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Here are the news items for today:

TELEVISION

CBS has officially cancelled drama Unforgettable after three seasons. (TV By the Numbers)

Actor Wilson Bethel (Hart of Dixie) has joined the cast of the upcoming ABC drama The Astronaut Wives Club, which is based on thee Lily Koppel book of the same name. The series tells the real story of the women who stood beside some of the biggest heroes in American history during the height of the space race. Bethel will play Scott Carpenter, the most laid-back of the astronauts and husband to Rene Carpenter (Yvonne Strahovski from Chuck). He will juggle both his role on Hart of Dixie and this ABC drama since both shows have a 10-episode order each. (Nellie Andreeva at Deadline)

Actor Jamie Bamber (Battlestar Galactica) has joined the cast of the upcoming drama The Messengers that will air on The CW sometime next year. The show tells the story of five strangers affected when a mysterious object hits Earth. After collapsing, all five individuals come back to life just hours later with inexplicable powers, including strength and the power to heal. But once things begin to become clearer, those affected realize that they might be Earth’s only hope for stopping the Rapture or perhaps, they’re causing it. Bamber will have the recurring role of Vincent Plowman, the unapologetically aggressive co-chairman of Plowman Family Farms, one of the world’s most successful agricultural companies. Along with his older brother Mark, he is the face of a business on the cutting edge of new farming technology that has the potential of eliminating draught and famine worldwide. But in the end, Vincent’s favored son status may uproot his ambitious plans in more ways than one. Actor Riley Smith (True Blood) has also joined the show where he will play Mark Plowman, Vincent’s brother, who is a quiet, salt of the earth type of man you would expect to find walking the fields, not sitting in the boardroom of a powerful farming business. But as a family man, his heart is usually in the right place—especially when it comes to pioneering new ways to feed the world. But the shadow cast by his charismatic and outgoing younger brother has planted some deep resentment along the way that may destroy a lot more than the next harvest. The series is set to star Shantel VanSanten, Jon Fletcher, Sofia Black-D’Elia, JD Pardo, Joel Courtney, Anna Diop, and Diogo Morgado. (Samantha Highfill at Entertainment Weekly)

Gotham has received a full season order from Fox for its freshman season. (Variety)

MINI-SERIES NEWS

Actor Sam Neill (Alcatraz and Jurassic Park) has joined the cast of the upcoming 4-hour mini-series The Dovekeepers based on the Alice Hoffman acclaimed historical novel about four extraordinary women whose lives intersect in a fight for survival at the siege of Masada. Neill will play Josephus, the somewhat controversial first-century Jewish scholar and historian. Mark Burnett and Roma Downey are behind this project that will air on CBS in 2015. (The Deadline Team)

BOX OFFICE NEWS

Here are the top 10 box office movies for the past weekend courtesy of Box Office Mojo:

1. Gone Girl – 26.8 million
2. Dracula Untold – 23.4 million
3. Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day – 19.1 million
4. Annable – 16.3 million
5. The Judge – 13.3 million
6. The Equalizer – 9.7 million
7. Addicted – 7.6 million
8. The Maze Runner – 7.5 million
9. The Boxtrolls – 6.7 million
10. Left Behind – 2.9 million

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

Question: Will we see Tom Keen for real on The Blacklist? — Holden

Natalie: Word on the street is that we’ll see him in the flesh soon. But what’s really interesting is that he may find some new allies in a case of “the enemy of my enemy is my friend.” Though the terms “enemy” and “friend” are used very loosely on this show since I hear Red and Berlin might actually team up at some point.

Question: I can’t believe Oliver and Felicity aren’t going to be together. Can you give this Arrow fan any hope? — Tina

Natalie: Executive producer Marc Guggenheim stresses that you should look at that first kiss-turned break up scene at the hospital as the first of a two-parter, which will continue in episode 2. “This is not the last time we’ll hear the words ‘I love you’ in connection with Oliver and Felicity,” he says. “The repercussions of that scene and that storyline in episode one, that’s going to follow them over the course of season 3. It’s not over. We didn’t just hit pause or reset on their relationship. This is just a development in an ongoing relationship for them.”

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Hey All,

Here are the few news items for today:

TELEVISION

Actor David Krumholtz (Numb3rs) will have a potentially recurring role in The Good Wife, playing Josh, a top campaign specialist hired by Alicia’s manager, Jonathan (Steven Pasquale). One part Hollywood and two parts political, Josh is known as a master of negative campaigning. (Michael Ausiello at TV Line)

The ABC series How to Get Away With Murder is the first new drama of the fall to receive a full season order. (Lesley Goldberg at The Hollywood Reporter)

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MADE-FOR-TV MOVIE NEWS

Actress Sammi Hanratty (Salem and Pushing Daisies) has landed a role in Seeds of Yesterday, the fourth and final installment in the “Flowers in the Attic” made-for-TV movie adaptation of the V.C. Andrews books. She will play Cindy Sheffield, the rebellious adopted daughter of Chris (Jason Lewis) and Cathy Dollanganger (Rachael Carpani). A shameless flirt, she knows all about her family history and feels a strong impulse to be sexually active with men she barely knows. A Lolita-type who enjoys twirling older men around her finger, she moves to Foxworth Hall with her family. She is aware that her own brother Bart (James Maslow) is obsessed with her and they have a passionate love-hate relationship. (Philiana Ng at The Hollywood Reporter)

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Hey All,

Here are the news items for today:

TELEVISION

Actor Victor Garber (Alias) will be showing up on The Flash, playing Dr. Martin Stein, a Nobel Prize winning physicist who is fused with Ronnie Raymond (Robbie Amell from The Tomorrow People) to become the nuclear-powered hero Firestorm. Amell’s college-kid character will basically be the physical form of Firestorm, while Garber’s brainier alter-ego will serve as the subconscious — and often curmudgeonly — voice of reason inside Ronnie’s mind. (TV Guide)

Actress Troian Bellisario (Pretty Little Liars) will be appearing on Suits, the show that stars her fiancé, Patrick J. Adams. She will play Claire, an idealistic law student and volunteer at a social services law clinic. Suits will be back for the remainder of its fourth season in early 2015. (TV Fanatic)

CBS has officially renewed Under the Dome for a third season and Extant for a second season. Both will be back next summer. The network has also pulled the plug on new legal drama Reckless. The fate of Unforgettable has not been announced yet. (TV Guide)

Actress Charisma Carpenter (Buffy, Angel and Veronica Mars) will guest star in an upcoming episode of Sons of Anarchy, playing Carol, a conservative administrative director at a medical facility. (Natalie Abrams at Entertainment Weekly)

Actor Anthony Ruvivar (Revolution and Beauty And the Beast) will be showing up on Nashville as Brett Raines, a hard-hitting Rolling Stone reporter who isn’t afraid to ask his interview subjects – Rayna and Luke (series lead Connie Britton and new series regular Will Chase) the hardball questions. (Sydney Bucksbaum at E! Online)

Actor Andy Mientus (Smash) will be showing up on The Flash as hearing impaired (and openly gay) DC Comics villain Pied Piper (aka Hartley Rathaway), a bona fide genius who used to work at S.T.A.R. Labs until a falling out with his mentor, Harrison Wells (series regular Tom Cavanagh). The particle accelerator robbed Hartley of his hearing, but inspired him to create a series of sonic weapons that he uses in an effort to punish Wells by destroying his new protégé: The Flash. (Michael Ausiello at TV Line)

Actress Jane Seymour (Dr. Quinn Medicine Woman) will guest star in an upcoming episode of Forever, playing an ex flame of Abe (series regular Judd Hirsch), the close confidant and adopted son of immortal doctor Henry (series lead Ioan Gruffudd). She will play Abraham’s (twice) ex-wife, Maureen, whom he can’t seem to stay away from him despite past proof that their sexual tension and fiery passion can be toxic. Maureen re-enters Abe’s life and tries to reignite the flames. (Marc Snetiker at Entertainment Weekly)

Actresses Lauren Tom (Supernatural) and Anne-Marie Johnson (In the Heat of the Night and Girlfriends) will be showing up in future episodes of Pretty Little Liars. Tom will have the potentially recurring role of Rebecca, an attorney who gets involved with the Liars. Meanwhile, Johnson will appear as Claire, a chic pageant coordinator who comes to Rosewood looking for girls to participate in a local pageant. (Philiana Ng at The Hollywood Reporter)

MINI-SERIES NEWS

Actor Thomas Sadoski (The Newsroom) has joined the cast of the upcoming mini-series The Slap that is based on the 2011 Australian short-run series of the same name. The mini is a complex family drama that explodes from one small incident where a man slaps another couple’s misbehaving child. Sadoski will play Gary, something of a hippie, husband to Rosie (series Melissa George) and father to Hugo (the boy who was slapped). Cajoled by his wife into attending Hector’s birthday party, Gary quickly gets irritated when talk turns to getting into the right preschool and “getting ahead.” Fueled by too many beers, he gets into a heated discussion with Harry, ready to press charges when Harry slaps his son. (The Deadline Team)

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Hey All,

Here are the news items for today and yesterday:

TELEVISION

AMC has renewed The Walking Dead for a sixth season while MTV has renewed their dramedy Awkward for a fifth and final season. (The Futon Critic and Nellie Andreeva at Deadline)

Actors Brian Dennehy (Death of a Salesman and Presumed Innocent) and Neal McDonough (Desperate Housewives and Boomtown) have book major recurring roles on the upcoming TNT drama series Public Morals that is set in 1967 in New York City’s Public Morals Division, where cops walk the line between morality and criminality as the temptations that come from dealing with all kinds of vice can get the better of them. It centers on cop Terry Muldoon (Ed Burns), who knows the line between the good guys and bad guys is thin, and he is determined to raise his sons to be honest and hardworking as he deals with the dark underbelly of the vice world. Dennehy will play Joseph “Big Red” Patton, a powerful mobster who controls the west side of Manhattan while McDonough will play Rusty, Joseph’s youngest son who is charming and handsome but ultimately power-hungry and dangerous. (Nellie Andreeva at Deadline)

Actor Brian Letscher (the Secret Service Agent who killed the president’s son on Scandal) will have a recurring role on Grimm, playing a sinister and mysterious individual with a horrific ability to “absorb” memories of his victims for sale to enemy powers. (The Deadline Team)

TNT has picked up Grimm’s syndication rights and will begin airing the episodes from the first three seasons in early 2015 with season four available next fall. (The Deadline Team)

BET has announced its long-running comedy The Game that was just renewed for an 8th season will get one more season, its ninth, before the show comes to a close. (Nellie Andreeva at Deadline)

Veteran actor Peter Fonda (Easy Rider) will guest star in an upcoming episode of The Blacklist, playing Geoff Perl, a CEO and philanthropist who funds millions of dollars for animal rights groups. (Michael Schneider at TV Guide)

Actor Will Rothhaar (National Geographic’s Killing Kennedy) will be joining Grimm as Officer Acker, a cop with a dark side, who will be a new co-worker for Nick (series lead David Giuntoli) and Hank (Russell Hornsby). He will appear in at least three episodes. (Kimberly Roots at TV Line)

Actor Derek Philips (Friday Night Lights) and Rob Belushi (How I Met Your Mother) will be playing brothers to Agent Lisbon (series regular Robin Tunney) on The Mentalist. Belushi will play Jimmy Lisbon, the smart yet underachieving younger brother, who happens to be an enthusiastic gambler while Phillips will play Lisbon’s other younger brother, Stan Lisbon, a hardworking family man. (Natalie Abrams at Entertainment Weekly)

MADE-FOR-TV MOVIE NEWS

Lifetime has official given the greenlight to the fourth and final “Flowers in the Attic” film based on the V.C. Andrews novel. Seeds of Yesterday will find Jason Lewis (Sex and the City) and Rachael Carpani (Against the Wall) will reprise their roles as Christopher and Cathy Dollangager from If There Be Thorns, which is set to premiere sometime next year. The fourth film will follow the family as they continue to co-exist miserably as their deeply troubled relationships, dark secrets and tragedy come to a head in a way that will haunt the family and its progeny forever. (Philiana Ng at The Hollywood Reporter)

BOX OFFICE NEWS

Actor Tom Welling (Smallville) has landed a lead role in the upcoming movie The Choice that is an adaptation of the Nicholas Sparks novel that will star actor Benjamin Walker (Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter) as Travis Parker while actress Teresa Palmer (Warm Bodies) will play Gabby Holland. The movie is about Travis and Gabby, neighbors in a small coastal town who end up pursuing a relationship neither expected. Welling will play Kevin McCarthy, a doctor at his father’s practice who is Gabby’s boyfriend. The triangle plays out over the course of a decade in North Carolina. (Mike Fleming, Jr. at Deadline)

Actress Kerry Washington (Scandal) will star in the upcoming romantic comedy The One. The comedy begins with a woman dressing for her wedding, and it ends with a walk down the aisle. Washington will play the bride with the story told in flashbacks that cycle through the three major relationships of her life. (Mike Fleming, Jr. at Deadline)

Q&A SECTION (with Adam Bryant at TV Guide, Michael Ausiello at TV Line and E! Online)

Question: Please tell me that Avery and Juliette are getting back together on Nashville! — Carrie

Adam: Would that I could, Carrie, but it sounds like Avery will continue to nurse his heartbreak with another blonde. “[With] what he’s going through with Juliette, there’s a natural instinct to gravitate toward Scarlett,” Jonathan Jackson says. “Their relationship-slash-friendship runs fairly deep.”

Question: What’s going to happen to Hetty on NCIS: Los Angeles? — Will

Adam: Bad news first: As the end of the last episode suggested, Hetty is in major trouble. “Someone has bought her personal information off the Dark Web, and they know where she lives,” Eric Christian Olsen says. The only silver lining: It doesn’t seem like whoever is pulling the strings wants Hetty dead… yet. “These guys are coming specifically for Hetty,” Olsen teases. “[It’s] like a brown-bag operation in the night… to kidnap her.”

Question: What’s next for Ichabod on Sleepy Hollow? — Kini

Adam: His wife left him for her former fiancé and his son is the Horseman of War — needless to say, Ichabod is struggling right now. But his partner’s got his back. In other words, expect some hilarious bonding time. “Abbie’s trying to teach him to chill out and we do yoga together,” Tom Mison says. “She says, ‘You know, it’s the 21st century. You’re allowed to show your emotions. You’re allowed to open up.'” Ichabod takes Abbie’s advice, but it doesn’t end well. “Things go wrong when he starts following his emotions,” Mison says. Why can’t anything be easy for these guys?

Question: Please say everything’s going to be OK with Castiel on Supernatural. — Pippa

Adam: Although it won’t be smooth sailing, all hope is not lost for the angel with the stolen grace. He just might have to team up with some unseemly allies to save himself. “As long as Metatron is not dead, you can always assume he’ll factor in somehow,” executive producer Jeremy Carver teases. Since Metatron is the one who stole Cas’ grace in the first place, could this mean he’s the key to getting it back?

Question: I’m still devastated that White Collar is ending! What can you say about the Season 6 premiere? — Daniel

Adam: Neal will actually use being kidnapped to his advantage when he learns his captor(s) are the gateway to an elite criminal organization the FBI has been tracking for decades. But after the FBI decided not to release Neal (again!) at the end of last season, will Neal share this information with the Feds or use it to secure his freedom?

Question: How much stock should we put into Kate and Rick’s new wedding date on Castle? —Carrie

Ausiello: They weren’t fibbing, Carrie. The wedding is happening in November.

Question: Got any new information on Captain Cold’s (Wentworth Miller) role on The Flash, beyond his first episode on Oct. 28? —Andy B

Ausiello: DC Comics’ CCO Geoff Johns says the producers “look at Heat a lot, with [Robert] De Niro” for inspiration on Miller’s villain (pictured, below). “He is this guy who pulls jobs very carefully, and, suddenly, [The Flash turns up] and he has to change his game,” Johns explains. “He has to figure out how to deal with this new threat in Central City to his way of life. It’s all about him evolving and surviving the new world order. Guns aren’t going to do it, so he’s got to have something a little bit stronger.” Adds executive producer Andrew Kreisberg: “He’s not the villain that we see in the comics yet. [But] we’re going to get there.”

Question: Loving Scorpion. Any news you can share? —Dylan

Ausiello: Major Spoiler Alert: Paige can sing! It was only a matter of time before CBS’ rookie drama made use of Katharine McPhee’s Smashing pipes, and I’m told that Paige will show off her skills to the team in November. “You don’t hire Katharine McPhee and not have her sing,” a Scorpion insider notes, adding that the musical interlude in Episode 8 is “not long, but it’s very sweet.” It’s hardly a coincidence that the episode in question centers on the death of a prolific music blogger.

Question: I’m really sad to hear that the ratings for Sleepy Hollow have thus far been less than stellar this season. I will be even sadder if it gets cancelled. Should we be worried? —Ross

Ausiello: No one is a bigger worrier than yours truly, Ross, and I’m not the least bit concerned about the axe falling on Ichabod and Abbie. While it is true Sleepy has been losing a decent chunk of its Gotham lead-in, the fact is Fox loves and is completely committed to the show.

BONUS SCOOP: A series regular tells TVLine there will be a “power vacuum” in the second half of the season, and said vacuum “will be fought for.”

Question: I think I might die without some Reign scoop, so please gimme some. —Omotola

Ausiello: Interesting choice of words because death is on everyone’s mind at Court this season — especially newcomer Narcisse, who’s got Mary in his target. “His son has been murdered, and as much as [Narcisse] is seen as a villain, it was his baby boy that Mary threw into that room of plague,” actor Craig Parker says. “There’s an absolute father’s fury there, but it’s tempered by a very savvy political mind. Throughout the episodes we’ve shot so far, there are a number of personal sides to this man, but he’s always playing a political game.”

Question: The wait for Arrow‘s return feels almost cruel. Can you give us an Olicity morsel to help dull the pain until Wednesday’s premiere?! —Sophia

Ausiello: Due to the events of the season premiere — some of which are expected, and some of which are not — Oliver and Felicity’s “relationship is going to take ups and downs and twists and turns,” executive producer Marc Guggenheim teases. “I think part of the fun — or agony — of watching these two people is they’re together, they’re apart, they’re together, they’re apart. We’ll see what the future holds for them.”

Question: Any news or spoilers on Gotham? I’m hooked after only three episodes and I’m curious what’s ahead. —Eric F.

Ausiello: A better question is who’s ahead, and the answer is… Dr. Leslie Thompkins. DC Comics’ aficionados know her as Bruce Wayne’s Godmother, but I hear Gotham is tweaking Batman lore a smidge by also making her a love interest for James Gordon.

Question: What’s coming up this season on Supernatural? – Callie

E! Online: Get ready to see a lot of soul-searching! “This season we’re exploring in terms of theme, ‘You are who you are,'” executive producer Jeremy Carver told us. “Every character is going to have a bit of a reckoning in coming to terms with who they are and making some very hard decisions about the kind of person or the kind of angel or the kind of demon that they are going to be.”

Question: Any scoop on Arrow? – Mark

E! Online: Now that Roy’s suited up in his own (and awesome) version of Ollie’s leather getup, he’s made the transition to a real part of the team, and there will be an episode that dives deep into what that means for the new, young hero. “We made a big deal about Roy joining the team and then didn’t get a chance to do that much with it because we were pushing a lot of other story,” executive producer Marc Guggenheim said about Roy’s earlier storylines that revolved around joining Team Arrow. “You really feel like Roy is a part of Team Arrow and it’s more than just wearing a costume. He’s really present and a member of the group. The trio becomes a quartet.” Plus, episode six will be all about Roy and explore his mentee/mentor relationship with Oliver.

Question: So happy Reign is back in my life. But will there actually be ghosts this season? – Nellie

E! Online: Oh yeah. “We’re seeing some ghosts this season it’s because people were really superstitious,” EP Laurie McCarthy previewed for us. “It’s a castle full of guilty people. Even people who aren’t villains feel a certain guilt for the way they live and what they’re given.” But are they vengeful spirits that may attack? “They’re ghosts that one could imagine n their psyche really,” McCarthy teased. “It’s your personal demons.”

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Hey All,

Here are the news items for today:

TELEVISION

Despite a big cliffhanger ending, TNT has cancelled Dallas after three seasons on the air. (Variety)

The Hallmark Channel drama Signed, Sealed, Delivered will move to its sister network Hallmark Movies & Mysteries as a movie franchise consisting of a series of 2-hour original films. The first movie in the franchise will be Signed, Sealed, Delivered For Christmas on November 23 with three more movies slated for 2015. A marathon of the first series episodes will air on its new home on October 11 from 11 AM to 11 PM. (The Futon Critic)

Actor Tyler Hilton (One Tree Hill and Extent) will guest star on an upcoming episode of Castle entitled “One Upon A Time in the West”. He will play Tobias, a fun-loving resort guest (at an Old West-style resort) privy to a scandalous secret. (Matt Mitovich at TV Line)

MINI-SERIES NEWS

Actresses Thandie Newton (Rogue) and Melissa George (Hunted and The Good Wife) have joined the cast of the upcoming NBC 8-episode mini-series The Slap that is based on the 2011 Australian short-run series that is a complex family drama that explodes from one small incident where a man slaps another couple’s misbehaving child. This seemingly minor domestic dispute pulls the family apart, begins to expose long-held secrets and ignites a lawsuit that challenges the core American values of all who are pulled into it. Newton will play Aisha, a doctor, wife and mother of their two children. Meanwhile, George reprises her role from the Aussie mini as Rosie, a hippie wife and meddlesome mother of Hugo, the 5-year-old boy who is slapped after waving a bat in another boy’s face. (The Deadline Team)

The National Geographic mini-series Killing Jesus, based on the Bill O’Reilly book, has announced its casting, including Kelsey Grammer (Frasier) who will play King Herod and Stephen Moyer (True Blood) who will play Pontius Pilot. Emmanuelle Chriqui (Entourage), Eoin Macken (The Night Shift) and John Rhys Davies (Sliders) will also co-star. (Andy Swift at TV Line)

FOX is working with Len Wiseman (Underworld franchise) on the event mini-series St. Patrick about the patron saint of Ireland, a historic epic in the vein of Braveheart. The series explores Patrick‘s dramatic transformation from a rebellious teenager into a legendary peacemaker and chronicles his story as a slave who becomes a priest, a priest who becomes a warrior, and ultimately a warrior who becomes a saint. (Nellie Andreeva at Deadline)

DEVELOPMENT NEWS

The CW is looking to develop another Latin American telenovela called First Lady that chronicles one woman’s rags-to-riches journey from illegal immigrant to the White House, where she battles injustice and her own sordid past which has come back to haunt her. (Nellie Andreeva at Deadline)

Actress Sarah Wayne Callies (The Walking Dead and Prison Break) has joined the pilot of the USA Network pilot Colony that will also star Josh Holloway (Lost). The series centers on Will Bowman (Holloway), a former FBI agent who — to protect his family — is forced to collaborate with the occupational government to bring down the growing resistance movement inside the Los Angeles colony. Callies will play Will’s wife, Katie Bowman, a mother of three who faces a daily struggle to keep her family safe and united in an occupied L.A. (Nellie Andreeva at Deadline)

Starz is developing a mystery/thriller drama called The Disappearance that tells the story of Alice Grimson, who is overjoyed when her teenage son Josh shows up seven years after being kidnapped. She and her husband Tom set aside long-simmering tensions in their marriage to help Josh in his struggle to resume a normal life. But when she connects his return to a series of horrific local murders, Alice begins to wonder if Josh knows something he’s not telling them. Determined to protect her son, she digs deeper into what really happened to him while he was missing — and she enters a nightmare that threatens her life and everything she holds dear. (Nellie Andreeva at Deadline)

BOX OFFICE NEWS

Here are the top 10 box office movies for this past weekend courtesy of Box Office Mojo:

1. Gone Girl – 37.5 million
2. Annabelle – 37.1 million
3. The Equalizer – 18.8 million
4. The Boxtrolls – 12 million
5. The Maze Runner – 11.6 million
6. Left Behind – 6.3 million
7. This is Where I Leave You – 4 million
8. Dolphin Tale 2 – 3.4 million
9. Guardians of the Galaxy – 3 million
10. No Good Deed – 2.5 million

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

Question: Do you have any scoop on Once Upon a Time‘s Belle? The appearance of what appears to be The Sorcerer’s Hat from Fantasia has some worried that Rumplestiltskin may again keep secrets from her. –Natalie

Mitovich: Those “some” would be wise to worry. “Rumple certainly seemed to recognize the hat when he saw it. And he certainly seemed to think it was quite important,” co-creator Adam Horowitz teases. “What it is, and why he desires it become important to the story in the near future.” Now, if it cleans your palate any, Robert Carlyle promises that the Belle-centric Episode 6 should be a huge fan-pleaser: “Anyone that loves that [Rumbelle] relationship will really enjoy those scenes.”

Question: While I love Once Upon a Time‘s Hook/Emma, do you have any scoop on what’s in store for our favorite pirate this season outside of romance? I hear he has some conflict with the Knave. –Stef

Mitovich: You heard right. As Michael Socha says of his onetime Merry Man, “He’s a thief and a drunk, so he pisses a few people off” upon arriving in Storybrooke. “He gets locked up. He gets put in jail. He’s naughty. He’s always up to something.” As for the Knave/Hook dynamic, Colin O’Donoghue simply says: “It’s complicated. And I’m going to leave it at that.”

Question: Have you any information on The Fosters‘ Christmas episode? –Tricia

Mitovich: I can tell you that as Callie and Jude spend their first Christmas with the Fosters, Stef feels that Grandma Sharon is a bit excessive with her gift giving — especially when she learns where the money is coming from. Meanwhile, Lena must face her bias against a family member.

Question: Who will be the Big Bad of Supernatural Season 10? –Tom

Mitovich: Would you believe it’s… Sam and Dean? As the Winchesters battle their inner demons — literal and figurative — the show “be introducing, over the course of the season, characters that are very, very, very personal to our main characters,” executive producer Jeremy Carver previews, “and that’s all going to start to snowball into, ‘You are who you are,’ and having to deal with all this and drawing some lines. Of course, there’ll be Bigger Bads that emerge, but the central focus of the season is really on these personal arcs.”

BONUS SCOOP: Carver reveals, “You will most definitely see Charlie’s (played by Felicia Day) return from Oz.”

Question: Any Arrow scoop that is Roy Harper-related? –Andrew

Mitovich: Showrunner Marc Guggenheim says that Roy is more a member of Team Arrow than ever, and not just because he’s got a mod new Arsenal outfit. “He’s really present and a member of this group, so the trio becomes a quartet,” Guggenheim explains. “And that’s definitely true in Episode 6, [which] is a very Roy-centric episode. It speaks, in some ways, to Episode 212 [‘Tremors,’ in which Oliver trained his padawan]. I wouldn’t call it a sequel, but they’re thematically related.” All told, the EP says, “What you see in Season 3 is a much more mentor/mentee, master/apprentice relationship. You really see how Oliver is training this kid to be a hero in his own right.”

Question: Please tell me you have some scoop on Chicago Fire? – Quanita

Mitovich: It looks like Casey could be bound for Chicago P.D. to hash out his issues with Voight. Executive producer Matt Olmstead tells us that a visit from the firefighter is being targeted for the back nine of this season. “It all started with Voight almost losing his mind, trying to convince Casey not to get his own son jammed up, and obviously [he] went too far, apologized for it, copped to it, but Casey’s never going to forgive that,” the EP says. “That day’s coming [where they cross paths]. I’m not quite sure what it’s going to be, but it’ll be powerful.”

Question: Any scoop on Gotham‘s Riddler? –Mason

Mitovich: Given he’s rather mild-mannered (if quirky) thus far, I asked Cory Michael Smith what might ultimately steer Edward Nigma toward his villainous destiny. “He is incredibly well-intentioned… but he’s a little misunderstood and mistreated. He’s certainly abused by Harvey Bullock,” the actor shared. “He’s a brilliant guy who doesn’t have much power but thinks he deserves it, so when he finally starts to taste it, he’ll want more.”

Question: Do you have any Reign news you can divulge? –Cindy

Mitovich: In surveying Francis’ Season 2 journey, EP Laurie McCarthy told us he isn’t about to subject his own child to the life he had growing up under King Henry’s stern thumb. “Francis will have a chance to do it differently with his child by Lola, but it is going to pull him and Mary apart, among other things,” she said. “And they will, in fact, be drawn to others. But whether they’ll give into that temptation or not is anyone’s guess.”

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Hey All,

Here are the news items for today:

TELEVISION

Actor Tim DeKay (White Collar) will guest star in an upcoming episode of Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., playing the older brother of former Agent Ward (series regular Brett Dalton) who is now Senator Maynard Ward. (Matt Mitovich at TV Line)

The USA Network has canceled their new drama Rush but has given a second season order for their new drama Satisfaction. The network has yet to announce the status of their other dramas: Graceland, Royal Pains and Covert Affairs. (Cynthia Littleton at Variety)

Actress Adina Porter (True Blood) will have a recurring role on The CW drama The 100, playing a “regal and experienced” Grounder warrior named Indra. The 100 is back on October 22. (Andy Swift at TV Line)

Actor Nicholas D’Agosto (Masters of Sex and Heroes) has landed a recurring role on the new FOX drama Gotham, playing Harvey Dent, the idealistic Assistant District Attorney destined to become the villainous Two-Face. (Andy Swift at TV Line)

Actor Gilles Marini (Switched at Birth and Brothers and Sisters) has been promoted to series regular on Devious Maids, which was just renewed for a third season by Lifetime. He plays Sebastien, the latest bedfellow of Carmen Luna (series regular Roselyn Sanchez), who promised her a meeting with a record executive who is actually his wife. (Andy Swift at TV Line)

Actor Bailey Chase (Longmire) will appear in a multi-episode arc on Chicago P.D., playing DEA Agent David Lang, who has been mentioned in passing for several episodes. (Nellie Andreeva at Deadline)

Actress Courtney Ford (True Blood) will have a recurring role in Revenge, playing Kate Taylor, an FBI agent assigned to investigate Conrad’s murder. (Michael Ausiello at TV Line)

Actress Elizabeth Perkins (Weeds) will guest star in an upcoming episode of How to Get Away with Murder, playing Marren Trudeau, a high-profiled client whom Annalise (series lead Viola Davis) will represent during an upcoming case-of-the-week. Also actress Sara Paxton (The Beautiful Life) will guest-star as a woman who works for Marren. (Natalie Abrams at Entertainment Weekly)

Actors Hugh Laurie (House) and Tom Hiddleston (Loki in the Thor films) are coming to TV in an espionage drama called The Night Manager, which is an adaptation of the John le Carre’s novel. The story follows Jonathan Pine, a British soldier turned luxurious hotel night auditor. Pine crosses paths with a French-Arab woman named Sophie with ties to Richard Onslow Roper, an English black marketer who specializes in weapons. The woman provides Pine with incriminating documents, which he forwards to a friend in British intelligence. After Sophie winds up dead, Pine works with intelligence operatives and goes undercover as part of a sting against Roper to avenge Sophie’s death. The studio behind the series is fielding multiple offers from U.S. networks, but an official home has yet to be announced. (Lesley Goldberg at The Hollywood Reporter)

STREAMING NEWS

Amazon has announced two more original pilots that will appear on Prime Instant Video next year as full series. The first is Hand of God will star Ron Perlman (Sons of Anarchy) as the honorable justice Pernell Harris, a hard-living, law-bending married man with a high-end call girl on the side, who suffers a mental breakdown and goes on a vigilante quest to find the rapist who tore his family apart. The cast includes Dana Delany (Body of Proof), Garret Dillahunt (Raising Hope), Alona Tal (Supernatural and Veronica Mars) and Julian Morris (Once Upon a Time and Pretty Little Liars). The second is Red Oaks, starring Craig Roberts (Submarine) as David Myers, an assistant tennis pro at the Red Oaks Country Club in suburban New Jersey in 1985. David, reeling from his father’s heart attack (played by Richard Kind from Luck) and conflicted about what college major to declare in the fall. The cast includes Paul Reiser (Mad About You), Jennifer Grey (Dirty Dancing) and Gage Golightly (Teen Wolf).  (The Futon Critic)

BOX OFFICE NEWS

Actors Richard Madden (Game of Thrones) and Idris Elba (Luthor) will co-star in the upcoming action-thriller flick Bastille Day that follows a rogue U.S. CIA operative who is tasked with interrogating and eventually making a young American man, who’s also a con-artist, “disappear” in order to avoid embarrassment to the U.S. government after the American is linked as the prime suspect to an attack on the Paris metro. After several more attacks, the operative realizes the young American is innocent and may be the only link to the person actually orchestrating the terrorist attacks. (Justin Kroll at Variety)

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Here are the news items for yesterday and today:

TELEVISION

ABC has given Mistresses a third season order and it will air next summer; but actress Alyssa Milano will not be returning to the cast. (TV Fanatic and E! Online)

Actor Dominic Cooper will reprise his role of Howard Stark in the upcoming ABC drama Agent Carter that will star Hayley Atwell in the lead role of Agent Peggy Carter. The series takes place in 1946; and with World War II over, Peggy finds herself marginalized now that the men have returned home. The series will see Peggy working for the SSR (Strategic Scientific Reserve), balancing work and secret missions with Cooper’s Howard Stark. There is no word on whether Cooper will be a series regular or just appear as a guest, though. (Chris Harnick at E! Online)

Actress Yvonne Strahovski (24: Live Another Day and Chuck) has joined the upcoming ABC 10-episode drama The Astronaut Wives Club that is based on the Lily Koppel book that tells the real story of the women who stood beside some of the biggest heroes in American history during the height of the space race. Strahovski will play Rene Carpenter, an independent and confident astronaut wife who awakens to a high calling in politics, civil rights and women’s issues. (Nellie Andreeva at Deadline)

Actor Ryan Hansen (Veronica Mars and Party Down) will guest star in the mid-season CW drama iZombie. Hansen will appear as a cocky, uncomplicated golden boy and pro snowboarder who is paid handsomely to put his face on things. (Vlada Gelman at TV Line)

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MADE-FOR-TV MOVIE NEWS

Actress Heather Graham will appear in the third movie in the Flowers in the Attic franchise, If There Be Thorns, reprising her role of Corrine Dollanganger. The third film follows Christopher (Jason Lewis from Sex and the City) and Cathy Dollanganger (Rachael Carpani from McLeod’s Daughters and Against the Wall) as they live together as man and wife in California with Cathy’s two sons, who are unaware of the nature of their parents’ relationship. The movie should air in late 2015. (Lesley Goldberg at The Hollywood Reporter)

BOX OFFICE NEWS

Actor Benjamin Walker (Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter) and actress Teresa Palmer (Warm Bodies and I Am Number Four) will appear in the box office film The Choice based on the Nicholas Sparks book of the same name. Walker will play Travis Parker, who meets neighbor Gabby Holland (Palmer) in a small coastal town. The story spans a decade of their love affair, which is ultimately tested by life’s most defining events. (The Deadline Team)

Q&A SECTION (with E! Online, Adam Bryant at TV Guide and Michael Ausiello at TV Line)

Question: You were so right about Robin Lord Taylor on Gotham! He’s amazing as the Penguin. How long do we have to wait until he’s back in the city to get his revenge? – Tom

E! Online: As we all saw Monday night, Oswald Cobblepot is determined to make his way back to his city come hell or high water. And his return will come sooner than you expect!

Question: What’s the word on any female characters on Supernatural this season? – Rachel

E! Online: While females generally don’t have the longest life span on this CW fan-favorite series, the show is currently casting the role of Claire Novak, a 17-year-old tough, angry teenager described as “punk-rock-pretty.” Claire is sarcastic, smart and defiant because of her rough past: she has bounced from foster home to foster home since the death of her father and the disappearance of her mother. Even though Claire is always in trouble, underneath it all she has a big heart. Let’s hope that heart makes her a survivor!

Question: I need some Gotham spoilers! — Brandon

Adam: Yes, Batman is many years in the future, but Monday’s episode will offer up a prototype vigilante who targets Gotham’s most corrupt citizens using weather balloons! (The character and episode are fittingly titled “The Balloonman.”) The case will help Gordon realize that, as long as the GCPD is crooked, vigilantes will continue to rise.

Question: Is there any chance knowledge of the Machine could go public on Person of Interest? — Tyler

Adam: I had the exact same thought, particularly after last season’s finale when Finch seemed almost relieved to be confessing its existence during the “trial.” (His attitude about the Machine this season seemed unchanged.) But executive producer Jonathan Nolan insists that Finch’s faith will be restored. “Finch is kind of stuck in this shadow world, in which you have this group of operators who understand exactly what’s happening,” Nolan says. “We always said our show works best in the shadows. The Machine is the world’s last secret and Finch is kind of stuck with it.”

Question: What will Mary and Francis’ reunion be like on Reign after the way he left? — Bree

Ausiello: As you can imagine, “complicated” doesn’t even begin to describe Francis and Mary’s relationship in Season 2. “There is a connection between Francis and Lola, and he has to have a civil relationship with her, but he’s determined to show Mary that he cares about their relationship more than anything — and he does that through sex,” Toby Regbo says. “He just throws sex at his problems until they go away.”

Question: Some Sleepy Hollow scoop, please? —Becca

Ausiello: Next week’s hour spotlights money that has really bad mojo. “There’s a coin that
Henry puts into circulation around Sleepy Hollow that starts turning people against the ones that they love and they start killing each other, as well,” Tom Mison tells TVLine, adding that the cash has ties to at least two other severely bad moments in human history. Oh, and the Mills sisters will fall under its evil spell.

Question: Anything Ichabod-related from Sleepy Hollow would be more than welcome, thanks. —Jane

Ausiello: Ichabod’s finally learning how to drive! In an upcoming episode, “We see Ichabod and Abbie swap seats,” says Mison, who recently got his own first driver’s license and admits that his lack of experience was evident during production. At one point, the show’s stunt coordinator hopped in the passenger’s seat to talk Mison through a sequence where he was the only person in the shot. “I made one of the leading stunt coordinators on the East Coast whimper,” the actor reports, laughing.

Question: Is the Leo-Emma-Jordi triangle going to be an ongoing source of drama on Red Band Society?

Ausiello: I can answer your question in two words: Mmm. Hmm. But I’ll let series star Charlie Rowe, who plays Leo, flesh out the details. “We are shooting the last couple days of Episode 6,” Rowe reveals, “and things are escalating. We’re almost at the point where a decision is being made in terms of the triangle — and who wins who. There’s a lot of anger and upset involved from both guys, but it’s getting good and juicy.”

Question: Do you have anything to share for Hart of Dixie? —Nicole

Ausiello: A few weeks ago, Matt Mitovich regaled you with a little ditty about Dixie adding a character that sounded like the 2.0 version of Rachel Bilson’s Zoe. Well, allow me to welcome you to Dixie‘s upcoming O.C. reunion, bitch, because Autumn Reeser got the role! Reeser will play Olivia, a very attractive, fashionable and quick-witted New York attorney struggling to make sense of life in BlueBell. She’s set to appear in the Season 4 finale.

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TELEVISION

Devious Maids received a last minute renewal for a 13-episode third season by Lifetime. It will be back sometime in 2015. (TV Guide Magazine)

Actress Ksenia Solo (Lost Girl) has joined the cast of the AMC period piece drama Turn that is set during the summer of 1778, centering on a New York farmer named Abe Woodhull, who bands together with a group of childhood friends to form the Culper Ring, a group of spies who turn the tide in America’s fight for independence. Solo will play Peggy Shippen, who hails from one of the richest families in the capital of Philadelphia who is well-versed in politics, foreign affairs and finance. She heroically sacrifices her happiness for the cause she believes in and the man she loves and eventually marries: Benedict Arnold (Owain Yeoman from The Mentalist). The 10-episode second season will air sometime in 2015. (Lesley Goldberg at The Hollywood Reporter)

ABC Family has ordered the supernatural series Stitchers to series. The drama follows a young woman recruited into a covert government agency to be “stitched” into the minds of the recently deceased, using their memories to investigate murders and decipher mysteries that otherwise would have gone to the grave. (Nellie Andreeva at Deadline)

STREAMING SERIES

Actress Valorie Curry (The Following) will have a recurring role in the online series House of Lies, playing Kelsey, a computer code writer who has all the weird, hours-alone-at-the-screen aloofness the job suggests. She’s smart, socially awkward, but confident in her coding prowess. A bit intimidating and intriguing in the way she’s unlike the usual business types. Kelsey finds it hard to suffer fools and anyone who doesn’t respect the technology she creates. What’s her connection to the pod, you ask? She works in their office suite. House of Lies will be back in early 2015. (Michael Ausiello at TV Line)

BOX OFFICE NEWS

Actor Matt Bomer (White Collar) will star alongside Ryan Gosling and Russell Crowe in the upcoming box office movie The Nice Guys which will take place in 1970s Los Angeles with Gosling playing a detective hired by a gangster (Crowe) to find a missing girl. In the process, he uncovers a dangerous conspiracy, and that is where Bomer’s character comes in. (Mike Fleming, Jr. at Deadline)

Here are the top 10 box office films from this past weekend courtesy of Box Office Mojo:

1. The Equalizer – 34.1 million
2. The Maze Runner – 17.4 million
3. The Boxtrolls – 17.3 million
4. This is Where I Leave You – 6.9 million
5. Dolphin Tale 2 – 4.8 million
6. No Good Deed – 4.5 million
7. A Walk Among the Tombstones – 4.2 million
8. Guardians of the Galaxy – 3.8 million
9. Let’s Be Cops – 1.51 million
10. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles – 1.45 million

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Here are the news items for today and yesterday:

TELEVISION

Actress Sally Pressman will be taking over for the role of the younger version of Ellis Grey, Meredith Grey’s mother, on Grey’s Anatomy. Viewers will recall that actress Sarah Paulson (American Horror Story franchise) played the role in earlier flashback episodes. Grey’s Anatomy will be back starting tonight on ABC at 8 PM. (Michael Ausiello at TV Line)

Actress Nina Dobrev from The Vampire Diaries will be showing in the spin-off series The Originals, playing a doppelgänger – the original doppelganger (as it turns out) named Tatia. She will appear in a November episode. (Linda Ge at The Wrap)

DEVELOPMENT NEWS

Actor Josh Holloway (Lost and Intelligence) has signed on to star in the USA Network pilot Colony that will be executive produced by Carlton Cuse (who was the EP on Lost). The pilot is a family drama/thriller about life in Los Angeles after a mysterious “foreign” occupation. Holloway will play the main character, Will Bowman, a former FBI agent who, to protect his family, is forced to collaborate with the occupational government to bring down the growing resistance movement inside the Los Angeles colony. (Cynthia Littleton at Variety and Nellie Andreeva at Deadline)

Actor Zachary Levi (Chuck) just might be returning to NBC to star in a new project that he will produce with Eva Longoria (Desperate Housewives). The project is a half-hour comedy called Tuned that will showcase Levi’s musical skills; fans will recall that he sang in the animated box office film Tangled. Tuned is being described as a musical half-hour about an ambitious New Yorker whose life is upended by sudden musical hallucinations. While these vivid hallucinations threaten to completely derail his enviable life, he’ll eventually realize that they might lead him on a more fulfilling journey. (Nellie Andreeva at Deadline)

TNT has ordered a pilot called Lumen from Steven Spielberg and Amblin Entertainment. The project would be centered on a family of four who stumble into an alternate world that was actually chronicled in the pages of books written by an author of best-selling fantasy books who recently disappeared. As they try to make their way back home, the family finds themselves stuck in the middle of a war between magical forces. (Michael Schneider at TV Guide)

For whatever reason NBC is developing a small screen adaptation of the 1985 Val Kilmer movie Real Genius as a comedy for the network. This version would be set in present-day, centering on the relationship between a rock star-like genius and a sheltered, naive co-worker. (Nellie Andreeva at Deadline)

BOX OFFICE NEWS

Actors Patrick Wilson (The Conjuring) and Matthew Fox (Lost) will join actors Kurt Russell and Richard Jenkins in the box office film Bone Tomahawk, the brutal tale of four men attempting to rescue a group of captives from a band of cannibals who live on the edge of civilization. Wilson will play Arthur O’Dwyer, a thoughtful cowboy whose rise to the foreman position of a cattle outfit is interrupted by an unfortunate accident that reshapes his life in unforeseen ways. Fox will play John Brooder, an eloquent gentleman whose dark inclinations have put him and his polished weapons at the very edge of the western frontier. (Jen Yamato at Deadline)

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Q&A SECTION (with Matt Mitovich at TV Line and Natalie Abrams at Entertainment Weekly)

Question: Now that Scandal‘s Sally Langston has lost the presidential election, any intel on what will become of the former VP? –Dan

Mitovich: Good question – and one that might not be answered in full for a while. “I don’t know when I’ll be back,” Kate Burton told us at the #TGIF event. “It’ll probably be the second half of the season — that’s what they’ve told me — but [Shonda Rhimes] might change her mind and say, ‘No, we’re going to do something next season.’ Who knows.” But whenever the time comes, expect juicy stuff. Says Burton with a smile, “I mean, how can Sally Langston not be juicy?”

Question: What’s the status of Mellie and Andrew’s relationship when Scandal returns? –bevoette

Mitovich: It appears their red-hot affair has cooled off considerably, in the wake of the First Family losing a child. “Andrew is not at peace with where things stand with him and Mellie,” Jon Tenney says. “That being said, at the end of last season, Mellie and Fitz just lost their first child, and so I think romance may not be the first thing on her mind.” As Bellamy Young herself tells is, mourning Mellie “is in a whole new place, an uncharted, unprecedented wilderness for her.”

Question: Do you know if The Flash is looking to introduce any more of the Rogues from the comics? – Andy B.

Mitovich: In addition to the likes of Captains Cold and Boomerang, at midseason we will also meet Hartley, a onetime mentee of Dr. Wells’ who lost his hearing in an accident and now is out to wreak havoc with an invention of his own. (Of course, you may know Hartley — who happens to be gay — as the Pied Piper.)

Question: Is Once Upon a Time planning any flashbacks to Emma’s life in the foster system? –Marissa

Mitovich: I can’t confirm they cover her time as a foster kid specifically, but we will get a good, long look at a younger Emma (likely played by a different actress). And as Jennifer Morrison teased for me, “There is a bit of a curveball in the flashbacks that I did not see coming, one that definitely adds a layer of suspense to how all of the puzzle pieces fit together.”

Question: I see everyone asking about a lot of relationships on Once Upon a Time, but they never ask about Regina/Snow. Will their relationship continued to be explored? –Ana

Mitovich: You’re in luck. Ginnifer Goodwin told us at the premiere party that fans such as yourself “will be very satisfied, because we do have many more scenes between the two of us. Lana [Parrilla] and I actually call the [producers] on a regular basis thanking them and asking them for more, because I personally find those scenes to be very powerful. The dynamic between them is so rich and we love exploring it.”

Question: Have you got anything on how things are with Mary and Francis when Reign comes back (on Oct. 2)? –Bree

Mitovich: In the season premiere? Distant. Francis is off with Lola, trying to protect them, while Mary is trying to avoid the plague in the castle. But once he returns home, things could be looking up as Mary “spends a lot of the first three episodes naked,” star Adelaide Kane reveals. “We’re sexy this season.” However, the whole Lola/baby situation will make things “awkward” around the castle for everyone involved.

Question: I was so surprised that Lucy Lawless’ character died in the Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. season premiere! Is there a chance to see her in any of the following episodes? Or is there any chance to watch Lucy on other shows, like Parks and Recreation? –Natalie

Mitovich: Sorry, but plan to be Hartley-broken – that was Lawless’ one and only appearance. As for returning to Pawnee, she discussed that in our Q&A.

Question: Got a scoop about the “guy that kills bad guys” aka Peter Quinn on Homeland? What’s going on with him? –Ricky

Mitovich: As made clear in the Season 4 premiere (airing Oct. 5), Quinn would rather you not remind him of that reputation. He’s kinda fried by the events of Season 3 (including but not limited to what he did to that poor kid), and as such will endeavor to pull Carrie out of the all-too-often needlessly deadly spy game. And that concern her may pave the way for a new… closeness. As show boss Alex Gansa said to me, in recounting the important people in Carrie’s life nowadays, “She’s got a burgeoning relationship – although not romantic, yet – with Peter Quinn.”

Question: Excited for Adrianne Palicki to come on Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. as Mockingbird. Do you have any scoop on her character? — Mark

Natalie: I can tell you that the show will explore the power of sexuality when Mockingbird is introduced.” That is a quality and something that is very inherent in a lot of spy dealings,” executive producer Maurissa Tancharoen tells me. “It’s not really dealt with firsthand, and that might be something that we dive into with Mockingbird.” Check out this week’s issue of EW for more scoop on her introduction.

Question: What’s coming up on Sleepy Hollow? — Thom

Natalie: Abraham will do his best to fill Katrina’s head with doubts about Ichabod and Abbie’s relationship in a bid to win her over, but she’s got a plan up her sleeve that could benefit several parties. Meanwhile, we’ll finally get to see what has happened to Irving after he took the fall for his daughter. Let’s just say that the new sheriff has big plans for Irving, none of which are good.

Question: I want some scoop on Maleficent returning to Once Upon a Time. — Ryan

Natalie: It should come as no surprise that Maleficent’s storyline will have a connection to Aurora, a.k.a. Sleeping Beauty—which in turn brings the hope that Mulan might also return. But Aurora isn’t the only character who should be worried about Maleficent’s return. The sorceress will not be too pleased about Regina having locked her up beneath Storybrooke. “They were frenemies,” executive producer Edward Kitsis reminds everyone, noting that what’s in store for the second half of the season will be revealed in the winter finale.

Question: Any more news on Arrow’s version of Ra’s al Ghul? — Scott

Natalie: Fans of the comic books will be pretty excited for this incarnation of the Batman villain. “Now that the Arrow/Flash universe contains people with powers and contains the Mirakuru serum, it gives us a bit more license to be a little more ‘comic book-y’ than certainly even Christopher Nolan set out to do,” executive producer Andrew Kreisberg says. So, what’s the big bad really after? “A lot of the themes for Oliver’s journey that we were discussing this season are wrapped up in identity,” he continues. “Can he be both Oliver Queen and the Arrow? A lot of that turned out to get tied up with what we thought of Ra’s al Ghul and who he was and where he came from and what his ultimate goals are. All of those things lined up perfectly.”

Question: I never would’ve guessed that Naomi was Red’s wife on The Blacklist! Does Berlin plan to kill her? — Jenna

Natalie: Having previously been married to Red, Naomi is pretty formidable. Therefore, while she is being held captive, she may just get the upper hand on Berlin’s men. Meanwhile, Red will go to great lengths to hit Berlin where it hurts most in a bid to get Naomi back.

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TELEVISION

It has been confirmed that actor Vince Vaughn will join Colin Farrell in the second season of HBO’s True Detective. The story this time around will revolve around three cops and career criminal who navigate a web of conspiracy after a murder. Farrell will play Ray Velcoro, a compromised detective whose allegiances are torn between his masters in a corrupt police department and the mobster who owns him. Meanwhile, Vaughn will play Frank Semyon, a man in danger of losing his criminal empire when his move into legitimate enterprise is upended by the murder of a business partner. (Cynthia Littleton at Variety)

Syfy has given a 13-episode straight-to-order series for an alien drama tentatively called Hunters that will be based on the Whitley Strieber best-selling novel “Alien Hunter” that chronicles the disappearance of a decorated Philadelphia cop’s wife, which leads him to a secret government unit assembled to hunt a group of ruthless terrorists; shadowy figures that may or may not be from this world. (Nellie Andreeva at Deadline)

STREAMING SERIES

Hulu has ordered a direct-to-series order for 11/22/63 that is based on the novel written by Stephen King and executive produced by the former and J.J. Abrams. This thriller is about high school English teacher Jake Epping, who travels back in time to prevent the assassination of President John F. Kennedy. (The Futon Critic)

DEVELOPMENT NEWS

The USA Network has given a pilot order to an English-language adaptation of Telemundo’s blockbuster 2011 telenovela La Reina del Sur – to be called The Queen Of The South that centers on Teresa Mendoza, who is forced to go on the run and seek refuge in America when her drug-dealing boyfriend is unexpectedly murdered in Mexico. There is she teams with an unlikely figure from her past to bring down the leader of the very drug trafficking ring that has her on the run. (Nellie Andreeva at Deadline)

Spike TV is working on a sci-fi project called Red Mars, based on the Kim Stanley Robinson best-selling trilogy, which 0is about the colonization and terraforming transformation of Mars into a place where humans can sustainably live. (Nellie Andreeva at Deadline)

BOX OFFICE NEWS

Actor Xavier Samuel (The Twilight Saga) will star in the new contemporized version of Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein. The story will be set in present day Los Angeles and told from the perspective of Adam/The Monster (Samuel), who is created by a husband and wife team of eccentric scientists only to be met with nothing but aggression and violence from the world around him. (Jen Yamato at Deadline)

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Q&A SECTION (with Michael Ausiello at TV Line and Adam Bryant at TV Guide)

Question: Any more info on the new mythology on Castle and how it will shape or affect Season 7 overall? —Rachael

Ausiello: As you can imagine, Monday’s season opener sets up a very provocative, perplexing puzzle to be solved — and only a random piece or two are nudged into place by the time the hour ends, leaving Beckett decidedly uneasy. Suffice it to say, any obvious theories you’ve seen batted around out there over the summer (very likely) missed the mark. Color us definitely intrigued by the who, why and how of Rick’s vanishing act.

Question: Do we know yet who Sally Pressman is playing on Once Upon a Time? She has to be Elsa and Anna’s mom, right? —Deirdre

Ausiello: Maybe. Maybe not. The Once creators were mum on Pressman’s role at the L.A. premiere party, largely because she’s part of “a storyline that has never been introduced,” Eddy Kitsis explained. Added Adam Horowitz: “Out of context, we could tell you her [character’s] name, but it might confuse you. You’d be like, ‘So…?’”

Question: On Once Upon a Time, will Queen Elsa get a chance to bond much with another magical, emotionally closed off, formerly lonely woman who just got her family back (AKA Emma Swan)? —Robert

Ausiello: Elsa will actually play a very important role in Emma’s life, especially with regard to magic. Explains Jennifer Morrison: “Elsa’s definitely helpful in terms of her starting to figure out ways to focus her power, control her power and try to use it as effectively as possible.”

Question: How will Olivia & Co. deal with Harrison’s death on Scandal? —Sarah

Ausiello: The original Gladiator’s untimely demise will have a profound impact on Abby. “It affects her in way I never saw coming,” teases her portrayer, Darby Stanchfield. “It affects her deeply, profoundly. You will see in the very first scene how Abby is different.”

Question: Anything on Scandal? —Anet

Ausiello: It may be a while before we find out how Huck’s family reunion went; he was last seen ringing the doorbell at his ex’s house, after which she opened the door. Per Guillermo Diaz, “We’re starting to shoot Episode 6 and we haven’t really touched on it that much. But our show is all about flashbacks, so I’m sure at some point Shonda [Rhimes] is going to flash back [to that moment] and we’re going to find out what [happened].”

Question: I’m not going to be able to handle the break after Outlander‘s finale. Give me something to tide me over until next year? –Molly

Ausiello: First, pace yourself. You’ve got one episode to savor before the midseason hiatus. Second, if you haven’t read the books, this next bit is a spoiler. Proceed accordingly. Third, how about a little information on Season 2? The Starz series is casting Brianna Randall, whom fans of Diana Gabaldon’s novels know is Jamie and Claire’s 20-year-old daughter. Bree – who was raised in Boston and who calls Frank Randall her dad — is smart, strong-minded, practical, funny and stunningly beautiful (like her folks).

Question: Got anything on Sleepy Hollow? —Liz

Ausiello: Lyndie Greenwood tells TVLine that Jenny won’t be enamored of Sheriff Leena Reyes (Sakina Jaffrey from House of Cards), who debuts next week. A former Sleepy Hollow lawwoman, Reyes was around when Abbie and Jenny’s crazy mom was alive, but “Jenny doesn’t remember her, so when she finds out Reyes was around [before], she feels extremely betrayed,” the actress says. “She gets her guard up pretty quickly. She’s not a fan.” BONUS SCOOP: I hear that when Matt Barr’s Nick Hawley arrives on the scene, he’ll have a past connection to one Mills sister… but be interested in the other.

Question: I just discovered Beauty and the Beast and I’m dying to know what will happen in the new season! —Lauriane

Ausiello: Cat will still be with the NYPD when the show returns at midseason, but Tess will no longer be her partner — at least not as of Episode 5. That’s when the show will introduce Detective Harris, a relatively green cop in his late 20s who is quite chuffed to work alongside the infamous Cat.

Question: Will Laurel and Felicity become friends in the new season of Arrow? —Meg

Ausiello: Not only will Felicity and now-in-the-know Laurel be friendly this season, but our favorite geek girl will also get on great with fleeting beau Barry Allen’s No. 1 Central City gal, during the Arrow/The Flash crossover (in Episodes 8). “[Iris West] does have an opinion on Felicity, and it’s all good. She’s a fan of Felicity,” The Flash’s Candice Patton tells us. “I think viewers will be very excited to see Barry stuck between these two women. It’s so good.”

Question: Any last-minute spoilers before the Castle premiere? — Michelle

Adam: Although it’s not built as a two-parter like last year’s season-opener, don’t expect to get all the answers about who caused Castle’s car accident or why by the end of the premiere. But do be prepared for the answers that are immediately available to make every character — even Beckett — seriously evaluate how much they really know (or believe in) Castle. The only silver lining: Those immediate answers don’t necessarily paint the full picture. But will the damage already be done?

Question: I need some more Homeland scoop! Are Quinn and Carrie still working together?

Adam: Although the first episode does pair the former colleagues on a mission, they hardly see eye-to-eye. (In other words, any sparks between them aren’t necessarily romantic ones.) Could that have something to do with the fact that Quinn turned down an offer to come work on Carrie’s team? Let’s just say Quinn disapproves of Carrie’s decision-making in both her professional and personal life.

Question: I loved the Gotham pilot, particularly the portrayal of the Penguin! What else can you tell me about him? — Philip

Adam: While the other villains introduced in the pilot will take some time to become wicked, Penguin is already well on his way. (RIP, Mr. Fisherman!) “The second he gets out of that water he has immediately clicked into how he’s going to get back at the people who have harmed him and how he’s never going to let it happen again,” Robin Lord Taylor says. “That’s his transformation. It’s a rebirth in a way.” That said, look for the introduction of Carol Kane as his mother to shed light on why he’s so messed-up — and perhaps change the way viewers see him. “With any ‘bad guy,’ once you understand where they came from, it’s harder to condemn them as just an evil person,” Taylor says. “I don’t know if [viewers will] necessarily be agreeing with him or hoping that he gets what he wants, but there’s at least understanding why he’s doing what he’s doing.”

Question: Got any Once Upon a Time scoop? I can’t wait to see Queen Elsa really freeze Storybrooke! — Tina

Adam: The Ice Queen will be a stranger in a strange land, but she will recognize at least one familiar face when she hits town. Unfortunately, it will bring up painful memories, which sets her on a mission to find answers about a significant object from her past — at all costs. Also, as was reported earlier, Elsa’s anxieties will lead to the creation of a snow monster, and let’s just say it’s nothing like the cuddly, summer-lovin’ Olaf!

Question: I’m so glad that Jenny survived the car crash on Sleepy Hollow. What’s next for her? — Trisha

Adam: Jenny can’t seem to catch a break! On Monday’s all-new episode, the former mental patient will once again find herself behind bars after an unfortunate run-in with the new sheriff. And since Abbie is unable to explain the truth behind what Jenny is up to (you know, taking down the Horseman of Death), Abbie has no choice but to let her sister take one for the team. Hopefully, Abbie won’t take another decade to get Jenny out this time.

Question: I think I’m sticking with Red Band Society! What else can you tell me about it? — Valerie

Adam: Now that we’ve met the major players, it’s time to start meeting their families. And the relatives won’t waste much time adding to the drama. “Emma is going to have a sister, Dr. McAndrew has a story about his brother and Leo’s got an older brother — and someone will like him,” executive producer Margaret Nagle told us. Hmm, could that perhaps related to this little nugget about Kara? “She’s going to fall in love, but he’s not going to love her back so that’s going to be hard for her,” Nagle says.

That’s it. Enjoy!

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