Freeform announced today that it has put into development a series based on Stephen King’s novel, Joyland. Joyland” tells the story of Devin, a college student who takes a summer job at an amusement park in a North Carolina tourist town, confronts the legacy of a vicious murder, the fate of a dying child and […]
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Netflix’s The Witcher Adds To Cast of The Witcher!
Along with releasing the first photo of Henry Cavill as Geralt of Rivia (above), Netflix has announced the addition of several additional actors to the show’s cast. Based on the best-selling fantasy series, The Witcher is an epic tale of fate and family. Geralt of Rivia, a solitary monster hunter, struggles to find his place […]
BBC America Greenlights Series Based on Sir Terry Pratchett’s Discworld Novels!
BBC America has greenlit a ‘punk rock thriller’ series based on the City Watch subset of Sir Terry Pratchett’s Discworld novels. The Watch is a disruptive, character-driven thriller that centers on Sir Terry’s misfit cops as they fight to save a ramshackle city of normalized wrongness, from both the past and future in a perilous […]
ABC CELEBRATES THE HOLIDAYS WITH A BOUNTY OF THANKSGIVING-THEMED PROGRAMS!
ABC has a slate of new and classic episodes and specials for Thanksgiving this year. Holiday-themed episodes of Station 19, Speechless, America’s Funniest Home Videos, Dancing with the Stars: Juniors, and General Hospital join three specials – the classic A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving, Mary Poppins Returns: Behind the Magic and I’m coming Home. Details follow.
BoJack Horseman Renewed Again!
Quality will out – Netflix has ordered a sixth season of animated series BoJack Horseman. Check out the announcement notice below.
Freeform and ATTN: Urge Young Adults To March to the Polls!
Freeform, Disney’s young adult network, and media company ATTN: have teamed up in a co-branded campaign, “March to the Polls,” which will encourage young adults to embrace their voices and utilize their power to vote. Beginning Thursday, November 1st, a series of public service announcements will debut across the Freeform and ATTN: social media platforms […]
Cate Blancett to Star in FX Limited Series Mrs. America!
Mrs. America tells the true story of the movement to ratify the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA), and the unexpected backlash led by a conservative woman named Phyllis Schlafly, played by Cate Blanchett. FX has set the production start for 2019.
Hulu Casts Leads for Looking for Alaska!
Kristine Froseth (above left) and Charlie Plummer (above right) have been cast as the leads of Hulu’s upcoming 8-episode limited series, “Looking for Alaska,” based on bestselling John Green novel. Miles “Pudge” Halter, enrolls in boarding school to try to gain a deeper perspective on life. He falls in love with a girl, Alaska Young, […]
FOX Announces Midseason Premiere Dates!
FOX has announced its midseason premiere dates and Seth McFarlane’s The Orville nabs the post-NFL doubleheader slot on Sunday, December 30th before moving to its regular timeslot on Thursday, January 3, following the fifth and final season premiere of Gotham. New shows premiering include The Masked Singer, The Passage and Proven Innocent. Cosmos: Possible Worlds […]
Reba McEntire Hosts 9th Annual CMA Country Christmas!
Reba McEntire will return to host her second straight CMA Country Christmas special for ABC. Performers will include Tony Bennett, Amy Grant, Diana Krall, Brad Paisley, The Isaacs and more (complete lineup below). The 9th Annual CMA Country Christmas special will air on Monday, December 10th (8/7C).
Doctor Who: Freakin’ Big Spiders!
With Arachnids in the UK, Doctor Who (BBC America, Sundays, 8/7C) returns to one of the genres it does particularly well – horror. Time to start watching from between your fingers (or from behind your sofa)!