miniseries Archives

Inventing Anna: Shonda Rhimes Netflix Series Premiering in February
Eventually, her true name came out (Anna Sorokin) and so did a web of fraudulent activity that expanded and got messy as it was looked into. Image: Netflix Playing the title character of Anna in this upcoming miniseries is Julia Garner, who is most known for her role in the Netflix series Ozark as Ruth Langmore[...]
Pictured: Whoopi Goldberg as Mother Abigail of the the CBS All Access series THE STAND. Photo Cr: Robert Falconer/CBS ©2020 CBS Interactive, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
All Rights Reserved. Okay, while we're guessing it's not actually Whoopi Goldberg's (for what we're hoping are pretty obvious reasons), what you should definitely do is check out the posts (beginning with the one below) if you find yourself in need of hope and some words to help you to hold on just one second longer: Heres[...]
paramount network
Every three months, Paramount Movie Network looks to schedule a miniseries or scripted series (think Yellowstone) that could spin-off into future films or series Former A+E Networks exec Meghan Hooper White will oversee development in their role as EVP and Head of Original Movies and Limited Series (based on Variety's exclusive reporting. A look at the[...]
Pictured (l-r): Jovan Adepo as Larry Underwood and Heather Graham as Rita Blakemoor of the the CBS All Access series THE STAND. Photo Cr: Best Possible Screengrab/CBS ©2020 CBS Interactive, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
Now, we're getting an update from none other than Mick Garris (Sleepwalkers, The Shining miniseries), the filmmaker who tackled King's novel as an ABC miniseries in 1994 [Ed Note: Still one of our favorite King adaptations]. Pictured (l-r): Jovan Adepo as Larry Underwood and Heather Graham as Rita Blakemoor of the CBS All Access series THE[...]
Is Doomsday Clock Based on a Massive Plothole?
The TV series runs in an odd parallel to the other unauthorized sequel, Geoff Johns and Gary Frank's miniseries Doomsday Clock We're one issue away from the final issue of Doomsday Clock I finally read the issues out so far and felt that something was missing Actually, I found a lot of things lacking but[...]
FX Adapting James Clavell's Feudal Japan Novel 'Shogun' as 10-Episode Limited Series
After nearly four decades since NBC's award-winning miniseries event helped firmly cement the "event series" in the television landscape, FX is ordering a 10-episode limited series adaptation of James Clavell's best-selling novel Shogun Announced by FX Networks and FX Productions CEO John Landgraf during today's Televison Critics Association's (TCA) summer press event, the project is set to[...]
Steven Spielberg, Javier Bardem Bring 'Cortes' to Life as Amazon Limited Series
Credit (Spielberg, left): Gage Skidmore via Wikimedia Commons / (Bardem, right): Carlos Delgado via Wikimedia Commons The epic saga of legendary conqueror Hernan Cortes has found a home at Amazon Studios, with Oscar winner Javier Bardem (No Country for Old Men) set to lead the four-hour miniseries Cortes Developed by three-time Oscar winner Steven Spielberg (Ready Player One)[...]
Gabrielle Dennis to Play Whitney Houston in BET Bobby Brown Biopic
Credit (Dennis, left): Kathy Hutchins – Shutterstock.com / (Houston, right): s_bukley / Shutterstock.com As the network examines the life of veteran R&B/pop singer Bobby Brown post-New Edition, BET has announced that Rosewood's Gabrielle Dennis (Girls Trip) will portray iconic singer Whitney Houston in the two-part miniseries The Bobby Brown Story[...]
Waco: Paramount Network Releases New, Weinstein-less Trailer
Now while we definitely get some new scenes from the miniseries to chew on, there's also a major difference that you might not realize at first viewing Unlike the first trailer, the Paramount Network has removed all references to Harvey Weinstein, Weinstein TV or any other connections with The Weinstein Company, stemming from sexual assault[...]
The Bobby Brown Story: Woody McClain Returns For BET Miniseries
Following up on the ratings success of BET's miniseries The New Edition Story, McClain will reprise his role as the R&B/pop singer in the network's two-part followup miniseries, The Bobby Brown Story. Stepping back into their The New Edition Story roles, writer Abdul Williams and executive producer Jesse Collins pick up Bobby Brown's story at the[...]