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Noah Hawley, Russo Brothers Team for FX Crime Drama
13 hours ago | Variety - TV News | See recent Variety - TV News news »
FX is developing a crime drama that boasts Noah Hawley and Joe and Anthony Russo as executive producers, Variety has confirmed.
The series, currently titled “The Mastermind,” is based on the investigative stories of Atavist Magazine co-founder and CEO Evan Ratliff. It will center on the true story of Paul Le Roux, a computer programmer and criminal cartel boss who became a DEA informant.
The Russo brothers are set to direct the series in addition to executive producing. The brothers are key players in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, having directed both “Captain America: Winter Solider” and “Captain America: Civil War.” They are currently working on the highly-anticipated “Avengers: Infinity War.” Hawley is the showrunner on the critically-acclaimed FX series “Legion” and “Fargo,” with the latter series being nominated for 16 Emmy Awards for its third season. He will executive produce through his 26 Keys banner, which is based at FX Productions. In »
- Joe Otterson
Kevin Hart Lifts Game Show ‘SafeWord’ to MTV’s Second-Biggest Premiere in 2 Years
11 hours ago | The Wrap | See recent The Wrap news »
MTV’s “SafeWord” launch on Thursday gave the network its second highest-rated series premiere in two years. The Terence J-hosted game show earned a 0.7 rating among adults 18-34 for the episode that featured appearances by Kevin Hart and Marlon Wayans. The only recent MTV series with a higher-rated debut was the “Fear Factor” revival in May. The lead-in for “SafeWord” was a new installment of “Nick Cannon Presents: Wild ‘N Out,” which earned a 0.8 in the main demo, making it the highest-rated episode of the series since its return to the network in 2016. Also Read: 36 Summer TV Premieres Ranked by Total Viewers. »
- Ryan Gajewski
David Strathairn Joins The Expanse in 'Significant' Season 3 Role
13 hours ago | TVLine.com | See recent TVLine.com news »
Alphas alum David Strathairn has closed a deal to join Season 3 of Syfy’s The Expanse, Alcon Television Group announced on Friday.
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The Academy Award-nominated actor will play “a substantial character with a significant arc,” the production house revealed. No further details were disclosed.
Oscar-nominated for his role in 2005’s Good Night, and Good Luck, Strathairn’s previous TV credits include The Blacklist, Billions, Z: The Beginning of Everything and The Sopranos, in addition to his aforementioned run as Alphas‘ Dr Rosen.
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'Locke and Key' Switch: 'It' Director Replaces Scott Derrickson
14 hours ago | The Hollywood Reporter - TV News | See recent The Hollywood Reporter - TV News news »
There's a behind-the-scenes change on Hulu's adaptation of Locke and Key.
Andy Muschietti, who has directed Stephen King's It and Mama, will take over helming duties for the previously announced Scott Derrickson. Derrickson had to exit the Hulu pilot because of a scheduling conflict with TNT's pilot adaptation of Snowpiercer.
Muschietti will also be credited as an exec producer on the Joe Hill comic book project and join his sister and established producer Barbara Muschietti.
Picked up to pilot in April, Locke and Key is based on the Idw Comics horror/ fantasy series that revolves around three siblings who, »
- Lesley Goldberg
‘Doctor Who’: BBC America To Announce 13th Doctor This Weekend
14 hours ago | Variety - TV News | See recent Variety - TV News news »
“Doctor Who” fans will finally find out who their 13th Doctor will be Sunday after the Wimbledon Men’s Final on BBC America.
BBC announced the news in a video posted to the official BBC America Twitter account Friday morning. Peter Capaldi will officially be departing the cult-favorite series after three seasons as the 12th Doctor.
Exclusive News: It’s Almost Time. #DoctorWho pic.twitter.com/XyF6KPaf0b
— BBC America (@Bbcamerica) July 14, 2017
Capaldi is the fourth actor to play the hero since the 2005 reboot of the ’80s science fiction show: Christoper Eccleston played the Doctor for the first season, with David Tennant (arguably the most well-received actor) taking on the role for the second, third, and fourth seasons. Matt Smith stepped into the Doctor’s shoes for the following three seasons leading up to Capaldi’s tenure. The ability to cast different actors in the role hinges on the fact that the alien Doctor, when »
- Erin Nyren
‘Walking Dead’ Stuntman Dies Following On-Set Accident
19 hours ago | Variety - TV News | See recent Variety - TV News news »
“Walking Dead” stuntman John Bernecker has died after suffering an accident on the show’s set in Georgia, Variety has confirmed.
According to Coweta County Coroner Richard Hawk, Bernecker died at Atlanta Medical Center on Wednesday evening of blunt force drama due to his fall. His was reportedly placed on a ventilator after the accident, which was turned off on Thursday.
Bernecker fell more than 20 feet off a balcony onto a concrete floor, suffering a serious head injury that required him to be transported to a nearby hospital by helicopter. AMC announced Thursday that they had temporarily shut down production on the show’s eighth season in the wake of the tragic accident.
Bernecker is a veteran stunt performer and fight choreographer. Per his IMDb page, he has worked on projects such as “Olympus Has Fallen,” “The Hunger Games: Catching Fire” and “Mockingjay Parts 1 & 2,” and “Logan,” among many others. He is also listed as having worked on »
- Joe Otterson
Tyler Perry Inks Overall Deal With Viacom for Both TV and Film
18 hours ago | The Wrap | See recent The Wrap news »
Tyler Perry has signed a multiyear content deal with Viacom, which will (eventually) encompass TV shows, movies and short-form video. The big-screen collaboration begins right away, but Perry’s still under contract with Oprah Winfrey’s Own for television projects. Under the terms of the agreement, beginning in May 2019, Perry will produce approximately 90 episodes annually of original drama and comedy series for Bet and other Viacom networks, the publicly-traded corporation said Friday in a media release. Viacom will hold the licensing rights. The home to Comedy Central and Nickelodeon will also get the exclusive distribution rights to Perry’s short-form video content. »
- Tony Maglio
Riverdale Casts Supergirl's Brit Morgan in Recurring Season 2 Role
6 hours ago | TVLine.com | See recent TVLine.com news »
Supergirl bad girl Brit Morgan next will stir things up on Riverdale.
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Our sister site Deadline reports that Morgan will recur during Season of the CW series as Penny Peabody aka “The Snake Charmer,” a crafty attorney on retainer with the Southside Serpents, and whom Jughead will enlist to help his dad.
The catch: Penny prefers that clients pay with favors, not cash. (Though — and I’m just spitballing here, late on a Friday night after a couple of adult beverages — she »
Riverdale Casts Supergirl Alum for Season 2
7 hours ago | TVGuide - Breaking News | See recent TVGuide - Breaking News news »
Riverdale Season 2 is getting a few new faces, and one of them you might recognize. Brit Morgan, a former Supergirl villain (she played Livewire), has been cast to play Penny Peabody, a.k.a "Snake Charmer."
Based on her nickname, you can probably tell which crowd she falls in with. As a lawyer on
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- Lindsay Macdonald
‘Marvel’s Spider-Man’ Disney Xd Series Rounds Out Cast, Gets Premiere Date
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Marvel announced the cast and premiere date for its new animated series “Marvel’s Spider-Man” during the the comic giant’s panel at D23 Expo in Anaheim, Calif., on Friday.
The show, premiering Aug. 19 on Disney Xd, takes a fresh look at Peter Parker as the superhero gets accepted into Horizon High, a high school for brilliant young scientific minds. He struggles to balance his social life while hiding his secret identity from his classmates while using his alter ego to take on supervillains.
“Marvel’s Spider-Man” voice cast includes Robbie Daymond (“Bread Winners”) as Spider-Man, Patton Oswalt as Uncle Ben, Max Mittelman (“Transformers: Robots in Disguise”) as Harry Osborn, Nadji Jeter (“Jessie”) as Miles Morales, and Alastair Duncan (“The Batman”) as Vulture.
A scene that screened during the D23 panel on Friday showed Spidey fighting with his Venom suit. “This is like some invasion of the body-grabbers. Get off me, you »
- Rebecca Rubin
Marvel's Spider-Man Gets Disney Xd Premiere Date, Guardians Renewed
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Spider-Man: Homecoming just swung into theaters — but Disney Xd is already preparing to introduce the next Peter Parker.
Marvel’s Spider-Man, a new animated series, slings into action on Saturday, Aug. 19 at 7 am/6c. The announcement was made on Friday evening as part of the Marvel Animation panel at D23 Expo.
In this iteration, Peter Parker (voiced by Bread Winners‘ Robbie Daymond) is a student at Horizon High, a high school for young and gifted scientific minds. As he struggles to balance his social life and secret identity, he also has to worry about keeping best friend Harry Osborn (Transformers: Robots in Disguise »
‘Game of Thrones’: 25 Most Devastating/Satisfying Deaths (Spoilers)
8 hours ago | Variety - TV News | See recent Variety - TV News news »
Of all the deaths in “Game of Thrones,” we cut it down to what we think are the 25 most devastating/satisfying ones from the series. »
- Jacob Bryant and Joe Otterson
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