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Here are the news items for today:

TELEVISION

A handful of guest stars will be showing up on Royal Pains when it returns for its sixth season on USA Network, starting on June 10. Actress Gillian Alexy (Damages and The Americans) will recur as the mysterious Charlotte, who Hank (series lead Mark Feuerstein) met while traveling in Europe. Actor Patrick Breen (Kevin Hill and Men in Black) will play Bob, an unconventional couples counselor who has a big impact on Paige (series regular Brooke D’Orsay) and Evan (series regular Paulo Costanzo). Actor Jeremy Davidson (The Americans and Army Wives) will play Ray Mazzarino, a new HankMed patient who recently moved to the Hamptons for a fresh start and goes into business with Evan. And actresses Martha Higareda (El Mariachi) and Natalie Hall (True Blood and Star-Crossed) have landed roles, playing the lively bartender at a quiet local bar that becomes a sanctuary for Jeremiah (series regular Ben Shenkman) and Hope, a burlesque dancer who asks for Jeremiah’s help when she complains of pain during her act respectively. (The Deadline Team)

Actor Suraj Sharma (Life of Pi and Million Dollar Arm) has landed a recurring role in Homeland where he will play Aayan Ibrahim, a Pakistani medical student who crosses paths with Carrie Mathison (series lead Claire Danes). Homeland will back on Showtime this fall. (Dan Snierson at Entertainment Weekly)

Actress Merritt Patterson (Ravenswood and Percy Jackson & The Olympians: The Lightning Thief) has landed a role on The Royals, the first original scripted series from E!. She will play an American girl whose father works for the royal family, causing her to end up in a relationship with the prince (series regular William Moseley from The Chronicles of Narnia franchise). The series is set to debut sometime in 2015. (Kamala Kirk at E! Online)

Actress Rachel Nichols (Continuum) and Harry Hamlin (Veronica Mars, L.A. Law and Mad Men) will recur on the new upcoming USA Network drama Rush that stars Tom Ellis (The Fades and The Secret of Crickley Hall) as Dr. Rush, a renegade physician, who privately caters to L.A.’s elite. Hamlin will play Rush’s estranged father, Warren, a retired doctor who has been a controlling, domineering and judgmental presence in his son’s life while Nichols will portray Warren’s much younger trophy wife, Corrine. (The Hollywood Reporter and Vlada Gelman at TV Line)

DEVELOPMENT NEWS

HBO is developing a drama series called MaddAddam based on the Margaret Atwood book trilogy that is set in the mid-21st century in a world where corporations have taken over for governments and the genetic modification of organisms is perversely ubiquitous. The project will center on the events before and after a Waterless Flood that wipes out almost all of the world’s population and follows an extensive cast of characters, including those responsible for the apocalypse and those struggling to survive it. (Nellie Andreeva at Deadline)

Actor Doug Savant (Desperate Housewives) and actress Diane Farr (Numb3rs) have joined the cast of two ABC Family drama pilots. Savant will appear in Recovery Road, which is based on the Blake Nelson’s young adult novel of the same name that focuses on teenager Maddie Graham (Samantha Logan from 666 Park Avenue), who’s dealing with addiction. Savant will play Alan, Maddie’s father and a charismatic politician. Farr will appear in the paranormal pilot Stitchers, which centers on 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. Farr will play the brilliant and intrepid Maggie, the head of a secret program at a federal agency that investigates serious crimes. (Philiana Ng at The Hollywood Reporter)

BOX OFFICE NEWS

Actor Daniel Dae Kim (Hawaii Five-0 and Lost) has joined the cast of the Divergent sequel Insurgent, playing Jack Kang, a representative of the Candor faction. (Erin Strecker at Entertainment Weekly)

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Hey All,

Here are the news items for today:

TELEVISION

Showtime has renewed its horror drama Penny Dreadful or a 10-episode second season. (Cynthia Littleton at Variety)

ONLINE SERIES DEVELOPMENT NEWS

Actress Jenessa Grant (the ill-fated Aylee on Reign) will be a series regular on the Amazon drama pilot Hysteria that centers on Dr. Logan Harlow (Mena Suvari), a bright but socially awkward neurologist/psychiatrist at the University of Texas Medical School who travels to her hometown of Austin, TX to investigate a mysterious epidemic among high school girls that might be spreading through technology. Grant will play Cassie Yates, the star dancer of the high school team who will transform into a powerful force. (Nellie Andreeva at Deadline)

TV MINI-SERIES NEWS

The History Channel is developing a three-night, six-part mini-series called Sons of Liberty that will follow a defiant and radical group of young men, including Sam Adams, John Adams, Paul Revere, John Hancock and Joseph Warren as they band together in secrecy to spark a revolution and make America a nation. Ben Barnes (The Chronicles of Narnia), Henry Thomas (E.T.) and Michael Raymond-James (Once Upon a Time) will play Sam Adams, John Adams and Revere, respectively, while Rafe Spall (Prometheus) and Ryan Eggold (The Blacklist) will fill the roles of Hancock and Warren. Marton Csokas (Rogue) will play Thomas Gage, the general who is sent to handle the unrest in Boston, while Dean Norris (Breaking Bad and Under the Dome) has been cast as Benjamin Franklin. (Matt Mitovich at TV Line)

BOX OFFICE NEWS

Actor Tim Roth (Lie to Me and the upcoming box office film Grace Of Monaco), will appear as George Wallace in the upcoming film Selma that is about Martin Luther King’s 1965 landmark voting rights campaign. (Mike Fleming, Jr. at Deadline)

Actor Djimon Hounsou (Blood Diamond) will appear alongside Alexander Skarsgard (True Blood) and Margot Robbie (The Wolf of Wall Street) in the upcoming adaptation of the classic story about Tarzan. Hounsou will play the role of Chief Mbonga. (Mike Fleming, Jr. at Deadline)

Actress Naomi Watts has joined the cast of the Divergent franchise (based on the Veronica Roth books), playing the key role of Evelyn, the leader of the Factionless, which were featured in the first film. (Heat Vision)

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

Question: Anything on Falling Skies? — Deon

Natalie: Tom and Anne’s daughter Alexis has gone through some very interesting changes — including suddenly looking like a Daenerys Targaryen (from Game of Thrones) knock-off. The human-alien hybrid says she believes in peace, but can she really be trusted? Also, with Alexis separated from her parents when the season begins, Tom will look to a past ally for help being reunited with his family.

Question: I need some Sleepy Hollow scoop, ASAP! — Carlton

Natalie: Remember when the producers said that the team would create a creature to combat Headless? Well, that creature now has a name! The new monster, which will be built using Headless’ head, will be called “The Kindred,” according to executive producer Roberto Orci. “It’s sort of a doppelganger of someone you might’ve seen,” he says of the creation. “Sometimes you have to fight fire with fire.”

Question: Barbie survives on Under the Dome, right? — Steven

Natalie: Given that the last time we saw Barbie he was thisclose to being hanged in front of the residents of Chester’s Mill, things aren’t looking great. But, just for you, I will officially cross him off the list of those dying in the premiere. However, given the new problems headed Barbie’s way — you might find a clue here — he might wish he was dead.

Question: Is Jane really pregnant on Rizzoli & Isles? — Harrison

Natalie: Yup, and she’s trying to keep it a secret. But that won’t last too long when someone in her inner circle figures out that she’s with child and confirms it with Maura. “Jane is still figuring out how to handle this,” executive producer Jan Nash says. “But she’s definitely pregnant. We didn’t want to throw that out there and not go through with it. Will she keep [the baby]? That’s a different question.”

Question: Should I be worried about Mike’s new secretary on Suits? — Tate

Natalie: Well, executive producer Aaron Korsh does call Amy “his Donna.” The two have a very easygoing chemistry — and already rib each other on lunch orders — but it doesn’t sound like she even has to try to be a third wheel. “There are quite a few bumps for [Mike and Rachel],” Korsh says, ominously adding that he has “decided for sure” whether or not the pair — whom he had wanted to break up last season — will split this year.

Question: So happy Beauty and the Beast is back! But what’s going to happen now that Cat’s been kidnapped? — Maria

Natalie: Why worry? We all know how resourceful Detective Chandler is! Of course, it doesn’t hurt that Vincent returns from being on the lam to look for her. And it sounds like her kidnapping will have long-reaching consequences. “We find out who the guys that have taken her are early in the episode, but they’re not who they seem,” Kristin Kreuk teases. “The episode [sets] the groundwork for what the show will be more like in Season 3.”

Question: Do you have any intel on if Hayden Panettiere’s pregnancy will be written into Nashville next season? —Brooke

Ausiello: I’m told Callie Khouri and her fellow writers are debating this issue as we speak (many of them heard the news around the same time as the general public, which means they’ve only had a week or so to weigh the pros and cons). My guess? Hayden’s baby bump will be incorporated into the show.

Question: Will Rachel Bilson’s pregnancy be written into the fourth season of Hart of Dixie? —Julianne

Ausiello: Unlike the uncertainty surrounding Nashville’s Juliette, I hear Dixie producers have made a decision about whether or not to impregnate Zoe. Unfortunately, they’re not sharing it with anyone. A show source would only confirm that “Rachel will appear in all upcoming episodes.”

Question: This hiatus is killing me. Got any Teen Wolf spoilers? Preferably anything about Stiles? —Stephanie

Ausiello: You’re in luck, Stephanie, because the June 23 premiere is full of Stiles. Not only does he get a chance to play bad ass, which is always fun, but he also has a few intense moments with both of the ladies in his life — one more so than the other. Needless to say, Stiles’ love life won’t become any less complicated in Season 4.

Question: Will Matthew Goode be returning to The Good Wife next season? Finn started growing on me by the finale. —Jennifer

Ausiello: Robert and Michelle King apparently share your enthusiasm, because I can exclusively confirm that Goode will be back in Season 6 as a full-fledged series regular.

Question: Covert Affairs’ Auggie has gotten a lot of promotions in past seasons that haven’t lasted – any promotions this year, and if so, will they stick? –Rhiannon

Ausiello: “No promotions so far this year,” Christopher Gorham answered when we chatted him up at Upfronts, “and I’d be surprised if we see any more of that, because really, Auggie loves what he does, and nothing else really fits.”

Question: What is gonna be the status of Barry and Felicity’s relationship on The Flash and Arrow? –Rachelle

Ausiello: It is hinted in the Flash premiere that Barry’s trip to Starling City (and/or a certain someone he met there!) indeed made an impression on him. But we also see almost immediately that the CSI whiz shares a quite complicated “relationship” with Iris West, the police detective’s daughter he “grew up with” after his mother was murdered/his father arrested. Obviously, the question will be: When will those two ever be on the same page regarding what they feel beyond a “brother/sister” vibe?

Question: Will we get to see Once Upon a Time‘s “Rumbelle” as a married couple, seeing them in their home instead if the shop all the time? Will they have a honeymoon, eventually? Will we see some happy times? –Intarr

Ausiello: Funny you should bust out the H-word. Because in previewing Season 4 — where Rumple will continue to conceal the secret about the true dagger, as well as revisit whatever complicated history he has with that ice queen, Elsa — series co-creator Adam Horowitz said, “There is a list of things that are brewing for Belle and Rumple to deal with, but before they do, let’s let them enjoy their honeymoon.” (Surely he was speaking figuratively, so calm down, everyone.)

Question: Do you have anything on Switched at Birth? —Nikki

Ausiello: Bay and Emmett’s night of passion will be followed by a whole mess of complications — does boyfriend Tank ring a bell? — in the June 16 season opener. And that’s too bad because Emmett could really use Bay’s support when things go from bad to worse with tormentor Matthew.

Question: How will Callie react when she meets her biological father on The Fosters? —Marissa

Ausiello: Better question: How will you react upon seeing Dawson’s Creek‘s Kerr Smith playing dad to a teenager? Also, what makes you think Callie wants to meet her father when the show returns on June 16?

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Hey All,

Here are the news items for yesterday and today:

TELEVISION

Actress Sonja Sohn (The Wire and Body of Proof) has landed a recurring role on The Originals, play Lenore, a powerful salt-of-the-Earth in New Orleans, who will prove to be quite a foe for Klaus (series lead Joseph Morgan). (Tierney Bricker at E! Online)

Actress Ever Carradine (Eureka and 24) will appear in the TNT drama Major Crimes, playing the role Sharon Beck, the mother who left behind Rusty, the teenager who Captain Raydor (series lead Mary McDonnell) took under her guardianship. Major Crimes is back with a new season on TNT starting on June 9. (Adam Bryant at TV Guide)

Actor Jonathan Keltz has been promoted to series regular on The CW period piece drama Reign when it returns for its second season this fall. He played recurring character Leith, the love interest of lady-in-waiting Greer (series regular Celina Sinden). (Andy Swift at TV Line)

Actress Constance Zimmer (House of Cards and Entourage) has landed a role in the upcoming Lifetime dark comedic drama Un-Real that will star Shiri Appleby (Roswell and Life Unexpected) that takes a behind-the-scenes look at the chaos surrounding the production of a competition dating reality series. Zimmer will play the dispassionate executive producer of the unscripted show, The 10-episodes series is inspired by executive producer Sarah Gertrude Shapiro’s short film Sequin Raze and centers on Rachel (Appleby), a young staffer whose sole job is to manipulate her relationships with and among the contestants to get the vital dramatic and outrageous footage the program’s executive producer (Zimmer) demands. (Nellie Andreeva at Deadline)

Actors Kevin Alejandro (Ugly Betty and Arrow) and Mat Vairo (Revolution) and actresses Sophie Lowe (Once Upon a Time in Wonderland) and India Ennenga (Treme) will star alongside Mark Pellegrino (The Tomorrow People and Lost) in the upcoming A&E drama series The Returned that will be executive produced by Carlton Cuse (EP from Lost). Alejandro will play the town’s authoritative but accessible Sheriff Tommy Moran; Lowe will play Lena and Ennenga will play Camille, Jack’s (Pellegrino) twin daughters. Vairo plays one of the returned, Simon, a musician who comes back 10 years after his death. (Nellie Andreeva at Deadline and The Deadline Team)

Actor Corey Stoll (House of Cards and the upcoming The Strain) and actress Laila Robins (Bored To Death) have joined the cast of Homeland. Robins will be a series regular, playing Martha Boyd, the U.S. Ambassador to the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, who is professional and put together, with a ship-to-ship voice and personality to match. Meanwhile, Stoll will be a recurring guest star, playing Sandy Bachman, the CIA Chief of Station in Pakistan and a rising star in the agency’s firmament. (Nellie Andreeva at Deadline)

Actor Brian Van Holt (Cougar Town) has joined the cast of the upcoming Syfy series Ascension that will star Battlestar Galactica alum Tricia Helfer. The new drama is about a starship that was secretly launched from Earth in the year 1963, sending hundreds of men, women and children to populate a new world. Nearly 50 years into the journey, as they approach the point of no return, the mysterious murder of a young woman causes the ship’s population to question the true nature of their mission. Holt will play the ship’s captain William Denninger while Helfer will play his wife Viondra. Ascension is set to air on Syfy in November. (James Hibberd at Entertainment Weekly)

NEW TV DRAMA TRAILER

The Lottery (New Drama on Lifetime)

MINI-SERIES NEWS

Executive producers Craig Zadan and Neil Meron (Smash and the recent Bonnie & Clyde adaptation) are teaming with the History Channel to produce a new four-hour mini-series based on the origins of the mystic medieval Christian order known as Knights Templar. The mini will tell the true story of three brothers, all knights, during the first Crusade, as they make the long journey through the Holy Lands to recapture Jerusalem, ultimately bringing rise to the Knights Templar. (Nellie Andreeva at Deadline)

FROM TV TO STAGE

Actress Kristen Bell (best known for her work on Veronica Mars), actor Hunter Parrish (Weeds) and actress-singer Amber Riley (Glee) will appear in a revival of the musical Hair slated to run at the Hollywood Bowl from August 1 through August 3. Bell will play Sheila, Parrish will play Claude and Riley will play Dionne. Beverly D’Angelo, who played Sheila in the 1979 film adaptation, will play the mother. (Jeremy Gerard at Deadline)

BOX OFFICE NEWS

Oscar winner Cuba Gooding Jr. will play famed civil rights attorney and activist Fred Gray in the upcoming box office film Selma, which is about Martin Luther King’s 1965 landmark voting rights campaign. The cast includes David Oyelowo, Tom Wilkinson, Oprah Winfrey and Martin Sheen. (The Deadline Team)

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

1. Maleficent – 70 million
2. X-Men: Days of Future Past – 32.6 million
3. A Million Ways to Die in the West – 17 million
4. Godzilla – 12.2 million
5. Blended – 8.4 million
6. Neighbors – 7.7 million
7. The Amazing Spider-Man 2 – 3.8 million
8. Million Dollar Arm – 3.7 million
9. Chef – 2 million
10. The Other Woman – 1.4 million

Oscar winner Lupita Nyong’o (12 Years a Slave) and actress Gwendoline Christie (Game of Thrones) have joined the cast of the much-anticipated Star Wars film, joining the already cast John Boyega, Daisy Ridley, Adam Driver, Oscar Isaac, Andy Serkis, Domhnall Gleeson, and Max von Sydow as well as original stars Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher, Mark Hamill, Anthony Daniels, Peter Mayhew, and Kenny Baker. The movie is expected to open on December 18, 2015. (Seat42F)

Actors Jonathan Rhys Meyers (Dracula) and Ron Perlman (Sons of Anarchy) and young actress Joey King have joined the cast of the upcoming box office film Stonewall about the 1969 police raid at the Stonewall Inn in Greenwich Village that became the flashpoint for the gay rights movement. The drama centers on Danny Winters (Jeremy Irvine), a young man who is kicked out of his house and flees to NY, where homeless and destitute he befriends a group of street kids who soon introduce him to the watering hole of the local drag queens, gays, lesbians, and everything in between: the Mafia-run Stonewall Inn. There he meets the suave Danny (Meyers) but catches the eye of the Stonewall’s repulsive manager (Perlman), who colludes with corrupt police, exploits homeless youth for financial gain and is even suspected to have had a hand in some of their “disappearances.” King will play Winters’ sister. The film isn’t expected out until July 2016. (The Deadline Team)

BOX OFFICE TRAILER

Q&A SECTION (with Tierney Bricker from E! Online)

Question: Hit me up with some scoop on Arrow, would you? – Liam

Tierney: You got it! Prepare to see a different side of former (and current?) baddie Malcolm Merlyn when season three kicks off. “Malcolm’s losing everybody around him in his life for whatever reason. He figured out the last reason he lost Tommy was because he became emotionally connected to somebody. Malcolm can control everybody physically or with money, what’s really interesting now is Malcolm needs to learn how to control people emotionally so he doesn’t lose anybody now,” John Barrowman previewed for us. “That’s what he he’s doing with Thea now because she’s at her emotional low. Malcolm needs to build his family back around him, whoever that may be. He needs Thea as much as she needs him.”

Question: I’m still so upset that Regina is getting her happy ending taken away from her! Is she going to re-embrace her evil side on Once Upon a Time next season? – Rebecca M.

Tienrey: Funny you should bring that up because when we chatted with OUAT co-creator Eddy Kitsis, we asked him that very question. Gird your loins, magic lovers, because hell hath no fury like an evil queen scorned! “We have built 66 episodes of growth for Regina and this is a very big setback,” Kitsis revealed. “The question we want the audience to think about is, ‘How does she handle it?’ It is a very uncomfortable situation for everyone involved, it’s very complicated. She’s done a lot of growing and yet we know what her weaknesses are.” Translation: Emma you had better run, girl!

Question: My friend and I have a Pretty Little Liars bet going on. Do you think that Ali is going to be upset or relieved when she discovers that her mom was murdered? – Britney

Tierney: Luckily you’re not going to have to wait long to find out! With the season five premiere exactly one week away, fans will be treated to a laundry list of shocking answers and heart-pounding reveals. But to help curb your PLL cravings, we’ll go ahead and let executive producer Joseph Dougherty answer that question for you. “I think she’s going to be upset,” the EP explained. “She made up her mind and was going to go back and get some answers, and if this person is not there, she’s not going to get the answers she wanted to get. There are as many unanswered questions in that town for Ali as there are for those other girls.”

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Hey All,

Here are the news items for today:

TELEVISION

Syfy has picked up the US broadcast rights to the Canadian series Bitten, which was given a second season order by its home network Space last week. The second season will return to Syfy sometime in 2015. (TV By the Numbers)

TV MINI-SERIES NEWS

Actor Richard E. Grant (Doctor Who and Girls) has joined the cast of the upcoming six-hour event series Dig, which will air on the USA Network. The event series will center on Peter Connelly (Jason Isaacs), an FBI agent currently stationed in Jerusalem who, while investigating the murder of an American archeologist, uncovers a conspiracy 2,000 years in the making. Grant will play Ian Margrove, the Cambridge archeologist heading up the dig. Following a murder, Peter begins to suspect that Margrove may be more involved in the mystery surrounding the death than he’s letting on. The cast includes Lauren Ambrose, Regina Taylor and Anne Heche. (Philiana Ng at The Hollywood Reporter)

Singer-songwriter-actor Kris Kristofferson has joined the cast of the History Channel’s upcoming 8-part mini-series Texas Rising that will detail the Texas Revolution against Mexico and the rise of the legendary Texas Rangers. During the Texas Revolution, President Jackson (Kristofferson) avoided direct U.S. involvement, unwilling to risk open war against Mexico as he continued to monitor the political situation. But Jackson was a mentor to and admirer of General Sam Houston and he realized the fate of Texas would profoundly influence the future of the United States. (TV By the Numbers)

BOX OFFICE NEWS

Actor Jack Huston (Boardwalk Empire) has joined the cast of the upcoming box office film The Longest Ride, which is an adaptation of the Nicholas Sparks book. Huston will play the young Ira in a tale that brings together two intertwining love stories. (Mike Fleming, Jr. at Deadline)

Actor Josh Brolin is expected to co-star alongside Emily Blunt and Benicio del Toro in the upcoming box office film Prisoners that follows an officer from Tucson, Arizona who travels to Mexico with a pair of mercenaries to track down a drug lord. (Justin Kroll at Variety)

Actor Rhys Ifans (The Amazing Spider-Man) is expected to play the father of Johnny Depp’s looney Mad Hatter in Through the Looking Glass, the sequel to the latest Alice in Wonderland adaptation. This sequel will not be out in theatres until May of 2016, though. (First Showing)

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Hey All,

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

MADE-FOR-TV MOVIE NEWS

Actor Rob Morrow (Northern Exposure) has joined the cast of the History Channel’s upcoming 8-part mini-series Texas Rising that will detail the Texas Revolution against Mexico and the rise of the legendary Texas Rangers. Morrow will play Colonel Fannin, a passionate member of the Texas Army, who follows his heart instead of orders. (Nellie Andreeva at Deadline)

BOX OFFICE NEWS

Actor Will Yun Lee (the Red Dawn and Total Recall remakes and The Wolverine) has joined the cast of the upcoming box office film San Andreas, which will be about an ex-Special Ops firefighter (Dwayne Johnson) who is scouring Northern California for his family after the Big One hits. Lee will play Dr. Kim Chung, the co-director of the Cal-Tech Seismology Lab featured in the film. (Jen Yamato at Deadline)

Actress Katie Holmes (Dawson’s Creek) [who is now free of Tom Cruise and all that is Scientology, allowing her to have a “normal” celebrity life] has joined the cast of the upcoming box office film called The Woman In Gold that will star Helen Mirren, Ryan Reynolds and Daniel Bruhl (Rush and Inglorious Basterds). The film is set in 1998, following a holocaust survivor who solicits the help of her newly minted lawyer grandson to help her sue the Swiss government to get back priceless artwork stolen by the Nazis. (Mike Fleming, Jr. at Deadline)

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Here are the news items for today:

TELEVISION

The CW has revealed what role actor John Wesley Shipp (who appeared in the short-lived 90’s version of The Flash and was Dawson’s dad on Dawson’s Creek) will have on the upcoming fall Arrow spin-off The Flash. He will be Barry Allen’s dad Henry. (Vlada Gelman at TV Line)

Actor Kerr Smith (Dawson’s Creek) will recur in the second season of the ABC Family drama The Fosters as Robert Quinn, the biological father of Callie Jacob. The show’s second season will begin on June 16. (Zap2It and Andy Swift at TV Line)

Actor Max Martini (The Unit and the box office film Captain Phillips) will guest star in Covert Affairs, playing Nathan Mueller, a former CIA operative who resurfaces after mysteriously going off the grid. When Annie (series lead Piper Perabo) comes face to face with Nathan, she’s unsettled to discover they share similar inner demons. Covert Affairs will be back for the start of its new season on the USA Network on June 24. (Philiana Ng at The Hollywood Reporter)

ONLINE SERIES NEWS

Actor Charlie Cox (Boardwalk Empire) has landed the lead role in the Netflix series Daredevil based on the Marvel superhero. The online series received a 13 episode order. (Andy Swift at TV Line)

BOX OFFICE NEWS

It looks like a sequel to the box office smash My Big Fat Greek Wedding is being developed with stars Nia Vardalos and John Corbett expected to return. The story, which like the original film will be written by Vardalos, follows the lovably loud Portokalos family who return after a family secret is revealed and a bigger, fatter wedding brings the big fat Greek family back together again. (Justin Kroll at Variety)

Actor Robbie Amell (The Tomorrow People and cousin of Arrow star Stephen Amell) has joined the cast of the upcoming box office film The DUFF (which stands for “designated ugly fat friend”). He will play Wesley, a slick but charming jock who Bianca (film lead Mae Whitman from Parenthood) enlists in her quest to find herself and overthrow the school’s evil queen Madison (Bella Thorne from Big Love and Shake It Up), who had just named her their group’s DUFF. (Jethro Nededog at The Wrap)

Q&A SECTION (with Matt Mitovich at TV Line and the folks over at TV Guide)

Question: I am loving that Hook and Emma finally kissed in the Once Upon a Time finale! Any hints about how Emma now views him/their relationship? –Liz

Mitovich: I can’t speak for the fictional character of Emma, but Jennifer Morrison, at least, feels that the couple’s new closeness makes sense. “If you had said it to me when we first started the show, I never would have anticipated it — but the reality is that he’s a very kindred spirit. They’ve both been through similar things, they’re both survivors and they’ve both had to fight in order to literally just live. There’s also something in them where they’ll both go to great lengths to protect the people they care about — and sometimes they’ll do really bad things to do that, but they both have really good hearts, so I think they see a lot of themselves in each other.” Emma is also seeing impressive changes in the pirate. “This season in particular, because Hook has really fought for Emma to be true to herself and be the most powerful version of herself, he’s earned a tremendous amount of trust from her, and that’s what really makes it organic for Emma to feel vulnerable with him,” Morrison notes. “I know that in my own life, I have a strong reaction to people who empower me and say, ‘You should be yourself, even if it means making some mistakes.’ So the fact that he does that, and isn’t at all put off by that, makes it a good place to start a relationship.”

Question: What secrets can you reveal about Season 2 of Defiance? –Sally

Mitovich: Jaime Murray says that because things pick back up following a time jump, “Whichever cliffhanger you left the characters in, they’ve had to deal with the repercussions of that, so they’re all in an extremely different position at the beginning of Season 2 (premiering June 19).” And you can be certain that includes Stahma and husband Datak, who when last we tuned in had clumsily killed an E-Rep biggie. “You already saw Stahma dealing with her own resentments of Datak to begin with,” the actress reminds, “so she’s pretty angry with him for his impulsive stupidity that changed their lives irrevocably.” Hmm, might Stahma thus be spending more time at the NeedWant…? Murray smiles: “She may be, actually!”

Question: Do you have any scoop on Arrow and Amanda Waller? That last scene of the season finale got us really curious, and Season 3 is too far away. –Ana

Mitovich: I asked Stephen Amell how this new stretch of apparently Waller-centric flashbacks will inform the coming season, and the way he put it is this: “Oliver lost a lot of his humanity in those five years [away from Starling City], so as we see that continue to happen it in the flashbacks, we will see how much of his humanity he wants to get back in the present.”

Question: I’d love to know what’s in store for Rusty on Major Crimes this season. Can you help me out? –Estee

Mitovich: I just screened the season premiere (airing June 9), and without revealing too much, the oft-troubled lad has a big secret he needs to share with someone – and for the time being at least, that someone will be a somewhat gobsmacked Provenza.

Question: On Rizzoli & Isles, will Frost’s absence be addressed immediately in this new series of shows? –Bobbi

Mitovich: How the show will write in the tragic passing of cast member Lee Thompson Young is not addressed immediately-immediately in the Season 5 premiere (airing June 17), but then it sneaks up on you and all of a sudden you’ll be clamoring for Kleenex. The following episode then delves deeper into the sad, sad aftermath.

Question: Got anything on what Pope is up to in Season 4 of Falling Skies? –JJ

Mitovich: I will go for the TNT Summer Series trifecta and tell you that when we first see Pope again, dude is on the wrong end of a flamethrower. But a little bit later, he’s kicking back, enjoying some Gilligan’s Island, when Hal shows up asking for a “favor.” Pope’s not big on favors, especially these days, so it won’t surprise you to know that the gents soon enough end up in a bit of a scuffle.

Question: Anything to share on the new “mini” season of 24? –Greg

Mitovich: If you suspect that the latest drone strike has left Kate Morgan large and in charge at the CIA’s London command center – if only by process of “elimination” – you’d (seemingly) be right. “That would make sense, yes,” Yvonne Strahovski concurs, “but that storyline is going to take us down some quite unexpected avenues.”

Question: Are there going to be any life-changing events for any of Gibbs’ team members during Season 12 of NCIS? –Marsha

Mitovich: I don’t know if the storyline surrounding this reveal will be “life-changing” per se, but show boss Gary Glasberg tells me he still is on track to put a face to the long-MIA Mrs. Gibbs No. 2 during Season 12 — as well as unveil another never-seen spouse. “I look forward to introducing [Gibbs’ second ex-wife], and I look forward to meeting Bishop’s husband,” he shares. And along those lines, “We’re already playing with some ideas that I think are going to be fun for people.”

Question: On Covert Affairs, how has Annie going dark and now trying to come in from the cold changed the relationship between her and Auggie? –Shelby

Mitovich: All told, “It’s a bit of a reset” when Annie resurfaces after months off the grid, Christopher Gorham reveals. “Coming off of what happened to her, she kind of ‘needs a minute’…. Her big challenge this year is that she wants to keep her work life separate from her personal life. Auggie understands that and gives her the space she needs – but at the end of the day, he may end up giving her more space than she bargained for!”

Question: We saw Calder go from potential bad guy to hero last season on Covert Affairs. What can we expect from “the Sheriff” this year? –Shelby

Mitovich: You can expect struggles on the personal and professional fronts. “We may see him mess up in his personal life,” Hil Harper hints. “He starts having sex, that’s for sure – but maybe sex with the wrong person!” Meanwhile at the CIA, Calder is still the interim boss, “but Joan wants her job back, so there’s a bit of a thing there that we’ve got to figure that out,” Harper previews. P.S. Speaking of Joan, know that Kari Matchett’s real-life tot will be playing Joan and Arthur’s new bundle of joy.

Question: Got any Graceland scoop about Paige? –Hayley

Mitovich: If you’re familiar with Serinda Swan’s extracurricular endeavors, you can appreciate how much the following Season 2 storyline means to her. “Last season, I pitched to the writers a story on human trafficking, because that’s something that I’m very passionate about and I fight a lot on my own time — and they took it. We have a storyline on human trafficking going on,” she shares. “So I’m excited for Paige to bring that story into people’s homes in a way that raises questions.”

Question: I’m trying to find out when is the new season of Twisted going to premiere?

Mitovich: There’s still no official word that there will be a second season – though the show is still listed on ABC Family’s press site, which has to mean a little something.

Question: What’s the difference between the premise of The Returned and Resurrection? Is there a story behind this that I missed? –Lillian

Mitovich: This is easy: ABC’s Resurrection, a supernatural drama about people who come back from the dead not much worse for the wear, is based on the novel The Returned, while A&E’s The Returned is a U.S. adaptation of the French series Les Revenants (or The Returned), which is based on the French film Les Revenants (or The Returned) and concerns people who come back from the dead not much worse for the wear. Very different shows. Glad I could help!

ME: This is, clearly, sarcasm at work!

Question: Do you know if Crossing Lines will be back? I really enjoyed the characters and hope to see more. –Laurie

Mitovich: Sources confirm what we all probably suspected: Though picked up for Season 2 over in France (the country that brought us Les Revenants aka The Returned!), Crossing Lines will not be back on NBC.

Question: Suits scoop, please! — Petra

TV Guide: The Season 4 premiere will pick up three months later, and Mike still hasn’t hit a “home run” in his new investment banking gig. Worse, his strategy to help Walter Gillis (guest star Michael Gross) and his fledgling business won’t go over well with Harvey, who’s instructed to drop Mike completely! But will he?

Question: Got any more Under the Dome scoop? — Rachel

TV Guide: Want more ghosts? It seems Big Jim’s “come to dome” moment will involve a few of those tricky apparitions that plagued certain residents last season. “There are moments where Big Jim maybe sees ghosts,” Dean Norris says. “While it’s a terrifying situation, it’s also funny to see Big Jim have to squirm with these kind of ghosts of Christmas past and the future and have to deal with them.”

Question: Got any scoop on the new season of Falling Skies? — Tony

TV Guide: When the show returns for Season 4, what’s left of the 2nd Mass will quickly be decimated, save for a few plucky survivors who will be separated and forced to fight off a number of foes just to stay alive. In fact, they’ll encounter a threat even more deadly than the Espheni. (Think Hitler Youth.) Isn’t dystopia grand?

Question: Got anything on the new season of Major Crimes? — Alison

TV Guide: The gripping season opener is a twisty tale involving the disappearance of two kids and their father. Unfortunately, the missing persons case soon becomes a homicide investigation, which reveals a dark and ugly truth for all the family members involved. Speaking of complicated families, Rusty’s world will once again be turned upside down because of his. But who he shares that information with could surprise you

Question: You’re so lucky that you got to watch The Flash! Can you please spill! — Donna

TV Guide: Ever since “The Scientist,” where Barry talked about a blur, not his father, being the real culprit behind his mother’s death, savvy comic book fans have suspected that the Reverse Flash would play a role in the spin-off. Those fans won’t be disappointed, but the final moments of the series premiere will also hint at other nefarious forces at work in Central City.

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Here are the news items for today:

TELEVISION

Actor Matt Barr (Hellcats and Hatfields & McCoys) has landed a recurring role on Sleepy Hollow, playing Nick Hawley, a “ruggedly handsome” bounty hunter who will assist Ichabod Crane (series lead Tom Mison) and Abbie (series lead Nicole Beharie) on a supernatural case. Season 2 of Sleepy Hollow will return to FOX this fall. (Kimberly Roots at TV Line)

DEVELOPMENT NEWS

Actress Catherine Dent (The Shield) has become the first series regular in the AMC drama pilot called Galyntine that is a fantasy-action adventure with hints of sci-fi is set in a post-apocalyptic future without technology where a band of survivors is forced to adapt to isolation and the challenges of their new world. Dent will play one of the survivors, Haven, who lived through the global disaster with her two kids. (Nellie Andreeva at Deadline)

NOTE: Didn’t we just do this with Revolution?! I’m just saying!

Executive producer Graham Yost (The Americans and Justified) is developing a project based on the forthcoming novel called “Avenue of Spies” by Alex Kershaw for WGN America. The project is set in Nazi-occupied Paris on the eve of World War II, chronicling the true story of an American-born doctor and his family who fall in with the French Resistance, spying from their home just doors away from the Gestapo headquarters and one of Hitler’s most feared SS captains. (Lacey Rose at The Hollywood Reporter)

MADE-FOR-TV MOVIE NEWS

Actresses Kathy Najimy (Veep) and Wendy Raquel Robinson (The Game) have joined the cast of the upcoming Disney Channel movie Descendants about the children of classic villains. Najimy will play Snow White‘s Evil Queen while Robinson will play Cruella de Vil. The cast already includes Kristin Chenoweth (Glee and Pushing Daisies) as well as Dove Cameron (Liv and Maddie) and Booboo Stewart (Good Luck Charlie). (Andy Swift at TV Line)

BOX OFFICE NEWS

Actress Karen Gillan (Doctor Who and the upcoming Guardians of the Galaxy) will appear in the upcoming Western feature called A Valley Of Violence. The cast already includes Ethan Hawke, John Travolta and Taissa Farmiga (American Horror Story). Gillan will play Ellen, the older sister to Farmiga’s character. Together they run a hotel in the town where Hawke’s drifter seeks vengeance for the death of his best friend. (Jen Yamato at Deadline)

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

1. X-Men: Days of Future Past – 91.4 million
2. Godzilla – 31.1 million
3. Blended – 14.2 million
4. Neighbors – 13.8 million
5. The Amazing Spider-Man 2 – 7.8 million
6. Million Dollar Arm – 6.9 million
7. The Other Woman – 3.6 million
8. Rio 2 – 2.4 million
9. Chef – 2.2 million
10. Heaven Is For Real – 2 million

Actress Madeleine Stowe (Revenge) will appear in the upcoming box office film The Runner that will star Nicolas Cage. The film takes place in the shadow of the 2010 BP oil spill that ravaged the Gulf Coast. Stowe will play Deborah Price, the steely spouse of Cage’s congressman. Bound together by ambition, the two are stuck in a virtually dead marriage that sees Deborah turning the other way regarding her husband’s publicly revealed infidelities. (Dominic Patten at Deadline)

BOX OFFICE TRAILER

The Equalizer Trailer

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

TELEVISION

Actor Mark Pellegrino (Lost, Supernatural and The Tomorrow People) has joined the cast of the upcoming A&E adaptation of the acclaimed French series The Returned that received a 10-episode order. The series tells the story of a small town that suddenly finds several of its presumed-deceased residents reappearing with a mess of repercussions, both good and bad. Pellegrino will Jack, the father of twin girls, one of whom comes back to life after dying in a school-bus crash four years prior. The series will be co-executive produced by Carlton Cuse (Lost). (Andy Swift at TV Line)

Actor Mark Sheppard has been promoted (FINALLY!) to series regular on Supernatural when it returns this fall for its 10th season. He has played Crowley, the King of Hell since 2009. (Philiana Ng at The Hollywood Reporter)

BOX OFFICE TRAILER

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Hey All,

Here are the news items for today:

TELEVISION

Actor Neal McDonough (Justified) has landed a recurring role on Suits for its upcoming fourth season. He will play Sean Cahill, who is not so much an SEC investigator as he is a bulldog. He is tasked by Eric Woodall (guest star Zeljko Ivanek) to uncover wrongdoing at Pearson Specter. Suits is back with a new season starting on June 11. (The Deadline Team)

Syfy has acquired the US cable rights to all 39 episode of Spartacus with the first episode set to air on the cable network on June 26 after the return of Defiance and the debut of the new drama Dominion. (Laura Prudom at Variety)

Actor Neil Jackson is set to return to Sleepy Hollow for the show’s second season in major recurring arc as Abraham Von Brunt aka the Headless Horseman. (Nellie Andreeva at Deadline)

The Canadian channel Space has renewed the supernatural series Bitten for a second 10-episode season. No word on whether Syfy has picked up the US rights yet. (TV Guide Canada)

WE TV has given the greenlight to its second scripted drama, this one from Eli Roth and Jason Blum. The eight-episode thriller South Of Hell is will be set in Savannah, Georgia, focusing on Maria Abascal, a demon hunter whose power stems from within. (Nellie Andreeva at Deadline)

MADE-FOR-TV MOVIE NEWS

Actresses Mo’Nique (Precious) and Khandi Alexander (Scandal) will co-star opposite Queen Latifah in the upcoming HBO biopic about iconic blues singer Bessie Smith. Latifah will appear in the lead role while Mo’Nique will play Ma Rainey, one of the first professional blues singers billed as The Mother of the Blues while Alexander will play Bessie’s older sister, Viola. (Nellie Andreeva at Deadline)

BOX OFFICE NEWS

Actor Skylar Astin will reprise his role of Jesse in the upcoming Pitch Perfect sequel. (Jen Yamato at Deadline)

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Hey All,

Here are the news items for today:

TELEVISION

Actor Amir Arison has been promoted to series regular for the second season of The Blacklist, which will be back this fall with new episodes. He plays tech wiz Aram. (Nellie Andreeva at Deadline)

Actress Azita Ghanizada (Alphas) will guest star in an upcoming episode of Major Crimes, playing Angela Soames, an employee at a potentially shady cryogenic facility. Major Crimes will be back with a new season on TNT starting on June 9. (Matt Mitovich at TV Line)

ONLINE SERIES NEWS

Actress Chloe Sevigny (Big Love) and Steven Pasquale (Rescue Me) have landed recurring roles in the as-yet titled Netflix psychological thriller from the men behind Damages. The 13-episode series is set in the Florida Keys, centering on a close-knit family of four adult siblings (Kyle Chandler, Ben Mendelsohn, Linda Cardellini, Norbert Leo Butz) whose secrets and scars are revealed when their black sheep brother (Mendelsohn) returns home. Sevigny will play Chelsea, who has a romantic past with Mendelsohn’s character and whose brother Eric (Jamie McShane), out on parole, is living with her in their shack of a home. Pasquale will play a potential romantic interest for Cardellini’s character. (Nellie Andreeva at Deadline)

Actor James McDaniel (NYPD Blue) will star opposite Mena Suvari (American Beauty) in the Amazon Studios drama pilot called Hysteria that will center on Dr. Logan Harlow (Suvari), an exceptionally bright but socially awkward neurologist/psychiatrist at the University of Texas Medical School who travels to her hometown of Austin, TX to investigate a mysterious epidemic among high school girls that might be spreading through technology. McDaniel will play Dr. Carl Sapsi, a local Austin doctor who’s baffled by the outbreak of hysteria in his midst and initially eager to work with his friend, Dr. Harlow, to uncover the mysteries at its core. It’s only when Logan becomes a pariah in the community that Sapsi pulls away from her. (The Deadline Team)

BOX OFFICE NEWS

The official title of the Man of Steel sequel is Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice. (Twitter)

BOX OFFICE TRAILER

ME: I’m not a Woody Allen fan, but I can’t help but like this trailer. It doesn’t hurt that Colin Firth and Emma Stone are both in the film; otherwise, I wouldn’t give it the time of day. Just my personal opinion.

Q&A SECTION (with TV Scoop Team at E! Online, Natalie Abrams at TV Guide and Michael Ausiello at TV Line)

Question: Counting down the days until Revenge returns after that amazing finale! Will season four kick off with another big flash forward to a major event, like Emily’s wedding in season three? – Nicole

TV Scoop Team: That’s to be determined, according to show runner Sunil Nayar. But it seems likely that there won’t be as the finale allowed the writers to “shake things up a little bit and do the unexpected and that said, I adore the flash-forwards,” he told us. “But there’s a chance to shake it up from the very first frame of season four, so fans think, ‘OK, this is a show that I love, but it’s going to be different and surprise me.’ There’s a chance we might not do it.”

Question: I am so happy to hear John Barrowman will be a series regular when Arrow comes back! What can we expect to see? – Cody

TV Scoop Team: A whole lot of father-daughter bonding (or fighting!) between Malcolm and Thea! “I can’t wait to have some training sequences between father and daughter,” John Barrowman tells us. “Let’s see what will happen when he’s teaching her to be a tough cookie. She’s already tough, but he’s going to hone all that in and make her a tough bitch. That’s what he’s got to make her.” Ugh, is it October yet?!

Question: Do you have any Witches of East End spoilers you can share?! – Layla

TV Scoop Team: There is a new badass chick emerging from the rubble. When Lifetime’s witchy drama returns for its second season, it’s bringing our new favorite character with it. Not only is Alex ridiculously beautiful, confident, and intelligent—she also has a dark side. By night Alex transforms into a kickass soldier who is proficient in any and all weapons. One piece of advice: Do not get on her bad side.

Question: Graceland comes back so soon! What can we expect from the new season? – Darren

TV Scoop Team: A dark turn for Mike! “I’m kind of maybe not the nicest guy this year. It’s a conversation I had with the writers,” Aaron Tveit previewed for us. “I said, ‘I want to be a good FBI agent and I want to be interesting. I don’t need to be likable.’ I was like, ‘Do whatever you need to do.’ It’s really fun.”

Question: Royal Pains is one of my all-time favorite shows! And you never give us scoop! – Tricia

TV Scoop Team: Well, today’s your lucky day as we just so happened to chat with Mark Feuerstein about the new season. After a darker turn last year, fans can expect to see “a return to our former glory,” he spilled. “Blue skies, life is good and Hank returning to his patients, hands on, one-on-one, doing what I set out to do in the first place. But there are still great arcs in this season, great conflicts, and great new characters.”

Question: Fitz told Simmons he loves her! Does that mean they’ll get together next season on Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.? — Priya

Natalie: Not so fast! Did you notice that when Simmons kissed Fitz, she smooched him everywhere but on his actual mouth? “Clearly, any time one person says something and a person doesn’t reciprocate, it changes things,” executive producer Jeffrey Bell tells me. “It’s safe to say there will be consequences.” Further complicating matters: Producers want to keep Agent Triplett around.

Question: Do you have any scoop on Sleepy Hollow? — Charlie

Natalie: Throughout the first season, we watched as Ichabod acclimated to life in present-day America. Now it’s Katrina’s turn. More importantly, her history with Headless will help explain what the Horseman actually wants. Speaking of the Four Horsemen, we’ll also get flashbacks to Jeremy’s life before he crossed paths with Dear Old Dad. “There’s a lot to be filled in from the five years between his wake-up until now, so you’ll see quite a bit,” executive producer Alex Kurtzman says.

Question: With Tom out of the picture, is there any chance that Liz will get a new love interest on The Blacklist? Maybe Ressler? —Taru

Natalie: It’s possible! But it’s not at the top of her to-do list. “I see her as somebody who has just gone through this horrible relationship and betrayal and I would expect her to respond to that in her own life,” creator Jon Brokenkamp tells me. “Whether that’s a rebound or finding somebody else or going off on her own, she’s got some soul searching to do. Who is she? She’s at a place now where Liz has to confront that.”

Question: I loved the Person of Interest finale, but where does the show go from here? — Mel

Natalie: Now that our heroes have assumed fake identities and gone into hiding, they’ll have to get real jobs! “Now you’ve got to be Clark Kent — you’ve got to be the regular guy,” executive producer Jonathan Nolan says. “Shaw’s going to have a day job and co-workers, and so are Reese and Finch. That can be great fun and [is] also a grounded aspect of the show versus this titanic battle taking place around them.” Fortunately, Root won’t let Finch & Co. stay on the sidelines forever. “Our Machine’s in a lot of trouble,” Nolan says. “Samaritan’s the bigger, tougher kid on the block. Root is going to be key to keeping our team alive and [focusing] on the question of how they put the genie back in the bottle.”

Question: Do you have more scoop on Under the Dome? — Maria

Natalie: One of the show’s new characters (newcomer Grace Victoria Cox) will make quite a splash when Julia is forced to rescue her from the lake. Even stranger, she seems to appear out of thin air. Could her mysterious introduction be connected to why the dome has suddenly become magnetized? “Why she came out of the water and what she was doing there will be revealed,” executive producer Neal Baer teases.

Question: Thanks for the Graceland scoop last week. Got more? — Andy

Natalie: When the show returns, plenty of things will have changed in the house. In particular, a new housemate is staying in Mike’s old room. However, there’s also an entirely different kind of bed-sharing going on, if you know what I’m saying. Also, by the second episode, one of the original roommates may be moving out.

Question: Does Oliver really have feelings for Felicity on Arrow? — Kat

Natalie: Stephen Amell seems to think so! Even though Oliver’s admission of love for his gal pal was just a ruse in the moment, Amell says those words “came from an honest place.” Unfortunately, Oliver will have more pressing matters to deal with next season. “One of the themes of Season 3 is rebuilding,” executive producer Marc Guggnehim tells me. “Getting Queen Consolidated back is a piece of it.”

Question: I gave Once Upon a Time in Wonderland a shot because I love Once Upon a Time, but I stuck with it partly because of Michael Socha as the Knave/Will Scarlet. Do you have any intel on his role in OUAT Season 4? –Julie

Ausiello: Interestingly, the series creators are thus far staying mum on how Socha will fit into next season. “It’s too early for us to tease,” Adam Horowitz says, “but we think Michael is a fabulous actor and we have a way for him to fit into our group that’s fun. He’ll bring a new vibe and color to the show.”

Question: I’ll take anything you’ve got on which suitor Rayna will pick when Nashville comes back. –Christina

Ausiello: You sure you want “anything”? Because what I’ve got will raise the ire of exactly half of the show’s fans (AKA those loyal to Deacon): Newly upped series regular Will Chase tells TVLine, “My gut says that Luke and Rayna will be [together], but you never know. They have to write some more stories.”

Question: What is the most exciting place Covert Affairs is traveling to this season? –Sarai

Ausiello: The show’s passport this season will get stamped in Paris, France… Venezuela… and possibly also South Africa, we’re hearing.

Question: Any news on what White Collar’s final season will bring? —Michael

Ausiello: Here’s an interesting tidbit: The storyline for the six-episode swan song was partly conceived by leading man Matt Bomer himself. “I had this wild idea about how the story should end, and I talked to Tim [DeKay] about it and I talked to Willie [Garson] about it and we talked to [series creator] Jeff Eastin,” he tells us. “Everybody put their two cents in and were vibing on it. I think we came up with something that’s really fun and fitting. When I thought about it, it was really the only way we could end the show. I hope everyone’s happy with it.”

Question: Any spoilers you can share for Graceland Season 2? –Tracy

Ausiello: Daniel Sunjata says to expect “a shift in the power dynamic in the house” when Mike returns with a brand-new op to quarterback — necessitating the help of Briggs and his other ex-roommates — as well as further exploration of the complicated Briggs/Charlie relationship. Sunjata also has high praise for recurring player Carmine Giovinazzo (CSI: NY), who plays the leader of the LAPD’s Gang Task Force. “Briggs goes undercover to try to get close to him for reasons to be revealed,” he teases. “But I’ve enjoyed working with Carmine tremendously. He’s a real actor’s actor.”

Question: Please, please, please tell me if there’s any chance of the relationship between The 100‘s Bellamy and Clarke evolving into something romantic? If not this season, then next? –Danielle

Ausiello: Based on our chat with Bob Morley, who plays Bellamy, it’s sounding more like Season 2, if at all. “A lot of people will search for that [romantic element between the frenemies]. And it’s there, but it’s not the ultimate goal for Bellamy,” the actor said. “Survival is more important than romance.” And from the sound of it, there’ll be more and more for Clarke & Co. to endure. As Season 1 barrels to a close, Morley promises, “The action really starts to ramp up!”

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