7th September 2017
04:15 - American Housewife - Season 2 - George Hamilton Joins Cast
There will be some new faces in Westport this season. As Katie Otto (Katy Mixon) and the rest of the Otto family continue to grow in the upcoming season 2 of ABC’s American Housewife, the various children will be drawn in different directions. Oliver (Daniel DiMaggio) still wants to be rich, so he’s focused on befriending a new wealthy neighbor. EW can exclusively confirm that this neighbor will be played by actor George Hamilton.
“He’s playing a rich neighbor who comes out of prison and moves back into his house,” showrunner Sarah Dunn tells EW. “Oliver is going to befriend him. So that’s fun.”
Oliver’s siblings will also be going through their own struggles, as Taylor (Meg Donnelly) begins her driver’s license training and Anna-Kat (Julia Butters) seeks some independence away from her doting mother. Their brother, however, still has his eyes on the prize.
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04:15 - Goliath - Season 2 - Showrunner Exits; Lawrence Trilling to Take Over
Showrunner Clyde Phillips (Dexter) has exited the drama after joining the Billy Bob Thornton starrer for season two. He will be replaced by exec producer Lawrence Trilling, who worked on season one of the series.
Sources say Phillips — who replaced David E. Kelley as the day to day showrunner on the series — and his writing team had written all 10 episodes of season two with Amazon and Thornton both signing off on scripts.
The creative rift happened after Thornton, sources say, was unhappy with how the season two premiere turned out. Production on the series was shut down and Phillips opted to step down rather than re-arc the entire season. Sources note the first four episodes of season two had been completed and were in editing. The season two premiere is now being rewritten and reshot and three episodes will be scrapped, bringing the season tally to seven. Production will resume Wednesday.
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21:55 - MOVIES: Mudbound - Teaser Trailer feat Garrett Hedlund, Jason Mitchell & More
21:55 - MOVIES: IT - Sequel Plans Moving Forward at New Line
Even as New Line prepares for the Friday opening of its much anticipated adaptation of Stephen King's It, the company is moving toward a second movie based on the massive horror novel.
Gary Dauberman, one of the screenwriters on the new It, has quietly closed a deal to pen the screenplay for its sequel, and Andy Muschietti, who directed the new film, is waiting in the wings to return, although no deal is in place.
Producers Barbara Muschietti, Roy Lee, Dan Lin, Seth Grahame-Smith and David Katzenberg are expected to return as well.
A sequel, or, as its being called, a Chapter Two, was almost never in doubt even if the involvement of some of the creative players was.
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21:55 - Z: The Beginning Of Everything - Cancelled After Being Renewed by Amazon
Thanks to Tyler for the heads up.
After renewing the series for a second season and recently naming a new showrunner, Amazon has canceled Christina Ricci starrer Z: The Beginning Of Everything. Amazon confirmed the decision came while the series was in the process of writing scripts for Season 2.
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14:10 - FOX Networks Iberia Announce License Deal for Seal Team and Instinct
FOX NETWORKS GROUP IBERIA ANNOUNCES LICENSING AGREEMENT WITH CBS STUDIOS INTERNATIONAL FOR NEW SERIES “SEAL TEAM” AND “INSTINCT”
AMSTERDAM and MADRID – Sept. 7, 2017 – Fox Networks Group (FNG) Iberia, part of FNG Europe & Africa, today announced a multi-season licensing agreement with CBS Studios International for the exclusive basic pay TV rights in Spain to CBS’ new fall series SEAL TEAM and new midseason series INSTINCT.
The agreement also extends FNG Iberia’s licensing rights to other key CBS programming, including “CSI: Crime Scene Investigation,” “CSI: Miami,” HAWAII FIVE-0 and NCIS: LOS ANGELES. BULL and MACGYVER are also currently under license with FNG Iberia.
“SEAL TEAM and INSTINCT perfectly represent our commitment to bring to our audiences and affiliates high quality premium content based on powerful storytelling and impressive performances,” said Daniel Pérez, General Manager of FNG, Spain. “We are very pleased of extending our relation with CBS Studios International with this new agreement that will let us premiere these two great series in Spain as close as possible to their release date in the U.S.,” continued Pérez.
“We are thrilled to extend our partnership with Fox Networks Group Iberia to bring Spanish audiences these exciting new series, SEAL TEAM and INSTINCT,” said Armando Nuñez, President and Chief Executive Officer, CBS Studios International. “This agreement firmly establishes Fox Networks Group Iberia as the home to CBS’ world-class programming in Spain.”
SEAL TEAM stars David Boreanaz as top unit officer Jason Hayes and follows the professional and personal lives of the most elite unit of Navy SEALs as they train, plan and execute the most dangerous, high-stakes missions our country can ask of them. Hayes is the respected, intense leader of the Tier One team whose home life has suffered as a result of his extensive warrior’s existence. Deployed on clandestine missions worldwide at a moment’s notice, and knowing the toll it takes on them and their families, this tight-knit SEAL team displays unwavering patriotism and fearless dedication even in the face of overwhelming odds.
SEAL TEAM is produced by CBS Television Studios and distributed internationally by CBS Studios International, and Benjamin Cavell, Ed Redlich, Christopher Chulack, Sarah Timberman and Carl Beverly will serve as executive producers.
Based on the soon to be published James Patterson book, INSTINCT stars Alan Cumming as a former CIA operative who is lured back to his old life when the NYPD needs his help to stop a serial killer. Dr. Dylan Reinhart (Cumming) is a gifted author and university professor living a quiet life teaching psychopathic behavior to packed classes of adoring students. But when top NYPD detective Lizzie Needham appeals to him to help her catch a serial murderer who is using Dylan’s first book as a tutorial, Dylan is compelled by the case, comes out of retirement and taps into his old skill set.
INSTINCT is produced by CBS Television Studios and distributed internationally by CBS Studios International. Michael Rauch, Marc Webb, Alex Kurtzman and Heather Kadin (Secret Hideout), James Patterson, Bill Robinson, Leopoldo Gout and Alan Cumming serve as executive producers. Webb directed the pilot.
Fox Networks Group Iberia is part of FNG Europe & Africa and operates several distinct pay-TV channel brands across the region, including FOX, FOX Life, National Geographic, National Geographic Wild, Viajar and BabyTV in Spain and FOX, FOX Life, FOX Crime, FOX Comedy, FOX Movies, National Geographic, National Geographic Wild, 24Kitchen and Baby TV in Portugal. FNG Europe & Africa operates 154 channels as well as numerous digital services, from 25 offices, broadcasting in 58 countries. Through genre-defining channel brands FOX, FOX Sports and National Geographic, FNG Europe & Africa is watched by over 250 million viewers in 150 million households making it the pan-regional leader for entertainment, factual and sports programming*.
*Based on cumulated average audiences for pan-regional broadcasting groups across Europe in the last year (measured across all day in ‘All Individuals’ demographic).
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6th September 2017
23:25 - Me Myself and I - Tim Reid and Alkoya Brunson to Recur
Sister, Sister alum Tim Reid and Alkoya Brunson (The Originals) are set for recurring roles in the upcoming first season of CBS/WBTV comedy Me, Myself & I.
Written by Dan Kopelman, Me, Myself & I stars Bobby Moynihan in a comedy about the defining moments in one man’s life over three distinct periods — as a 14-year-old in 1991 (Jack Dylan Grazer), at age 40 in present day (Moynihan) and at age 65 in 2042 (John Larroquette).
Reid and Brunson, will play the older and younger versions of Darryl (Jaleel White) respectively. Smart and savvy, Older Darryl (Reid) has remained the best friend and confidant of Alex Riley for almost 50 years. Confident and practical, Younger Darryl (Brunson) quickly becomes Alex’s best friend and collaborator on his inventions.
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19:50 - MOVIES: Gerald’s Game - Trailer feat Carla Gugino & Bruce Greenwood
19:50 - MOVIES: A Bad Moms Christmas - New Trailer feat Mila Kunis, Kristen Bell, Kathryn Hahn & More
19:50 - MOVIES: Daddy's Home 2 - New Trailer feat Will Ferrell, Mark Wahlberg, John Lithgow, Mel Gibson & More
19:50 - MOVIES: The Man Who Invented Christmas - Trailer feat Dan Stevens
19:50 - MOVIES: Lady Bird - Trailer feat Saoirse Ronan
5th September 2017
20:10 - The Magic School Bus Rides Again - Trailer
20:10 - MOVIES: Dracul - Paramount Acquires Rights to Dracula Prequel
Thanks to J.D. Barker for the heads up.
EXCLUSIVE: Paramount Pictures has acquired screen rights to Dracul, the first prequel authorized by the estate of Bram Stoker. The film will be developed as potential directing vehicle down the line for Andy Muschietti, teamed with It producers Barbara Muschietti and Roy Lee.
Written by Dacre Stoker and J.D. Barker, the tale is set in 1868, where a 21-year old Bram Stoker meets with an ungodly evil, which he traps in an ancient tower all the while scribbling the events that led him there. The monster origin tale just went to Putnam’s Mark Tavani in a 5-house auction brokered by Kristin Nelson of Nelson Literary Agency. The UK rights for Dracul were bought by Simon Taylor of Transworld and to Michel Lafon France in a pre-empt.
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19:30 - MOVIES: Insidious: The Last Key - Trailer
Thanks to ariamohtadi for the heads up.
18:35 - Locke & Key - Megan Carpentier Cast as Kinsey Locke in Hulu Pilot
It helmer Andy Muschietti has recruited another film cast member, Megan Carpentier, for one of the young leads opposite Frances O’Connor in Locke & Key, Hulu’s one-hour horror/fantasy drama adaptation of the IDW comic by Joe Hill and artist Gabriel Rodriguez. The pilot comes from Hill, Carlton Cuse and IDW Entertainment.
Written by Hill and directed by Muschietti, Locke & Key revolves around three siblings who, after the gruesome murder of their father, move to their ancestral home in Maine with their mother Nina (O’Connor) only to find the house has magical keys that give them a vast array of powers and abilities. Little do they know, a devious demon also wants the keys, and will stop at nothing to attain them.
Carpentier will play Kinsey Locke, the transformational daughter of Rendell and Nina Locke.
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3rd September 2017
02:35 - Fuller House - Season 3 - Lonzo Ball to Guest
NBA rookie Lonzo Ball has scored a guest-starring role on Fuller House.
EW has confirmed that the Lakers point guard will appear as himself in an episode of the Netflix sitcom’s third season.
The UCLA alum, who was drafted No. 2 overall by the Lakers in June, will show up at the Tanner-Fuller household to recruit someone to join his new organization.
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07:30 - South Park - Season 21 - Promo
1st September 2017
04:50 - Lucifer - Season 2 - Deleted Scene
Thanks to Ivan for the heads up.
23:40 - Escape At Dannemora - Michael Beasley to Recur in Showtime's Limited Prison Series
Eastbound & Down alum Michael Beasley has been tapped for a recurring role in Showtime’s limited series Escape At Dannemora, directed and executive produced by Ben Stiller. Escape At Dannemora, starring Benicio del Toro, Paul Dano and Patricia Arquette, is based on the headline-making true story of a 2015 prison break in upstate New York, which spawned a massive manhunt for convicted murderers Richard Matt (del Toro) and David Sweat (Dano). Beasley will play Murder, an inmate who gets into a beef with Richard Matt (del Toro).
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23:40 - Falling Water - Season 2 - Kristopher Turner & Stephen Arbuckle to Recur
Saving Hope alum Kristopher Turner and Stephen Arbuckle (Flint, Happy Town) are set for recurring roles on the second season of USA’s Falling Water. The supernatural thriller drama follows three unrelated people (David Ajala, Will Yun Lee, Lizzie Brochere) whose worlds collide when they discover newfound abilities to manipulate dreams – and, by extension, the dreamers themselves. Turner will play Jeremy, James’ tutor who may have a thing for Tess (Brochere). Arbuckle will portray Mark, a regular customer at the diner. Turner played Dr.
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22:15 - Mogadishu, Minnesota - Pilot Passed on by HBO
HBO has opted not to proceed with its drama pilot Mogadishu, Minnesota, written, directed and executive produced by rapper K’naan Warsame and executive produced by Zero Dark Thirty and The Hurt Locker‘s Kathryn Bigelow.
“Mogadishu, Minnesota will not be moving forward as a series,” HBO said in a statement to Deadline. “We value the relationship we’ve built working with the talented K’Naan Warsame and hope to have a chance to work with him in the future.
Mogadishu, Minnesota is a family drama that grapples with what it means to be American – among the Somalis of Minneapolis. It was ordered to pilot in June 2016, along with Adam McKay’s Succession, which was picked up to series in February.
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17:45 - Shelley Berman Passes Away at 92
Thanks to CBSviewer for the heads up.
Shelley Berman, the wildly popular “sit-down” comic of the late 1950s and ’60s who, after his career came unhinged following an outburst caught on camera, concentrated on acting and played Larry David’s father on Curb Your Enthusiasm, has died. He was 92.
A standout in a golden era of comedy that included other observational masters like Mort Sahl, Lenny Bruce and Bob Newhart, Berman died early Friday morning at his home in Bell Canyon, Calf., according to a post on his official Facebook page. He had a long battle with Alzheimer's disease.
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31st August 2017
00:25 - Rise - Stephanie J. Block & Mark Tallman to Recur
Tony-nominated Stephanie J. Block (Falsettos) and Mark Tallman (Single Ladies) are set for recurring roles in new NBC drama series Rise, from former Friday Night Lights showrunner Jason Katims and Hamilton producer Jeffrey Seller.
Written by Katims and starring Josh Radnor, Rise was inspired by the story of groundbreaking high school drama teacher Lou Volpe as chronicled in the book Drama High. In the series, when dedicated teacher and family man Lou Mazzuchelli (Radnor) sheds his own self-doubt and takes over the school’s lackluster theater department, he galvanizes not only the faculty and students but the entire working-class town.
Block will play Patricia Simon’s devout Catholic mother who ends up at odds with her husband over their son’s involvement in a controversial high school play. Tallman will portray Detrell Thorne, Robbie’s successful dad. He has a beautiful young wife and oozes charm. He revels in Robbie’s QB1 status but is single-minded about Robbie getting a football scholarship, creating tension between father and son.
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30th August 2017
04:35 - A Series of Unfortunate Events - Season 2 - Gabe Khouth Joins Cast
Just wrapped on #ASeriesOfUnfortunateEvents aka: my daughter's favorite show 😎🎥🎬 https://t.co/yjCqYeFMi2 pic.twitter.com/5Rp3iyK7CN
— Gabe Khouth (@gabekhouth) August 30, 2017
22:20 - Snowpiercer - Susan Park Joins TNT Pilot
Vice Principals‘ Susan Park is set as a series regular opposite Daveed Diggs and Jennifer Connelly in TNT’s pilot Snowpiercer, a futuristic thriller drama based on the acclaimed 2013 feature by Bong Joon-ho.
The hourlong drama pilot, directed by Doctor Strange helmer Scott Derrickson, is set seven years after the world has become a frozen wasteland and the remnants of humanity inhabit a gigantic, perpetually moving train that circles the globe. It explores class warfare, social injustice and the politics of survival.
Park will play Jinju, the finest chef at the train’s finest restaurant, and a member of the train’s elite.
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21:10 - SEAL Team - Judd Lormand Joins Cast
The upcoming CBS military drama “SEAL Team” has cast Judd Lormand, Variety has learned exclusively.
Lormand will play the role of Lt. Commander Eric Blackburn opposite series star David Boreanaz. Lormand can next been seen in the disaster film “Geostorm” with Ed Harris and Gerard Butler, as well as in the films “LBJ” starring Woody Harrelson, “Naked” with Marion Wayans, and “An Actor Prepares” opposite Jeremy Irons.
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21:10 - Goliath - Season 2 - Mark Duplass Joins Cast as Series Regular
Mark Duplass is joining Amazon’s Goliath.
The filmmaker-actor has been cast as a series regular in the season season of the Billy Bob Thornton-led legal drama. Duplass will play Tom Wyatt, a successful Los Angeles developer who wants to give the city a distinct skyline. He’s also a prominent philanthropist, and a major contributor to mayoral candidate Marisol Silva (Ana De La Reguera).
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19:50 - MOVIES: Blade Runner 2049 - Featurette
29th August 2017
20:30 - Detroit - Elmore Leonard Novels Being Developed as TV Series by Justified Producers
Justified executive producers Carl Beverly and Sarah Timberman are returning to the works of Elmore Leonard, optioning three of the late author’s praised Detroit novels as the basis for a new TV series targeted for cable and streaming networks.
Via their Timberman-Beverly production company, which is based at CBS TV Studios, the duo has optioned Unknown Man #89, Pagan Babies and Mr. Paradise and is actively exploring other Detroit novels by Leonard as well.
Written by Tod “Kip” Williams (Door in the Floor), the series adaptation is envisioned as focusing on one novel each season, with characters occasionally appearing in multiple seasons as they often did in Leonard’s novels. Additionally, novels may spawn related, but narratively original seasons, based on featured or tangential characters and storylines in the original books.
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20:30 - Me Myself and I - Ed Begley Jr. & Tia Mowry to Recur
Ed Begley, Jr. (Future Man) and Sister Sister alumna Tia Mowry have been tapped for recurring roles in the upcoming first season of CBS/WBTV comedy Me, Myself & I.
Written by Dan Kopelman, Me, Myself & I stars Bobby Moynihan in a comedy about the defining moments in one man’s life over three distinct periods — as a 14-year-old in 1991 (Jack Dylan Grazer), at age 40 in present day (Moynihan) and at age 65 in 2042 (John Larroquette).
Begley will play Governor Justin, the future version of Alex Riley’s step-brother. In 1991, the teenage Justin (Christopher Richards) is constantly coming up with half-baked schemes that end in spectacular failure. Fifty-one years later, he’s the Governor of California.
Mowry will play Wendy, the wife of Darryl (Jaleel White). Wendy totally relates to present-day Alex Riley’s (Moynihan) frustration over missing out on his daughter’s formative experiences. For example, if anyone took her daughter to Disneyland for the first time, she’d be furious as well — not realizing that her husband had done just that.
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20:30 - Locke & Key - Jackson Robert Scott to Star as Bode Locke in Hulu Pilot
It helmer Andy Muschietti has recruited the film’s Jackson Robert Scott for one of the young leads opposite Frances O’Connor in Locke & Key, Hulu’s one-hour horror/fantasy drama adaptation of the IDW comic by Joe Hill and artist Gabriel Rodriguez. The pilot comes from Hill, Carlton Cuse and IDW Entertainment.
Written by Hill and directed by Muschietti, Locke & Key revolves around three siblings who, after the gruesome murder of their father, move to their ancestral home in Maine with their mother Nina (O’Connor) only to find the house has magical keys that give them a vast array of powers and abilities. Little do they know, a devious demon also wants the keys, and will stop at nothing to attain them.
Scott will play Bode Locke, the youngest of the Locke family. Filled with all the optimism and imagination of an exuberant eight-year-old, Bode is especially attuned to the supernatural possibilities of Keyhouse… and especially vulnerable to the unnatural forces circling his family.
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