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Shondaland head Shonda Rhimes and creator/executive producer Chris Van Dusen's upcoming series adaptation of bestselling author Julia Quinn's series of books made our "The Bleeding Cool Top 30 TV Series Influencers 2020" at the end of last year as one of those series that could have a huge impact on screens this year Ten months later,[...]

Author Liu Cixin's "Remembrance of Earth's Past" aka "The Three-Body Problem" trilogy (The Three-Body Problem, The Dark Forest, Death's End) will be heading to Netflix, with the streaming service teaming with The Three-Body Universe and Yoozoo Group to develop an English-language series adaptation Making the announcement via social media on Tuesday morning, Peter Friedlander, Vice President, Original[...]

Those taking part in The Wheel of Time on Amazon Prime Book Club as part of #WOTWednesday were the first ones to learn of some major casting news for Amazon Prime's fantasy series adaptation of late author Robert Jordan‘s “Wheel of Time” series of novels In the middle of a tweet discussion of Jordan's works to help[...]

A little less than two weeks after new broke that HBO was in talks with Bong Joon Ho and Adam McKay (The Big Short) to bring the award-winning, Oscar-nominated film Parasite to limited series, the film's director is offering up some new details on the series. Speaking with The Hollywood Reporter a few days ago, […]

As the "Stephen King-ification" of the world rolls along to our total and utter liking, HBO's adaptation of the author's bestselling supernatural novel The Outsider has finally reached its January 12, 2020, premiere date To get fans ready, the cable network spoke with director and executive producer Jason Bateman about his approach to adapting the[...]

Fox, Warner Bros., and Sony have all attempted big screen adaptations, but found film to be too confining for the story's scope On the television front, HBO made an attempt as a series with Independence Day director Roland Emmerich and Westworld executive producer Jonathan Nolan.Foundation adds to a Skydance Televison programming slate that also includes Altered[...]

So does it need a graphic novel adaptation by German artist Kristin Gehrmann?  First, Some History Published in 1906, it’s an account of the plight of immigrants in Chicago as they try to make a living but fall prey to inhuman conditions, corrupt bosses and exploitation Its exposé of the horrors of the meatpacking industry and its[...]

Starring Academy Award-winner Regina King, Don Johnson, Jeremy Irons, Jean Smart, Tim Blake Nelson, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Louis Gossett Jr. [caption id="attachment_1031697" align="aligncenter" width="727"] HBO[/caption]HBO’s Watchmen includes Jeremy Irons an older Adrian Veidt, aka Ozymandias; Tim Blake Nelson as the interestingly-named Looking Glass, and Jean Smart as FBI Agent Blake. Regina King, Don Johnson, Louis Gossett Jr., Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Andrew Howard, Tom Mison, Frances Fisher,[...]

Some good and not-too-surprising news for fans of Netflix's The Umbrella Academy, the critically-acclaimed comic book series adaptation has been renewed for a second season Pop culture/entertainment website Screen Rant reports that production on a second season is expected to start in May 2019 and extend through to September 2019, with an expected early 2020[...]

In the following preview for the Neil Gaiman adaptation, Shadow (Ricky Whittle) finds himself on a road trip to recruit more Old Gods for a throwdown with the New Gods When you consider that his roadtrip includes his living dead wife Laura (Emily Browning), pissy leprechaun Mad Sweeney (Pablo Schreiber), and "Odin-Takes-The Wheel" himself, Mr[...]

If our review of last week's midseason return of AMC's The Walking Dead (which you can find here if you need a refresher), we made no bones about the fact that "Adaptation" was clearly "The Judith and Negan Show," with Cailey Fleming and Jeffrey Dean Morgan giving own-episode-worthy performances that has us hoping for more from[...]

As the "Stephen King-ification" of the world rolls along, HBO's series adaptation of the author's bestselling supernatural novel The Outsider just boosted it's directorial "street cred." Andrew Bernstein (Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan, The Umbrella Academy) is on board to direct several episodes (along with executive producer Jason Bateman) and serve as executive producer With Ben Mendelsohn set[...]

Which sucked.Thankfully, one thing I liked about TWD's midseason return "Adaptation" right off the bat was that it didn't make us wait or play with time jumps to deal with the finale's cliffhanger: this episode gets right to the point But first, time for our mandatory "look back at a scene and the episode's synopsis"[...]

By the time the mid-season finale of AMC The Walking Dead "Evolution" rolled its credits, our survivors had learned a very tragic and devastating truth–they're now facing an enemy unlike any they've ever faced before: The Whisperers, with leader Alpha (Samantha Morton), second-in-command Beta (Ryan Hurst), and Alpha's teenage daughter Lydia  (Cassady McClincy) claiming their first victim, Jesus (Tom […]

The 10th season of AMC's The Walking Dead will see a lot less Michonne, with reports that Danai Gurira (Black Panther) will depart the series. The Hollywood Reporter reported exclusively from sources that the actress/writer/playwright has signed a deal to turn to the recently renewed series, but in a limited capacity: the episodes Gurira does […]

You can’t intimidate him.'"Here’s a sneak preview for the series return this Sunday, February 10 - though subscribers to AMC Premiere are getting a chance to screen the episode right now:https://youtu.be/-DF_9V0fz4M The Walking Dead s09e09 ‘Adaptation’: The group unmasks a disturbing and dangerous new thread[...]

If we needed to assign 2019 a pop culture theme already, "The Dawn of the Dysfunctional Super Team" would definitely be one of them. Next week's bring us Netflix's The Umbrella Academy and Amazon unleashes The Boys this summer…and let's not forget the "World's Strangest Heroes," as Doom Patrol makes its solo series debut on […]

With less than a week before the long-running AMC series returns to the network for the second-half of its ninth season, The Walking Dead has officially (no surprise) been renewed for a Season 10:https://www.instagram.com/p/BteWNtagU6H/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_linkHere's a sneak preview for the series return this Sunday, though subscribers to AMC Premiere are getting a chance to screen the[...]

By the time mideseason finale of AMC The Walking Dead "Evolution" rolled its credits, our survivors had learned a very tragic and devastating truth: they’re now facing an enemy unlike any they’ve ever faced before: The Whisperers, with leader Alpha (Samantha Morton), second-in-command Beta (Ryan Hurst), and Alpha’s teenage daughter Lydia  (Cassady McClincy) claiming their first victim: Jesus (Tom[...]

So what are you waiting for, AMC Premiere members?Fans of AMC‘s The Walking Dead can now pre-game with Alpha (Samantha Morton) and the Whisperers before tonight's NFL Super Bowl LIII championship game between the Los Angeles Rams and the New England Patriots.[caption id="attachment_964170" align="alignnone" width="1600"] AMC[/caption]AMC Premiere subscribers can now screen the ninth episode of the ninth season, the Greg Nicotero-directed[...]