16th September 2018
Magnum P.I. - Cyndi Lauper to Guest Star
Thanks to McPhee for the heads up.
15th September 2018
L.A.'s Finest - Barry Sloane to Recur in Spectrum's Bad Boys Spinoff Series
Barry Sloane (Revenge) will play Dante, the younger brother of bad guy Ray Sherman (Zach McGowan), with whom he shares a criminal past. Although he is an ex-con trying to turn things around, his big brother keeps getting the two of them mixed up with some dangerous criminals, pulling Dante back into his old, illicit life.
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14th September 2018
Grand Hotel - Jencarlos Canela to Recur on Upcoming ABC Drama
Jencarlos Canela (Telenovela) will to recur as El Rey, a popular Miami recording artist who’s sexy, charismatic, energetic, and amusingly cocky. He is a major player both in the industry and with the women. He is offered a chance to be a staple performer at the hotel.
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Supergirl - Season 4 - Xander Berkeley Cast as Peter Lockwood
Xander Berkeley (The Walking Dead, Nikita) has been cast to play Ben's (Sam Witwer) father, Peter Lockwood.
Peter is said to be "a middle-class factory owner struggling to make ends meet in a world that’s rapidly changing due to the rise of aliens from outer space living amongst us," per the casting news. The release goes on to explain that he's "proud and single-minded, a family man who’s dedicated his life providing for people. The seeds of his discontent sows the beginning of an anti-alien wave."
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CW Sundays Promo
13th September 2018
Lethal Weapon - Season 3 - Mykelti Williamson to Recur
Mykelti Williamson (Designated Survivor, Chicago PD) will play Tom Barnes, Cole's (Seann William Scott) CIA recruiter.
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Hoops - Basketball Drama from LeBron James & Elizabeth Banks in Development at NBC
LeBron James and Elizabeth Banks are teaming up to executive produce a drama series titled “Hoops” currently in development at NBC, Variety has learned.
In the one-hour series, after years on the road as both a star player and coach in the WNBA, Stevie Decker jumps at the chance to return to her alma mater to become the first female head coach of a men’s college basketball team. But coming home isn’t easy as her career took a toll on her family and the school she loves is embroiled in a sex scandal involving her mentor, a legendary former coach. NBC has given the project a script commitment with a penalty attached.
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Snowpiercer - Shaun Toub to Recur in TNT Futuristic Thriller
Shaun Toub (Homeland) will play Terence. Charming, conniving, and ultimately dangerous, Terence rules the Black Market with an enigmatic power. A janitor turned gangster, he inspires fierce loyalty in his army of minions.
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Knightfall - Season 2 - Clementine Nicholson to Recur
Clementine Nicholson (Underworld: Blood Wars) will play Margaret, Princess of Burgundy, the devoted wife of Prince Louis of France (Tom Forbes). Upon joining Louis in Paris and eager to produce an heir to the French throne, Margaret will discover what life is really like as a member of the royal family and the future Queen of France.
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Proven Innocent - Elaine Hendrix to Recur in Upcoming FOX Legal Drama
Elaine Hendrix (Sex&Drugs&Rock&Roll) will play a shameless self-promoting TV pundit who has the pull to sway public opinion with her proclamations of guilt or innocence.
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Charmed - Craig Parker to Guest
Craig Parker (Reign) will play Alastair Caine, the CEO of Morningstar Biotech and a benefactor of the Hilltowne University laboratory, which happens to be where Macy (Mantock) works. A charismatic businessman, Alastair will wreak a bit of havoc in the girls’ magical and personal lives.
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12th September 2018
The Inn Crowd - Small Town, Gay Couple-Run Inn Comedy from Jim Parsons & Young and Hungry Creator in Development at NBC
NBC has put in development The Inn Crowd, a multi-camera comedy from Young & Hungry creator David Holden, Jim Parsons and Todd Spiewak’s That’s Wonderful Productions and Warner Bros. TV where the company is based.
Written by Holden, The Inn Crowd is inspired by Tony Horwitz’s 1999 New Yorker article and centers around a gay couple who divide a small town when they open a very successful inn.
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The Crew - Auto Racing Comedy in Development at CBS
Austen Earl is attached as an executive producer on a new multi-camera comedy in development at CBS, Variety has learned exclusively.
Written and co-executive produced by Gracie Glassmeyer, the series is titled “The Crew.” In the show, when the family patriarch dies, his son has to step up and take the wheel as the driver of the father’s racing team.
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Comedy Created and Starring Tessa Coates from The Office's Greg Daniels Receives Put Pilot Commitment at ABC
Tessa Coates may be the discovery of the 2018-19 development season. The young British writer, performer, journalist and comedian is set to create, star in and executive produce a comedy series project, executive produced by The Office’s Greg Daniels. In a competitive situation, the project has been set up at ABC with a put pilot commitment. ABC Studios is producing. The concept for the series is still being honed in.
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MOVIES: The Ballad of Buster Scruggs - Trailer feat Tim Blake Nelson, James Franco & More
Business as Usual - Comedy from Phil Lord & Chris Miller in Development at NBC
Phil Lord and Chris Miller are set to executive produce a single-camera comedy project currently in the works at NBC, Variety has learned exclusively.
Hailing from writer and fellow executive producer Hayes Davenport, the project is titled “Business as Usual.” It is described as a comedy about everyday employees at a company in crisis, trying to keep their jobs and maintain their relationships as their workplace goes insane.
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Star - Season 3 - Terrence J & Lyndie Greenwood to Recur
Terrence J (Think Like A Man) will play Ryan French, a celebrity host who has a big following, but he wants to use his platform to effect social change.
Lyndie Greenwood (Nikita, Sleepy Hollow) will portray Megan Jetter, stunning and sophisticated, friendly yet fearless, she is a lawyer who just set up her own firm back in town. After a failed marriage, there is a stiffness beneath her warmth. Business is business.
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11th September 2018
Chinese-American Family Comedy from Rick & Morty Writer in Development at ABC
ABC has given a script commitment plus penalty to a single-camera comedy from Rick & Morty writer — and newly minted Emmy winner — Jessica Gao, Imagine Television Studios and CBS TV Studios.
Written by Gao, who is of Chinese descent, the untitled series is about Janet Zhao, a first generation Chinese-American woman who struggles to set healthy boundaries with her crazy, exhausting family. When her wealthy grandmother dies and names Janet the sole inheritor, she suddenly finds herself the unwilling new matriarch of the family she’s spent her life trying to keep at arm’s length.
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Just Like Us - Latinx Family Comedy from One Day at a Time Writer & Co-Creator in Development at CBS
CBS has put in development Just Like Us, a multi-camera family comedy from One Day at a Time writer Debby Wolfe and co-creator/executive producer/co-showrunner Gloria Calderon Kellett.
Written by Salvadoran-American Wolfe, Just Like Us centers on a widower who takes in his teenage El Salvadorian niece while still raising his two grown daughters, retired parents and running the restaurant he started with his late wife.
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NCIS: New Orleans - Season 5 - Geoffrey Owens to Guest
Geoffrey Owens (The Cosby Show) will guest star in the sixth episode of the season, slated to air in late October. In the episode, Pride (Scott Bakula) is still emotionally reeling following his brush with death in the season finale/season premiere. He consults with his friend Commander Adams (Owens) on what could be causing his current symptoms and what his next course of action should be.
“For Commander Adams, we needed someone with compassion, competence and heart. That’s Geoffrey in a nutshell,” said “NCIS: New Orleans” executive producer Christopher Silber. “An accomplished actor who seemed like the perfect fit to add to our extended repertory company. We’re lucky to have him on the show,”
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His Dark Materials - Renewed for a 2nd Season by BBC
Deadline understands that the Bad Wolf and New Line production has already been handed a second, eight-part season. Filming kicked off earlier this month in Cardiff at Wolf Studios Wales for season one of the drama, which is thought to be one of the most expensive British scripted series to date.
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Shameless - Season 9 - Jess Gabor & Luis Guzmán to Recur; Bob Saget to Guest
Jess Gabor will play Kelly Keefe, the tough-as-nails daughter of an Army officer and West Point alumnus, who takes over the life of Carl (Ethan Cutkosky).
Luis Guzmán (Code Black) will portray Mikey O’Shea. Frank (Macy) meets his match in O’Shea, a fellow lush and contender in an ad campaign competition to find the new face of Hobo Loco, a cheap liquor aimed at fraternities and alcoholics.
Bob Saget (Fuller House) will play Father D’Amico, a priest Kev (Steve Howey) and V (Shanola Hampton) have to answer to when they run into show-and-tell trouble with the nuns at their twins’ local Catholic pre-school.
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SMILF - Season 2 - Melanie Griffith to Guest; Sherie Rene Scott, Claudia O'Doherty & Dan Aid to Recur
Melanie Griffith will guest-star as Enid, the free-spirited mother of Nelson (Samara Weaving). Married her whole adult life, Enid has embarked on a new chapter of self-exploration. She also has a codependent, micro-managing relationship with her two daughters.
Sherie Rene Scott will recur as Jackie Bridgette's (Frankie Shaw) aunt and Tutu's (Rosie O'Donnell) sister. She tries to play peacemaker between Bridgette and Tutu but usually ends up with hurt feelings herself.
10th September 2018
MOVIES: Downton Abbey - Filming Has Begun
Thanks to Darthlocke4 for the heads up.
Fuller House - Season 4 - Leslie Grossman to Guest
Elite - Trailer
Grand Hotel - Season 1 - Eva Longoria to Guest
Eva Longoria (Desperate Housewives) will guest-star as Beatriz, the former owner of the hotel and the first wife of Santiago (Demian Bichir). Beatriz is described as a shrewd businesswoman, a devoted mother, and a loyal friend. But secrets from her past continue to haunt her family.
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Superstore - Season 4 - Eden Sher to Guest
Eden Sher (The Middle) will be a guest star on an upcoming episode of the NBC Superstore comedy, playing Penny, a potential employee for the Cloud 9 department retailer. In the episode, Jonah and Garrett have taken over the hiring duties for seasonal employees. In the course of those duties, they discover Penny, an enthusiastic, quirky and fun young woman who knows – yes, knows – she’s the perfect addition to the Cloud 9 family.
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One Day at a Time - Season 3 - Alan Ruck to Guest as Schneider's Father
Alan Ruck in the Alvarez house!! We are all geeking out! He’s BEYOND lovely and so talented and generous! He plays Schneider’s father, Lawrence. @OneDayAtATime @netflix @toddgrinnell #Dreams pic.twitter.com/nd6zRPp1Ql
— Gloria Calderón Kellett (@everythingloria) September 7, 2018
She-Ra and the Princesses of Power - Teaser
Will you answer the call? #DreamWorksSheRa pic.twitter.com/HxrKozYxdc
— She-Ra and the Princesses of Power (@DreamWorksSheRa) September 10, 2018
