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EXCLUSIVE: Katya Martín (My First Miracle) is set as a lead opposite John Ortiz and Andres Velez in ABC's drama pilot Promised Land. Written by Matt Lopez and directed by Michael Cuesta, Promised Land is an epic, generation-spanning drama about two Latinx families vying for wealth and power in California's Sonoma…

EXCLUSIVE: Though her highly-anticipated series The Underground Railroad doesn’t bow for another couple of weeks, Thuso Mbedu is lining up her next feature film as she has come on to TriStar Pictures' The Woman King starring Academy Award-winning actress Viola Davis. The pic will be directed by Gina Prince-Bythewood…

EXCLUSIVE: Jurnee Smollett, hot off a SAG ensemble nomination and a Best Actress TV Drama series Critics Choice nom for the HBO series Lovecraft Country, is boarding the Netflix movie Lou as star and executive producer. Smollett joins Oscar winner Allison Janney, who is also starring and executive producing the Anna…

EXCLUSIVE: Even with Black Widow set to make its world premiere this July, Florence Pugh is continuing to add to that ever-growing dance card as she is set to star in the adaptation of Emma Donoghue’s The Wonder. A Fantastic Woman director Sebastián Lelio will helm the pic with Ed Guiney and Tessa Ross producing…

EXCLUSIVE: Orange Is the New Black alumna Taylor Schilling has been tapped for a series regular role opposite Lily James, Sebastian Stan and Seth Rogen in Pam & Tommy, Hulu's limited series based on the true story behind the release of the first ever viral video — the sex tape of Pamela Anderson and Tommy Lee. Nick…

Desmin Borges (Utopia, You’re the Worst) and Natasha Lopez (Runner Runner) have been cast in supporting roles opposite Rose Leslie and Theo James in The Time Traveler's Wife, HBO's drama series based on the novel by Audrey Niffenegger. Adapted by former Dr. Who head writer and Sherlock co-creator Steven Moffat, The Tim…

EXCLUSIVE: Lena Headey is lining up a spooky animated adaptation of Christian McKay Heidicker's Scary Stories for Young Foxes. The Game of Thrones star is attached to voice a character in an animated miniseries adaptation of the award-winning kids' horror novel and co-produce it with Boat Rocker Studios. Her…

EXCLUSIVE: In a competitive situation, Netflix has landed an untitled espionage drama from Entertainment One and Hypnotic that is a star vehicle for Noah Centineo, who’s playing Atom Smasher in the Dwayne Johnson DC/New Line film Black Adam. The hourlong series, which has received an eight-episode order, is created by…

EXCLUSIVE: IMDb TV, Amazon's free ad-supported streaming service, has given a formal series green light to Sprung, a single-camera comedy from My Name Is Earl, Raising Hope and The Guest Book creator Greg Garcia, 3 Arts and Amazon Studios. Sprung, centered on an unlikely group of formerly incarcerated people who band…

EXCLUSIVE: After landing the highly-coveted male lead in Marvel’s new series Ms. Marvel, Rish Shah has found his next big feature film role as he is starring opposite Maya Hawke and Camilla Mendes in Netflix’s Strangers. Directed by Someone Great’s Jennifer Kaytin Robinson (who also co-wrote Thor: Love And Thunder)…

EXCLUSIVE: Tonatiuh (Vida) is set as a lead opposite John Ortiz in ABC's drama pilot Promised Land. Written by Matt Lopez and directed by Michael Cuesta, Promised Land is an epic, generation-spanning drama about two Latinx families vying for wealth and power in California's Sonoma Valley. Tonatiuh will play Antonio…

Roselyn Sanchez (Devious Maids, Grand Hotel) has been tapped as the lead in Fantasy Island, Fox's contemporary version of the classic drama series that has a straight-to-series order to debut Aug. 10. Sanchez will play Elena Roarke, a descendant of the original series’ enigmatic Mr. Roarke, in the project, from…