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Here are the news items for today:

TELEVISION

Actress Sutton Foster (Bunheads) will guest star in the season 8 finale of Psych entitled “A Nightmare on State Street” (the winning episode voted on by fans) that will follow a sleep-deprived Gus into dream therapy as he attempts to get to the bottom of recent night terrors. After his treatment, however, nothing is what it seems, and he soon learns that “in dreams, no one can hear you scream!” Foster will play a sweet middle school teacher who might be having a fling with a gym teacher. An official air date for season 8 of Psych has yet to be announced, but the much-anticipated Psych musical will air on December 15. (Megan Masters at TV Line)

Actor Justin Bruening (All My Children and Switched at Birth) will appear in a multi-episode arc of the new ABC Family spin-off series Ravenswood, playing a high school teacher. (Megan Masters at TV Line)

DEVELOPMENT NEWS

Chris Carter, the creator of The X-Files, is working with Amazon Studios on his first pilot in more than a decade. The pilot is called The After, a thriller that takes place at the moment of apocalypse. (Nellie Andreeva at Deadline)

Actor Joshua Jackson (Fringe and Dawson’s Creek) has joined the cast of the Showtime pilot Affair that is already set to star Dominic West (The Hour), Ruth Wilson (Luther) and Maura Tierney (ER). Jackson will play a hard-edged cowboy who manages a ranch on Long Island and is married to a woman who begins an affair with a Gothamite who is spending the summer on the island with his family. (Cynthia Littleton at Variety)

NBC is developing a supernatural mystery pilot called Conception from writer John Glenn (Eagle Eye) and producer David Janollari. The pilot will track a modern-day immaculate conception on a large scale, following those few children that survived and how they’re destined to change the world. (Nellie Andreeva at Deadline)

BOX OFFICE NEWS

Actor Chadwick Boseman (42) will play the late singer James Brown in an as-yet untitled biopic about the legendary singer. (Mike Fleming, Jr. at Deadline)

Q&A SECTION (with TV Scoop Team at E! Online)

Question: Nashville is the show I just can’t quit. Will Connie Britton get some lovin’ this season? – Monica

TV Scoop Team: Yup! Rayna is getting a hot new love interest, a guest star who might be all famous and fancy-like. His name will be Luke, and he is extremely charming and can sing and play guitar very well. Expect these two to make some beautiful music, but it probably won’t last more than five episodes. So don’t get your panties in a bunch. Mostly because it’s uncomfortable.

Question: No NCIS: LA spoilers in what seems like ages! Help me! – Gemma

TV Scoop Team: We just chatted with the cast at their 100th episode party, and they shared some scoop that’s actually quite dire. “When we come back Sam and Deeks are being tortured,” Chris O’Donnell tells us, adding that we’ll find out more about Callen’s family and what the hell that “G” stands for. Meanwhile, Daniela Ruah revealed that she heard a character will be leaving at the end of the season!

Question: So how does Peter get out of prison on White Collar? – Andrew

TV Scoop Team: Well, we can’t reveal exact details on that, but we can turn it over to Matt “Blue Eyes That Stare Right Into Our Souls” Bomer to tell us about the Peter-Neal relationship in the new season. “I am really excited about this season! It’s all about this Faustian bargain; a deal that Neil makes with the devil in exchange for Peters freedom and it just creates this interesting dynamic on the show because the show is all about trust,” he tells us. “Once again Neil always has the best intentions but it puts him in a very compromising position.”

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Hey All,

Here are the news items for today:

TELEVISION

Actor Jim Beaver (Supernatural and Justified) will guest star in Revolution this fall, playing John Franklin Fry, a hard-ass, whip smart Texas Ranger who allies with Miles. Revolution will be back on NBC on September 25. (Vlada Gelman at TV Line)

Actor Warren Kole (The Following and Common Law) will guest star in an episode of Person of Interest this fall, playing a real lothario in a case that will find Detective Carter, Agent Shaw and Zoe Morgan all gunning for him. Person of Interest will be back on CBS on September 24. (Matt Mitovich at TV Line)

Syfy has given a greenlight to the TV adaptation of the box office film 12 Monkeys, the 1995 Bruce Willis film about a convict from a post-apocalyptic future sent back in time to acquire intel on a virus that will wreak havoc on humanity. (Deadline and Yahoo TV)

Actress Jaime Ray Newman (Red Widow, Eureka and Drop Dead Diva) has joined the cast of the upcoming ABC drama Mind Games, playing Anna Gordon, a seasoned con woman who is trying to turn over a new leaf. This new drama has yet to be given an airdate by ABC. (Deadline and The Futon Critic)

Actor Rockmond Dunbar (Prison Break) will appear in at least three episode of The Mentalist this fall, playing a tough, no-nonsense cop who doesn’t suffer fools and isn’t overly impressed by Patrick Jane’s skills or charm. (Deadline and The Futon Critic)

DEVELOPMENT NEWS

FOX has landed a potential drama called Kill Zone that will be built around an intense, edgy, humor-laced relationship between Dole Green, a 10-year vet of the Secret Service and his rookie partner. (Deadline and The Futon Critic)

NBC has ordered a new pilot for Ricochet that focuses on a professional hitman who is trapped in a coma and forced to serve as a guinea pig for a secret NSA espionage program; a project that uses technology discovered while researching near-death-experiences to send operatives into other people’s bodies. (Deadline and The Futon Critic)

BOX OFFICE NEWS

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

1. Lee Daniels’ The Butler, $17 million
2. We’re the Millers, $13.5 million
3. The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones, $9.3 million
4. The World’s End, $8.9 million
5. Planes, $8.6 million
6. Elysium: $7.1 million
7. You’re Next, $7.1 million
8. Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters, $5.6 million
9. Blue Jasmine, $4.3 million
10. Kick-Ass 2, $4.2 million

BOX OFFICE TRAILER

New Divergent Trailer

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Hey All,

Here are the news items for today:

TELEVISION

Actor Robert Buckley (One Tree Hill) will guest star in an upcoming episode of Hart of Dixie, playing Peter, a sweet and ordinary guy who has a chance encounter with Lemon (series regular Jamie King) while passing through Bluebell. (Small Screen Scoop and Vlada Gelman at TV Line)

Actor Alexis Denisof (Angel and Much Ado About Nothing) will have an arc on NBC’s Grimm this fall, playing Viktor, Albert Wilhelm George Beckendorf, the cunning, smart, funny and ruthless first cousin to Eric Renard (James Frain). (Nellie Andreeva at Deadline)

Actor Stephen Moyer (True Blood) has been cast opposite singer-actress Carrie Underwood in the upcoming live holiday production of The Sound of Music that will air on NBC on December 5. He will play World War I hero and single father Capt. Georg Von Trapp, who is living in Austria on the cusp of World War II. He falls for his governess, Maria (Carrie Underwood), who he hires to take care of his children. Apparently Moyer has musical experience from his days working in London theatre and recently appeared in a staging of Chicago at the Hollywood Bowl. (James Hibberd at Entertainment Weekly)

NOTE: Not sure how well this will work; and we can harken back to the days when all the Broadway fans were up in arms when Gerard Butler was cast as the Phantom in the box office adaptation of Phantom of the Opera opposite Emmy Rossum. Let’s see if Moyer can hold his own in this role or not.

Actor and former James Bond portrayer Timothy Dalton has been cast in the upcoming Showtime drama Penny Dreadful, which is a frightening psychological thriller that will star Josh Hartnett and Eva Green. Dalton will play Sir Malcolm, a hardened African explorer on a deeply personal quest. (The Futon Critic)

Actress Sophia Bush (One Tree Hill) and actor Patrick Flueger (The 4400) have joined the cast, as series regulars, of the Chicago Fire spin-off called Chicago PD that is expected to air mid-season. The series follows the workings of the Chicago police department’s investigative team. Bush will play Erin Lindsay, a member of the team with an unexpected past while Flueger will play Kyle Ruzek, a hotheaded rookie plucked by Voight (Jason Beghe) from the Academy for dangerous, delicate undercover work for the Intelligence unit. (Nellie Andreeva at Deadline)

DEVELOPMENT NEWS

Actor Jonathan Tucker (Parenthood and The Black Donnellys) and actress Charity Wakefield (the failed Mockingbird Lane pilot) have been cast in the 90-minute Syfy pilot High Moon, which comes from Bryan Fuller (the man behind Pushing Daisies and Dead Like Me). The pilot explores what happens when the countries of Earth establish colonies to mine the moon’s resources and discover a new form of life. Wakefield will have the guest-starring role in the pilot of smart and savvy Eve St. John-Smythe, the CEO of the world’s most profitable corporation that is responsible for opening up the moon by providing oxygen to the various countries there. Tucker will play Stanislav “Stan” Stavin, a handsome and outgoing miner for the Russians who may be hiding something. (Nellie Andreeva at Deadline)

Actress LisaGay Hamilton (The Practice) will co-star in the AMC drama pilot called Line of Sight that tells the story of Lewis Bernt, a National Transportation Safety Board investigator who survives a mysterious plane crash, bringing him on an emotionally disorienting quest to discover the accident’s cause. Hamilton will play Ruby Jensen, an NTSB rep sent to investigate the crash. (Nellie Andreeva at Deadline)

NBC is now jumping on board a project inspired by the Wizard of Oz (much like what CBS, Syfy and some of the crew of Heroes are all working on and/or developing). This NBC version is called Emerald City is being described as a dark reimagining of the classic tale of Oz in the vein of Game Of Thrones, drawing upon stories from Baum’s original 14 books. (Nellie Andreeva at Deadline)

BOX OFFICE NEWS

Actress Natalie Dormer (Game of Thrones and Elementary) has joined the cast of the much-anticipated 2-part adaptation of the Suzanne Collins book Mockingjay (the last book in the Hunger Games franchise). Dormer will play Cressida, a defector from the abusive overlords in the Capitol. (Justin Kroll at Variety)

BOX OFFICE TEASER TRAILER

DIVERGENT Official First Look Tease

SCOOP NEWS (from Sandra Gonzalez at Entertainment Weekly)

REVENGE EXECUTIVE PRODUCER ON JACK IN SEASON 3

Put yourself in the shoes of poor Jack Porter for a hot second. Your wife is dead. Your brother is dead. You have a newborn. And your friend just revealed that she’s actually your former childhood BFF who’s been posing as someone else. What are you going to do? GET THE HELL OUT OF TOWN, of course. But it won’t stay that way.

Over the course of Revenge’s season 3 premiere, Jack will return to the Stowaway and the ghosts of the town that took so much from him. And Sunil Nayar, the show’s new incoming showrunner, says Jack has a tough road ahead. “He has an absolute lot to synthesize for himself and, especially as a person who is so inherently moral and good, to have so much bad and betrayal enacted upon him has been a journey. And when we see him in the premiere, he’s obviously still on that journey, but also has asked himself a lot of questions and come up with answers to a few.” Which begs the question, though, why did Jack return at all? “You will get a sense of why that is,” Nayar teases. “And the other thing is, there’s a real connection to the Stowaway. It’s the bar his father created and it is where the memories of those he’s loved and lost lived. It’s the one anchor he has. In some ways, it represents his past, what happened with Emily represents his present and Carl represents his future.”

Throw him a bone, though, Nayar! Jack needs SOMETHING good to come his way. What about a new dog? “It’s funny you should say that,” he laughs. “You’ll see him explore that early in the season.” (Jack + puppy = best thing ever?)

TEEN WOLF: MORE SCOOPS ON SEASON 3B

I’ve made no secret of the fact that I loved the Teen Wolf finale. But here are three outtakes from my post-mortem with Executive Producer Jeff Davis.

Question: On Isaac and Allison: Are they a ‘thing’ yet?

JEFF DAVIS: “It’s not officially a thing, but it’s definitely a relationship that’s complicated. So it’s going to cause a lot of complications for people and for their own lives. I think it’s interesting to show a different kind of love triangle where it’s not necessarily the two guys fighting over one girl but what you see is one guy doing his best to let go while realizing his best friend might be in love with his former girlfriend. And his girlfriend is trying to figure out, ‘how do I date my former love’s best friend?’ Those things are interesting to me. Not necessarily the pull of jealousy. It’s about, ‘How do we make this work and still stay friends?’ That’s hard to do in high school. That’s teenagers having to start acting like adults.”

Question: Will be a time jump between season 3A and 3B?

JEFF DAVIS: Just a few weeks, like 3 weeks.

Question: On the Halloween episode in the second half of the season:

JEFF DAVIS: “It is the fourth episode. We do the first two episodes are a two-parter. They tell one story so we can get some breathing room in that story and the [next] episodes revolve around both mischief night and Halloween. Things move very fast in Beacon Hills and you’ll see a lot of danger. I don’t want to see too much about them….You may not see them in quite the costume you think. And I’ll leave that up to your interpretation. You’ll see what I mean when it [airs].”

Q&A SECTION (with Matt Mitovich at TV Line, TV Scoop Team at E! Online and Sandra Gonzalez at Entertainment Weekly)

Question: Any fresh Once Upon a Time scoop??? Need something to hold me until the premiere! –@Bezi12

Mitovich: During my long, in-depth Fall Preview chat with the series’ creators, Eddy Kitsis excitedly touted Season 3’s 11-episode trip to Neverland “as its own season, like one giant movie. And like any adventure movie, there’s romance, there are things that are terrifying, and there are things that are heartbreaking. That was always our goal, to have that big, summer movie feel.” Promising a mix of “uplift, romance, action and quieter moments,” Adam Horowitz added, “The best kind of roller coaster is the one that goes through all of that stuff.”

Question: On Once Upon a Time, magic always comes with a price, so did the magic that Robin Hood used to heal Marian come with a price? –Mirza

Mitovich: Damn straight it did. ‘“There’s a price — and a debt,” Adam Horowitz teases of Sean Maguire’s upcoming, Fairytale Land-based arc as the Prince of Thieves.

Question: Lanie and Esposito are my favorite Castle characters. Is there anything you can tease about what will happen for them this season? –Marine

Mitovich: I just spoke to Jon Huertas (who was busy the day I was on set), and while he has yet to shoot any such scenes, I am assured that there is Lanie-Esposito stuff coming up this fall. But here’s the possible run: Castle creator Andrew Marlowe also tells me that Tori Ellis, the tech forensics expert Javy seemed to take a shine to at the end of Season 5, is set for an encore.

Question: I’d like some Revolution scoop on the new actors. –Chris

Mitovich: You will get scoop on one of the new players — and only one. (For now.) With Rachel in a very bad place in the wake of the season finale, Aaron and Miles will bring her to Texas to reunite with her father Gene, played by 7th Heaven‘s Stephen Collins. And “this role is unlike anything Stephen’s ever done before,” says showrunner Eric Kripke. “He’s gruff and pissed off and tough. It’s really fascinating to see Stephen playing this part, all whiskered and haggard. I think people are going to be blown away by the work he’s doing.”

Question: Thanks for all the Teen Wolf scoop lately! I’m excited for the Kitsune to come in, but can we expect any other monsters to be introduced in the new season? – Thomas L.

E! Online: Executive producer Jeff Davis, take it away: “You may see others, but it revolves around the Kitsune myth. You’ll see, but we have some great new bad guys this season that we’re excited about.”

Question: Any scoop on Dean on Supernatural? Love me some Jensen Ackles? – Maddie

E! Online: If you didn’t love you some Jensen Ackles we’re pretty sure you’d be banished by the TV Gods, just saying. As for Dean, fans will get to meet Robin, an attractive waitress at a diner she inherited from her father who happens to have shared a sweet puppy love-style romance with Dean almost two decades ago. All together now: Awww!

Question: You guys are severely lacking in the Falling Skies scoop department. Any season four teases? – Amy

E! Online: A major new recurring character will be introduced in the season four premiere: Mira, a young East Indian girl who is being brain-washed with Espheni propaganda, but has a bit of a rebellious streak in her. Expect to see her team up with Matt and a few other kids in order to fight back.

Question: Will we actually get to meet Baby Ryan on Castle or only be told he/she was born? — @ToZiKa

Sandra: I have no solid answer for you yet on that front — mostly because EP Andrew Marlowe reports they’re “just starting to explore that.” But, he adds, “my assumption is we will get to meet the baby and that that episode will be late this fall.”

Question: I was SO excited about to hear about the Castle episode with Josh Gomez! Can we expect any more fun ones or will they be mostly darker episodes? — Marsiella

Sandra: Same combo as usual. A few serious (the premiere) and a few funny (the Saved by the Bell-paroding episode). Plus some adventure, too! Marlowe told me that one episode during the first half of the season will have a “Da Vinci Code/National Treasure” feel to it.

Question: I’m going to bug you with this NCIS: LA question until I get the answer. WHEN ARE WE GOING TO SEE WHAT’S INSIDE THE BOX? — Rosie

Sandra: Persistence is key. And luckily, it sounds like Shane Brennan has a plan. “I can absolutely that you will see the box in every episode, where Deeks left it. It’s still there. There may be a moment this season where — because of what he’s been through and because of the kiss and because of the delicate nature of the relationship between Kensi and Deeks — that Deeks gets that box down, and picks up those scissors, and maybe opens the box or maybe doesn’t.” Tease.

That’s it. Enjoy!

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Hey All,

Here are the news items for today:

TELEVISION

Actor Wes Ramsey (CSI: Miami) will have a recurring role in Pretty Little Liars during the end run of the shows current season that will air in early 2014. He will play Rosewood High’s newest guidance counselor Jesse. The summer finale of the show airs this coming Tuesday. (Leanne Aguilera at E! Online)

Actor Shaun Sipos (Life Unexpected and the rebooted Melrose Place) will have a recurring role on The Vampire Diaries this fall, playing Aaron, who comes to college to escape his tortured past. It’s there that he meets Elena and the two will bond over the fact that they’ve both experience and survived dark family tragedies. (Jenna Mullins at E! Online)

Actor Nicholas Gonzalez (Off the Map) will have a recurring role on the new FOX thriller Sleepy Hollow, playing Luke, Abbie’s (series lead Nicole Beharie) ex-boyfriend who works for the Sleepy Hollow Police Department. (Nellie Andreeva at Deadline)

Actress Meta Golding (The Hunger Games) has been cast in the new CW drama The Tomorrow People, playing a sexy intimidating new partner to series lead Robbie Amell. (Nellie Andreeva at Deadline)

Actor Joshua Gomez (Chuck) will make a guest appearance on Castle this fall as a murder suspect who claims to have traveled from the future to prevent a cataclysmic event from happening. (Matt Mitovich at TV Line)

Actor Navid Negahban (who played Abu Nazir on Homeland) will play the latest “big bad” on Arrow this fall. He will play a new villain named Al-Owal, who has major ties to a group of baddies DC Comics fans know very well, which also connects him to Malcolm Merlyn (John Barrowman). (Tierney Bricker at E! Online)

Legendary actor Keith Carradine (Dexter) has joined the cast of The Following in the recurring role of Barry, a friend of Ryan Hardy (series lead Kevin Bacon). (Liz Raftery at TV Guide)

DEVELOPMENT NEWS

The Discovery Channel has ordered a remake of the classic mini-series North and South based on the book trilogy by John Jakes. The original made-for-TV movie aired on ABC back in 1985, starring the late Patrick Swazye as well as James Read in the lead roles. The story follows the epic storyline of two families – the Hazard family, northern factory owners from Pennsylvania, and the Main family, southern plantation owners. (Lesley Goldberg at The Hollywood Reporter)

BOX OFFICE NEWS

Actress Hayley Atwell (Captain America: The First Avenger) has joined the cast of the upcoming Cinderella film to be directed by Kenneth Branagh. She will play Cinderella’s real mother at the beginning of the story. (NME.com and Dark Horizons)

Actress Maria Bello (A History of Violence) is set to play the wife of actor Kevin Costner in the true story sports drama called McFarland that follows high school coach Jim White (Costner), who loses his job as a football coach. He moves his family to the predominantly poor Latino-dominant town of McFarland where he creates a championship-winning cross country team. (Deadline and Dark Horizons)

BOX OFFICE TRAILER

First Teaser Trailer for Paul W.S. Anderson’s ‘Pompeii’ Action Movie

Q&A SECTION (with E! Online)

Question: Clearly, Emily is faking her own death this season of Revenge, because there is no way they would kill off the star, right? – Phoebe

E! Online: We wouldn’t be so sure about that. Emily VanCamp did tell us that this season is “the beginning of the end of Emily Thorne.” Ominous, no? True, it’s a long shot that ABC would ever get rid of their leading lady, but it sounds like the writers do have some old tricks up their sleeves. “It’s going back to season one,” VanCamp says, adding that the love square or “rhombus” is back in full force. “It refocuses her conflict with the Graysons,” she reveals. As for Nolan, Gabriel Mann tells us that his character’s new trend this season will be “orange for prison jumpsuits.” Orange Is the New Nolan? We dig it.

Question: Any romance scoop on Teen Wolf? – Keegan

E! Online: Anyone else shipping Mama McCall and Sheriff Stilinski? ‘Cause we are! And yes, executive producer Jeff Davis is aware that fans want to see BFF Scott’s and Stiles’ parents get together. “We have talked about that. We’ve talked about it a lot in the writers’ room,” he tells us. “We’re not sure yet. though. I can say maybe, maybe not. If the chemistry builds and it’s there, who are we to stop it?”

Question: What is going to happen in Hart of Dixie, Parenthood or Castle? Ahhhh, withdrawals going on! – @Reneebrown84

E! Online: Eenie, meenie, miney… Hart of Dixie! By episode five, we’ll be meeting a number of new Bluebell residents, including Maisie, a gossipy tween who less interested in school and is more interested in Zoe and George’s love lives. There’s also a new member of the Belles sashaying into the group, tulle and all. Sadie is a bubbly yet quick-witted southern sweetheart who takes her position as one of Bluebell’s elite very very seriously

Question: Anything Pretty Little Liars-related will make my day! – Angela

E! Online: Red Coat may still be on the loose, but that’s not the only problem that the liars will be facing when the show returns in January. It’s easy to forget, but in between their text-message tormenting, our pretty little foursome are still in their senior year of school. And who is feeling the brunt of the scholastic pressures? Spencer, of course! Cue Brenda, an academic overachiever with a dirty little secret for her success. She’s willing to share of course, but only for a hefty price. Let’s just say that soon Emily won’t be the only Rosewood student with a history of popping pills.

Question: Any White Collar scoop would make me happy! (Anything on Peter getting out of prison would make me VERY happy!) – @Coffee2Go_Girl2m

E! Online: You would think that Peter would be giving Neal the silent treatment for that whole murder charge thing, but we hear by the middle of the season at the latest, Peter will not be in prison and the guys will be back on speaking terms. Those speaking terms might be of the angry and pissed off persuasion, but speaking terms nonetheless.

Question: That teaser you guys shared for Ravenswood was so good! I can’t wait to finally see how creepy that town really is! Any scoop to tide us till October? – Chloe

E! Online: According to Ravenswood creator Marlene King, the mysterious new cast is gearing up for their first official day of filming for the highly anticipated pilot, but we’re already focusing all our attention on the second episode! Why, you ask? Brace yourselves, PLL fans, because it looks like Ravenswood is going to be a billion times darker than those silly antics we’ve been following in Rosewood. Prepare to meet Olivia and Luke’s mother, Rochelle Matheson, a once confident woman who is now the main suspect in her husband’s murder. Damn! They’re really not messing around in Ravenswood.

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Hey All,

Here are the news items for today:

TELEVISION

Actor Tahmoh Penikett (Battlestar Galactica and Dollhouse) will have a recurring role in the mid-season alien drama Star-Crossed that will debut mid-season on The CW. He will play the mysterious SEU (Sector Enforcement Unit) Officer Jack Beaumont, who is responsible for the supervision within the Atrian (aka alien) sector walls. (Kristin Dos Santos at E! Online)

Actor Cole Hauser (Olympus Has Fallen) has joined the cast of the DirecTV series Rogue, which will be back for a second season sometime in 2014. Season two of the series will continue to focus on Grace Travis (Thandie Newton) as she moves forward with her life after finally avenging her son’s death in season one. Opting for a stable position, Grace has been assigned, as a handler, to an FBI task force investigating a local prostitution ring. Hauser will play
Ethan, a former soldier who left law school to enlist in the military after 9/11. Ethan is the founder of a security consulting firm in San Francisco, which he runs with three former military buddies. This band of brothers is united by a terrible secret, a dark event that has quietly haunted them for years. (DirecTV and The Futon Critic)

Actor Eric Johnson (Rookie Blue and Smallville) has been cast in the upcoming 10-part Cinemax series called The Knick that will star Clive Owen. The series will be set in downtown New York in 1900, centering on the Knickerbocker Hospital and the groundbreaking surgeons, nurses and staff who push the bounds of medicine in a time of astonishingly high mortality rates and zero antibiotics. Johnson will play Everett Gallinger, the talented, young protégé of The Knick’s groundbreaking Chief Surgeon (Owen), who finds himself to not be quite talented enough, when challenged by a new doctor who arrives at the hospital. (Nellie Andreeva at Deadline)

DEVELOPMENT NEWS

Actress Rashida Jones (Parks and Recreation) and her older sister Kidada [both daughters of legendary composer Quincy Jones and legendary actress Peggy Lipton] are developing an hour-long dramedy for The CW that would revolve around two twenty-something estranged friends in search of love in New York who are reunited after learning that they’ve been dating the same guy. When their plot to humiliate the two-timer goes viral, they realize the “payback” business is a lucrative one and set up a clandestine business to continue bringing down the hand of justice for those who have been wronged. (Lesley Goldberg at The Hollywood Reporter)

Jerry Bruckheimer Television and writer Aron Eli Coleite are developing a drama with FOX called Home that is a family thriller/soap that delves into the secrets lingering behind the facade of a suburban family. (Nellie Andreeva at Deadline)

Fame just might be coming back to TV in the form of an as-yet-untitled drama that will include former Fame alum and legendary dancer/actress Debbie Allen as one of the executive producers. This version would be set at a Los Angeles-area performing arts school. (Lesley Goldberg at The Hollywood Reporter)

MADE-FOR-TV MOVIE NEWS

Stage, film and TV actress and singer Donna Murphy has joined the cast of the upcoming Lifetime made-for-TV movie House of Versace that will bring to light the story of Donatella Versace (Gina Gershon), who, following the brazen murder of her brother, world-renowned designer Gianni Versace (Enrico Colantoni of Veronica Mars fame) at the height of his success, is suddenly thrust into the spotlight as head designer of his fashion empire. Murphy will play Maria, the loved and trusted head seamstress who has been with Versace from the start. Legendary actress Raquel Welch and actor Colm Feore (Revolution) are also part of the cast, playing Aunt Lucia and brother Santo respectively. (The Futon Critic)

BOX OFFICE NEWS

Actress Marion Cotillard will star opposite actor Michael Fassbender in yet another adaptation of Macbeth that is expected to hit the big screen in the not-too-distant future. (Nancy Tartaglione at Deadline)

BOX OFFICE TRAILER

Hot Trailer: ‘Parkland’

Watch: Geoffrey Rush & Emily Watson in First ‘The Book Thief’ Trailer

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

Question: Hardcore member of the Clone club over here, so any Orphan Black spoilers would be more appreciated than Alison appreciates headbands. – Ingrid

E! Online: If you ship Paul and Sarah, then you’d better avert your eyes for this next part. In season two, a new dude is joining the cast, and he’ll definitely be giving Paul a run for his money in terms of chemistry with Sarah. Remember all those hot love scenes between Paul and Sarah? Think along the lines of that.

Question: Counting down the days until the Castle premiere! Everyone’s talking about Beckett’s reaction to the proposal, but what’s Castle feeling? — Cindy

ADAM: Creator Andrew W. Marlowe says that those fans questioning the intent behind Castle’s proposal should probably rethink things. (In other words, he didn’t just pop the question to get her to stay in New York.) “He asked his question out of emotion and passion and the circumstances of the moment,” Marlowe says. “He was challenged to think about what he really wanted in life. His preferred version is that he has this woman in his life.” But does this mean the twice-married Castle is truly matured to a place of being able to make a marriage work? “I think he very much likes to think that is the case,” Marlowe says. “But he is who he is…” Why does there always have to be a “but”?

Question: So excited about JoAnna Garcia as Ariel on Once Upon a Time. Do you have any scoop? — Nina

NATALIE: As the producers previously teased, Ariel has ties to a character we already know. “She’s somebody who wants to see the world,” executive producer Edward Kitsis says. “That spirit will run in her DNA still, but we’ll meet her in a surprising way.” We hear that will take place in Neverland, where other mermaids may not be so nice. But the good news is that we’ll also likely meet Prince Eric!

Question: I need more NCIS: Los Angeles scoop. How will Kensi and Deeks’ kiss affect the two of them in the premiere? — Becky

ADAM: Kensi will certainly find it hard to focus on the task at hand. “He fired something up in her,” executive producer Shane Brennan says with a laugh. Of course, it doesn’t help that the task is rescuing Deeks from Sidorov. “It’s not just her partner she’s saving; it’s this guy she might have a future with!” Daniela Ruah says. But once Deeks is safe and sound, the couple will have lots to discuss — which might not be a good thing. “There are changes in these relationships because of these catastrophic events,” Eric Christian Olsen hints. “Kensi and Deeks have one of the most heartbreaking scenes we’ve ever seen them do. It’s one of the few times that Deeks is able to… says exactly what he means.”

Question: Is Rachel actually going to Stanford on Suits? — Neil

ADAM: Well, she has to get in first, right? But it sounds like she will. “That’s going to take a little bit, as law schools do. She is going to keep pursuing this and it will build through the fall [episodes],” executive producer Aaron Korsh tells us. “We have decided what she will do and we will answer that before the season is over. That won’t be [a cliff-hanger].”

Question: Will Jasika Nicole return to Scandal this season? —Tammy

NATALIE: Executive producer Shonda Rhimes agrees with our assessment that Huck deserves something nice and shiny at the end of the rainbow, like a reunion with his wife Kim. But not yet. “It remains to be seen whether he is healthy enough for that to be a thing,” she says.

Question: Do you have any scoop on the Suicide Squad on Arrow? —Sam

NATALIE: Executive producer Marc Guggenheim teases that the first five episodes of Season 2 make the case that there are both heroes and villains coming into Starling City as a direct result of what The Arrow did in Season 1. Among the villains are the previously announced Bronze Tiger, who will team up with Deadshot, the leader of the Suicide Squad in the world of Arrow — and there could be others down the line. But never fear, help is on the way: “We’ll be seeing more of A.R.G.U.S. this season,” executive producer Andrew Kreisberg adds.

Question: Any spoilers on Once Upon a Time? —Patti

Ausiello: Matt Mitovich just got off the horn with series creators Adam Horowitz and Eddy Kitsis, and they caught us up on some of the back-story gaps that will be filled in via flashbacks during Season 3. Episode 2 is Snow/Charming-centric, covering the time between the former’s awakening from the sleep curse and when they encountered Regina on the battlefield. “How did the queen react to that? And who first told her?” Horowitz wonders. Episode 3 will relate Tinkerbell’s origin, featuring The Blue Fairy (but not Amy Acker’s Nova) and addressing the question: “What makes a fairy?” Also on tap for fall is a new chunk of Rumple’s past, the tale of how Hook became a pirate and the self-explanatory Episode 6, titled “Ariel” (and yes, Eric is being cast/will not be an existing character).

Question: I’d like some Once Upon a Time in Wonderland scoop, please. —Mason

Ausiello: The Once spin-off will, in its third episode, sic no less than Beowulf‘s Grendel on Alice and The Knave. Envisioned (via an actor in prosthetics) as a “large, warted, ogre-like beast,” the cannibalistic Grendel will pose a mortal threat to the genie-seeking pair — though in typical Once fashion, there is more to this beast than meets the eye. But don’t go brushing up on your Old English just yet. “It’s a wink-and-a-nod, as opposed to a real deep-dive into Beowulf,” says series co-creator Adam Horowitz of the creature’s clash with Alice.

Question: Any details on how Ashley will be written off Revenge? —Geoffrey

Ausiello: Despite portrayer Ashley Madekwe’s very public plea that her character “die in a blaze of glory,” showrunner Sunil Nayar tells us that Ash — who will depart in the show’s Sept. 29 opener —will live to see another day. “We’re not killing her,” he reveals. “We’d never do that! She’s too great a character. As sad as we are to bid her farewell at the moment, you’ll see that the way we resolve her storyline now gives her an opportunity to come back with her own revenge agenda.”

Question: Can you tease any good Emily-Victoria moments in the Revenge premiere? —Joyce

Ausiello: I could, but I’m going to let Emily VanCamp do the honors. “We have a moment where we actually band together,” previews the actress. Of course, like most of the truces forged by the sworn enemies, this one is short-lived. “We put up this united front and then, after whatever it is is taken care of, it’s like, ‘OK, I’m outta here,’” VanCamp says with a laugh. “But it’s nice to be able to play something [civil] with Madeline [Stowe] because [Emily and Victoria] are always at odds each other. And I hate it because I love Madeline so much. We’re so evil to each other.”

Question: Do you have any news on Arrow? —Calum

Ausiello: Quite interestingly, the title for this season’s fifth episode, “The Demon’s Head,” is the translation of Ra’s al Ghul — as in Batman’s infamous mentor-turned-adversary. Thus, it kinda sorta makes sense that the hour will introduce the apprentice of a most menacing man — Awwal, a scimitar-wielding protege of Dark Archer Malcolm Merlyn.

Question: Do you have any scoop on one of my absolute favorite shows, Covert Affairs? —Carol

Ausiello: This Tuesday’s episode is tense with a capital T-E-N. It finds Annie working with a familiar face, FBI agent Vincent Rossabi (Rookie Blue‘s Noam Jenkins), on the murder of CIA agent Seth Newman (aka the one who fell off the bridge). But while the G-man wants to uncover the truth, Annie’s trying to suppress it by swapping out any incriminating evidence. Still, that’s not the story you’ll be talking about after the hour’s end. Let’s just say we haven’t heard the last of a certain secret that someone was keeping from the spy gal.

Question: Now that Laura Bell Bundy is on Anger Management, what will this mean for her role as Shelby on Hart of Dixie? —Vanessa

Ausiello: It means you’ll probably see her less. But rest assured you will see her. “We are definitely having Laura back for a few [episodes],” confirms EP Leila Gerstein, adding that Shelby won’t resurface “until a few episodes in.” In other Bluebell casting news, although Claudia Lee is a series regular on Fox’s Surviving Jack, Gerstein remains hopeful that Lemon’s little sis will make an appearance this season, too. And if not? “Well, she goes [away] to boarding school,” laughs the EP.

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TELEVISION

Actress Kathleen Munroe (Alphas) will have a major recurring role in the upcoming ABC mid-season drama Resurrection that is set to debut on March 9. The series will ask the provocative question, “What happens when the people you have mourned and buried suddenly appear on your doorstep as if not a day’s gone by?” The lives of the people of Arcadia, Missouri are forever changed when their deceased loved ones return. Munroe will play Rachel, the feisty and charming ex-girlfriend of Pastor Tom (series regular Mark Hildreth). (Michael Ausiello at TV Line)

Actor Henry Simmons and his wife, actress Sophina Brown (NYPD Blue) will have recurring roles in Ravenswood, the upcoming Pretty Little Liars spin-off that will debut this Halloween on ABC Family. They will play Simon and Terry Beaumont, the parents of Ravenswood regular Remy (Britne Oldford from American Horror Story). Simon runs the local paper while Terry, who recently returned home from serving in the military, is struggling with survivor’s guilt. (Megan Masters at TV Line)

Actress Cynthia Stevenson (Dead Like Me) will make a guest appearance on the ABC drama Scandal, playing a new client in need of Pope & Associates’ help. Scandal will be back starting on October 3. (Philiana Ng at The Hollywood Reporter)

Actresses Jessica Stroup (90210) and Tiffany Boone (Beautiful Creatures) have joined the cast of The Following. Stroup will play Max, the niece of Ryan Hardy (series lead Kevin Bacon), who is an NYPD cop, working in the Intel Division. Tiffany will play Mandy, an impressionable young girl who finds herself to be the newest cult member following Joe Carroll (series lead James Purefoy) whether she likes it or not. The Following returns to Fox in January. (James Hibberd at Entertainment Weekly)

Actor Judd Nelson will have a pivotal role in the final season of Nikita, playing a deep-cover operative working for Amanda and The Shop’s Mr. Jones. His character will have major ties to a devious worldwide plot that only the now-estranged group of crime fighters can stop. (Megan Masters at TV Line)

General Hospital actress Lindsey Morgan has landed a recurring role on The CW mid-season drama The 100. The new series will be set 97 years after a nuclear war has destroyed civilization. A spaceship called the Ark, housing the lone human survivors, sends 100 juvenile delinquents back to Earth to investigate the possibility of re-colonizing the planet. She will play Raven, the youngest mechanical engineer the Ark has seen in 52 years. (Philiana Ng at The Hollywood Reporter)

DEVELOPMENT NEWS

Shonda Rhimes and Betsy Beers have yet another drama series in development at ABC. This project is called How To Get Away With Murder that is being described as a sexy, suspense-driven legal thriller about a group of ambitious law students and their brilliant, mysterious criminal defense professor who become entangled in a murder plot that will rock their entire university and change the course of their lives. (Nellie Andreeva at Deadline)

Author Gigi Levangie (The Starter Wife and Maneater) is developing another of her novels – Seven Deadlies – for TV, this time with MTV. The project is set in an exclusive, private high school, centering on a Latina scholarship student who discovers that her classmates carry the bloodlines of the seven deadly sins, and that she must defeat them in order to save the world all while maintaining her GPA. (Nellie Andreeva at Deadline)

MADE-FOR-TV MOVIE NEWS

Actor Dylan Bruce (Orphan Black) has landed a role in the TV adaptation of the V.C. Andrews novel Flowers in the Attic at Lifetime. He will play Bartholomew “Bart” Winslow, the trophy husband of Corrine (Heather Graham), a recent widow who puts her four children into a pretty terrible situation at her parents’ mansion after their father’s death. (Vlada Gelman at TV Line)

The History Channel has set actor Adrien Brody (The Pianist) to star as Houdini in the network’s upcoming mini-series about the legendary magician. (Lesley Goldberg at The Hollywood Reporter)

BOX OFFICE NEWS

Actor Quinton Aaron (The Blind Side) has joined the cast of the upcoming box office film Left Behind, the reboot based on the best-selling book series that is already set to include Nicolas Cage, Chad Michael Murray, Cassi Thomson, Nicky Whelan and Jordin Sparks among its cast. The movie will follow a group of survivors after millions of people around the world disappear. Those left behind have to learn to survive in a world that is quickly plunging into chaos and destruction. Aaron will play Simon, a cameraman who is traveling to London when almost half of the passengers on his flight suddenly vanish into thin air. (Rebecca Ford at The Hollywood Reporter)

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

Question: Any spoilers on Once Upon a Time? —Patti

Ausiello: Matt Mitovich just got off the horn with series creators Adam Horowitz and Eddy Kitsis, and they caught us up on some of the backstory gaps that will be filled in via flashbacks during Season 3. Episode 2 is Snow/Charming-centric, covering the time between the former’s awakening from the sleep curse and when they encountered Regina on the battlefield. “How did the queen react to that? And who first told her?” Horowitz wonders. Episode 3 will relate Tinkerbell’s origin, featuring The Blue Fairy (but not Amy Acker’s Nova) and addressing the question: “What makes a fairy?” Also on tap for fall is a new chunk of Rumple’s past, the tale of how Hook became a pirate and the self-explanatory Episode 6, titled “Ariel” (and yes, Eric is being cast/will not be an existing character).

Question: I’d like some Once Upon a Time in Wonderland scoop, please. —Mason

Ausiello: The Once spin-off will, in its third episode, sic no less than Beowulf’s Grendel on Alice and The Knave. Envisioned (via an actor in prosthetics) as a “large, warted, ogre-like beast,” the cannibalistic Grendel will pose a mortal threat to the genie-seeking pair — though in typical Once fashion, there is more to this beast than meets the eye. But don’t go brushing up on your Old English just yet. “It’s a wink-and-a-nod, as opposed to a real deep-dive into Beowulf,” says series co-creator Adam Horowitz of the creature’s clash with Alice.

Question: Any details on how Ashley will be written off Revenge? —Geoffrey

Ausiello: Despite portrayer Ashley Madekwe’s very public plea that her character “die in a blaze of glory,” showrunner Sunil Nayar tells us that Ash — who will depart in the show’s Sept. 29 opener —will live to see another day. “We’re not killing her,” he reveals. “We’d never do that! She’s too great a character. As sad as we are to bid her farewell at the moment, you’ll see that the way we resolve her storyline now gives her an opportunity to come back with her own revenge agenda.”

Question: Can you tease any good Emily-Victoria moments in the Revenge premiere? —Joyce

Ausiello: I could, but I’m going to let Emily VanCamp do the honors. “We have a moment where we actually band together,” previews the actress. Of course, like most of the truces forged by the sworn enemies, this one is short-lived. “We put up this united front and then, after whatever it is is taken care of, it’s like, ‘OK, I’m outta here,’” VanCamp says with a laugh. “But it’s nice to be able to play something [civil] with Madeline [Stowe] because [Emily and Victoria] are always at odds each other. And I hate it because I love Madeline so much. We’re so evil to each other.”

Question: Do you have any news on Arrow? —Calum

Ausiello: Quite interestingly, the title for this season’s fifth episode, “The Demon’s Head,” is the translation of Ra’s al Ghul — as in Batman’s infamous mentor-turned-adversary. Thus, it kinda sorta makes sense that the hour will introduce the apprentice of a most menacing man — Awwal, a scimitar-wielding protégé of Dark Archer Malcolm Merlyn.

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Here are the news updates for today:

TELEVISION

Actress JoAnna Garcia (Privileged) has landed the role of Ariel (the Little Mermaid) in Once Upon a Time. She will appear in the 6th episode of the show’s new season. (William Keck at TV Guide)

DEVELOPMENT NEWS

NBC has landed the drama project The Mysteries Of Laura, based on the popular Spanish series Los Misterios De Laura, from writer Jeff Rake, Berlanti Production and Kapital Entertainment. The project follows the life and relationships of a female homicide detective who can handle murderous criminals, but not her evil twins. (Nellie Andreeva at Deadline)

CBS is developing a drama series about a fictional female Secretary of State tentatively called Madame Secretary from Barbara Hall (series creator of Joan of Arcadia) and legendary actor Morgan Freeman. The project would explore the personal and professional life of a maverick female Secretary of State as she drives international diplomacy, wrangles office politics and balances a complex family life. (Nellie Andreeva at Deadline)

The debut novel by actress Lauren Graham (Gilmore Girls and Parenthood) entitled “Someday, Someday, Maybe” has been put into development for a possible drama series at The CW. The book centered on a young woman with six months left on her three-year plan to make a career as an actress in New York City. (Nellie Andreeva at Deadline)

Actress Sarah Clarke (24) has been cast in a lead role for the AMC drama pilot called Line Of Sight that will tell the story of Lewis Bernt, a National Transportation Safety Board investigator who survives a mysterious plane crash, bringing him on an emotionally disorienting quest to discover the accident’s cause. Clarke will play Lewis’ wife Dot, an emotionally complicated woman trying to save her marriage and the life with her husband. (Nellie Andreeva at Deadline)

Actress Dana Davis (Franklin & Bash) and stage actor Peter Macon have landed roles in the Bryan Fuller-Syfy pilot called High Moon that will explore what happens when the countries of Earth establish colonies to mine the moon’s resources and discover a new form of life. Davis will play Yama Winehart, the first, and last, kid ever born on the Moon. Pre-natal problems with artificial gravity mean she can never leave the Moon, giving her a special connection with it and making her the moon’s first environmentalist. Macon will play Yama’s father, General Gale Lynn Winehart, a hard-as-nails American Army General who, with years of hands on battle experience, is not only savvy but cautious as he knows things are not always what they seem. (Nellie Andreeva at Deadline)

GI Joe writers Paul Lovet and David Elliott are working on an as-yet untitled drama pilot for FOX that will be similar in style to the Catch Me If You Can film. (Lesley Goldberg at The Hollywood Reporter)

CONDOLENCES

Sad news broke on Twitter today that actor Lee Thompson Young, who is one of the stars of Rizzoli & Isles – and also appeared in episodes of Smallville, FlashForward and The Famous Jett Jackson – was found dead of an apparent suicide. He was only 29 years old. (Matt Mitovich at TV Line)

ME: Deepest condolences to his family, friends and fans.

MOMENT OF SILENCE, PLEASE…

BOX OFFICE NEWS

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

1. Lee Daniels’ The Butler – 25 million
2. We’re The Millers – 17.1 million
3. Kick Ass 2 – 13.6 million
4. Elysium – 13.4 million
5. Planes – 13.2 million
6. Percy Jackson: Sea Of Monsters – 8.3 million
7. Jobs – 6.7 million
8. 2 Guns – 5.6 million
9. The Smurfs 2 – 4.6 million
10. The Wolverine – 4.4 million

Q&A SECTION (with E! Online)

Question: Any Once Upon a Time spoilers? – Sasha

E! Online: We’ll meet another one of Peter Pan’s Lost Boys In episode 5: Devin, who has been in Neverland a long time and is extremely loyal to season 3’s new big bad, but is competitive with his fellow boys as he’s often overlooked. Green never looks good on anyone, Devin!

Question: Need me some Nashville scoop. Deliver! – Lee

E! Online: Head on out to the liquor store and buy some champagne because two characters are about to get engaged! Then again, is a rushed proposal that doesn’t exactly scream romance all that worthy of celebration? We’ll rule out one character: Juliette, who already had a quickie marriage in season 1.

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TELEVISION

Actress Valerie Cruz (Homeland, True Blood and Alphas) has joined the cast of the FOX thriller The Following. She will play NYPD detective Gina Mendez, who will work closely with Mike Weston (series regular Shawn Ashmore) and the FBI when a new murder spree hits the city. (Kristin Dos Santos at E! Online)

DEVELOPMENT NEWS

FOX is developing a new drama project with former House executive producer Thomas Moran. The project is called St. Nick, which is about a young Catholic priest going down a morally corrupt road for all the right reasons. (Nellie Andreeva at Deadline)

British actor Adam Rayner (Hunted) has landed the lead role in the FX drama pilot Tyrant that tells the story of an unassuming American family, Barry (Rayner), Molly and their kids, who are drawn into the workings of a turbulent Middle East nation. (Nellie Andreeva at Deadline)

The series creator of the short-lived medical drama Emily Owens, M.D., Jennie Snyder Urman, has sold a new drama project, called Cross, to the same network. This new project is set in the 19th century, following 22-year-old Eliza, who secretly assumes her recently deceased twin brother Thomas’ identity and takes his job working in a Boston hospital as a doctor’s apprentice. The project explores gender politics, race relations and the birth of modern medicine during an explosive time in American history. (Lesley Goldberg at The Hollywood Reporter)

MADE-FOR-TV MOVIE NEWS

Actress Gina Gershon, legendary actress Raquel Welsh and actors Enrico Colantoni (Veronica Mars and Person of Interest) and Colm Feore (Revolution) will all appear in the Lifetime made-for-TV movie entitled House of Versace. Gershon will play Donatella Versace as she carries on her brother Gianni’s (Colantoni) legacy following his 1997 slaying. Welsh will play their Aunt Lucia and Feore will play their brother, Santo. (Lesley Goldberg at The Hollywood Reporter)

BOX OFFICE NEWS

Actress Addison Timlin (Californication and Zero Hour) and actor Jeremy Irvine (War Horse) will star in the box office adaptation of the Lauren Kate novel Fallen that is the first in a four-part series. The story is a Gothic romantic thriller, centering on Luce (Timlin), a shy teen who is suspected of killing a boy and is sent to Sword and Cross reform school. The school is filled with frequent supernatural occurrences and it becomes clear that the majority of students are fallen angels on the side of good or evil. A battle commences and a love story with deadly consequences for Luce is formed with two male students who have dark secrets of their own. (Mike Fleming, Jr. at Deadline)

Q&A SECTION (with E! Online)

Question: Any Zade (Zoe/Wade) news (for Hart of Dixie)?! When she’s back to Bluebell will they have some sort of talk or what? They need to get back together asap! – Gleeonelove

E! Online: We agree! So to get to the bottom of it, we traveled to Bluebell this week (no really, we did!) and we chatted with the always delightful Wilson Bethel about what’s coming up on Hart of Dixie this fall. The shirtless sweetheart promised us that fans will get to see a Zade scene in season three premiere, but it might not be the one you were hoping for. “I think there’s some conversation that needs to be had about where the f–k you’ve been basically,” Bethel said. “She kinda just disappeared.” Yikes! Three months and no contact? Looks like there’s some drama headed to Bluebell!

Question: Allison/Isaac, do we see more of their relationship, romantically? – LynZ_Ann

E! Online: Ain’t nobody got time for a burgeoning romance when lives are on the line and epic wolf battles are to be fought, come on now! But there is a small moment in Monday’s finale that definitely sets the stage for these two to get together in season 3B. In fact, Isaac is smiling and laughing. One person who witnesses said moment? Scott. Sound the love triangle alarm!

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TELEVISION

Actor Johnathon Schaech (That Thing You Do!) will have a recurring role on The CW mid-season series Star-Crossed. He will play Castor, the uncle of Roman (series lead Matt Lanter). (Sandra Gonzalez at Entertainment Weekly)

TNT has announced the renewal of Rizzoli & Isles, Major Crimes and Perception. (Variety)

Actor Bill Miller (The Young and the Restless) will guest star in an episode of Castle this fall, playing Mickey Gerhardt, a hot-headed Wall Street banker who gets caught in a hostage situation. (Marissa Roffman at Give Me My Remote)

Actress Eva La Rue (CSI: Miami) will guest star in an upcoming episode of Criminal Minds, playing Agent Mays, but there are no details on her character at this time. (Kimberly Roots at TV Line)

Actress Mena Suvari will have a recurring role on the NBC drama Chicago Fire, playing Isabella, a close friend of Dawson (Monica Raymond) who is enlisted to help Mouch (Christian Stolte) with his campaign as President of the Chicago Firefighters Union. But although Mouch and Isabella have a strictly professional relationship, things heat up between Isabella and one of Mouch’s fellow firefighters. (Nellie Andreeva at Deadline)

DEVELOPMENT NEWS

ABC is developing a drama project called Forever from former Chuck executive producer Matthew Miller. The project centers on Dr. Henry Morgan, the most over-qualified pathology associate in the world who has experienced it all — wars, love, even smallpox and malaria — but there is one feat that he can’t seem to accomplish: dying. Morgan is a 200-year-old man who spends his days working in the New York City Morgue trying to find a key to unlock the curse of his immortality. His investigative work with hard-nosed NYPD detective Jo Martinez will reveal elements of Morgan’s colorful life. (Nellie Andreeva at Deadline)

MADE-FOR-TV MOVIE NEWS

Actress Kiernan Shipka (Mad Men) and newcomer Mason Dye will play the lead roles in the Lifetime original movie Flowers In The Attic based on the best-selling novel by V.C. Andrews that tells the gothic tale of four young siblings, two boys and two girls, who, after the tragic death of their father, are subjected to cruel emotional and physical abuse resulting from a dark, long-hidden family secret. Abandoned by their mother (Heather Graham) and forced to endure unimaginable treatment living in the attic of their grandparents’ mansion, the children form a family unit of their own. But as the oldest boy (Dye) and girl (Shipka) come of age emotionally and physically while caring for their younger brother and sister, their family’s sordid past entraps them further as they try to survive and escape from the harsh conditions in which they live. Ellen Burstyn will play the children’s grandmother, Olivia. (Nellie Andreeva at Deadline)

BOX OFFICE NEWS

Actor Jeremy Piven (Mr. Selfridge) has joined the case of the Tom Cruise and Emily Blunt upcoming box office film Edge Of Tomorrow (formerly known as All You Need Is Kill). He will play Col. Walter Marx. (Mike Fleming, Jr. at Deadline)

Actresses Elizabeth Banks and Chloe Sevigny and actor Josh Lucas have joined the cast of the independent film Little Accidents, which is about a 14-year old boy who disappears in an American coal town that has already seen its share of tragedy after a mining accident. The disappearance draws together three local residents from very different walks of life to struggle to navigate the web of secrets surrounding the boy’s death, unaware of how connected they truly are. (Mike Fleming, Jr. at Deadline)

Actor Sam Trammell (True Blood) will play the father to the character to be played by Shailene Woodley in the upcoming box office film The Fault in Our Stars, which is based on the John Green best-selling novel that follows two cancer-stricken teens (Woodley and Ansel Elgort) who strike up a romantic relationship as they face an uncertain future. (The Wrap and Dark Horizons)

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TELEVISION

Actress Sandra Oh will be leaving the ABC drama Grey’s Anatomy at the end of its upcoming 10th season. (Deadline)

Actor Charlie Bewley (The Vampire Diaries) will have a recurring role on Nashville this fall, playing Trey, a confident, charming and self-deprecating businessman and potential love interest for Juliette (Hayden Panettiere). Nashville will be back for its sophomore season on September 25. (Michael Ausiello at TV Line)

Actress Kathleen Robertson (Boss) has joined the cast of Bates Motel for its second season on A&E. She will play Jodi, a smart, sexy businesswoman and artist who’s as hard-charging as she is successful. (Michael Slezak at TV Line)

DEVELOPMENT NEWS

Lifetime has given the greenlight to a two-hour backdoor pilot from author Nicholas Sparks called Deliverance Creek. This project will be a period piece set at the end of the Civil War, centering on Belle Barlowe, who attempts to defend her family’s land by any means necessary. When the corrupt bank that runs their town pushes Belle into becoming an outlaw, the stakes become personal, setting off a chain of events that force her to question whether it’s better to be good or to survive. (Nellie Andreeva at Deadline)

ABC is developing a drama project called Limelight that will chronicle a murder trial that becomes a national media obsession, thrusting the lives of the accused, the prosecution, the defense, and everyone in between into the public spotlight. (Nellie Andreeva at Deadline)

BOX OFFICE NEWS

Actress Cassi Thomson (Switched at Birth) will replace actress Ashley Tisdale (High School Musical franchise) in the film adaptation of Left Behind that will star Nicolas Cage, Chad Michael Murray and Jordin Sparks. The story follow a group of survivors during the first few hours after millions of people around the globe simply vanish without warning. Thomson will play the daughter of Cage’s character. (Variety and Dark Horizons)

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

Question: Will Abby and David get back together on Scandal this season? — Jones

NATALIE: Things are definitely not over between Abby and David. “They’re slowly circling each other and sniffing each other to see who’s going to make the first move,” Darby Stanchfield tells us. “Someone may stick their toe in the water, but those two never seem to be on the same page.” In the meantime, expect to finally learn more about Abby’s back-story this season. “They’re going to handle it differently than I thought they were, but we get to it right away,” she adds. “It already is completely unpredictable and it’s not just one thing, it explodes into a bunch of other scandals.”

Question: Is Ziva’s goodbye on NCIS going to be all about Tony, or will she say individual farewells to all her colleagues? — Nancy

ADAM: Executive producer Gary Glasberg says that, given the structure of Ziva’s send-off — Tony tries to bring her back to the team — every character may not get a final bit of face time. “I wanted to have as many moments as I could, but my main concern was for Tony and Ziva to have the time they deserved,” he says. “This is something that’s going to linger with him.” (Bonus exclusive casting scoop! Picket Fences vet Costas Mandylor will play a key role in the two-part premiere, as a businessman dedicated to fighting terrorism.)

Question: Any teases about the new season of Person of Interest? Will Reese and Finch still be working together now that the Machine is out of their control? — Ben L.

ADAM: Yes. “The Machine is now in charge of itself, but it still has an almost familial obligation to Finch,” executive producer Jonathan Nolan tells us. “It’s still honoring the terms of the relationship that Finch built into it.” But Finch will definitely not be calling the shots. “It’s a growing organism that is evolving, perhaps beyond the scale of his understanding,” says executive producer Greg Plageman. Adds Nolan: “A lot of people had plans for the Machine the past two seasons. This season, the question is: What are the machine’s plans for us?”

Question: Is Scarlett going to accept Gunnar’s proposal on Nashville? I love them together! — Annie

ADAM: I wouldn’t put money on it. “I don’t think he’ll be instantly a happy chappy when the show returns,” Sam Palladio tells us. But that doesn’t necessarily mean the relationship is dead. “He’s growing and that’s reflected in some of the music he writes and some other cool relationships that develop,” Palladio says. “We see a new guy.”

Question: Can you share anything on Arrow? — Martin

NATALIE: If Oliver’s journey is about becoming a hero, Moira’s is about seeking redemption. Unfortunately, her trial will be trouble for Oliver. “This season Laurel is going to be joining the District Attorney’s office, so she might have dealings with [the trial],” executive producer Andrew Kreisberg tells me. “Part of it is that she’s trying to stay out of it as much as she can, but as always with these things, bad stuff happens.”

Question: Homeland is too far away. Any more teases? — Raj

ADAM: Last season, Quinn appeared to be quite the company man, but not anymore. Not only will he question his mission in a startling act of defiance, he’ll also be one of the only people who sticks up for Carrie (Too bad she isn’t all that receptive to his concern…)

Question: Dying for scoop on NCIS: LA. What’s going to happen now that Kensi and Deeks have kissed? —Leah

Ausiello: They’re going to have a serious chat. Per Eric Christian Olsen, the Sept. 24 premiere features “the most honest conversation that Deeks and Kensi have ever had.” Speaking of the opener, it “picks up exactly where we left off, continuous — [Deeks is] mid-torture, Kensi’s in peril,” Olsen reveals, adding that the episode ends on a cliffhanger. “I can’t give it away, but even that is ‘To be continued…’”

Question: I need some scoop on my favorite (and miraculously alive) summer show Drop Dead Diva! Grayson and Jane are endgame, right? I’m sure this is the last season and it just doesn’t seem to be heading that way. —Rebecca

Ausiello: Yeah, Sunday’s summer finale — in which Jane was about to confess her feelings to Grayson, only to see him macking on new GF Nicole — certainly seemed like a setback for the unrequited pair. Moving forward, series creator Josh Berman says the challenge for Jane will be deciding “how much can she meddle” in Grayson’s new romance. ”It’s one thing when the object of your affection is engaged to somebody else — you kind of just say, ‘OK, I give up,’” he explains. “But with a new relationship right outside your office, and Jane’s going to be witnessing it, the question is: When does Jane jump in? When does Jane proclaim herself? And will she? Will Jane throw down the gauntlet and say, ‘I love you. Pick me. Love me’? Those are issues we deal with in the fall. We packed a lot of juice into the fall season.”

Question: After catching up on Orphan Black in two days, it quickly turned into my favorite new show of the year. Got any scoop on what’s ahead in Season 2? —Jack

Ausiello: Two new recurring characters, for starters. The first one, Cal, will be introduced in Episode 3 and is described as a ruggedly handsome, adaptive and extremely well connected woodsman who possesses the heart of a lover. (Boyfriend for Felix, perhaps?) The other, more sinister-sounding newbie, Pastor Johanssen, debuts in Episode 2 and is the mercurial leader of a radical faith based “Prolethean” sect “who is fervently anti-science and views GMO’s and synthetic biology as a modern affront to God’s work.”

That’s it. Enjoy!

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