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Mr. Mercedes Season 2 Adds Boardwalk's Huston, Sicario's Hernandez
With production on the second season Mr. Mercedes set to begin next month, Boardwalk Empire alum Jack Huston and Maximiliano Hernandez (Sicario) are joining Stephen King's game of "cat and mouse" between Brendan Gleeson's Detective Bill Hodges and Harry Treadaway's Brady Hartsfield.
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The Weekly Static is our righteously desperate-yet-endearing look at the past week in the land of the networks, cable, streaming, smoke signals, cloud formations, and shadow puppets from what an interesting, unique and entertaining perspective. At least that's how it reads on paper - let's see how it goes...
TruTV Sets Dates for Chris Gethard, Talk Show; Announces New Series
Up-and-coming comedy cabler (and I'm sure proud recipient of The Weekly Static's 2017 Most Valuable Player award) truTV took to the stage at today's Television Critics Association (TCA) to give details on three new series as well as announce the premiere dates for several returning series.
Did Bryan Fuller Exit American Gods for Anne Rice's Vampire Chronicles?
In an interview with The Hollywood Reporter, Paramount TV President Amy Powell updated fans on the status of the series adaptation of Anne Rice's The Vampire Chonicles with word that American Gods' Bryan Fuller is currently working with the Rices on the project and that work continues on the script.
The Looming Tower Trailer: Jeff Daniels Drama Shows CIA, FBI Divide
Based on Lawrence Wright‘s Pulitzer Prize-winning book The Looming Tower: Al-Qaeda and the Road to 9/11, the trailer for Hulu's new dramatic series The Looming Tower focuses on the rivalry and distrust between the CIA and FBI throughout the ’90s that may have laid the groundwork for the 9/11 terrorist attack.
Family Guy's 300th Episode Preview: Brian vs. Stewie – It's On!
With Fox's animated hit series Family Guy about to drop its 300th episode, I'm not sure what's more impressive: that the Seth MacFarlane series bested a ton of early naysayers to achieve such a milestone; or that Adult Swim still rotates the same 26 episodes on a regular basis.
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia: Glenn Howerton Addresses His Future
When it was announced that series creator Glenn Howerton would be spending some time outside of It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia's Paddy's Pub to (hopefully) "teach" a couple of seasons of A.P. Bio at NBC, Sunny fans started to get a little nervous about Howerton's future with the FXX series.
happy season recap
So if you're like me you're probably going through a little Happy! withdrawal — but the wait's almost over, folks! Looks like the series took the week off the recharge the batteries because tonight's fifth episode, 'White Sauce? Hot Sauce?', seems to pick up where last episode's major cliff left us hanging.
Dolittle's Stephen Gaghan Sets Supernatural Series 'Chambers' at Netflix
The old adage about "the heart wants what the heart wants" may not turn out to be such a good thing in Netflix's new hour-long supernatural series Chambers. Created and written by Leah Rachel (Audrey), with Akela Cooper (Marvel’s Luke Cage) as showrunner; and Stephen Gaghan (Traffic, Syriana) as executive producer.
TNT All Aboard Snowpiercer Series with Jennifer Connelly, Daveed Diggs
Executive producer Bong Joon Ho’s series adaptation of his 2013 film Snowpiercer is set to fire up the engines on its perpetual journey. TNT has officially ordered the pilot to series, and set to star Hamilton's award-winning Daveed Diggs and Jennifer Connelly (A Beautiful Mind, Requiem for a Dream).
HBO's Barry: Bill Hader's Hitman Gives New Meaning to Headshot
Sure, Barry might be a hitman...but what he really wants to do is act! Saturday Night Live‘s Bill Hader is stepping into the role of a lifetime: a living and breathing personification of the “comedy/tragedy” duality in the form of Barry, the lead character in and title of HBO‘s upcoming comedy series.
Godzilla: Planet of the Monsters Unleashes a New Trailer Onslaught
Why waste time leveling Tokyo for the millionth time when you can upgrade your stomping grounds to include the entire planet? While probably not the basic premise that the proposed trilogy's creators had in mind, it's where we find ourselves with Netflix's new anime, Godzilla: Planet of the Monsters.
Blumhouse TV Haunts Hulu with New Horror Anthology
Hulu and Blumhouse Television are getting into the horror anthology business, announcing a 12-episode series that will be a departure from the streaming service's usual format of releasing one new episode per week for an original series.
BoJack Horseman: He's Not Just for Netflix Anymore
In what is a rare move on the part of a Netflix original series, the rerun rights to animated comedy series BoJack Horseman are being shopped to cable networks by producer Tornante Co. through distributor Debmar-Mercury.
Pink to Perform National Anthem at Super Bowl LII
Just because the NFL is in the middle playoffs doesn't mean all the action's taking place on the field. NBC has picked up another traveler on the road to Super Bowl LII, with singer/songwriter Pink tapped to perform The Star-Spangled Banner.
NBC Releases New Promo for Jesus Christ Superstar Live
NBC took advantage of the more than a few million eyeballs glued to last night's Golden Globes to "bless" viewers with the first official promo for their next live musical broadcast, Jesus Christ Superstar Live in Concert!.