The SpoilerTV Daily Newsreel - 18th September 2017 *Updated*

19th September 2017

17:00 - Difficult People First Look

Thanks to MA for the heads up.

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18th September 2017

03:55 - Scream - Season 3 - Classic Ghostface Mask To Be Used
Thanks to popcultureguy for the heads up.

Hello, old friend. #ghostface #mtvscream #scream #horror #hesback
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22:15 - Six - Season 2 - Erik Palladino to Recur

Erik Palladino (Suits) has joined the season 2 cast of History’s breakout Navy SEAL drama series Six in a recurring role.

Palladino will play Commander Hughes, a hard-charging commander of Seal Team Six, a man with legendary battle scars and swagger. Not one who needs to prove himself, Commander Hughes leads the team as they take on their next dangerous mission.

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Deadline

17:35 - Power - Season 5 - Larenz Tate Promoted to Series Regular

Game of Silence and House of Lies alum Larenz Tate, who recurred in four episodes of Season 4 of Starz’s hit drama series Power, has been promoted to series regular for Season 5.

Tate plays Councilman Rashad Tate, a city councilman from Jamaica Queens.

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Deadline

15th September 2017

23:20 - 9-1-1 - Bradley Buecker to Direct Premiere and EP the FOX Midseason Series

Longtime Ryan Murphy collaborator Bradley Buecker (American Horror Story, Glee) has been tapped to direct the opening episode of 9-1-1, Murphy and Brad Falchuk’s upcoming drama series for Fox, which is set to premiere in midseason. He will continue as producing director on the series, serving as an executive producer.

Written and executive produced by Murphy and Falchuk and starring Angela Bassett and Peter aKrause, 9-1-1 is a procedural drama that explores the high-pressure experiences of police, paramedics and firefighters who are thrust into the most frightening, shocking and heart-stopping situations. These emergency responders must try to balance saving those who are at their most vulnerable with solving the problems in their own lives.

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Deadline

23:20 - Law & Order: True Crime — The Menendez Murders - Robin Thomas Joins Cast

Robin Thomas (Crazy Ex-Girlfriend, Zoo) has been tapped to play DDA David Conn on NBC's upcoming, Law & Order True Crime: The Menendez Murders, anthology, The Hollywood Reporter has learned.

The eight-episode first installment of the anthology is described as a "gripping in-depth dramatization" of the famed murder case that took America by storm in the early 1990s. When brothers Lyle and Erik Menendez were tried on national TV for brutally killing their parents in Beverly Hills on Aug. 20, 1989, their story became a nationwide obsession. Law & Order True Crime: The Menendez Murders dives into the players, the crime and the media circus, detailing the day-to-day battles of the trial and unveiling the shocking truth of what really went down behind the scenes.

Thomas will appear in the final two episodes of the first season as a quietly ferocious lawyer who is assigned to prosecute the Menendez brothers during their second trial. (Their first trial famously ended with a hung jury.)

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The Hollywood Reporter

14th September 2017

01:50 - The Breach - 6 Part Bill Clinton Impeachment Drama Series Ordered by History Channel

Thanks to A for the heads up

EXCLUSIVE: History has given the green light to The Breach: Inside The Impeachment of Bill Clinton, a six-part scripted drama series from R.J. Cutler based on Peter Baker’s bestseller The Breach: Inside the Impeachment and Trial of William Jefferson Clinton. FremantleMedia North America will produce in association with A+E Studios.

Written by Cutler and David K. Israel and to be directed and executive produced by Cutler, the political thriller, which is now casting, looks at how one of the nation’s biggest political scandals unfolded – from the revelation that President Clinton was having an affair with Monica Lewinsky, through the political combat that saw Hillary Clinton, Newt Gingrich, Prosecutor Ken Starr, Congressman Bob Livingston and many others dominating the national headlines. The series will take viewers inside Republican and Democrat war rooms, revealing the infighting among the President’s advisers, the secret back-channel negotiations between the White House and Congress, Tom DeLay’s strategy to force President Clinton out of office, and the Democrats’ pressure for Clinton to resign.

“Featuring an array of well-known modern political figures, The Breach will bring audiences behind the scenes of an event that changed Washington forever – the first impeachment of an elected president in American history,” said History’s EVP Programming Eli Lehrer. “This drama builds upon our core scripted programming slate of compelling, contemporary storytelling that embraces our recent history and we are confident R.J. will bring a unique vision to President Clinton’s gripping story.”

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Read More on Deadline

14:45 - MOVIES: The Shape of Water - Red Band Trailer

13th September 2017

04:00 - Goliath - Season 2 - Alexandra Billings to Recur

Alexandra Billings (Transparent) is set for a key recurring role opposite Billy Bob Thornton, Morris Chestnut, and Ana De La Reguera in the upcoming second season of Amazon’s original drama series Goliath.

Billings will play Judge Martha Wallace, a seasoned professional who is meticulous and controlled, who presides over the trial of a teenager accused of a double murder. She’s not one to cut any slack for the defense–not good for Thornton’s Billy McBride.

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Deadline

22:40 - Wrecked, People of Earth & The Guest Book - Renewed by TBS
Thanks to Joy for the heads up.

#PeopleofEarth Season 3 is coming in 2018. RT if you're over the moon. pic.twitter.com/DPQxGPCukr
— People of Earth (@PoE_TBS) September 13, 2017

You heard it here first ladies, gentlemen, and boars. #Wrecked returns in 2018! pic.twitter.com/YwGUP1SXip
— WreckedTBS (@WreckedTBS) September 13, 2017

The fox says CELEBRATE, because #TheGuestBook season 2 is coming in 2018! pic.twitter.com/MIcQlTsr32
— The Guest Book (@guestbooktbs) September 13, 2017

Ratings Growth Streak With The Guest Book, People of Earth and Wrecked

The Guest Book **is 2017's #1 New Cable Comedy

All Three Shows Rank Among Cable’s Top 10 Comedies in Key Demos

All TBS Original Comedies Seeing Ratings Growth Over Previous Seasons

Turner’s TBS has renewed three of the network’s most recent hit original series: The Guest Book, People of Earth and Wrecked. All three shows rank among the top 10 cable comedies with adults 18-49 in Live +7, and The Guest Book is cable's #1 new comedy series of the year. The network's summer series join TBS' previous 2017 renewals, including the dysfunctional family comedy The Detour and police procedural spoof Angie Tribeca.

The Guest Book is currently averaging 3.5 million viewers per episode across TBS platforms, and is currently the #1 new cable comedy this year.

All of the network’s returning series have shown impressive ratings growth season over season. Among today’s renewals, People of Earth brought in 2.7 million multiplatform viewers per episode, up 22% over season one (P18-34) in linear Live + 7, and Wrecked attracted 3.6 million multiplatform viewers per episode, up 7% over last season (P18-34) in linear Live + 7. Among previously renewed shows, Angie Tribeca was up 17% over its previous season (P18-34) and The Detour was up 3% (P18-49).

"Since rebranding this network just two years ago, we have renewed 100% of our scripted originals, which have all generated impressive audience growth in an environment that’s seeing mostly declines," said Brett Weitz, executive vice president of original programming for TBS. "Our shows are connecting with fans and we’re going to keep making these genuinely funny comedies with the best creators in this business."

The Guest Book emerged from Emmy® winner Greg Garcia's habit of writing fictitious stories in the guest books of various rental cabins in an effort to freak out the next renters. Season one stars Garret Dillahunt, Carly Jibson, Kellie Martin, Charlie Robinson, Aloma Wright, Lou Wilson, Laura Bell Bundy and Eddie Steeples as residents of a small mountain town who interact with visitors renting vacation home ‘Froggy Cottage.’ The Guest Book is a co-production of CBS Television Studios and Turner's Studio T. Garcia serves as executive producer along with Alix Jaffe.

Executive-produced by Emmy® winners Conan O'Brien and Greg Daniels along with creator David Jenkins and showrunner Norm Hiscock, People of Earth centers on a support group for alien abductees in Beacon, N.Y. In season two, StarCrossed’s members must reckon with the arrival of FBI Agent Alex Foster and the discovery that they were all previously abducted as children. The ensemble cast stars Wyatt Cenac, Ana Gasteyer, Nasim Pedrad, Oscar Nuñez, Michael Cassidy, Alice Wetterlund, Luka Jones, Brian Huskey, Nancy Lenehan, Tracee Chimo, Da'Vine Joy Randolph, Björn Gustafsson and Ken Hall. People of Earth is produced by Conan O'Brien's Conaco LLC in association with Warner Horizon Scripted Television.

In season two of the hit survival comedy Wrecked, pirates invade the island. This is bad news for Danny, Owen and the other stranded airline passengers, who’ve only recently recovered from the loss of wi-fi, indoor plumbing and Steve's attempted takeover of the island. Season two stars Asif Ali, Zach Cregger, Rhys Darby, Brooke Dillman, Will Greenberg, Jessica Lowe, Ally Maki and Brian Sacca. The series is executive-produced by Justin Shipley, Jordan Shipley and Jesse Hara.

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TBS

20:20 - Great News - Season 2 - Cecily Strong to Guest

Cecily Strong is set to guest-star on an upcoming episode of the sophomore comedy, The Hollywood Reporter has learned.

Strong will play Jessica, one of Katie's (Briga Heelan) old friends who traded in her single city life for a husband and kids in New Jersey. After Jessica throws a wildly elaborate gender reveal party, Katie begins to question her life choices, envying her friend's seemingly Pinterest-perfect life in the suburbs.

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The Hollywood Reporter

20:20 - Lore - Amazon Horror Anthology Series Trailer

20:20 - MOVIES: The Foreigner - Final Trailer feat Jackie Chan

12th September 2017

Locke & Key - Nate Corddry to Co-Star in Hulu Pilot

Nate Corddry (Mom) is set to co-star 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 It’s Andy 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.

Corddry will play Duncan Locke, the Locke children’s uncle. Duncan does what he can to ease the family’s pain after his older brother’s murder, and he and his boyfriend, Brian Rogers, help Nina and the kids settle into the old family home in Massachusetts. Duncan doesn’t seem to think that there’s anything wrong with the old family home, but he possesses a few critical secrets…

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Deadline

19:25 - MOVIES: American Assassin - Sneak Peek

MTV News

Source: MTV

17:50 - Snowpiercer - Lena Hall Joins TNT Pilot

Lena Hall, who earned a Tony for her role as Yitzhak in 2014's Hedwig and the Angry Inch, has joined the cast of Snowpiercer, the TNT drama pilot.

Based on the 2013 film starring Chris Evans and Tilda Swinton, Snowpiercer is described as a futuristic thriller 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. Class warfare, social injustice and the politics of survival are questioned in this riveting television adaptation.

Hall will star as Sayori, the train’s archivist who is responsible for maintaining the continuity, be it in the form of oral histories, meticulous written records or ensuring key roles necessary for its continuous travels are always filled. She is a crucial member of the Train’s upper management.

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The Hollywood Reporter

17:00 - The Mayor - Season 1 - Arsenio Hall to Guest

ABC’s new comedy The Mayor has tapped Arsenio Hall to guest star, EW has learned exclusively.

In The Mayor, after an outspoken, idealistic rapper named Courtney Rose (Brandon Michael Hall) runs for office as a publicity stunt and actually gets elected, he surprises everyone (including himself) when he has a natural knack for the job and slowly transforms City Hall.

Best known for his Emmy Award-winning titular talk show, Hall will appear in one episode as the distinguished, but hip Reverend Okoye, who is a role model and occasional father figure to Courtney Rose.

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MOVIES: Downsizing - Trailer feat Matt Damon, Christoph Waltz, Hong Chau & Kristen Wiig

11th September 2017

03:45 - A Discovery of Witches - Owen Teale, Louise Brealey & More Join TV Adapation

The most recognizable name in the bunch is likely Louise Brealey, who became a fan favorite on BBC’s Sherlock as the lovelorn Molly Hooper. Brealey will take on the role of Gillian Chamberlain, a witch who resents Diana Bishop’s resistance to embracing the Oxford coven.

Owen Teale will portray Peter Knox, a power-hungry witch who threatens Diana when she discovers a long-lost manuscript in Oxford’s Bodleian Library. Teale is trading in one fantasy series for another, having recently portrayed the treasonous Master-at-Arms Alliser Thorne on Game of Thrones.

For fans of the series, the casting of Marcus Whitmore — vampire Matthew’s adopted son and lab assistant — has been one of the most highly anticipated bits of news. Relative newcomer Edward Bluemel, who will be seen shortly on Ovation’s The Halcyon, will step into the vampire’s shoes.

Author Deborah Harkness recently told EW she’s been hearing Bluemel’s voice in her head as she writes the next book in the best-selling All Souls series. “The person who I have heard creeping more into my attention is the person who’s playing Marcus because I’m spending so much more time with Marcus,” she said. “I hear it with a slightly different inflection than I might have previously and that’s just a lot of fun.

Scottish actor Greg McHugh will portray Hamish Osborne, daemon and loyal confidante of Matthew Clairmont. Aisling Loftus (War and Peace) will take on the role of Sophie Norman, a pregnant daemon who ends up playing a crucial role in the centuries-old intrigue of the All Souls trilogy.

Elarica Johnson, who keen Harry Potter fans will recognize from a brief scene at the beginning of Harry Potter and the Half Blood Princess, will step into the shoes of Juliette Durand, a bloodthirsty and murderous vampire from Matthew’s past.

Miriam Shepherd, the prickly vampire and Matthew Clairmont’s lab assistant, will be played by Aiysha Hart (Atlantis).

Malin Buska (Satu Järvinen), Trevor Eve (Gerbert D’Aurillac), Gregg Chillin (Domenico Michele), Dustin Demri-Burns (Sean), David Newman (Stephen), Adam Stevenson (James), Sadie Shimmin (Head of Faculty), and Michael Culkin (Professor Marsh) round out Monday’s casting announcement.

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Entertainment Weekly

01:55 - Falling Water - Season 2 - Brittany Allen to Recur

Brittany Allen is set for a recurring role for the second season of USA Network’s Falling Water in a recasting.

Allen will play Sabine Brighton, the role played in Season 1 by Brooke Bloom, who could not return due to a scheduling conflict. Sabine is Tess’ (Lizzie Brocheré) big sister, a clinical psychologist, and the love of Taka’s (Will Yun Lee) life. Sabine and Tess didn’t have the easiest relationship growing up, but it still was always them against the world – and still is. Sabine met Taka during his investigations of season one, and they’ve been together ever since.

Season 2 of the supernatural thriller drama follows three unrelated people (David Ajala, Lee, Brocheré)) whose worlds collide when they discover newfound abilities to manipulate dreams – and, by extension, the dreamers themselves. They must determine how to use their gifts once they realize the fate of the world rests with them.

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Deadline

23:20 - The Arrangement - Season 2 - Jacob Artist to Recur

Glee alum Jacob Artist has booked a recurring role on the upcoming second season of E!’s hit series The Arrangement.

From Universal Cable Productions and Emmy-winning writer/EP Jonathan Abrahams (Mad Men), the series stars Josh Henderson, Christine Evangelista, Lexa Doig and Michael Vartan in a Hollywood love story that brings to life the darker side of fame. Artist will play Wes Blaker, a charming young man with a sharp sense of humor and a dark side.

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Deadline

23:20 - SMILF - Kimberley Crossman to Recur

The upcoming Showtime comedy series “SMILF” has cast New Zealand-born actress Kimberley Crossman in a recurring role, Variety has learned exclusively.

Crossman will play Kit-Cat, the roommate of Samara Weaving’s character Nelson. Kit-Cat is described as unapologetically optimistic despite her troubled past, as well as possessing a strong business sense. Crossman is set to appear in at least two episodes.

This is not the only upcoming Showtime project in which Crossman is involved. She is also set to guest star on the Jay Pharoah-led comedy series “White Famous,” which hails from executive producer Jamie Foxx.

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Variety

18:25 - Transparent - Season 5 - Jill Gordon Named Showrunner

EXCLUSIVE: Jill Gordon has joined Amazon’s flagship comedy-drama series Transparent as executive producer/showrunner. She’ll succeed at the helm series creator Jill Soloway, who will continue to write, direct and executive produce Transparent.

As she steps down from day-to-day showrunner responsibilities, Soloway will focus on the other projects she has in the works under her overall deal at Amazon Studios, which recently was extended for three more years. Soloway is co-creator/executive producer of the Amazon comedy I Love Dick, which is awaiting word on second-season renewal, and has a project in consideration for a pilot pickup.

Gordon will assume day-to-day showrunner responsibilities on Transparent starting with its fifth season, which was greenlighhted last month for a 2018 production start date and premiere on Prime. Season 4 premieres September 22.

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Deadline

18:25 - Grown-ish - Luka Sabbat to Recur on Black-ish Spinoff

Grown-ish Welcomes Luka Sabbat To Join The Cast Of The Black-ish Spin-Off

From black-ish executive producer, Kenya Barris, comes a contemporary take on the current issues facing both students and administrators in the world of higher education. Yara Shahidi portrays Zoey – Dre (Anthony Anderson) and Rainbow’s (Tracee Ellis Ross) popular, entitled, stylish and socially active 17-year-old daughter — as she heads off to college and quickly discovers that not everything goes her way once she leaves the nest.

Luka Sabbat has been cast a recurring guest star on “grown-ish. Sabbat is an actor, model, influencer, stylist, and creative entrepreneur best known for collaborating with some of fashion's top brands and designers. Most notable among his endeavors is HOT MESS: a collaboration which profiles young people of various backgrounds, photographed in unfamiliar situations. Sabbat will play Luca Hall, a free spirited, wannabe existentialist and fellow student at California University.

The 13-episode, single-camera comedy began production this week in Los Angeles and is set to premiere early 2018 on Freeform and the Freeform App, available on connected TV, mobile devices, and online. Kenya Barris, Anthony Anderson, Laurence Fishburne, Helen Sugland and Brian Dobbins are executive producers of the series which is produced by ABC Signature Studios.

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Freeform

8th September 2017

23:40 - The Machine - Pilot Not Moving Forward at Syfy

Syfy has opted not to proceed with its drama pilot The Machine.

The decision took awhile — the pilot was cast back in February. I hear that is because there was an effort by Syfy brass to rework the pilot. I hear the recut pilot was better received but in the end came short of a series pickup.

Based on the 2013 cult film, The Machine is set in a world that is being transformed by the emergence of artificial intelligence. The project explores the epic conflict between man and technology through the lives and motivations of six interwoven characters – each of whom holds the key to humanity’s victory or its destruction.

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Deadline

19:00 - Dynasty - KJ Smith to Recur

Queen Sugar actress KJ Smith is set for a recurring role on the CW’s upcoming Dynasty reboot. Co-written by Josh Schwartz & Stephanie Savage and Sallie Patrick, the new Dynasty follows two of America’s wealthiest families, the Carringtons and the Colbys, as they feud for control over their fortune and their children. Smith will play Kori Rucks. Character details are being kept under wraps.

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Deadline

19:00 - Alias Grace - Trailer
Alias Grace streams November 3rd on Netflix.

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