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Here are the news items for today:

TELEVISION

TNT has given a 13-episode second season order to their new drama The Last Ship while Major Crimes will be back for a 15-episode fourth season and Falling Skies will be back for a 10-episode fifth and final season. (The Futon Critic)

Actor Steven Pasquale (Rescue Me) will appear in two episodes of The Good Wife this fall, playing Elfman, one of the top campaign managers in the country who Eli Gold (series regular Alan Cumming) is trying to convince to run Alicia’s (series lead Julianna Margulies) possible campaign. The Good Wife will be back starting on September 21. (The Deadline Team)

Veteran actor Ernie Hudson will guest star in an upcoming episode of the new Lifetime drama The Lottery, which is set in a dystopian future where women have stopped having children, threatening extinction of the human race. Hudson will play Randall Mitchell, a former Attorney General. The Lottery premieres on Lifetime on July 20. (The Deadline Team)

Actor Ryan Sands (The Wire) will guest star in a fall episode of Castle, playing Tagger, a Hamptons police sergeant who helps Beckett investigate the most difficult case of her career. Castle will return to ABC on September 29. (Michael Ausiello at TV Line)

Actress Josie Loren (Make It or Break It) will have a major recurring role on The Mentalist, which is slated to return to CBS sometime during the mid-season of the 2014-2015 TV season. She will play Michelle Vega, the newest addition to Patrick Jane’s (series lead Simon Baker) FBI crew. (Michael Ausiello at TV Line)

Actor Wentworth Miller (Prison Break) will appear in an upcoming episode of the new CW series The Flash, playing Leonard Snart also known as Captain Cold to comics fans. The Flash is set to debut on October 7. (Chris Harnick at E! Online)

Actress Jodi Lyn O’Keefe (Nash Bridges and Hit the Floor) will appear in The Vampire Diaries this fall, playing a doctor named Jo. The Vampire Diaries will return to The CW on October 2. (Andy Swift at TV Line)

TV TRAILER

MADE-FOR-TV MOVIE NEWS

Nickelodeon star Alexandra Shipp has taken over the role of Aaliyah in the upcoming made-for-TV movie on Lifetime that will take a look at the late singer who died in a plane crash. She takes over the role from Disney star Zendaya. (Lesley Goldberg at The Hollywood Reporter)

CW SPOILERS (with Tierney Bricker at E! Online)

Beauty and the Beast Bounty: “They’re out in the public, they’re a couple, they have to find a life together,” Pedowitz spilled of Vincent and Catherine in season three, which will pick up “a couple of months later.” He also revealed that Vincent will “get his license back,” and become a medical doctor again. But he wasn’t done: “Spoiler alert: the sister comes back.” He also confirmed Nicole Anderson will be a series regular.

Supernatural Spinoff Saga: Though the network didn’t pick up Bloodlines spinoff last season, the president is still hoping to expand the Supernatural universe. “We have told Jeremy [Carver] and Eric [Kripke] and Bob Singer that we are very open to do another spinoff. We are waiting for them to come in with whatever the new idea or concept is,” Pedowitz said. “I would love to get a Supernatural spinoff done, it’s a great franchise that has a lot of life to it.” Spinoff or not, Pedowitz made it clear he’s not looking at Season 10 as SPN’s final season. “I would love to see Supernatural go beyond Season 10. I am a big fan of the show, I’ve seen every episode…big fan of Jared and Jensen,” he said. “If the show continues the way it’s doing, and the boys want to do it, we’re in.”

Hart of Dixie: Rachel Bilson’s country charmer is set to return at midseason for a 10-episode season, which Pedowitz isn’t currently looking at as its last. “We are looking forward to see what happens,” he said. As for addressing Bilson’s real-life pregnancy on the show, Pedowitz spilled, “[Creator] Leila Gerstein is planning to have a pregnancy eventually happen to the character of Zoe Hart.”

Cancellation Explanation: Pedowitz addressed the net’s decision to ax several shows, including freshman dramas Star-Crossed and The Tomorrow People. “I did receive 90 boxes of pasta,” said of Star-Crossed fans’ attempts to save the show. “We appreciate the fans and everything they do. I gather that they were upset, there just weren’t enough of them to keep the show going forward.” As for The Tomorrow People, he explained, “It did not generate on-air as much as we hoped and it did not generate digitally as much as we hoped.”

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Hey All,

Here are the news items for today:

TELEVISION

Actor Rob Kerkovich (he plays Dominic’s roommate on Chasing Life) has landed the series regular role of Sebastian Voll, the morgue assistant on the upcoming spin-off series NCIS: New Orleans, which debuts on September 23 on CBS. (Andy Swift and Matt Mitovich at TV Line)

ONLINE SERIES NEWS

Actress Deborah Ann Woll (True Blood) has landed the female lead in the upcoming Netflix series Daredevil, based on the Marvel Universe character. She will play Karen Page, the longest-running love interest of Daredevil’s alter ego Matt Murdock. (James Hibberd at Entertainment Weekly)

TV TRAILERS

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

Question: Will there be more fallout from Juliette and Jeff’s hook-up on Nashville? Please tell me it won’t break up her and Avery! — Nat

Ausiello: Downside: I hear Juliette will likely find herself with child (a move that would mirror Hayden Panettiere’s still-unconfirmed real-life pregnancy) when Season 3 picks up, but by whom? You’ll recall, she knocked cowboy boots with both Jeff and Avery near the end of the season. Upside: Both Ms. Barnes and her producer boyfriend will have plenty of songwriting fodder for months to come..

Question: Could I please have some scoop on Scandal? —Kyle

Ausiello: The Season 4 premiere, airing Thursday, Sept. 25 (now at 9/8c), will pick up “about two-and-a-half months later,” Shonda Rhimes tells us — effectively spanning the time from Election Day to Fitz’s second inauguration.

Question: Have you heard any possible spoilers for season 2 of The Blacklist? —Robert

Ausiello: Showrunner Jon Bokenkamp confirms that Peter Stormare will absolutely be back as Berlin, effusing, “He has been and will continue to be great” in that role. And when we asked about Tom’s unclear fate, he hedged that it “will be confirmed during the season,” one way or the other, “though I don’t exactly know when.” (Something to think about: Bokenkamp let slip that for one brief, hot second, the writers imagined Tom would one day be revealed as No. 1 on the Blacklist, yet ultimately decided he wasn’t worthy. Hmm.)

Question: Anything for my favorite shows, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. or Once Upon a Time? —Niky

Ausiello: S.H.I.E.L.D. producers are typically mum on details for Season 2, even when it comes to how much time will have passed since Coulson was appointed Director of TFOKAS (The Former Organization Known As S.H.I.E.L.D.). “There is a jump,” EP Jed Whedon allows. “It might be a little skip, it might be just a hop-skip-jump…. But yes, a little time has passed.” As for an overall theme for Season 2, EP Maurissa Tancharoen shares, “There was a word that came up a lot towards the end of the season — evolution — and that is something we will be exploring.”

Question: Any word yet on whether B.J. Britt will be a full-time member of Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. in Season 2? —Olivia

Ausiello: According to exec producer Jed Whedon, Triplett “will be around a lot” when the ABC series returns on Tuesday, Sept. 23 (now at 9/8c). Chiming in on how Britt instantly sparked with fans (as well as Miss Simmons), EP Jeph Loeb says, “You always have hope for characters, then when people ‘pop,’ you’re like, ‘Oh, that’s cool’ and you steer toward that.”

Question: Any Chasing Life scoop? Preferably about which guy April will choose? — Kate

Ausiello: I hope you like love triangles, Kate, because this one’s going to be playing out for a long time — and it looks like the balance is shifting in Leo’s favor. “There’s going to be a wedge driven between Dominic and April before she tells him she has cancer, and it has nothing to do with Leo,” star Italia Ricci says. (A little bonus scoop hidden in there: She does eventually tell Dominic about her cancer.)

Question: Anything on Downton Abbey Season 5? —Andrea

Ausiello: Mr. Bates and Anna won’t be dealing with anything “as heavy as last season’s [rape] storyline,” previews the latter’s Emmy-nominated portrayer, Joanne Froggatt. “I don’t think anything can come close to that, really. But, at the same time, the clouds haven’t fully parted. Understandably. There are still some trials and tribulations for Anna and Bates but there is some happiness too.”

Question: I was wondering what White Collar‘s final-season storyline will be about. —Michael

Ausiello: Sounds like a Q perfectly tailored to the show’s perfectly tailored leading man Matt Bomer. “It revolves around the greatest crime ring in the world, which is a group that actually exists, called The Pink Panthers,” he explains. “Neal is trying to become a mole in their organization in order to get his freedom from the FBI. Old characters come back and new characters are introduced. Drama ensues.”

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Here are the news items for today:

TELEVISION

Actress Leslie Hope (24 and Revolution) has landed a recurring role on the FX drama Tyrant, playing Lea Exley in the final three episodes of the season. (The Deadline Team)

Veteran actor Raymond J. Barry (Justified) will have a recurring role on The CW drama The 100 this fall, playing Dante Wallace, a passionate painter and leader, but no other specifics on his role have been revealed. (The Deadline Team)

Actress Elizabeth Rodriguez (Orange Is the New Black) will appear this fall on Grimm, playing Special Agent Chavez, one of four FBI agents assigned to investigate the recent homicide of Weston (recurring guest star C. Thomas Howell). (Michael Ausiello at TV Line)

Actor John Boyd (24) has landed a recurring role on Bones, playing James Aubrey, a junior FBI agent working under Booth (series lead David Boreanaz). (Michael Ausiello at TV Line)

Veteran actor Robert Forster (Alcatraz and Last Man Standing) will appear in the upcoming mid-season FOX drama Backstrom that centers on Everett Backstrom (series lead Rainn Wilson), an overweight, offensive, irascible detective who’s engaged in a constant struggle with his self-destructive tendencies. Forster will play Everett’s dad, Sheriff Blue Backstrom. (The Deadline Team)

ONLINE SERIES NEWS

Actor Peter Shinkoda (Falling Skies and the recent Godzilla remake) will have a major recurring role on the Netflix drama series Daredevil, based on the Marvel Universe character, that is set to premiere in 2015. Shinkoda will play the character Hachiro. (The Deadline Team)

MADE-FOR-TV MOVIE NEWS

Actress Cote de Pablo (NCIS) will star in the upcoming four-hour CBS mini-series event The Dovekeepers that is expected to air in 2015. The event series is based on the acclaimed historical novel by Alice Hoffman about four extraordinary women whose lives intersect in a fight for survival at the siege of Masada. de Pablo will play Shirah, one of the four women, who is a sensual, mysterious and fiercely independent single mother with uncanny insights and a quiet and mysterious power. (The Futon Critic)

TV TEASER TRAILER

Q&A SECTION (with Natalie Abrams at TV Guide)

Question: Anything on The Blacklist? — Michelle

Natalie: While everyone has been focused on the mystery of Liz’s father, Season 2 will also explore who Liz’s mother was. “If the part about my dad wasn’t true, what is the truth, if any, that I need to learn about my mom?” executive producer John Eisendrath says of Liz’s mindset this year. In other news, there will be a small time jump when the show returns, but Berlin will still very much be in the picture as the main villain in the “first portion of the year,” Eisendrath adds.

Question: Will Molly’s alien boyfriend Marcus pop up again on Extant? — George

Natalie: Yes, and the fact that whatever this entity is appeared to Molly as her dead first love is key to the big mystery of the show. “She’s reminded that her past is as important as what’s going on in her present because it’s all relative,” Sergio Harford, who plays Marcus, says. “You’ll slowly start to figure out their past and the relationship that they had makes sense to what’s going on currently in her situation, even with her family.”

Question: Is it too much to hope that Caity Lotz will be back on Arrow next season? — Katrina

Natalie:  Even though our favorite Canary passed off her leather jacket to Laurel and disappeared into the ether with Nyssa, I hear Sara will be back for the Season 3 premiere.

Question: Anything on the new season of Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.? — Denise

Natalie:  Let’s play a game. I’ll give you a description and you guess which Marvel character this newcomer might be. I hear they’re casting for a ruggedly handsome, physically fit actor to play a character who can escape any situation, is a bit of a wild card and, though he’s mostly interested in personal gain, always ends up doing the right thing.

Question: Will Felicity ever make her way over to The Flash? — Manuel

Natalie:  “That’s our hope,” executive producer Greg Berlanti tells me. “Our hope is to get some crossovers going sooner rather than later with all the shows.” Interestingly enough, the producers had discussed the possibility of Felicity and Barry dating across shows — a la Lindsay and Severide on the Chicago shows — but it sounds like they have something else in mind. “We have all sorts of romantic possibilities for both of them on both shows,” he says. “Hopefully the first time Felicity comes to town, we’ll deal with all that stuff.”

Question: When are we going to meet that new alien race Defiance promised us? — Kithma

Natalie:  Soon! Episode 7 will introduce us to the Gulani, a sexy, energy-based race of aliens. “They’re kind of like the boogie man,” Grant Bowler says. “They’re what everybody is terrified of. The Gulani were never meant to come to Earth.” But when one of the Gulani escapes their energy prison on The Ark, it goes on the run around Defiance wreaking havoc.

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Here are the news items for today:

TELEVISION

Actor Colin Ferguson (Eureka and Haven) will be showing up on The Vampire Diaries this fall in a role that has yet to be specified, but he will be giving “Caroline’s mom a run for her money”. (Sydney Bucksbaum at Zap2It)

Actress Cara Buono (Mad Men) will have a heavy recurring role on Person of Interest this fall, playing a femme fatale, who is uniquely qualified to navigate the new world order of the drama. (The Deadline Team)

Actress Michael McManus (Awake) and actor David Meunier (Justified) have joined the cast of the NBC mid-season 1960’s set Charles Manson drama Aquarius that will find actor David Duchovny (The X-Files and Californication) playing a Los Angeles police sergeant investigating a then-unknown young cult leader named Charles Manson (Gethin Anthony). McManus will recur as his ex-girlfriend whose daughter has gone missing while Meunier will play a menacing biker who serves as Manson’s enforcer. (The Live Feed and Dark Horizons)

DEVELOPMENT NEWS

Spike TV will be working with Irish DreamTime (the production company of actor Pierce Brosnan) [among others] on an event series based on the Crusades. The series will take place during the Third Crusade, after the fall of Jerusalem to Saladin’s armies, centering on two very different knights who journey from Scotland to the Holy Land for very different reasons. There, bound together in the crucible that is war, politics and betrayal, they will encounter and be forced to overcome, among others, Richard the Lionheart, Saladin, the Hashshashin and ultimately their own personal demons. (The Futon Critic)

BOX OFFICE TRAILER

Q&A SECTION (With Tierney Bricker at E! Online)

Question: Got any scoop on Teen Wolf? – Penelope

Tierney: While we’ve still got a whole lot of craziness to get through before the finale, newcomer Dylan Sprayberry told us viewers “don’t even know” the insanity that will come in the season four closer later this summer. “The finale will wrap some things up and start some new crazy, crazy relationships.”

Question: Confession: I am still obsessing over Revenge’s finale! What’s next for Emily now that she’s gotten her revenge? – Meg

Tierney: Our heroine will attempt to put all the lies and revenge behind her and will be “living in truth,” this season, per executive producer Gretchen Berg, with EP Aaron Harberts adding that “having to deal with the blowback from what she’s done, how does that push her relationship forward? She’s going to have to own a lot of the things she’s done.” And that will definitely be happening with Charlotte. And bonus scoop: there won’t be a time-jump in the premiere. “Everything we left the audience with, we want to explore,” Harberts said.

Question: I’m glad to see Downton Abbey get so much Emmy love this year, even if last year was a bit of a downer for my faves Anna and Mr. Bates. Are they back on the track to happiness? – Zoe

Tierney: Funny you should ask because Joanne Froggatt, Anna Bates herself, gave us a call after receiving her second Emmy nomination, sharing “Anna and Bates do start season five in a more positive place than they were in season four, but obviously such an event is not something that dissipates or goes away. It’s something that people live with for the rest of their lives,” Froggatt told us. There’s still a cloud over Anna and I think she’s definitely changed after what’s happened to her, but with her and Mr. Bates, they’re both trying to get through each day and rebuild their lives together, but as I said there is a cloud hanging over them still.

Question: Please tell me we will get to see Felicity on The Flash! I like her with Barry, not Oliver! – Olivia

Tierney: Relax, Arrow and The Flash are definitely not going to shy away from some travel between Starling City and Central City. “There are going to be crossovers from both shows,” Grant Gustin spilled, adding that fans may see a cross-show love triangle. “It’s sounding like that’s what they’re building up for.”

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Here are the news items for today:

TELEVISION

Latina actress Angelica Celaya (Dallas) has landed the female lead role of Mary “Zed” Martin on this fall’s new NBC drama Constantine. Zed is an artist who becomes John Constantine’s (lead Matt Ryan) lover and joins his fight against the forces of darkness. (Laura Prudom at Variety)

Actresses Zuleikha Robinson (Lost and Homeland) and Cynthia Stevenson (Dead Like Me and Men in Trees) and actors M. C. Gainey (Justified and Revolution) and Bryan Callen (In Plain Sight) have joined the cast of the DirecTV series Kingdom, the mixed martial arts drama that will star Frank Grillo (The Gates and Captain America franchise), Matt Lauria (Friday Night Lights) and Kiele Sanchez (The Glades). Robinson will play Allison, a charming and ultimately ruthless woman looking to go into business with MMA gym owner Alvey (Grillo). Stevenson and Gainey will play the parents of Ryan Wheeler (Lauria), a world-class athlete who had it all, including Lisa Prince (Sanchez), until his spiraling drug addiction landed him in prison. Callen will play Garo, a fight promoter who is a little “street” but also a savvy businessman. (Michael Ausiello at TV Line and The Hollywood Reporter)

Actor Raza Jaffrey (Smash) will show up on Elementary this fall, playing Andrew, Joan Watson’s (series lead Lucy Liu) new boyfriend. (Natalie Abrams at TV Guide)

Legendary actor Ben Kingsley will star in the Spike TV event series Tut, playing Ay, the Grand Vizier to King Tutankhamun, who wields tremendous power and influence as the top advisor to the young Egyptian ruler. (The Futon Critic)

Actress Kristen Connolly (House Of Cards) has landed a series regular role on the ABC thriller The Whispers, replacing Brianna Brown (Devious Maids and Graceland), who played the role in the pilot but exited the drama in June. The series focuses on an unseen force that is manipulating society’s most innocent – our children – to act in favor of its cause. Connolly will play Lena Lawrence. (The Deadline Team)

Veteran actor William Sadler will appear in the new fall drama The Flash, playing ruthless CEO Simon Stagg. (Twitter and Dark Horizons)

Actress Keisha Castle-Hughes (Whale Rider) will appear in next season’s Game of Thrones as one of three daughters of slain Oberyn Martell. (New Zealand Herald and Blastr)

LIVE TV SPECIAL

Legendary actor Christopher Walken will play Captain Hook in the planned Peter Pan live musical special set for this fall on NBC. (James Hibberd at Entertainment Weekly)

DEVELOPMENT NEWS

The cable network Pivot has announced their first original scripted drama called Fortitude that will star fan favorite actor Stanley Tucci. The 12-episode series will tell the story of the small, Arctic town of Fortitude whose peaceful existence is shattered after a brutal and shocking murder. Sheriff Dan Anderssen (Richard Dormer from Game of Thrones) leads the investigation and is forced to work alongside DCI Morton (Tucci), a detective who’s flown into Fortitude. As the search for the killer progresses, the list of suspects – and suspicions – grows. The cast will include Michael Gambon (Harry Potter), Christopher Eccleston (Thor: The Dark World and The Leftovers), Sofie Grabol (The Killing) and Jessica Raine (Call the Midwife). (The Futon Critic)

AMC has given a straight-to-series order to the new drama Badlands that will be very loosely based on the Chinese tale “Journey to the West”. It will tell the story of a great warrior and a young boy who embark on a journey across a dangerous land to find enlightenment. (James Hibberd at Entertainment Weekly)

The USA Network has given a pilot order to the drama Mr. Robot that will center on a young programmer named Elliot, who suffers from a debilitating anti-social disorder and decides that he can only connect to people by hacking them. He wields his skills as a weapon to protect the people he cares about. Elliot will find himself in the intersection between a cybersecurity firm he works for and the underworld organizations that are recruiting him to bring down corporate America. (Lesley Goldberg at The Hollywood Reporter)

TV TRAILER

BOX OFFICE NEWS

Actress Rose Leslie (Game of Thrones and Downton Abbey) has landed the female lead role opposite Vin Diesel in the upcoming box office film called The Last Witch Hunter that will find Diesel playing a semi-immortal witch hunter wandering the streets of modern New York City who is forced to partner with his natural enemy, a female witch (Leslie). The two must stop a villainous witch queen from obtaining a relic and unleashing plague upon humanity. (Heat Vision and Dark Horizons)

Here are the top 10 box office films courtesy of Box Office Mojo:

1. Dawn of the Planet of the Apes – 73 million
2. Transformers: Age of Extinction – 16.5 million
3. Tammy – 12.9 million
4. 22 Jump Street – 6.7 million
5. How to Train Your Dragon 2 – 5.8 million
6. Earth to Echo – 5.5 million
7. Deliver Us From Evil – 4.7 million
8. Maleficent – 4.1 million
9. Begin Again – 2.9 million
10. Jersey Boys – 2.5 million

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Here are the news items for today:

TELEVISION

The Knick has been given a 10-episode second season order before the series even debuts on Cinemax. (Dominic Patten at Deadline)

Actress Lucy Griffiths (True Blood) has been written out of this fall’s new NBC drama Constantine. She plays Liv, an offbeat woman who finds herself teamed with John Constantine (series lead Matt Ryan) after she is marked for death by a powerful demon. But rather than recast, the network will simply move beyond her in subsequent episodes and focus on the more familiar comic character of Mary ‘Zed’ Martin, a woman who starts out a foil for Constantine but ends up becoming his right-hand woman. The role has not yet been cast. (The Live Feed and Dark Horizons)

British actress Ophelia Lovibond (the mini-series Titanic: Blood and Steel) will have a recurring role on Elementary this fall when the show returns for its third season on CBS. She will play Kitty Winter, Sherlock’s (series lead Jonny Lee Miller) new protégé and rival to her predecessor Joan (series lead Lucy Liu). (Michael Ausiello at TV Line)

Actor Luke Mitchell (The Tomorrow People) and actress Jaime Lee Kirchner (Mercy) have joined the cast of the upcoming drama The Club, which received a 12-episode straight-to-series order by ABC. The series is an upstairs/downstairs soap, centering on a private country club that will star Betsy Brandt (Breaking Bad) and Boris Kodjoe (Undercovers) in the lead roles. Mitchell will portray Jesse, a new employee at the club who is from the wrong side of town and appears as if he doesn’t have it together but does—more than anyone realizes. Kirchner will play Diana, the wife to Kodjoe’s Deacon who is finally getting the stable family she has always wanted. (Lesley Goldberg at The Hollywood Reporter)

Actor Craig Parker (Spartacus and Legend of the Seeker) has landed a recurring role on the second season of Reign, playing Narcisse, a devout Catholic with a “death grip” on French Court. (Andy Swift at TV Line)

Actor Josh Stamberg (Drop Dead Diva and Parenthood) has joined the cast of the upcoming Showtime drama The Affair that will star Dominic West (The Hour) and Ruth Wilson (Luther). Stamberg will play Max, a friend of Noah’s (West) from the city, who is currently separated from his wife and on the prowl. The Affair explores the emotional and psychological effects of an extramarital affair. (Philiana Ng at The Hollywood Reporter)

Actor Thomas Jane (Hung) will star in the Syfy drama The Expanse that is a thriller set 200 years in the future that follows the case of a missing young woman who brings a hardened detective (Jane) and a rogue ship’s captain together in a race across the solar system to expose the greatest conspiracy in human history. (Lesley Goldberg at The Hollywood Reporter)

DEVELOPMENT NEWS

MTV has given a 10-episode order to a new pilot called Shannara that will be adapted from the fantasy book series by Terry Brooks. (Cynthia Littleton at Variety)

MADE-FOR-TV MOVIE NEWS

Lifetime has cast Jill Scott (Steel Magnolias), Eve (Single Ladies) and Regina Hall (Think Like a Man Too) in the made-for-TV movie called With This Ring that is a romantic comedy that will center on three single best friends (Scott, Eve and Hall), who attend the lavish wedding of a fourth friend on New Year’s Eve, and desperation pushes them to make the vow to be married within the year. Each woman starts the year with hopes of what will happen over the next 12 months. (Lesley Goldberg at The Hollywood Reporter)

BOX OFFICE NEWS

Actor Bailey Chase (Longmire) will appear in the independent film Kill For Me where he will star as Charlie Sundstrom, a newly released ex-con who must navigate the criminal underworld to save his son, unaware he’s being set up to pay for his crimes all over again. (Jen Yamato at Deadline)

Actor Michael Fassbender and actress Rachel Weisz will appear in the big screen adaptation of the M.L. Stedman novel The Light Between Oceans. The story follows a lighthouse keeper and his wife in Western Australia after World War I when they find a dead body in a rowboat along with a 2-month old baby girl. While the husband wants to report the deceased and the baby, his wife decides it’s a gift from God. (The First Showing)

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

Question: I’m loving the Hook/Swan thing on Once Upon a Time, but something is bothering me: How long will Emma put up with his choice of clothing? Come on, they’re not in FTL anymore and no one else is dressed as such. A shower and some nice clothes just might move Emma in the right direction. —Linda

Mitovich: Aye, we may just find out if (new) clothes indeed make the man. I can exclusively report that there are plans to get Hook out of his pirate gear and into clothes befitting our world — and that his new look will be debuted in the early part of Season 4.

Question: I’m curious to know about the Demon Dean personality through the first half of Supernatural Season 10. —Levana

Mitovich: Indeed, Dean has a bit of the devil in him — as will be evidenced by an intense fling he has in the second episode back, with a tough but sympathetic roadhouse cocktail waitress named Ann Marie.

Question: What is going on with Arrow? Anything new? —Alamin

Mitovich: Season 3’s second episode will find Oliver hunting down a vicious killer and mercenary who is wanted for murder in seven countries and now is targeting victims who are associated with a specific company.

Question: What can you tell me about Stephen Amell’s cameo in the pilot for The Flash? —Kat

Mitovich: I can tell you that it’s a nice enough, if obvious, moment, where Barry seeks out the nudge he needs to be the hero he now can be. Now, if I can interest you in some Episode 2 scoop, I am hearing that the second meta-human The Flash will face off against might make us all feel a bit… well, Mist-y.

Question: Any scoop on Outlander? —Cristina

Mitovich: I shall turn this one over to TVLine’s Kim Roots, who has seen the pilot and reports that the Starz series “stays very true to the novel in that most of the first episode details protagonist Claire’s 1940s-era marriage to Frank and her involvement in World War II. For nonreaders this part may prove a little slow, but it’s worth sticking out; things pick up when Claire goes back in time and we finally meet Highlander Jamie Fraser. The series nailed the casting — Caitriona Balfe and Sam Heughan are perfect as the “sassenach” Claire and her redheaded love interest — and it’s gorgeously filmed. Very much looking forward to upcoming eps.”

Question: Is there anything good for Teen Wolf’s Sterek fans to look forward to? Are they ever going to have interactions again? —Suaine

Mitovich: I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but if you’re asking about Sterek’s romantic relationship, that’s a no-go. Stiles and Malia’s budding romance will continue to heat up, while Derek will find himself… well, let’s just say ole golden eyes won’t be lonely forever. On a platonic note, the looming threats of Season 4 — including Kate Argent and the supernatural deadpool — will force everyone in Scott’s pack to unite in new, exciting ways. (So,long story short, yes, there will be interactions.)

Question: Any word on White Collar Season 6? —Linda

Mitovich: Series boss Jeff Eastin told me that while he was at first a “little disappointed” by the six-episode order, “What we ultimately realized was we had just enough time to do one really good story, so this year there’s really no ‘Case of the Week.’ This year it’s really going to focus on character, and the relationships, and moving that forward in a real nice sort of ‘limited series.’”

Question: Please tell me Hilarie Burton will come back for final season of White Collar. One episode is all I need. – Simona

Mitovich: I’m sticking by my previous report that Sara is not set to resurface during the USA series’ farewell run. That said, Matt Bomer teases that within the last six episodes, “There is a little [time for romance], but I’m not going to tell you too much about it!”

Question: What are the chances we will see another season of 24? —Ron

Mitovich: I for a moment feared they were nonexistent, after hearing third-hand about some interview where Kiefer Sutherland allegedly said he’s getting too old for this… stuff. But once I found his actual quotes, I see that he never went nearly that far. EP Manny Coto, meanwhile, said in a Reddit AMA this week, “As of now, there are no plans to continue the show next year but we remain open to the possibility. We had a great time doing it this year and would love to take another crack at it.” So, I’d say the chances are better than 50-50. UPDATE: I screened the finale on Thursday afternoon, and it is no less than fantastic. Your heart will race, your eyes will well up, your fists will pump, you will wish it lasted longer. And yes, it accounts for the 12 “missing” hours. All told, a gripping, emotional finish to one of the TV season’s great comeback stories.

Question: I hope you can find time to squeeze in more info on Graceland. It’s such a great show. —Chris

Mitovich: If you suspect that Jessica taking control of Mike’s op could have an ill effect on his rekindled romance with Paige, you’d be right. As glimpsed in the promo for next Wednesday’s episode, “Jessica comes to the house,” series creator Jeff Eastin told me, “and the triangle starts crashing and burning.”

Question: How many Major Crimes episodes will Ever Carradine be in? I am hoping not many. I wanted to punch out Rusty’s mom for her “I forgive you for being gay” speech. —Marijke

Mitovich: Carradine will resurface, at the very least, in the TNT hit’s summer finale (airing Aug. 11).

Question: Anything to share on Last Ship? —Greg

Mitovich: We may be rid of the Russians (for now), but the next threat to the James’ mission will be of a more home-grown variety. In this Sunday’s episode, “There is some dissension among the ranks,” series star Eric Dane previews. “People want to get off the ship!”

Question: NCIS: Los Angeles hiatus is killing me. I’m dying for any scoop on the Densi front. Help a girl out? —Mahnoor

Mitovich: A little birdie tells me that if you thought the season finale’s “three-way” encounter between Deeks, Kensi and DEA Agent Talia was tense, just you wait until Season 6 opens!

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Here are the news items for today:

TELEVISION

BBC America has renewed Orphan Black for a third season and the mini-series Broadchurch for a second season. (Tierney Bricker at E! Online)

Actress Gina Gershon (Rescue Me) will guest star in an episode of Elementary when it returns this fall on CBS. She will play Elana March, a socialite whom Joan (series lead Lucy Liu) suspects of running a notorious drug cartel. Unable to prove Elana’s ties to the cartel’s operations, Joan hopes to turn one of Elana’s accountants into a key witness for the prosecution. But Joan’s pursuit of Elana quickly becomes personal, with Elana demonstrating the lengths to which she’s willing to go in order to avoid prison. (Natalie Abrams at TV Guide)

Actor Ryan Kennedy (Caprica and Defiance) will play Ricky Raydor, the son of Capt. Sharon Raydor (Mary McDonnell) on Major Crimes. Ricky is a Stanford grad and software engineer on the verge of his first big payday. However, Ricky comes back home to weigh in on some of his mom’s recent personal decisions. Those decisions will undoubtedly involve the recently out-of-the-closet Rusty (series regular Graham Patrick Martin) and Sharon and Ricky may not see eye to eye. (Adam Bryant at TV Guide)

El Rey Network has already given a 13-episode second season order to their new drama Matador before the series has even debuted on the network. It will air its series premiere on July 15. (The Deadline Team)

The sixth and final season of the FOX musical dramedy Glee will consist of 13 episodes, which will run consecutively in mid-season. (Nellie Andreeva at Deadline)

DEVELOPMENT NEWS

Lifetime has ordered a drama pilot for The Clan of the Cave Bear that is based on the Jean M. Auel series of best-selling novels. The books take place at a time in prehistory more than 25,000 years ago when Neanderthals shared the Earth with the first early modern humans and a band of cave dwellers adopt blond and blue-eyed Ayla, a child of the “Others.” As Ayla matures into a young woman of spirit and courage, she must fight for survival against the jealous bigotry of Broud, who will one day be clan leader. The pilot is set for a potential 2015 launch. (The Futon Critic)

Syfy has given a green light to a pilot for The Magicians that is an adaptation of the best-selling fantasy book trilogy by Lev Grossman, which revolves around a group of New York twentysomethings who, while studying magic, discover the fantasy world they read about as children is all too real and poses a grave danger to humanity. (The Deadline Team)

BOX OFFICE MOVIE NEWS

Actress Rebecca Ferguson (The White Queen) will play the female lead opposite Tom Cruise in the upcoming film Mission: Impossible 5. (Mike Fleming, Jr. at Deadline)

BOX OFFICE TRAILER

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Here are the news items for today:

TELEVISION

Young actress Bailee Madison (young Snow White on Once Upon a Time) has joined the cast of the upcoming Hallmark Channel drama The Good Witch, which is based on the network’s popular movie franchise. (CelebsVibe via Tumblr)

Actor Giancarlo Esposito (Breaking Bad and Revolution) will reprise his role of Sidney Glass in Once Upon a Time when the show returns for its fourth season this fall on ABC. How Sidney (aka The Magic Mirror) will return to the storyline, however, is being kept under wraps. (Natalie Abrams at TV Guide)

Actor Robbie Amell (The Tomorrow People) has landed a recurring role in the new CW Arrow spin-off series The Flash, playing Ronnie Raymond (aka Firestorm), a maintenance worker at S.T.A.R. Labs and Dr. Caitlin Snow’s (series regular Danielle Panabaker) fiancé, who will play an integral part in the particle accelerator accident that transforms Barry Allen (series lead Grant Gustin) into The Flash. (Laura Prudom at Variety)

BBC America is producing an 8-episode historical drama adaptation of the Bernard Cornwall best-selling “Saxon Stories” novels that are set in the year 872, when many of the separate kingdoms of what we now know as England have fallen to the invading Vikings. The great kingdom of Wessex has been left standing alone and defiant under the command of King Alfred the Great. Against this turbulent backdrop lives our hero, Uhtred. Born the son of a Saxon nobleman, he is orphaned by the Vikings and then kidnapped and raised as one of their own. Forced to choose between the country of his birth and the people of his upbringing, his loyalties are ever tested. (Matt Mitovich at TV Line)

Actor Gil Bellows (Ally McBeal) has joined the cast of the upcoming 6-hour Syfy limited series Ascension that tells the story of a ship that was launched into space by the U.S. government in 1963 to populate a new world. The series picks up 50 years into the mission, as a mysterious murder causes those on board to question the true nature of their mission. Bellows will play the son of Abraham Enzmann, the founder of the Ascension mission, who is determined to continue his father’s work. Ascension will debut on Syfy in November. (Andy Swift at TV Line)

DEVELOPMENT NEWS

The Hallmark Channel is teaming with author Charlaine Harris (the woman behind all of the Sookie Stackhouse novels on which True Blood is based) for a new series for the cable network that will center on another book series of hers: the 8-book “Aurora Teagarden” series. Actress Candace Cameron Bure (Full House) will star as the lead character, a librarian who is also a crime buff, a lover of mystery novels and a member of the Real Murders Club who meet to analyze famous crimes and mysteries. Her insight into true crime ends up putting her at the center of different crimes that happen in her community. (The Live Feed)

BOX OFFICE NEWS

Actor Matthew Rhys (The Americans) will star in the upcoming independent film called Darling Buds of May that will follow a stranded British army officer (Rhys), who teams up with a German fugitive to find his son in Nazi-occupied France. (Anthony D’Alessandro at Deadline)

BOX OFFICE TRAILER

Q&A SECTION (with Natalie Abrams at TV Guide and Michael Ausiello at TV Line)

Question: Do you have any scoop on the new season of The Blacklist? — Charlie

Natalie: Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned, right? Red Reddington will learn that the hard way when a ruthless female Mossad agent, who’s been hunting him for some time, finally tracks him down. But even though Red will once again get the best of his enemy, I hear it’s not all bad news for her. After all, there is a vacant slot on Red’s team…

Question: I need Sleepy Hollow scoop! — Bridget

Natalie: I hear there are several new characters the producers aren’t revealing in advance of Season 2 in order to maintain some element of surprise. But we were able to squeeze the following hints out of executive producer Mark Goffman: “We’re going to be digging into Abbie’s past a lot more and getting to know more about her family and her heritage, which is a big part of the show this season. We’re also going to be filling out the town even more, so we’ll get to see what the people of Sleepy Hollow are like.”

Question: When will we find out what happened to Annie on that beach on Covert Affairs? — Sina

Natalie: There won’t be a flashback episode, but pieces of the puzzle will be peppered throughout the season before culminating in the midseason finale. “There’ll be a little something at [Episode] 10 that I think people will be waiting for and will be very revealing, so to speak,” executive producer Matt Corman says. “It answers questions fans will have and it will be something to propel us forward.”

Question: Will there be more death on Under the Dome? — Jamie

Natalie: Unfortunately, I hear the Grim Reaper isn’t through with the folks of Chester’s Mill just yet — especially once the dome decides to randomly change its shape.

Question: How will Stahma respond to Datak’s attempted matricide on Defiance? — Etienne

Natalie: To say she doesn’t take it well would be putting it lightly. While she initially attempts to make the best of a tricky situation, after Alak gets hurt in the fallout of Datak’s return, Stahama sets out to upset the patriarchal Castithan status quo, fighting violence with violence. But will the other Castithans follow a woman’s lead?

Question: Any word on who will be writing Castle‘s season premiere? —Ben

Ausiello: The good news: Newly coronated showrunner David Amann is penning the Season 7 opener. The even better news: Rob Bowman is directing. And now, the provocative news: Castle will return with a two-parter, and to that end is casting the guest-starring role of “Henry,” a highly intelligent yet unassuming gent who’s deft at blending into a crowd. (A spook-y nemesis of Jackson Hunt’s? 3XK with a new face c/o Dr. Niemann? Discuss.) Also being guest-cast for the premiere are a Hamptons police sergeant, a doctor, a shrink and… a Coast Guard captain?!

Question: Dying to know who sent Dash that e-mail in the Witches of East End premiere! Any hints? —Char

Ausiello: Hold tight because the big e-mail mystery will be resolved over the next couple of episodes. However, it sounds like the entire East End gang is in for much bigger trouble come Episode 10, when a mysterious woman named Raven Moreau arrives in town to investigate a string of murders. Smart, intense and not at all opposed to having a one-night stand, Ms. Moreau has dedicated her entire life to accomplishing a “secret mission.” In a nutshell, this is bad news for everyone.

Question: Anything on the Devious Maids finale? —Christian

Ausiello: I’ve got two scoops for you, both of them courtesy of co-star Tiffany Hines. “For those people that are Rosie and Spence supporters, we will get to see Rosie and Spence move forward now that Reggie is no longer in the picture. I believe that we may see another major character’s life hanging in the balance at some point (too).”

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Here are the news items for today, few though they may be:

TELEVISION

Actress Lorraine Toussaint (Orange Is the New Black) has landed a series regular role on the upcoming ABC fall drama Forever that stars Ioan Gruffudd (Ringer and the Fantastic Four franchise) as Dr. Henry Morgan, a New York City medical examiner who studies the dead — because he is secretly immortal. Toussaint will play Lt. Joanna Reece, a weathered, fiftysomething police vet who’s seen it all — and serves as the new boss for Detective Jo Martinez (Alana de la Garza from Law & Order). (Michael Slezak at TV Line)

Actress Marin Ireland (Homeland and the upcoming mini-series The Divide) will have a recurring role on Masters of Sex, playing Pauline, the wife of Frank (Christian Borle). The couple comes to town seeking Masters’ help in conceiving a child. (Nellie Andreeva at Deadline)

Actress Elizabeth Mitchell (Lost and Revolution) has joined the cast of Once Upon a Time where she will play a part of the much-anticipated Frozen-inspired storyline, but specifics on what role she will play are being kept under wraps, but it is known that she will play a “villainous character”. (James Hibberd at Entertainment Weekly)

DEVELOPMENT NEWS

Author Gillian Flynn (“Gone Girl”) is teaming with Entertainment One and producers Marti Noxon (Buffy the Vampire Slayer) and Jason Blum (Paranormal Activity) to bring her debut novel Sharp Objects to TV. The book centers on reporter Camille Preaker — fresh from a brief stay at a psych hospital — who faces a troubling assignment: she must return to her tiny hometown to cover the murders of two preteen girls. For years, Camille has hardly spoken to her neurotic, hypochondriac mother or to the half-sister she barely knows: a beautiful thirteen-year-old with an eerie grip on the town. Now, installed in her old bedroom in her family’s Victorian mansion, Camille finds herself identifying with the young victims—a bit too strongly. Dogged by her own demons, she must unravel the psychological puzzle of her own past if she wants to get the story—and survive this homecoming. No deal with any studio or network has been made yet, though. (Lesley Goldberg at The Hollywood Reporter)

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Hope everyone had a nice, relaxing holiday weekend. And now for the news items for today:

TELEVISION

Actor Brandon Routh (Superman Returns and Chuck) will have a recurring role on Arrow when it returns for its third season on The CW starting on October. 8. He will play Ray Palmer, aka DC superhero The Atom. Palmer is an unparalleled scientist and inventor, who will play an unexpected role in the lives of Oliver and (rumored love interest) Felicity as the new owner of Queen Consolidated. (Michael Ausiello at TV Line)

Actor Taye Diggs (Murder in the First) will guest star in multiple episode of The Good Wife this fall when the show returns to CBS for its sixth season. He will play Dean Levine-Wilkins, a meticulous and talented equity partner at Lockhart/Gardner who decides to join Diane Lockhart (Christine Baranski) at Florrick/Agos, the firm run by Alicia (Juliana Margulies) and Cary (Matt Czuchry). (Chris Harnick at E! Online)

TV TRAILERS

NOTE:  The Honorable Woman will air on Sundance TV starting on August 31.

New Outlander Promo

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BOX OFFICE NEWS

Here are the top 10 box office movies over this past, long holiday weekend courtesy of Box Office Mojo:

1. Transformers: Age of Extinction – 36.4 million
2. Tammy – 21.2 million
3. Deliver Us From Evil – 9.5 million
4. 22 Jump Street – 9.4 million
5. How to Train Your Dragon 2 – 8.8 million
6. Earth to Echo – 8.3 million
7. Maleficent – 6.1 million
8. Jersey Boys – 5.2 million
9. Think Like a Man Too – 4.9 million
10. Edge of Tomorrow – 3.6 million

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