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Deran Sarafian is set to direct Trigger Happy, an indie neo-noir thriller that centers around a desperate waitress in a dead-end town who meets the man of her dreams. Only he is not who he seems and neither is she. Shawn McLaughlin and Mike Mityok co-wrote the screenplay, which is described as an American road cinema…

Sarah Jones (Marriage Story, The Incredible Jessica James), Sneaky Pete alum Giovanni Ribisi and Alexia Landeau (Day Out of Days, 2 Days in Paris), who will expand her role as co-writer, round out the series0regular cast of Netflix’s dramedy series On the Verge, from series creator Julie Delpy. They join previously…

UMC, the AMC Networks-backed streamer, has found the cast for it multi-camera comedy Millennials. Kyle Massey (That's So Raven), Keraun Harris (Insecure), Philip Bolden (Are We There Yet?), Aaron Grady (Everybody Hates Chris) and Teresa Celeste (Wild N' Out) will lead the cast of the series, which follows four…

EXCLUSIVE: Algee Smith has joined Chloe Grace Moretz in the Miramax sci-fi film, Mother/ Android, the directorial debut feature for Project Power screenwriter Mattson Tomlin. Matt Reeves attached to produce the film, which follows Georgia (Moretz) and Sam (Smith), a couple who go on a treacherous journey to escape…

EXCLUSIVE: Anonymous Content has put in development a limited series adaptation of Tom Cooper’s novel Florida Man, with Joel Edgerton set to star and executive produce. Quarry co-creator/exec producer Graham Gordy is attached to pen the adaptation and executive produce. Edgerton will executive produce via his Five…

EXCLUSIVE: Jordan Fisher is set to star in ACE Entertainment’s feature film Hello, Goodbye and Everything In Between. To All The Boys: P.S. I Still Love You producer Matt Kaplan will produce through Ace Entertainment with Fisher exec producing; Fisher played John Ambrose in the hit Netflix sequel. Michael Lewen is…

EXCLUSIVE: Tiffany Haddish has signed on to co-star opposite Nicolas Cage, Pedro Pascal and Sharon Horgan in The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent, the Lionsgate meta action-comedy that has Cage playing a version of himself. Tom Gormican, who co-wrote the script with Kevin Etten, is directing the pic, which follows…

EXCLUSIVE: Kelvin Harrison Jr., who will soon be seen in the Aaron Sorkin-helmed Netflix drama, The Trial of the Chicago 7, will play Christian in Cyrano, the musical film adaptation of the Off-Broadway play, which was picked up by MGM. Harrison Jr. is joining a starry cast that includes Peter Dinklage, in the title…

EXCLUSIVE: We can expect more trouble from Tierney in the upcoming season of the CW’s Pandora. Tina Casciani, who recurred as the character in Season 1, has been promoted to series regular for Season 2 of the sci-fi action series. Casciani’s Tierney is the ruthless leader of the criminal organization the Hypatia…

EXCLUSIVE: Mckenna Grace (The Haunting of Hill House, Troop Zero) has joined the upcoming fourth season of Hulu’s flagship drama series The Handmaid’s Tale, which resumed production in Toronto two weeks ago, sources said. Grace will recur as Mrs. Keyes, a sharply intelligent, teenaged wife of a much older Commander…

Passion River Films and 8 Above are teaming on the U.S. release of The Disrupted, the feature documentary debut of Sarah Colt, the Emmy-winning director of PBS’ American Experience docs about Walt Disney and Henry Ford, as well as The Polio Crusade and the Native American series We Shall Remain. The Disrupted, a look…

EXCLUSIVE: After tapping Kat Coiro as director, Marvel Studios looks to have found its star to take over the title role in its She-Hulk series. Sources tell Deadline that Orphan Black star Tatiana Maslany is the choice to play the title character in Marvel’s She-Hulk series for Disney+. Deadline broke on Tuesday that…