I’m hooked. I’m in — all season. Despite a few missteps, the pilot episode of Batwoman on The CW plants its flag as something altogether different and yet also a similar play on familiar themes. Ruby Rose is phenomenal as Kate Kane, but we already knew this from her appearance on the Elseworlds crossover last […]
Sylvester Stallone and Dolph Lundgren are working together again, but not in the way you might think. CBS put out a pilot order for a one-hour drama called The International with Lundgren set to star as Anders Soto, who is “part negotiator” and “part international spy”, according to The Wrap. Soto is a covert black-ops […]
Prodigal Son served us up a devious treat: set to air on FOX starting September 23, the dark detective series that centers around Malcolm Bright (Tom Payne) – who suffers from PTSD, narcissistic tendencies and possibly psychopathy – was actually released early online. As for the series itself, Bright is an eccentric forensic psychology profiler […]
While reports are that network executives are still very high on its long-term series prospects, ABC will not be moving forward with NYPD Blue for the fall – but reshoots have been ordered and the pilot is up for midseason consideration. The proposed revival centers on Theo Sipowicz (Fabien Frankel, Last Christmas) – son of […]
ABC has passed on drama pilot New York Undercover, a contemporary sequel-spinoff from original show creator Dick Wolf, Ben Watkins (Hand of God), and director Anthony Hemingway (Underground, American Crime Story). Wolf and Universal TV are expected to shop the project to other networks/streaming services. Written by Watkins based on a story co-created with Wolf, New York Undercover picks up 20 […]
Stephen King‘s creative influence continues to spread across the television and landscape – and he’s making it a real family affair over at AMC, with the cable network making a pilot script commitment for his bestselling collaboration with author/son Owen King, Sleeping Beauties. “I’m tremendously excited to see Sleeping Beauties brought to life in a […]
With production on CW‘s Katy Keene currently underway, the Riverdale spinoff pilot from “Archie-verse” creator/executive producer Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa, Berlanti Productions, and Warner Bros. Television has already gained the confidence of one very important name. Discussing the network’s programming future with The Hollywood Reporter, CW President Mark Pedowitz expressed his high hopes for the series – and […]
One of television’s original teen sleuths is set to star opposite Kennedy McMann and Freddie Prinze Jr. in the CW‘s as-yet-Untitled Nancy Drew project, with Pamela Sue Martin (Dynasty) set to join the pilot in what could be a recurring role should the project receive a series order. Inspired by the classic series of books, the […]
SYFY has announced that veteran actor Elias Koteas will be joining the cast of Cipher, a new pilot under development for the cable network. Cipher will follow Asa (Gabriel Bateman), a 13-year-old video game enthusiast who ends up with a peculiar type of brain implant, which thrusts the him and his father, John (Adrian Grenier), […]
The all new DC Super Hero Girls series debuted last night on Cartoon Network in celebration of International Women’s Day. Watching it with my two kids was a fantastic way to celebrate, and the show was worthy of its special premier date. Fans of the previous iteration on YouTube will find little similarity between the previous iteration and […]
Fans of the cult classic 2014 mockumentary What We Do in the Shadows by Jemaine Clement and Taika Waititi are in for a treat with a newly updated and made-for-tv version coming soon to the FX Network. The pilot episode screened Friday night at SXSW (South by Southwest) in Austin, TX with Clement, Waititi, and […]
Another cast member from the original series’ run is returning for ABC‘s New York Undercover contemporary reboot/restart/reimagining/re???, with Dexter‘s Luna Lauren Velez set to reprise her role as Nina Moreno for the pilot. Original show creator Dick Wolf, Ben Watkins (Hand of God), and director Anthony Hemingway (Underground, American Crime Story) are spearheading the project. Wolf Films, Universal TV, and […]
When fans of FOX’s popular mid-’90s police drama New York Undercover were hit with the news that ABC had given a formal pilot order for a contemporary reboot/restart/reimagining/re??? in late January 2019, questions arose about whether the series would be a fresh start or exist within the original show’s “universe.” Some of those questions were […]
So we’ve got a “good news/bad news” scenario for Rick and Morty fans: Good News! Executive story editor and Emmy-winning writer of “Pickle Rick” Jessica Gao received a pilot order for her untitled single-camera comedy series, developed in conjunction with Imagine Television Studios, ABC Studios, and CBS TV Studios. Written by Gao (Robot Chicken, Silicon […]
Aaron Eckhart‘s Harvey Dent said it best in The Dark Knight: “You either die a hero, or you live long enough to see yourself the villain.” Actress Rachel Skarsten (Reign, Lost Girl) is living that adage profesionally: originally starring as Dinah Lance in the WB’s (pre-CW) 2002 series Birds of Prey, Skarsten is set to star […]
Two simple questions have haunted the teasers for Amazon Prime‘s series adaptation of Joe Wright‘s 2011 movie Hanna: “Who stole Hanna?” and “Why?” Starting this March, viewers are going to start getting some answers when the series premieres – but Prime members only have to wait until after this Sunday’s NFL Super Bowl LIII to get a first-look: the […]
If there’s one thing that the CW has shown us over the seasons with shows like Supergirl, The Flash, and Arrow, it’s that even the greatest of superheroes needs a little help from their friends sometimes. The network isn’t looking to change that philosophy with the pilot for Ruby Rose-starrer Batwoman, with Teen Wolf‘s Meagan Tandy, […]
Now that ABC has found its next generation of Sipowicz in Fabien Frankel (Last Christmas), its rounding out the squad of their NYPD Blue pilot with the casting of 24: Legacy‘s Ashley Thomas and Rick Gomez (The Crossing). The proposed revival centers on Theo Sipowicz (Frankel) – son of original series’ Detective Andy Sipowicz (Dennis Franz) – who works to earn his […]
Marcus (Benjamin Wadsworth) has it pretty bad; he’s a homeless, orphaned street kid who’s scraping through a horrible hand-to-mouth existence. Things go from bad to catastrophic, though, as he meets a group of teen-aged assassins while running away from some cops. Marcus is abducted…and we’re introduced to the world of SYFY‘s Deadly Class. Set in a […]
With the CW‘s Roswell reboot ready to “come in peace” on Tuesday, January 15, the network is offering a closer look at what viewers can expect from the series premiere of Roswell, New Mexico with the official synopsis of the first episode (following the most recent teaser “Risk”). Based on Melinda Metz‘s book Roswell High, the […]
