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News: Feed The Beast cancelled; The Young Pope and Longmire trailers; sexy crime-solving Olive(r) Twist; + more

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Internet TV

Hulu Japan green lights: adaptation of Jun Ioaka’s lawyer/psychopath thriller Daisho (Compensation)
Britney Young and Sydelle Noel join Netflix’s GLOW
Trailer for season 5 of Longmire

European TV

Greece halves number of private TV broadcasting licences

New UK TV shows

Trailer for Sky/HBO/Canal+’s The Young Pope

US TV

AMC cancels: Feed The Beast
Trailer for season three of Younger
Thursday ratings

US TV show casting

Chris Payne Gilbert to guest on Lucifer
Alisha Wainwright joins Shadowhunters
Juan Antonio and Romeo Miller join Empire
Rhiannon Giddens to guest on Nashville
Jim O’Heir to guest on Brooklyn Nine-Nine
Albert Tsai to guest on Crazy Ex-Girlfriend

New US TV shows

NBC developing: sexy modern procedural adaptation of Oliver Twist as Twist
Teaser trailer for Syfy’s Channel Zero

New US TV show casting

Georgina Campbell to star in Syfy’s Krypton

News: Killjoys and Dark Matter renewed; Fox UK acquires Atlanta; Devious Maids cancelled; + more

2 September 2016 Rob Buckley Post a comment

Film casting

Jon Favreau joins Spiderman: Homecoming

Internet TV

Trailer for Netflix’s Mascots

Canadian TV

Syfy renews: Killjoys and Dark Matter

European TV

Spain’s Movistar+ green lights: adaptation of Julia Navarro’s Dime Quién Soy

UK TV

Fox UK acquires: FX’s Atlanta

US TV

TLC renews: Too Close To Home
Lifetime cancels: Devious Maids
Trailer for season 2 of DC’s Legends of Tomorrow
Wednesday ratings

US TV show casting

Jonathan Cake to recur on The Affair
Danny Jacobs, Stephen Root and Romy Rosemony to guest on Masters of Sex

New US TV shows

NBC developing: sci-fi spy thriller Unidentified
CBS green lights: pilot of billionaire crime-fighter drama Firewall
Berlanti Productions developing: adaptation of Black Lightning

New US TV show casting

Jeremy Davies to play Jesus on Starz’s American Gods
Marianne Rendón joins Bravo’s My So Called Wife

News: Stranger Things renewed; Grimm, Pretty Little Liars cancelled; King Arthur police procedural; Let The Right One In pilot; + more

1 September 2016 Rob Buckley 5 Comments

‘Ow do?

Film trailers

Featurette and second trailer for Doctor Strange

Internet TV

Alison Brie, Marc Maron and Betty Gilpin to star in Netflix’s GLOW
Jason Ritter to recur on Amazon’s Goliath
Chastity Dotson to recur on Amazon’s Patriot
Prema Cruz joins Mozart in The Jungle
Amazon developing: real-life superhero comedy Legend of Master Legend
…K-pop drama Idolm@ster
Netflix renews: Stranger Things

Canadian TV

Trailer for Showcase’s Travelers

UK TV

Sky1 renews: Trollied

New UK TV shows

BBC One green lights: political and psychological thriller MotherFatherSon

US TV

Freeform cancels: Pretty Little Liars
NBC cancels: Grimm
Trailer for season 7 of Shameless
Teaser for season 2 of Scream Queens
Teaser for season 2 of Ash vs Evil Dead
Tuesday ratings

US TV show casting

Frederick Schmidt to play Metallo on Supergirl
David Meunier to recur on Arrow
Paget Brewster promoted to regular on Criminal Minds
Leon Rippy to recur on The Blacklist
Phylicia Rashad to recur on Empire
Mary J Blige to guest on How To Get Away With Murder
Amy Manson, Andrew Whipp and Patrick Gibson join The White Princess
Jim Broadbent joins Game of Thrones
Bethany Joy Lenz joins Colony

New US TV shows

Marvel developing: New Warriors adaptation
Fox developing: King Arthur police procedural Camelot
ABC green lights: pilot of Zach Braff business comedy Start Up…
…developing: Kerry Washington female cop workplace drama Patrol…
…Iranian-American family comedy…
…and adult carers comedy The Favorite
CBS developing: yet another adaptation of Channel 4’s Friday Night Dinner…
…Judge Judy-inspired Her Honor…
…and five-decade comedy Me, Myself and I
Cinemax green lights: Bruce Lee-inspired crime drama Warrior
FX developing: workplace YouTube comedy Radicalocity
NBC green lights: pilot of cop family drama Family Honor
Showtime developing: Islamic satire Fatwa, with Aasif Mandvi
TNT green lights: pilot of adaptation of Let The Right One In
The Weinstein Company developing: Waco TV series with Michael Shannon and Taylor Kitsch

New US TV show casting

Kristoffer Polaha and Michelle Mitchenor join Fox’s Lethal Weapon
Chastity Dotson to recur on Fox’s Pitch
Robin Givens to recur on The CW’s Riverdale
Audrey Marie Anderson joins Audience’s Ice
Scott MacArthur to recur on Fox’s The Mick
Colin Woodell, Erinn Westbrook, Ginny Gardner and David Corenswet to star in USA’s The Tap

Pick of the Amazon pilots: The Last Tycoon, The Tick, I Love Dick and Jean Claude Van Johnson

24 August 2016 Rob Buckley 8 Comments

Normally, I don’t bother reviewing Amazon pilots for a number of reasons:

They’re pilots, so there’s no guarantee they’re going to end up becoming series.
Pilots aren’t always representative of shows, with some shows starting off badly and getting better, or vice versa, as the Barrometer will explain to you if you ever corner it backstage.
Amazon’s ‘pilot seasons’ always seem to come at my busiest times.

However, since August’s been a bit quiet and the latest pilot season has had some intriguing entries, I decided to make an exception – just this time.

So after the jump, I’ll be providing mini-reviews of F Scott Fitzgerald adaptation The Last Tycoon, superhero comedy The Tick, Kevin Bacon love affair I Love Dick and meta action comedy Jean Claude Van Johnson. No prizes for guessing who stars in the last one.

Continue reading “Pick of the Amazon pilots: The Last Tycoon, The Tick, I Love Dick and Jean Claude Van Johnson”

News: Daredevil renewed; many Marvel trailers; BBC1’s Les Mis; + more

22 July 2016 Rob Buckley 2 Comments

The Daily News will return in September. Or maybe August

Internet TV

Logan Browning and Brandon P Bell to star in Netflix’s Dear White People
Trailer for season 2 of Narcos
Teaser for Netflix’s Marvel’s Iron Fist
Teaser for Netflix’s Marvel’s Defenders
Teaser for Netflix’s Marvel’s Luke Cage
Netflix renews: Daredevil

New UK TV shows

BBC One green lights: Andrew Davies adaptation of Victor Hugo’s Les Misérables

US TV

Trailer for season 6 of Teen Wolf
Trailer for season 2 of Blunt Talk
Trailer for season 3b of The Last Ship
Wednesday ratings

US TV show casting

Paget Brewster to return to Criminal Minds

New US TV shows

Groundswell Productions developing: adaptation of Greg Rucka’s Black Magick
Sony developing: adaptation of Rick Remender’s Deadly Class
Trailer for Fox’s The Rocky Horror Picture Show

New US TV show casting

Nicole Richie to replace Kimrie Lewis-Davis in NBC’s Great News
Malik Yoba to recur on ABC’s Designated Survivor

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News: Feed The Beast cancelled; The Young Pope and Longmire trailers; sexy crime-solving Olive(r) Twist; + more

News: Killjoys and Dark Matter renewed; Fox UK acquires Atlanta; Devious Maids cancelled; + more

News: Stranger Things renewed; Grimm, Pretty Little Liars cancelled; King Arthur police procedural; Let The Right One In pilot; + more

Pick of the Amazon pilots: The Last Tycoon, The Tick, I Love Dick and Jean Claude Van Johnson

News: Daredevil renewed; many Marvel trailers; BBC1’s Les Mis; + more

The Umbrella Academy and The Terminal List

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