might I add.

Question: What’s the scoop on Grimm? —Thomas

Ausiello: The NBC series is bringing in Monroe’s uncle, a German man named Felix Dietrich who is described as “bespectacled, bookish [and] slightly off-center.” (Shocker, right?) In the course of his work as an antiquarian bookseller, Felix will come across some very old volumes about Grimms — which is helpful, considering Juliette destroyed a lot of that kind of thing when she torched the trailer — then find himself followed by those who are willing to kill in order to secure the books. He’ll show up in the United States to ask for Monroe’s help. Look for Uncle Felix to make his debut in Episode 10.

Question: Do the NCIS writers/producers already have plans for the 300th episode (this season’s 18th episode)? —Daniel

Ausiello: Since it’s not until Episode 18, as you note, and the CBS series is only now filming No. 10, “We’re starting to knock some ideas around,” says showrunner Gary Glasberg. “It’s an episode that I think we’re going to put some military and Navy attachment to, that may have to do with a veterans scenario that we’ve been intrigued by, is really heartfelt and could be something that Gibbs connects with.” Plus, as one might expect for such a milestone, “We’ll also probably bring on a bunch of surprise guest stars, as well.”

Question: I loved the first significant scenes of Chris Chalk’s Lucius Fox on Gotham. How much can we expect to see of this awesomeness during the season? Any spoilers you can share? —Nicole

Ausiello: As established in next week’s episode (though he’s off camera), Lucius is getting
ever closer to fixing Thomas Wayne’s secret computer, so it’s just a matter of time until he resurfaces to keep Alfred on his toes and help mentor young Bruce. “What Sean [Pertwee] and I find exciting about the Lucius/Alfred dynamic,” says Chalk, “is it’s two people who can match each other. Usually Alfred is the smartest man in the room, the most dangerous man in the room, and now he has an intellectual counterpart who’s like, ‘I can go all day with you.’” The Wayne Enterprises tech-spert’s connection to Bruce, meanwhile, “is pure loyalty,” says Chalk. “His dad was for the greater good, and having not previously pledged his loyalty in a more active way, Lucius now has a chance to do that with Bruce, to be an adviser in a way.”

Question: I love Sleepy Hollow‘s Jenny and Joe working together. What do you have on that front? –JoAnna

Ausiello: Series newbie Zach Appleman tells us that one of the “most fun” things he’s gotten to do so far is a top-secret scene in Episode 7 in which “we both got to use our martial-arts training.” And how about a vague-but-intriguing one-word tease about the midseason finale, courtesy of Greenwood: “Help!” she cries.

Question: Any Flash scoop on Iris? Will we see her at her job as well as mixed up in the action? —Lucy

Ausiello: Affirmative. As Candice Patton explains, “We know Iris as the iconic reporter from Picture News, but she’s now kind of a part of Team Flash, which is really cool. I’m enjoying seeing her at S.T.A.R. Labs and feeling that she’s no longer kept in the dark. You’ll definitely see more of that this season, but it’s important to remember that she is a reporter and that’s how we know her. We will hopefully start to see her show up in Picture News.”

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