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PrankMeWildseed Netflix has commissioned a 10-part live-action children’s series from Wildseed Studios, the company behind Fullscreen scripted thriller PrankMe. The Last Bus is billed as a sci-fi road trip adventure, which tells the story of a group of mismatched school kids who band together to face a fearsome new machine intelligence. It is being written and created by Paul Neafcy, … Continue reading Netflix Orders Kids “Eco-Fable” ‘The Last Bus’ From ‘PrankMe’ Producer Wildseed Studios Continue Reading →

Adria Arjona, Diego LunaAP; Michael Buckner/Deadline EXCLUSIVE: Adria Arjona is set to star opposite Diego Luna in Disney Plus’ Star Wars series based on the Cassian Andor character Luna played in the 2016 spinoff film Rogue One. Denise Gough, Genevieve O’Reilly, Stellan Skarsgard and Kyle Soller also are on board. A Disney spokesperson declined to comment. Tony Gilroy, who co-wrote Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, is set … Continue reading Disney+’s ‘Star Wars’ Spinoff Series ‘Rogue One’ Sets Adria Arjona To Co-Star With Diego Luna Continue Reading →

Ian West/PA Wire EXCLUSIVE: After taking its time figuring out where it wants the next Tron installment to go, Disney’s sci-fi franchise looks to have new life as we are hearing Garth Davis has been tapped to direct the pic starring Jared Leto. Davis has been better known for his smaller art house films over the years like 2018’s Mary Magdalene and his critically … Continue reading ‘Lion’ Director Garth Davis To Direct Disney’s New ‘Tron’ Movie With Jared Leto Continue Reading →

Courtesy of IMDB Peacock’s upcoming Rutherford Falls has set its initial cast. Joining Ed Helms in the comedy series are Jana Schmieding (Blast), Michael Greyeyes (I Know This Much Is True), Jesse Leigh (Heathers) and Dustin Milligan (Schitt’s Creek). The castings were announced as part of Rutherford Falls’ panel at the CTAM virtual press tour. Co-created/executive produced by Helms, Michael Schur … Continue reading ‘Rutherford Falls’: Jana Schmieding, Michael Greyeyes, Jesse Leigh & Dustin Milligan Join Ed Helms In Peacock Comedy Continue Reading →

  Photo credit: Chris Floyd Ben Hibon (Codehunters) has been tapped to direct, co-executive produce and serve as the creative lead of Nickelodeon’s new animated series Star Trek: Prodigy. The CG-animated series, which expands the Star Trek universe, follows a group of lawless teens who discover a derelict Starfleet ship and use it to search for adventure, meaning and salvation. It’s … Continue reading ‘Star Trek: Prodigy’: Ben Hibon To Direct & Co-Executive Produce Nickelodeon Animated Series Continue Reading →

EXCLUSIVE: RuPaul’s Drag Race winner Sasha Velour is ready to take us on another journey with the beauty and art drag. Quibi has renewed the critically acclaimed docuseries NightGowns for season 2. NightGowns debuted in April become one of the most beautiful and engaging series releases on the short-form mobile streaming platform. Produced by the Oscar-nominated team at The Documentary Group, each episode of NightGowns gave … Continue reading Sasha Velour’s ‘NightGowns’ Docuseries Renewed For Season 2 At Quibi Continue Reading →

Will Forte Macgruber – 2010Photo by Michaels-Goldwyn/Kobal/Shutterstock NBCUniversal’s streaming platform Peacock continues to build up its original comedy slate with a straight-to-series series order to MacGruber, starring, co-written and executive produced by Will Forte. The action comedy, which stems from Forte’s recurring MacGyver parody sketch on Saturday Night Live, was part of Peacock’s inaugural development slate. It has received an eight-episode order, with Forte reprising … Continue reading ‘MacGruber’ Will Forte Comedy Picked Up To Series By Peacock; Ryan Phillippe & Kristen Wiig Poised To Join Continue Reading →

Collin Morikawa holds the Wanamaker Trophy after winning the PGA Championship on SundayJeff Chiu/AP Photo CBS came out on top Sunday night among the broadcast networks, scoring a hole in one with the 102nd PGA Championship, delivering a 1.0 rating in the adults 18-49 demographic while 5.61 million viewers tuned in to see Collin Morikawa take … Continue reading CBS Leads Sunday Ratings With PGA Championship; ‘Big Brother: All Stars’ Makes Sunday Debut Continue Reading →

zz/Galaxy/STAR MAX/IPx/AP Sara Bareilles will lead the cast of Tina Fey and Robert Carlock’s Girls5eva original series for NBCU’s Peacock. Bareilles’ casting was announced today during Peacock’s CTAM virtual press tour. Written by Meredith Scardino, in Girls5eva, when a one-hit-wonder girl group from the 90’s gets sampled by a young rapper, its members reunite to give their pop star dreams one more shot. They … Continue reading Sara Bareilles To Headline Tina Fey’s ‘Girls5eva’ Comedy Series For Peacock Continue Reading →

Newsmax TV Diamond and Silk made their debut on Newsmax TV over the weekend, several months after Fox News ended their show on streaming service Fox Nation. The duo — Lynnette Hardaway and Rochelle Richardson — have billed themselves as President Donald Trump’s “most loyal supporters,” and have been campaign surrogates. The show, Diamond and Silk Crystal Clear, airs on Saturday at 7:30 … Continue reading Diamond And Silk Debut On Newsmax TV After End Of Fox Nation Show Continue Reading →