Marvel Reveals First Look At Next Disney+ Series “Hawkeye”

Fresh off the MCU-shaping revelations from Loki, Marvel is already teasing their next Disney+ series by revealing the first look at Hawkeye. The image, courtesy of an Entertainment Weekly exclusive (via tweet) shows series star Hailee Steinfeld as Kate Bishop standing next to Hawkeye himself, Jeremy Renner’s Clint Barton. Along with the image, Marvel has also revealed Hawkeye’s release date—November 24.

Steinfeld is wearing purple,

Emmy-Nominee Hannah Waddingham on the Joy of Making “Ted Lasso”

Before Ted Lasso became a phenomenon, setting a record for most Emmy nominations by a freshman comedy (20 total, including seven for its actors), its virtues were spread, among my friends, more like a whisper campaign. One buddy in particular kept needling me via text. What finally broke me was the realization that here was my most sports-agnostic pal pressuring me to watch a show about an American football coach being hired to lead an English Premier League soccer team.

“Assembled: The Making of Loki” Trailer Reveals Infinity Stones Subplot That Almost Was

Yesterday we published our interview with Loki makeup department head Douglas Noe where we learned just how the creative team pulled off Marvel Studios’ latest Disney+’s series Today, Marvel has released the first trailer for Marvel Studios’ Assembled: The Making of Loki which reveals more about the making of the series, and, some potential subplots that didn’t end up getting explored.

We know one thing Loki definitely did reveal—that its titular god of mischief (played,

“Obama: In Pursuit Of A More Perfect Union” Trailer Reveals HBO’s 3-Part Doc

HBO has released the first trailer for Obama: In Pursuit of a More Perfect Union, a three-part documentary from director Peter Kunhardt that takes a deep look at the journey of President Barack Obama, from his first foray into politics into his transcendent rise to the highest office in the land, a trajectory that seemed, to millions of his supporters, to auger a potential “post-racial” era in the United States. We now know,

Emmy-Nominated Composer Virginia Kilbertus on “Endings,” “The Lighthouse” & More

Composer Virginia Kilbertus was not entirely prepared for her Emmy nomination for outstanding music direction and composition for a daytime program. Although she’d submitted her work on Hulu’s Endings, a sci-fi adventure set in a near-future where four foster kids discover they’re not alone after the disappearance of the last elephant on Earth, she hadn’t been tracking the nominations since. “I hadn’t been anticipating when they were announcing it,” Kilbertus said by way of phone from Toronto.

“Loki” Makeup Department Head Douglas Noe on Designing Misfits & Minutemen

In ancient Norse mythology, Loki was a shape-shifting trickster inviting difficulty upon his companions as well as himself. In director Kate Herron’s new Disney+ series, Loki (Tom Hiddleston) is true to his Norse roots. His journey begins with an arrest, having crossed a power-sapping organization called the Time Variance Authority. Loki is accused of being a variant, an offense that causes time-branching events that, to put it briefly, messes up the general order of things.

“Grease: Rise of the Pink Ladies” Headed to Paramount+

Some excellent news for us Grease fans out there—Paramount+ has officially ordered the Grease prequel series Grease: Rise of the Pink Ladies, for a 10-episode series. This comes after the series, originally titled Grease: Rydell High, moved from HBO Max to Paramount+. (One would be remiss for not mentioning that Rydell High, featured in the original 1978 film, was inspired by my high school, Radnor High, in the suburbs outside of Philadelphia.)

The Hollywood Reporter delivered the scoop that Grease: Rise of the Pink Ladies found its new home and takes place four years before the events in the original film. 

HBO Max Developing Two More Animated “Game of Thrones” Projects

The universe of Game of Thrones continues to expand on HBO. In early May we got our first glimpse at the live-action series House of the Dragon, which will focus on House Targaryen in events that take place some 300 years before Game of Thrones and is set for a 2022 release. Now The Hollywood Reporter scoops that two additional Game of Thrones spinoffs are in the works,

“The Mandalorian” and “The Crown” Lead All Emmy Contenders

The Emmy nominations came in yesterday and it was a proper showdown between Netflix and HBO/HBO Max for who could snag the most nominations overall. The winner, by a single nomination, was HBO/HBO Max, which garnered 130 Emmy noms in total, just edging out Netflix’s 129.

The two most lauded shows, however, were Netflix’s The Crown and Disney+’s The Mandalorian, which tied with 24 apiece. For HBO,

James Gunn Reveals His “The Suicide Squad” Spinoff “Peacemaker” has Wrapped

In a month, James Gunn’s The Suicide Squad will burst into theaters, introducing us to Gunn’s vision of that motley crew of lunatics, antiheroes, and a talking shark taking on a mission that many won’t survive. One of the members of Gunn’s upcoming squad (he’d fall into the lunatic category) is John Cena’s Peacemaker, but we’ll be seeing a lot of him in the future. Gunn’s spinoff series Peacemaker has just wrapped filming,

“The Witcher” Season 2 Trailer Reveals Geralt & Ciri’s Quest

If you’re a fan of Netflix’s The Witcher, the last few days have been filled with some exciting news. First, there was the scoop that the prequel series The Witcher: Blood Origin had cast the great Michelle Yeoh. Then there was the nearly three-hour WitcherCon event celebrating the show, with cast members dishing on their characters and more. Finally, on Friday, the flagship series dropped a teaser trailer for season two.

It’s Firstborn vs. The Father in “Succession” Season 3 Teaser

That demented family of New York billionaires is back. We’re talking about the Roy Family from HBO’s beloved Succession, which dropped the long-awaited season three teaser yesterday. The first glimpse of the new season is heavy on quips and fairly scant on plot. Yet there’s much we already do know, like the stakes (the family business, a few potential very long prison sentences) and the players. We also know that season three will pit the family patriarch against the firstborn son in a Biblical battle for control of their beloved,

Michelle Yeoh Cast in Netflix’s “The Witcher” Prequel Series

The Witcher: Blood Origin just got a sensational new cast member. Michelle Yeoh will join Laurence O’Fuarain in the upcoming prequel series for Netflix, which will not only utilize Yeoh’s acting ability but also her felicity with a sword. The talented actress will play Scían, the last member of a tribe of nomadic sword-elves. As she did so memorably in Ang Lee’s masterpiece Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, Yeoh will once again be a sword-wielding force to be reckoned with.

Creating the Wonderful World of Disney+’s “The Mysterious Benedict Society”

They met in an improv group while students at Brown University, and joined forces as screenwriters after graduating. Some three decades later, Phil Hay and Matt Manfredi have racked up a noteworthy roster of film credits that include Destroyer, The Invitation, Ride Along and Ride Along 2, and Clash of the Titans. Their finely-tuned creative process moves from talking deeply through plot points to outlining extensively to splitting up scenes to write individually before reconvening to edit and polish — almost always while sitting in the same room,

How the “Mare of Easttown” Editor Carefully Constructed HBO’s Brilliant Murder Mystery

Easttown is filled with secrets and lies as thick as the townsfolk’s accents. These deceptions cloud the journey to uncover the truth about a tragic and twisted mystery. It soon becomes clear that only detective Mare Sheehan (Kate Winslet) has the connections and clever intuition to catch a killer. Thankfully we didn’t need our own detective notebook to track down the suspect. Mare of Easttown editor Amy Duddleston worked diligently to be sure viewers didn’t lose track of a single clue while layering the suspense.

Dressing Icons and Con Men With “Genius: Aretha” and “Better Call Saul” Costume Designer Jennifer Bryan

Costume designer Jennifer Bryan can pivot from glamour to gaudy, from an icon to a con artist, without missing a beat—or a thread. Bryan’s work can currently be seen on National Geographic’s third season of Genius, which focused on the monumental career and legacy of Aretha Franklin (Cynthia Erivo).

Bryan’s now hard at work on a very different kind of show, trading in Aretha Franklin’s shimmering dresses (and profound decency) for the gaudy,

“Doc McStuffins” Creator Chris Nee on The Future of Children’s Programming

There are few people on the planet who are in a better position to talk about what’s working, and what still needs work, in children’s programming than Doc McStuffins creator Chris Nee. Like so many great ideas, Nee came up with Doc McStuffins, a series about a six-year-old girl who is a doctor to her stuffed animals and toys, while in the shower. Yet the impetus for the beloved series was her own life and her son’s struggles with asthma.

“Lovecraft Country” Costume Designer Dayna Pink’s Many Worlds of Fashion

Creator Misha Green‘s Lovecraft Country was one of the most startling, sumptuous series of 2020, and one of the big reasons why it looked so good was the work of costume designer Dayna Pink. Designing looks for everything from shoppers on Greenwood Avenue in 1921 Tulsa to soldiers during the Korean War to the Afrofutrisim of a multidimensional world set in space, Pink’s designs were integral to the success of Lovecraft Country.

“100 Foot Wave” Trailer Reveals HBO’s Monster Surfing Doc

For those of us who read William Finnegan’s gorgeous, often terrifying memoir “Barbarian Days,” we’ve been waiting for the cinematic equivalent of his epic story of hunting out waves across the globe. While Finnegan wasn’t himself a big wave surfer, he did encounter some monster swells, including one that almost killed him on Nazaré, Portugal, which brings us to HBO’s six-part documentary 100 Foot Wave. We got a look at the trailer yesterday,

“Ted Lasso” Season 2 Trailer Reveals AFC Richmond’s Quest For Glory

The Ted Lasso welcome wagon has arrived! That’s how the first few seconds of the season 2 trailer begin, and frankly, this is the kind of cheerful morning message that would be annoying from anybody else but Ted Lasso (especially on a Monday). Apple TV’s critically acclaimed series returns on July 23, giving us a jolt of joy in the middle of summer, and the official trailer reveals Ted’s big plans to get AFC Richmond back on the winning track.