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Tarantula: TBS Debuts New Danny McBride Produced Animated Series
Credit: TBS When viewers visit the denizens of Tierra Chula Resident Hotel, they'll have the option to extend their stay as TBS debuted the entire first season of their new animated series Tarantula this week The adult animated series comes with an impressive comedic pedigree when it comes to producers: Carson Mell (Silicon Valley), Danny McBride (Eastbound & Down),[...]
Twelve Forever: Netflix Nabs Julia Vickerman Animated Series for 2019
Credit: Netflix If you're 12-year-old Reggie, why wouldn't you want to remain a kid forever? Especially if you can create your own fantasy world where "birthday" is a four letter word? That the premise behind Twelve Forever, a new animated comedy series from writer-producer Julia Vickerman (The Powerpuff Girls, Clarence, Yo Gabba Gabba) set to premiere on[...]
Happy Trails!: Join Us for Bleeding Cool's Happy! Live-Blog!
If you're not familiar with the comic book series, then you should definitely keep that in mind as you keep reading or watching If you know what's coming, then spoilers probably aren't going to be a big deal for you; but there may be some discussion (translation: rants) of either subtle changes or drastic differences[...]
CBS All Access Books Passage to Jordan Peele's The Twilight Zone
The streaming service made it official on Wednesday: that signpost up ahead means their next stop will be a revival of the classic television series The Twilight Zone. A month after it was announced that they were attached to the project, Jordan Peele (Get Out, Key & Peele), Simon Kinberg, and Marco Ramirez are confirmed as[...]
Happy!: Join Bleeding Cool's Live-Blog of Syfy's New Dramedy Series
Credit: Syfy Fans of Grant Morrison/Darick Robertson's Happy!, the time has come! After months of promotion and a slight scheduling setback that pushed the series from a September to a December premiere, Syfy drops the first episode of their graphic novel adaptation Wednesday night…and Bleeding Cool's there for 'ya! Join me tonight and every Wednesday night at 10:00[...]
alice eve iron fist season 2
She is best known for roles in genre films such as Men in Black III, The Raven and Star Trek: Into Darkness; and as Naomi Jayne Blestow in an episode of Black Mirror, 'Nosedive.' Interestingly enough, her connection to Trek continues with January's Dakota Fanning-led film Please Stand By, which tells the story of an autistic[...]
Shooter: Ryan Phillippe Series Reloads for Season 3 on USA Network
When it comes to good luck, USA Network is hoping that the third time's the charm, announcing that Ryan Phillippe-starring action-drama series Shooter has been renewed for a third season A co-production with Paramount Television and Universal Cable Productions, the series has suffered some unexpected setbacks during its young run The series' first season premiere was[...]
Shudder Sets Jordskott Season 2, Black Lake Premiere Dates
The AMC Networks premium video streaming service specializing in thrillers, suspense, and horror has announced a premiere date for their international horror-thriller series Black Lake; and the second season premiere date for detective mystery-thriller series Jordskott. Along with the premiere dates, Variety also has exclusive overview on both series directly from Shudder: https://youtu.be/caBQZNdpfP8Video can't be loaded because JavaScript[...]
Barry: HBO Releases First Teaser for Bill Hader's Hitman Comedy Series
Saturday Night Live's Bill Hader is stepping into the role of a lifetime: a walking personification of the "comedy/tragedy" duality in the form of Barry, the lead character in and title of HBO's upcoming comedy series Created by Hader (IFC's Documentary Now!, Comedy Central's South Park) and Silicon Valley executive producer Alec Berg, the series is[...]
CBS Living Biblically
CBS released its Winter 2018 schedule on Friday, and while there are a number of takeaways from the announcement, one thing seems very clear: The Eye Network isn't afraid of the "big, bad wolf" otherwise known as NBC's 2018 Winter Olympics coverage. While most networks usually "counter" Olympic coverage with repeats or by burning off episodes[...]
CBS All Access Lands Kevin Williamson Fairy Tale Series Tell Me a Story
Credit: Gage Skidmore [CC BY-SA 2.0]Like ABC's Once Upon A Time and NBC's Grimm, CBS All Access and Kevin Williamson (Dawson's Creek, Scream) are hoping that Williamson's dark take on classic fairy tales Tell Me A Story ends "happily ever after" with a long series run The psychological thriller received a straight-to-series from The Eye Network's[...]
CBS Orders Action-Adventure Tale Blood & Treasure to Series
Answering the never-asked question of what would result from a cross between Indiana Jones and The Da Vinci Code, CBS has given a straight-to-series order to new 13-episode action-adventure series Blood & Treasure Marc Webb is set to direct the one-hour series from a script written by executive producers Matt Federman and Stephen Scaia. Taylor Elmore will[...]
Curtis '50 Cent' Jackson, Crackle Take 'The Oath' This March (Teaser)
Curtis "50 Cent" Jackson and Crackle have set a premiere date for their freshman crime drama series The Oath, and also released a new teaser to coincide with the announcement. Written/created by showrunner Joe Halpin (Hawaii Five-O) and directed by Jeff T Thomas, the ten-episode police gangs-themed series is set to bow on March 8 from Jackson's G-Unit[...]
Ghosted: Fox Scares up 6 Additional Episodes and a New Showrunner
Following on the heels of CBS's order for an additional eight episodes of Elementary comes word that Fox has picked up freshman series Ghosted for six more episodes. Created by Tom Gormican with a pilot directed by executive producer Jonathan Krisel, the first season of the sci-fi comedy series is now set to run for a total[...]
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Culture clash comedy Re-Training Day is looking to set up shop at Fox, with the network giving a pilot commitment to the comedy from Steven Cragg and Brian Bradley (developers/executive producers, Uncle Buck). Written and executive produced by Cragg and Bradley and based on a segment from NPR's Planet Money, the series pilot will also be executive[...]
The Long Song: David Heyman Adapting Andrea Levy Novel for BBC One
Gage Skidmore [CC BY-SA 3.0], Wikimedia CommonsAndrea Levy's bestselling and critically acclaimed 2010 novel The Long Song has found a home at BBC One, with producer David Heyman (Gravity, Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them) set to adapt the story into a three-part historical limited series Produced by Heyman's Heyday Television and written by Sarah[...]
natural disaster
But what happens after the storms have moved out, the skies have cleared and the news crews have moved on to their next assignments? How does a community that's lost so much find the strength to rebuild and move one? Those are the questions that writer Michael McGrale (CSI: Miami, The Following) and director Deran Sarafian [...]
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We're talking Sex Education, a coming-of-age comedy/drama series from British producer Eleven Film Created by newcomer Laurie Nunn (Pregnant Pause) and directed by Ben Taylor (Catastrophe), the series is expected to begin production in the U.K in Spring 2018 for a 2019 premiere. Eleven Film co-founders Jamie Campbell and Joel Wilson will serve as executive producers. Netflix's Sex[...]
Rendlesham: Sony Pictures TV To Tell UFO Story Of Britain's Roswell
Credit: Amanda Slater via Flickr (CC BY-SA 2.0) The search for intelligent life beyond the stars is about to take on a more international scope, as writer/director Joe Ahearne (Doctor Who, Da Vinci's Demons) is set to develop UFO drama Rendlesham. Ahearne is set to write and direct the series; with Sony Pictures Television and Eleventh Hour Films (Foyle's[...]
Sabrina Cohen-Hatton
Credit: AFAC via Flickr (CC BY 2.0) Broadchurch producer Kudos is set to answer another five-alarm call, announcing that it's developing upcoming female firefighter memoir Through the Fire to series Written by renowned senior firefighter Dr Sabrina Cohen-Hatton and set to be published by Transworld in Spring 2019, Emma Kingsman-Lloyd (Grantchester, DCI Banks) will serve as[...]
Too Old To Die Young: Amazon Taps Billy Baldwin For New Crime Series
Credit: DFree / Shutterstock.com Writer/director Nicolas Winding Refn (Neon Demon, Drive) took to Instagram to announce actor Billy Baldwin (Backdraft, Dirt Sexy Money) has joined the cast of the upcoming Amazon original crime drama series, Too Old to Die Young Written by series director Refn and Ed Brubaker (Captain America: Winter Soldier, Westworld), Baldwin will star alongside[...]
mark o'brien
Credit: George Pimentel Photography via Flickr (CC BY 2.0) Halt and Catch Fire's Mark O'Brien is wasting no time getting back to work, following up his three-season run on the critically acclaimed AMC series with a series regular role opposite Aldis Hodge (Straight Outta Compton, Underground) and Kevin Bacon (The Following, I Love Dick) in Showtime's drama pilot[...]
Gangs Of London: The Raid's Gareth Evans Sets Series For Cinemax, Sky
Director Gareth Evans (The Raid) is set to tear apart the means streets of contemporary London with his latest project, gangland drama series Gangs of London (working title) Set to launch in 2019 on HBO's Cinemax and Sky Atlantic, Evans and Matt Flannery (Downton Abbey) are set to direct the series and will also handle scriptwriting,[...]
Black Spot: Amazon Prime Acquires French Drama-Thriller Series
Directed by Thierry Poiraud and Julien Despaux and created by Mathieu Missoffe, the series premiered at the Berlin Film Festival and would go on to open the European Film Markets's Berlinale Special Series before premiering on France 2 in April. Here's the original synopsis for Black Spot, starring Suliane Brahim, Laurent Capellutto, Hubert Delattre, Camille Aguilar[...]
Highway 59: FX Adapting Attica Locke's Bluebird, Bluebird To Series
After what Deadline: Hollywood is reporting was a "competitive situation with multiple bidders," drama series Highway 59 has found a home at FX Based on author Attica Locke's newest novel Bluebird, Bluebird Locke will write the adaptation of her novel, and will executive produce with 3 Arts' Richard Abate, Jermaine Johnson and Will Rowbotham. Here's what publisher Little[...]
Catch-22: George Clooney To Direct, Star In Series Adaptation Of Joseph Heller Novel
Joseph Heller's classic novel Catch-22 is making its way to the small screen, with George Clooney set to direct and star in a six-part limited series for Paramount Television and Anonymous Content. Co-written by Luke Davies and David Michôd and directed by Clooney and Grant Heslov, the project is looking at early 2018 to begin shooting. Set in[...]
Crimetown: FX Adapting True Crime Podcast To Series
With that said, the tidal wave continued on Wednesday with FX's announcement that it would be developing popular podcast Crimetown for series. Podcast hosts/creators Marc Smerling and Zac Stuart-Pontier (HBO's The Jinx) have been tapped to write the script; with Ted Melfi (Hidden Figures) expected to direct, and serve as executive producer alongside Nina Jacobson and Brad[...]