The Game of Thrones Ice Dragon Debate may Finally be Settled
Last season’s Game of Thrones brought us an almost absurd amount of drama and intrigue. The Stark Sisters increasing acrimony and the threat of Arya killing Sansa. Dany’s march on Westeros and all the complications involved. Cersei’s death grip on power in King’s Landing. The first use of Dany’s dragons against an army of Westeros in that epic “Spoils of War” episode. The absolutely insane plan to go north of the Wall and capture a wight.
Ruby Rose is Batwoman in the CW’s Groundbreaking new Series
We were cautiously optimistic when we heard that the CW was creating a Batwoman series based on the DC comics character Kate Kane. Now that we know Ruby Rose will be starring as the greatest Gotham hero not named Batman, we’re thrilled. The series isn’t 100% confirmed—first, Rose will be appearing in the networks’ annual Arrow-verse crossover event in December. If the introduction excites fans as much as the mere notion is exciting us, then the CW could be green lighting a Batwoman series for the 2019-2020 season.
The Live Action Star Wars TV Series May Have Just Gotten its Setting
So close, Boba Fett, so close.
News about an upcoming, live action Star Wars series has been buzzing about recently, and some of the details about its production are starting to come to light. Firstly, Jon Favreau is set to spearhead the project. The director has already made appearances in the Star Wars universe with Solo and The Clone Wars. He also has big-budget directing experience with beloved narratives,
Jim Carrey Returns in Hilarious, Heartbreaking Trailer for Kidding
Jim Carrey has spent a lot of time in the past few years focusing on other outlets for his abundant creativity, painting and sculpting, and sharing some of his work on Twitter. His career has been marked by major achievements, first becoming a superstar of comedy on television, and then in films, and t hen moving into dramatic roles, most notably in Michel Gondry’s luminous Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind. That film benefited from Carrey and Kate Winslet‘s excellent performances and a crackerjack script from Charlie Kaufman,
Gal Gadot in Talks to Star as Real Life Wonder Woman Hedy Lamarr
Gal Gadot knows a thing or two about playing a Wonder Woman, and now the star of DC’s most popular (and critically acclaimed) superhero franchise may be heading to the small screen to play a real life wonder woman. Gadot is in talks to star in and executive produce a limited series for Showtime about actress and inventor Hedy Lamarr. The series is being led by Sarah Treem, co-creator and executive producer of The Affair,
The Deuce is Back with a New Trailer and a Time Jump
“It’s changed,” Emily Meade says in the new trailer for HBO’s The Deuce. “It’s not like how it was when we started. It’s like a free world.”
We all hope for something fresh when a TV series enters a new season, and The Deuce promises that from the start of its teaser for Season 2. While the show’s debut run took place during the ascent of the pornography industry in New York in the early 1970s,
Legion Season 3 is in the Works, and it’s Only Getting Darker
The season finale of FX and Marvel’s Series Legion saw its protagonist, David, hit low points that only someone like Walter White would understand. And his downward spiral won’t be turning upward soon.
Dan Stevens’ David Haller, a mutant with psychic powers from the X-Men universe, has always been an antihero. He acts immorally because his grip on reality is shaky at best, and the Marvel comics more explicitly identify the multiple personalities—a legion of them—in his head.
The First Trailer for Netflix’s Highly Anticipated new Series Maniac is Wild
The first trailer for Netflix’s Maniac, starring Emma Stone and Jonah Hill, is here, and it’s easy to see why folks have been so excited for the new series. The limited series comes from writer/director Cary Joji Fukunaga (True Detective, Beasts of No Nation), and marries his singular talent to a corkscrewing sci-fi concept with a sensational cast. Maniac concerns Stone’s Annie Landsberg and Hill’s Owen Milgrim,
Sir Patrick Stewart is Returning to Star Trek for a New Series About Captain Picard
The Star Fleet just got arguably its most legendary captain back (with all due respect to Captain Kirk). The rumor we’ve all been hoping is true has been confirmed—Sir Patrick Stewart is returning to reprise his role as Captain Jean Luc-Picard in a new series for CBS All Access. Stewart shared the news on Twitter, as well as in a surprise appearance at a Star Trek convention in Las Vegas:
It is an unexpected but delightful surprise to find myself excited and invigorated to be returning to Jean-Luc Picard and to explore new dimensions within him.
Hillary Clinton Will Executive Produce TV Adaptation of Suffrage Story The Woman’s Hour
Hillary Clinton is doubling down on her foray into Hollywood. The former Senator and Secretary of State was recently on the set of Madam Secretary. Clinton will play herself in the October 7 episode in which she’ll counsel (fictional) Secretary Elizabeth McCord. Now, THR reports that Clinton will be pulling the strings behind the scene after teaming up with Steven Spielberg on a television adaptation of The Woman’s Hour.
The Riverdale Composer on Mixing Melodrama with Archie’s Innocent Past
Riverdale of the classic Archie comics was a quaint and wholesome every town with a spotless reputation. In print for more than 75 years, a recent shakeup led Archie Comics CCO, Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa, to create Riverdale. The edgy soap opera saga finally acknowledged that so many rivalries couldn’t remain peaceful and there had to be a dark underbelly in the town. Criminal empires, student-teacher relationships, and murder mysteries plague Riverdale with the heart of the original Archie characters intact.
Sherlock & Doctor Who Showrunner Bringing The Time Traveler’s Wife to HBO
With the series finale of Game of Thrones looming, and Netflix’s incredible volume of original content, HBO is looking for lightning in a bottle with an adaptation of Audrey Niffenegger’s novel The Time Traveler’s Wife. Steven Moffat, famous as the showrunner for the acclaimed series Doctor Who and Sherlock, will bring the story to the small screen.
We’ve seen The Time Traveler’s Wife before,
Netflix Promises that Stranger Things Season 3 Will Be Worth the Wait
I am officially establishing the Stranger Things withdrawal support group. Once you get a yearly taste of Stranger Things, it is going to be difficult to go back to the old ways. As we found out via the adorable mall themed teaser for season 3, the supernatural happenings in Hawkins are suspended until next summer. That’s an entire school year that we’ll be without the Upside Down.
Matthew Weiner’s Next Project The Romanoffs is Crazy Packed with Talent
It is really good to see the name Matthew Weiner on the screen again. Especially alongside all of these many other really good names. Seriously, there are a ton of them, but we will get to that in a minute. Amazon delivered a teaser this weekend for Weiner’s new anthology series, The Romanoffs and it’s literally a list of the crazy go nuts number of incredible cast members that will appear on the show.
James Corden Has a Mission Impossible Moment on The Late Late Show
This sketch of James Corden and Tom Cruise skydiving is the buddy comedy of the year. I saw the clip from last night’s The Late Late Show with James Corden and thought, “Eleven minutes? I’m not watching eleven minutes.” And then I watched it twice. It is absolutely darling.
Cruise has endless patience for being the most daring and professional action actor in Hollywood. Corden is (understandably) petrified which makes for some adorable interactions.
Cody Fern Will Play the Adult Version of a Memorable AHS: Apocalypse Character
Ryan Murphy and Brad Falchuk are possibly the biggest risk takers in TV right now. Murphy’s Pose has been the most impactful show of the summer and Feud was just spectacular TV all around. American Horror Story has contorted to top itself each season, but I am not sure it can ever be as good as it was that first season. Even the credits sequence terrorized me.
HBO Gives a (Broad) Window for When Game of Thrones Will Return
We know the final season of Games of Thrones is coming, but just when it will arrive is an agonizing mystery. Mercifully, we aren’t being left out in the cold. HBO programming president Casey Bloys confirmed today that we are in the six months to one-year range. Rejoice! Bloys said at a Television Critics Association event today that season eight would begin in the first half of 2019.
The cast and crew have said goodbye to the idyllic sets they called home for eight seasons.
FX Uniting Show-Stopping Creative Team for Fosse-Verdon Series
It’s showtime! Oscar winning actor Sam Rockwell will portray Oscar winning director Bob Fosse in a new biographical miniseries for FX. Golden Globe winner Michelle Williams will star opposite Rockwell as legendary dancer, Gwen Verdon.
Married couple Fosse and Verdon were the most influential entertainers in dance since Fred Astaire. Fosse’s choreography and Verdon’s inimitable style revolutionized Broadway musicals.
Married from 1960-1971, Fosse and Verdon collaborated on Redhead,
Three Former Secretaries of State Will Counsel Tea Leoni on Madam Secretary
Secretary of State is one of the loneliest jobs in the world, which is why it’s good to have friends when things get choppy. Secretary McCord (Téa Leoni) is going to find that out this fall when she falls into a tough spot. Luckily, she has backup. Former Secretaries of State Hillary Clinton, Colin Powell, and Madeleine Albright will be on call in Madam Secretary’s darkest hour.
CBS announced yesterday that Madam,
SDCC 2018: Fall 2018 TV Preview
San Diego Comic-Con comes in the middle of the summer, just as the fall television season is starting to go into production, which makes it a great opportunity for popular series to send writers, producers, and stars to show exclusive footage and gag reels and meet with the fans. The Good Place set up an elaborate ‘Good Place Experience’ across the street from the convention center and next to a restaurant temporarily renamed “The Good Plates.” Visitors waited patiently in long lines to go inside,