Exclusive: Kadeem Hardison has been set as a series regular in Ed Brubaker’s Prime Video graphic novel series Criminal. He joins the previously announced cast Adria Arjona and Richard Jenkins.
Criminal is an interlocking universe of crime stories based on the multi-Eisner Award-winning graphic novel series created by Brubaker and Sean Phillips.
Hardison will portray the character Gnarly, an old friend of Leo and Ivan. Gnarly was his nickname as a boxer back in the 1970s and it’s all anyone calls him. He walks with a limp, an old one. Gnarly’s a local legend, and he can go from warm to fierce in a heartbeat. He commands respect, partly because he can inflict massive physical damage, even at his advanced age — and partly because he has the authority and gravitas to stop other men in their tracks.
As Deadline previously revealed exclusively, Ryan Fleck...
Criminal is an interlocking universe of crime stories based on the multi-Eisner Award-winning graphic novel series created by Brubaker and Sean Phillips.
Hardison will portray the character Gnarly, an old friend of Leo and Ivan. Gnarly was his nickname as a boxer back in the 1970s and it’s all anyone calls him. He walks with a limp, an old one. Gnarly’s a local legend, and he can go from warm to fierce in a heartbeat. He commands respect, partly because he can inflict massive physical damage, even at his advanced age — and partly because he has the authority and gravitas to stop other men in their tracks.
As Deadline previously revealed exclusively, Ryan Fleck...
- 5/29/2024
- by Rosy Cordero
- Deadline Film + TV
The hate for each of these projects has gained as much of a cult following as the shows themselves. But how much of it is justified?
Here are seven shows that are much better than critics and audiences say they are.
7. Imposters (2017)
Rotten Tomatoes score: 93%
Where to watch: Prime Video, Fandango at Home
The list begins with Imposters, a well-crafted dark comedy about a con artist who seduces victims and takes their money, which, unlike many of the following shows, is currently receiving warm reviews. Unfortunately, the ratings were so low at the time of its release that the show was canceled after only two seasons.
6. Dark Matter (2015)
Rotten Tomatoes score: 89%
Where to watch: The CW
Dark Matter is often compared to a low-budget rip-off of The Expanse since both premiered in 2015. However, the show in question raised equally interesting ethical questions about the identity of the protagonists, and coupled with some good action scenes,...
Here are seven shows that are much better than critics and audiences say they are.
7. Imposters (2017)
Rotten Tomatoes score: 93%
Where to watch: Prime Video, Fandango at Home
The list begins with Imposters, a well-crafted dark comedy about a con artist who seduces victims and takes their money, which, unlike many of the following shows, is currently receiving warm reviews. Unfortunately, the ratings were so low at the time of its release that the show was canceled after only two seasons.
6. Dark Matter (2015)
Rotten Tomatoes score: 89%
Where to watch: The CW
Dark Matter is often compared to a low-budget rip-off of The Expanse since both premiered in 2015. However, the show in question raised equally interesting ethical questions about the identity of the protagonists, and coupled with some good action scenes,...
- 5/17/2024
- by louise.everitt@startefacts.com (Louise Everitt)
- STartefacts.com
He’s not just a cat, he’s God.
In Exploding Kittens, the eternal conflict between Good and Evil gets a bit hiss-terical when both God and the Devil are sent to Earth in the bodies of chunky house cats. Starring Tom Ellis (Lucifer)as Godcat and Sasheer Zamata (Home Economics) as Devilcat, the adult animated comedy series comes from showrunners Shane Kosakowski and Matthew Inman, founder of the webcomic The Oatmeal as well as the co-creator of the Exploding Kittens card game, which is now also available as a mobile game. Inman is also an executive producer on the show, along with Bandera Entertainment (formed by comedy kings Mike Judge and Greg Daniels) and Chernin Entertainment.
“I always had ambitions of turning The Oatmeal into some kind of TV series, because it's a webcomic with actual stories,” Inman tells Tudum. “I never thought it would come...
In Exploding Kittens, the eternal conflict between Good and Evil gets a bit hiss-terical when both God and the Devil are sent to Earth in the bodies of chunky house cats. Starring Tom Ellis (Lucifer)as Godcat and Sasheer Zamata (Home Economics) as Devilcat, the adult animated comedy series comes from showrunners Shane Kosakowski and Matthew Inman, founder of the webcomic The Oatmeal as well as the co-creator of the Exploding Kittens card game, which is now also available as a mobile game. Inman is also an executive producer on the show, along with Bandera Entertainment (formed by comedy kings Mike Judge and Greg Daniels) and Chernin Entertainment.
“I always had ambitions of turning The Oatmeal into some kind of TV series, because it's a webcomic with actual stories,” Inman tells Tudum. “I never thought it would come...
- 5/8/2024
- by Erin Corbett
- Tudum - Netflix
You are cordially invited to a wine-soaked sex romp in the Italian countryside.
From creator and showrunner Kathleen Jordan — and loosely inspired by the iconic short story collection of the same name — soapy dark comedy The Decameron arrives on Netflix in July 2024.
The series examines the all-too-timely theme of class struggles in the season of a pandemic, as a cast of misfits tries to outlast the bubonic plague pandemic in 1348 Florence. The Decameron stars Tony Hale, Zosia Mamet, Saoirse Monica-Jackson, Tanya Reynolds and more.
“When something like a plague comes along, the ground goes even,” said Hale. “It doesn’t matter. So what am I investing in? What relationships am I investing in? How am I treating people? That’s the stuff that matters.”
Read on for everything we know so far about the eight-episode series.
First published in Italy in the mid-14th...
From creator and showrunner Kathleen Jordan — and loosely inspired by the iconic short story collection of the same name — soapy dark comedy The Decameron arrives on Netflix in July 2024.
The series examines the all-too-timely theme of class struggles in the season of a pandemic, as a cast of misfits tries to outlast the bubonic plague pandemic in 1348 Florence. The Decameron stars Tony Hale, Zosia Mamet, Saoirse Monica-Jackson, Tanya Reynolds and more.
“When something like a plague comes along, the ground goes even,” said Hale. “It doesn’t matter. So what am I investing in? What relationships am I investing in? How am I treating people? That’s the stuff that matters.”
Read on for everything we know so far about the eight-episode series.
First published in Italy in the mid-14th...
- 5/7/2024
- by John DiLillo
- Tudum - Netflix
In recent years, we've seen more and more news of book-to-film adaptations getting TV remakes. Examples include His Dark Materials, Percy Jackson and the Olympians, Interview with the Vampire, Reacher, as well as upcoming high-octane adaptations like Twilight and, of course, Harry Potter.
Some of us see this pop culture phenomenon as a miserable exploitation of once-popular franchises, while others are thrilled by the success of the aforementioned reboots. But what few can argue with is the fact that in 2024, technological capabilities have improved and the series can accommodate much more detail than the movie.
That's why the upcoming Harry Potter show could be a great opportunity for a long-awaited depiction of one of the best moments in the book that was barely touched on in the movie.
New Harry Potter Show Already in the Works
In April 2023, Warner Bros. officially announced that J.K. Rowling's fantasy novels would officially get a new live-action adaptation.
Some of us see this pop culture phenomenon as a miserable exploitation of once-popular franchises, while others are thrilled by the success of the aforementioned reboots. But what few can argue with is the fact that in 2024, technological capabilities have improved and the series can accommodate much more detail than the movie.
That's why the upcoming Harry Potter show could be a great opportunity for a long-awaited depiction of one of the best moments in the book that was barely touched on in the movie.
New Harry Potter Show Already in the Works
In April 2023, Warner Bros. officially announced that J.K. Rowling's fantasy novels would officially get a new live-action adaptation.
- 4/25/2024
- by louise.everitt@startefacts.com (Louise Everitt)
- STartefacts.com
Exclusive: Andrew DeYoung has been tapped to direct and executive produce HBO’s half-hour comedy pilot The Chair Company, starring Tim Robinson. The project hails from Robinson and his writing partner Zach Kanin, and is executive produced by Adam McKay and Todd Schulman for McKay’s Hyperobject Industries.
In The Chair Company, written and executive produced by Robinson and Kanin, after an embarrassing incident at work, a man (Robinson) finds himself investigating a far-reaching conspiracy.
The project continues DeYoung’s with Robinson, having most recently shot his feature debut comedy Friendship, from Fifth Season and BoulderLight Pictures, with Robinson and Paul Rudd. He co-wrote and directed the Peacock sketch comedy special Would It Kill You To Laugh? through A24. Recent credits include directing episodes of the hit Max series Our Flag Means Death and upcoming Jenji Kohan Netflix series Decameron. He has directed multiple episodes, including the series finale, of...
In The Chair Company, written and executive produced by Robinson and Kanin, after an embarrassing incident at work, a man (Robinson) finds himself investigating a far-reaching conspiracy.
The project continues DeYoung’s with Robinson, having most recently shot his feature debut comedy Friendship, from Fifth Season and BoulderLight Pictures, with Robinson and Paul Rudd. He co-wrote and directed the Peacock sketch comedy special Would It Kill You To Laugh? through A24. Recent credits include directing episodes of the hit Max series Our Flag Means Death and upcoming Jenji Kohan Netflix series Decameron. He has directed multiple episodes, including the series finale, of...
- 4/18/2024
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
Four new guest stars will make their way to The Chi.
Kadeem Hardison (Teenage Bounty Hunters, A Different World), Leon (Swarm, The Temptations), Brett Gray (On My Block, I’m A Virgo) and Daniel J. Watts (The Last O.G.) are set to recur in the second half of Season 6, premiering Friday, May 10 on Showtime, Deadline reports.
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Kadeem Hardison (Teenage Bounty Hunters, A Different World), Leon (Swarm, The Temptations), Brett Gray (On My Block, I’m A Virgo) and Daniel J. Watts (The Last O.G.) are set to recur in the second half of Season 6, premiering Friday, May 10 on Showtime, Deadline reports.
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- 3/1/2024
- by Keisha Hatchett
- TVLine.com
Exclusive: Showtime’s The Chi will feature four additional new actors in recurring guest star roles when Part 2 of Season 6 premieres on May 10. They are Kadeem Hardison (A Different World), Leon (Swarm), Brett Gray (I’m A Virgo) and Daniel J. Watts (Werewolf By Night).
Hardison plays Professor Gardner, a college literature professor; Leon plays Alonzo, a charming, street-savvy attorney with old ties to Alicia (guest star Lynn Whitfield); Gray plays Damien, a whip-smart young man who will impact Emmett’s (Jacob Latimore) life in more ways than one; Watts plays Pastor Ezekiel, a charismatic pastor of a megachurch.
Created and executive produced by Lena Waithe under her Hillman Grad banner and executive produced by Common, The Chi is a timely coming-of-age story centering on a group of residents on the South Side of Chicago who become linked by coincidence but bonded by the need for connection and redemption.
In Season...
Hardison plays Professor Gardner, a college literature professor; Leon plays Alonzo, a charming, street-savvy attorney with old ties to Alicia (guest star Lynn Whitfield); Gray plays Damien, a whip-smart young man who will impact Emmett’s (Jacob Latimore) life in more ways than one; Watts plays Pastor Ezekiel, a charismatic pastor of a megachurch.
Created and executive produced by Lena Waithe under her Hillman Grad banner and executive produced by Common, The Chi is a timely coming-of-age story centering on a group of residents on the South Side of Chicago who become linked by coincidence but bonded by the need for connection and redemption.
In Season...
- 2/29/2024
- by Rosy Cordero
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: And then there were three. As Deadline reported exclusively earlier this month, the field of writers in the running to adapt Jk Rowling’s Harry Potter books into a live-action series for Max has been narrowed down to three finalists. We can now reveal their names — according to sources, they are Francesca Gardiner, Tom Moran and Kathleen Jordan. The trio will be able to hone in on their pitches for the next couple of months, with a decision on who gets the job expected in June, we hear. As Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav announced last week, the Harry Potter series is slated to debut on Max in 2026.
Reps for Max and the studio behind the series, Warner Bros. Television, declined to comment.
Gardiner, Moran and Jordan are among the names of writers in contention reported exclusively by Deadline over the past month.
The extensive search started off...
Reps for Max and the studio behind the series, Warner Bros. Television, declined to comment.
Gardiner, Moran and Jordan are among the names of writers in contention reported exclusively by Deadline over the past month.
The extensive search started off...
- 2/27/2024
- by Peter White and Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: The Harry Potter television series is moving closer to fruition.
In April, Warner Bros. Discovery revealed that a series, based on the classic wizarding world, would be coming to its streaming service Max.
Deadline understands that things in Potterworld are now heating up with a marathon of pitches underway from writers vying for the right to adapt J.K. Rowling’s seven books.
Martha Hillier, Kathleen Jordan, Tom Moran and Michael Lesslie are among those who are presenting their visions to the streaming service and Warner Bros Television, sources said. It’s an interesting mix of Brits and Americans. We’ve heard that the group of writers were commissioned by Max to create pitches for a series reflecting their take on the IP.
We hear the first round of pitch meetings happened in Los Angeles this week and sources said that the top choices will go on to the next round in the UK.
In April, Warner Bros. Discovery revealed that a series, based on the classic wizarding world, would be coming to its streaming service Max.
Deadline understands that things in Potterworld are now heating up with a marathon of pitches underway from writers vying for the right to adapt J.K. Rowling’s seven books.
Martha Hillier, Kathleen Jordan, Tom Moran and Michael Lesslie are among those who are presenting their visions to the streaming service and Warner Bros Television, sources said. It’s an interesting mix of Brits and Americans. We’ve heard that the group of writers were commissioned by Max to create pitches for a series reflecting their take on the IP.
We hear the first round of pitch meetings happened in Los Angeles this week and sources said that the top choices will go on to the next round in the UK.
- 1/19/2024
- by Peter White, Nellie Andreeva and Rosy Cordero
- Deadline Film + TV
In a world replete with quick-spreading disinformation and the subsequent, dangerous proliferation of kooky conspiracy theories, the 2021 animated series "Inside Job" — created by Shion Takeuchi (a writer on "Gravity Falls" and "Disenchantment") — was perfectly timed. "Inside Job" posited that every single conspiracy theory you've ever heard — whether it be Reptilians, JFK, the Mandela effect, the flat Earth, or the faked moon landing — were all 100 percent real. Clones were out there, severed heads were being kept alive in labs, and aliens regularly visited Earth. Just like in "The X-Files," ordinary citizens weren't allowed access to this knowledge.
Earth's conspiracies were overseen by a mysterious underground organization called Cognito, Inc., one of six major shadow governments secretly in charge of the world. The other five were the Catholic Church, the Illuminati, Atlantis, the Reptoids, and the Juggalos (tee hee). The central joke of "Inside Job" was that Cognito, Inc. was staffed by flawed,...
Earth's conspiracies were overseen by a mysterious underground organization called Cognito, Inc., one of six major shadow governments secretly in charge of the world. The other five were the Catholic Church, the Illuminati, Atlantis, the Reptoids, and the Juggalos (tee hee). The central joke of "Inside Job" was that Cognito, Inc. was staffed by flawed,...
- 11/25/2023
- by Witney Seibold
- Slash Film
The Boys universe is getting even bigger on Prime Video in 2023 with the launch of brand new spinoff series Gen V! Yep, even more Compound V babies are all grown up and studying crimefighting in college, so there are a lot of new Supes to meet this year. Some of them are nice, and some of them are definitely gonna be a problem for Butcher and the boys down the line. As for the others? Well, the jury’s still out.
If you’ve been watching Gen V and have spotted some people you want to get to know a little better, we can surely bring you up to speed with their characters and their acting background. Let’s get to know the cast and characters of Gen V!
Jaz Sinclair as Marie Moreau
Marie Moreau (Jaz Sinclair) is the main character in Gen V, and it’s safe to...
If you’ve been watching Gen V and have spotted some people you want to get to know a little better, we can surely bring you up to speed with their characters and their acting background. Let’s get to know the cast and characters of Gen V!
Jaz Sinclair as Marie Moreau
Marie Moreau (Jaz Sinclair) is the main character in Gen V, and it’s safe to...
- 9/29/2023
- by Kirsten Howard
- Den of Geek
From Prime Video’s “The Boys” comes its new spinoff “Gen V,” which centers on young superheroes who are fighting for their spot in the prestigious super group the Seven.
“Gen V” is centered on the first generation of superheroes to know about Compound V, an injectable chemical that can turn normal humans into powerful, nearly-unstoppable beings who possess abilities like mighty strength, telekinesis and super speed.
While competing to earn the top ranking at their school, Godolkin University School of Crimefighting, the young heroes will put their skills to the test while juggling their moral compass. And when the school’s dark and twisted secrets come to light, the students must decide between whether they’d like to be a hero or fly another more villainous route.
The cast includes Jaz Sinclair, Chance Perdomo, Lizze Broadway, Shelley Conn, Maddie Phillips, London Thor, Derek Luh, Asa Germann, Patrick Schwarzenegger, Sean Patrick Thomas,...
“Gen V” is centered on the first generation of superheroes to know about Compound V, an injectable chemical that can turn normal humans into powerful, nearly-unstoppable beings who possess abilities like mighty strength, telekinesis and super speed.
While competing to earn the top ranking at their school, Godolkin University School of Crimefighting, the young heroes will put their skills to the test while juggling their moral compass. And when the school’s dark and twisted secrets come to light, the students must decide between whether they’d like to be a hero or fly another more villainous route.
The cast includes Jaz Sinclair, Chance Perdomo, Lizze Broadway, Shelley Conn, Maddie Phillips, London Thor, Derek Luh, Asa Germann, Patrick Schwarzenegger, Sean Patrick Thomas,...
- 9/29/2023
- by Raquel 'Rocky' Harris
- The Wrap
If you expected “Gen V” to be as subversive, perverse and brilliant as “The Boys,” only more sophomoric, you won’t be disappointed.
Prime Video’s college-set spin-off of TV’s smartest, sickest superhero show brings adolescent angst to the paranoid world powered by the chemical/military/supes entertainment conglomerate, Vought International. The show is centered on young people who were dosed at birth with the company’s extra-human abilities generating Compound V studying at Godolkin University. Everyone calls the place God U, where they either major in crime fighting or brand management.
Extracurricular concerns include social media notoriety, gender dysphoria, lost siblings, cutting, bulimia, suicide and the perennial parents who suck (as do most other adults). “Gen V” puts sci-fi spins on these and other youth-adjacent issues, which generates kooky but sometimes clever and resonant metaphors.
There’s also, of course, all the hooking up, getting wasted, uncontrolled outbursts...
Prime Video’s college-set spin-off of TV’s smartest, sickest superhero show brings adolescent angst to the paranoid world powered by the chemical/military/supes entertainment conglomerate, Vought International. The show is centered on young people who were dosed at birth with the company’s extra-human abilities generating Compound V studying at Godolkin University. Everyone calls the place God U, where they either major in crime fighting or brand management.
Extracurricular concerns include social media notoriety, gender dysphoria, lost siblings, cutting, bulimia, suicide and the perennial parents who suck (as do most other adults). “Gen V” puts sci-fi spins on these and other youth-adjacent issues, which generates kooky but sometimes clever and resonant metaphors.
There’s also, of course, all the hooking up, getting wasted, uncontrolled outbursts...
- 9/27/2023
- by Bob Strauss
- The Wrap
Since Vought International is probably behind the supes school at the center of The Boys spinoff Gen V, it should come as no surprise that sinister things are happening behind the scenes of the institution in a newly released trailer for the series.
While one character warns of evil people at the school, the students band together and show off their powers, even as they struggle with the fact that they’re “all f–ked up.”
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While one character warns of evil people at the school, the students band together and show off their powers, even as they struggle with the fact that they’re “all f–ked up.”
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- 9/6/2023
- by Vlada Gelman
- TVLine.com
Homelander has some competition: The next generation of supes is looking super savage and extremely violent in a new teaser trailer for Prime Video’s The Boys spinoff, Gen V.
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The college-set offshoot “explores the training of the first generation of superheroes to know about Compound V, and that their powers were injected into them, rather than God-given,...
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The college-set offshoot “explores the training of the first generation of superheroes to know about Compound V, and that their powers were injected into them, rather than God-given,...
- 7/24/2023
- by Vlada Gelman
- TVLine.com
One of Prime Video's biggest franchises expands in the fall.
The streaming service has confirmed a Friday, September 29 premiere date for Gen V, a college-set spinoff of the superhero drama The Boys.
Potential fans are in for a treat: The first three episodes will be available on that date.
New episodes will air weekly, leading to the November 3 season finale.
The cast and crew were set to appear at a panel during San Diego Comic-Con, but the event was canceled amid WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes.
Set at America's only college exclusively for young adult superheroes (run by Vought International), Gen V explores the lives of hormonal, competitive Supes as they put their physical, sexual, and moral boundaries to the test, competing for the school's top ranking.
"Gen V explores the training of the first generation of superheroes to know about Compound V, and that their powers were injected into them,...
The streaming service has confirmed a Friday, September 29 premiere date for Gen V, a college-set spinoff of the superhero drama The Boys.
Potential fans are in for a treat: The first three episodes will be available on that date.
New episodes will air weekly, leading to the November 3 season finale.
The cast and crew were set to appear at a panel during San Diego Comic-Con, but the event was canceled amid WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes.
Set at America's only college exclusively for young adult superheroes (run by Vought International), Gen V explores the lives of hormonal, competitive Supes as they put their physical, sexual, and moral boundaries to the test, competing for the school's top ranking.
"Gen V explores the training of the first generation of superheroes to know about Compound V, and that their powers were injected into them,...
- 7/20/2023
- by Paul Dailly
- TVfanatic
Prime Video has set a premiere date for The Boys‘ long-awaited spinoff.
The college-set Gen V will arrive on Friday, Sept. 29. Three episodes will drop on premiere day, followed by weekly episodes (leading up to the Nov. 3 finale).
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A previously released teaser trailer can be seen here.
“Gen V explores the training of the first generation of superheroes to know about Compound V,...
The college-set Gen V will arrive on Friday, Sept. 29. Three episodes will drop on premiere day, followed by weekly episodes (leading up to the Nov. 3 finale).
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A previously released teaser trailer can be seen here.
“Gen V explores the training of the first generation of superheroes to know about Compound V,...
- 7/20/2023
- by Ryan Schwartz
- TVLine.com
Prime Video is offering a first look at its original series slate for the remainder of 2023, which includes Season 2 of Reacher, The Boys spinoff Gen V and Donald Glover’s Mr. & Mrs. Smith.
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The second season of Reacher will premiere in December — 22 months after the release of Season 1 (which bowed in February 2022). The sophomore run is based on the 2009 novel Bad Luck and Trouble, which...
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The second season of Reacher will premiere in December — 22 months after the release of Season 1 (which bowed in February 2022). The sophomore run is based on the 2009 novel Bad Luck and Trouble, which...
- 7/13/2023
- by Ryan Schwartz
- TVLine.com
Joey Bragg, Tyler Alvarez, Genevieve Hannelius star.
Premiere Entertainment Group has acquired international rights to American High and Ld Entertainment’s teen comedy Sid Is Dead starring Joey Bragg, Tyler Alvarez and Genevieve Hannelius and is kicking off talks in Cannes this week.
Eli Gonda directed the film from Peter Warren’s screenplay based on a novel by Drew Frist and Tom Dolby. The story centres on a high school senior (Bragg) who fears for his life after getting the school bully suspended and creates a bucket list of everything he will miss out on when he expects his life...
Premiere Entertainment Group has acquired international rights to American High and Ld Entertainment’s teen comedy Sid Is Dead starring Joey Bragg, Tyler Alvarez and Genevieve Hannelius and is kicking off talks in Cannes this week.
Eli Gonda directed the film from Peter Warren’s screenplay based on a novel by Drew Frist and Tom Dolby. The story centres on a high school senior (Bragg) who fears for his life after getting the school bully suspended and creates a bucket list of everything he will miss out on when he expects his life...
- 5/15/2023
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
Obie Award-winning writer and performer Alex Edelman will bring his solo show Just For Us to Broadway this summer following critically acclaimed engagements Off Broadway and in London, Edinburgh, Boston and other cities.
The Broadway limited engagement – Edelman’s first – will begin previews at the Hudson Theatre on Thursday, June 22, with an opening night set for Monday, June 26. The show will run through Saturday, August 19.
The Broadway run was announced today by producers Jenny Gersten, Rachel Sussman, and Seaview, with Mike Birbiglia. Just For Us will be directed by Adam Brace. The show was originally produced Off Broadway by Birbiglia in association with Mike Lavoie, Carlee Briglia and Joseph Birbiglia.
The show’s synopsis: “In the wake of a string of anti-Semitic rhetoric pointed in his direction online, standup comic Edelman decides to go straight to the source; specifically,...
The Broadway limited engagement – Edelman’s first – will begin previews at the Hudson Theatre on Thursday, June 22, with an opening night set for Monday, June 26. The show will run through Saturday, August 19.
The Broadway run was announced today by producers Jenny Gersten, Rachel Sussman, and Seaview, with Mike Birbiglia. Just For Us will be directed by Adam Brace. The show was originally produced Off Broadway by Birbiglia in association with Mike Lavoie, Carlee Briglia and Joseph Birbiglia.
The show’s synopsis: “In the wake of a string of anti-Semitic rhetoric pointed in his direction online, standup comic Edelman decides to go straight to the source; specifically,...
- 4/5/2023
- by Greg Evans
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Jenji Kohan, creator of Showtime’s Weeds and Netflix’s Orange Is the New Black, has signed with Range Media Partners. Kohan, who had been without a manager for a while, is reuniting with Range co-founder/CEO Peter Micelli, who was her agent at CAA before he left in 2018. Kohan remains represented by CAA on the agency side.
In addition to long-running hits Weeds and Orange is the New Black, which Kohan created and executive produced, she also executive produced Glow, Social Distance and Teenage Bounty Hunters at Netflix where she had been under an overall deal.
She is currently executive producing the upcoming Netflix period drama series The Decameron, created/executive produced by Teenage Bounty Hunters creator Kathleen Jordan, who serves as showrunner.
Kohan has earned 11 Emmy nominations to date, winning in 1997 as part of the producing team of Tracey Takes On… She also continues to be repped by Jackoway Austen Tyerman.
In addition to long-running hits Weeds and Orange is the New Black, which Kohan created and executive produced, she also executive produced Glow, Social Distance and Teenage Bounty Hunters at Netflix where she had been under an overall deal.
She is currently executive producing the upcoming Netflix period drama series The Decameron, created/executive produced by Teenage Bounty Hunters creator Kathleen Jordan, who serves as showrunner.
Kohan has earned 11 Emmy nominations to date, winning in 1997 as part of the producing team of Tracey Takes On… She also continues to be repped by Jackoway Austen Tyerman.
- 3/15/2023
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
Shooting on Netflix’s “The Decameron” has kicked off at Rome’s Cinecittà Studios, where the lavish period soap will be based for the next six months.
The U.S. show, which is being made entirely in Italy, marks one of the biggest international productions lured by the storied studios in recent years.
Hailing from executive producer Jenji Kohan and creator/showrunner Kathleen Jordan (“Teenage Bounty Hunters”), the eight-episode drama takes place in 1348, as the Black Death pandemic strikes hard in the city of Florence. A handful of nobles are invited to retreat with their servants to a grand villa in the Italian countryside and wait out the pestilence with a lavish holiday. But as social rules wear thin, what starts as a wine-soaked sex romp in the hills of Tuscany descends into an all out scramble for survival.
Michael Uppendahl (“Mad Men”) is directing four of the eight episodes,...
The U.S. show, which is being made entirely in Italy, marks one of the biggest international productions lured by the storied studios in recent years.
Hailing from executive producer Jenji Kohan and creator/showrunner Kathleen Jordan (“Teenage Bounty Hunters”), the eight-episode drama takes place in 1348, as the Black Death pandemic strikes hard in the city of Florence. A handful of nobles are invited to retreat with their servants to a grand villa in the Italian countryside and wait out the pestilence with a lavish holiday. But as social rules wear thin, what starts as a wine-soaked sex romp in the hills of Tuscany descends into an all out scramble for survival.
Michael Uppendahl (“Mad Men”) is directing four of the eight episodes,...
- 1/19/2023
- by Nick Vivarelli
- Variety Film + TV
With ten new additions, the upcoming Netflix series “The Decameron” has set its cast. Tony Hale, Zosia Mamet and Tanya Reynolds are among the list of names that’s been added to the period soap dramedy series.
They’re joined by Amar Chadha-Patel, Leila Farzad, Lou Gala, Karan Gill, Saoirse-Monica Jackson, Douggie McMeekin, and Jessica Plummer.
Hailing from executive producer Jenji Kohan and creator/showrunner Kathleen Jordan, “The Decameron” looks to examine the timely themes of class systems, power struggles and survival in a time of pandemic with a touch of levity, brought together by a charming and riotous ensemble of characters.
Per the official logline, the series is “set in 1348. The Black Death strikes hard in the city of Florence. A handful of nobles are invited to retreat with their servants to a grand villa in the Italian countryside and wait out the pestilence with a lavish holiday. But as social rules wear thin,...
They’re joined by Amar Chadha-Patel, Leila Farzad, Lou Gala, Karan Gill, Saoirse-Monica Jackson, Douggie McMeekin, and Jessica Plummer.
Hailing from executive producer Jenji Kohan and creator/showrunner Kathleen Jordan, “The Decameron” looks to examine the timely themes of class systems, power struggles and survival in a time of pandemic with a touch of levity, brought together by a charming and riotous ensemble of characters.
Per the official logline, the series is “set in 1348. The Black Death strikes hard in the city of Florence. A handful of nobles are invited to retreat with their servants to a grand villa in the Italian countryside and wait out the pestilence with a lavish holiday. But as social rules wear thin,...
- 12/14/2022
- by BreAnna Bell
- Variety Film + TV
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Netflix has found the main cast for its series The Decameron, set in 14th century Italy at the time of the bubonic plague pandemic known as the Black Death.
It’s a dramedy.
The series, from creator/showrunner Kathleen Jordan and executive producer Jenji Kohan, will star Tony Hale, Zosia Mamet, Tanya Reynolds, Amar Chadha-Patel, Leila Farzad, Lou Gala, Karan Gill, Saorise-Monica Jackson, Douggie McMeekin and Jessica Plummer. Netflix describes The Decameron as “a soapy period dramedy that aims to examine the timely themes of class systems, power struggles and survival in a time of pandemic with a touch of levity.”
The show takes place in 1348, with a group of nobles being invited, along with their servants, to leave Florence for a countryside villa to wait out the disease. As social rules wear thin, what starts as a wine-soaked sex romp in the...
Netflix has found the main cast for its series The Decameron, set in 14th century Italy at the time of the bubonic plague pandemic known as the Black Death.
It’s a dramedy.
The series, from creator/showrunner Kathleen Jordan and executive producer Jenji Kohan, will star Tony Hale, Zosia Mamet, Tanya Reynolds, Amar Chadha-Patel, Leila Farzad, Lou Gala, Karan Gill, Saorise-Monica Jackson, Douggie McMeekin and Jessica Plummer. Netflix describes The Decameron as “a soapy period dramedy that aims to examine the timely themes of class systems, power struggles and survival in a time of pandemic with a touch of levity.”
The show takes place in 1348, with a group of nobles being invited, along with their servants, to leave Florence for a countryside villa to wait out the disease. As social rules wear thin, what starts as a wine-soaked sex romp in the...
- 12/14/2022
- by Rick Porter
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Tony Hale, Zosia Mamet and Tanya Reynolds are set as leads in The Decameron, Netflix’s soapy period dramedy from Teenage Bounty Hunters creator Kathleen Jordan and Orange is the New Black creator Jenji Kohan. Rounding out the cast are Amar Chadha-Patel, Leila Farzad, Lou Gala, Karan Gill, Saoirse-Monica Jackson (Derry Girls), Douggie McMeekin and Jessica Plummer (The Girl Before).
Created by Jordan, who serves as showrunner, The Decameron is set in 1348 when the Black Death, the deadliest pandemic in human history which killed as many as 200 million people, strikes hard in the city of Florence. A handful of nobles are invited to retreat with their servants to a grand villa in the Italian countryside and wait out the pestilence with a lavish holiday.
Created by Jordan, who serves as showrunner, The Decameron is set in 1348 when the Black Death, the deadliest pandemic in human history which killed as many as 200 million people, strikes hard in the city of Florence. A handful of nobles are invited to retreat with their servants to a grand villa in the Italian countryside and wait out the pestilence with a lavish holiday.
- 12/14/2022
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
As if college isn’t a tumultuous enough time, the students in The Boys‘ university-set spinoff Gen V are also facing the special kind of challenges that come with being a supe. Like, a lot of blood. So. Much. Blood.
The above first look — revealed at Ccxp in Sao Paolo, Brazil, on Saturday — introduces America’s only college exclusively for young adult superheroes (run by Vought International). The series “explores the lives of hormonal, competitive Supes as they put their physical, sexual, and moral boundaries to the test, competing for the school’s top ranking,” per the official synopsis.
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The above first look — revealed at Ccxp in Sao Paolo, Brazil, on Saturday — introduces America’s only college exclusively for young adult superheroes (run by Vought International). The series “explores the lives of hormonal, competitive Supes as they put their physical, sexual, and moral boundaries to the test, competing for the school’s top ranking,” per the official synopsis.
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- 12/3/2022
- by Vlada Gelman
- TVLine.com
Exclusive: CBS is developing St. Marks, a medical drama from David Marshall Grant (A Million Little Things), Megan King Kelly (Teenage Bounty Hunters), Nina Tassler and Denise Di Novi’s PatMa Productions and CBS Studios.
Kelly penned the teleplay from a story she co-wrote with Grant. In St. Marks, a Muslim Chaplain reeling from a crisis of faith and a science-focused elite surgeon lead a team of doctors and hospital chaplains in their attempts to heal the bodies and souls of the people of Minneapolis.
Kelly and Grant, who is expected to serve as showrunner, executive produce with Tassler, Di Novi and Joan Boorstein for PatMa. Daniel Simon, who originally brought in the project, will oversee for PatMa. CBS Studios is the studio.
Grant previously served as executive producer on all three seasons of CBS/CBS Studios medical drama Code Black. He most recently worked on ABC’s A Million Little Things,...
Kelly penned the teleplay from a story she co-wrote with Grant. In St. Marks, a Muslim Chaplain reeling from a crisis of faith and a science-focused elite surgeon lead a team of doctors and hospital chaplains in their attempts to heal the bodies and souls of the people of Minneapolis.
Kelly and Grant, who is expected to serve as showrunner, executive produce with Tassler, Di Novi and Joan Boorstein for PatMa. Daniel Simon, who originally brought in the project, will oversee for PatMa. CBS Studios is the studio.
Grant previously served as executive producer on all three seasons of CBS/CBS Studios medical drama Code Black. He most recently worked on ABC’s A Million Little Things,...
- 12/1/2022
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
Welcome back to the Scene 2 Seen Podcast!
This week we’re having a heated discussion about the state of Wlw television. After several cancellations of shows back to back, fans are questioning which elements are causing the targeted entertainment to get the ax. Is it poor marketing? Is it the budget cuts and layoffs at streaming companies? Is it homophobia? None of us on the ground have the answers but my guest and I do ponder where it comes from, and talk about solutions.
Today’s show features four queer speakers who include:
Audrey Nieh, and Laurel Hechanova, of the Sapphic Culture Club podcast, Princess Weekes, assistant editor at Geek site The Mary Sue, and Carolyn Bergier, co-host of the Dyking Out podcast
To expand on this idea, queer film and television has been on a steady increase in the past 10 years. There is content that caters...
This week we’re having a heated discussion about the state of Wlw television. After several cancellations of shows back to back, fans are questioning which elements are causing the targeted entertainment to get the ax. Is it poor marketing? Is it the budget cuts and layoffs at streaming companies? Is it homophobia? None of us on the ground have the answers but my guest and I do ponder where it comes from, and talk about solutions.
Today’s show features four queer speakers who include:
Audrey Nieh, and Laurel Hechanova, of the Sapphic Culture Club podcast, Princess Weekes, assistant editor at Geek site The Mary Sue, and Carolyn Bergier, co-host of the Dyking Out podcast
To expand on this idea, queer film and television has been on a steady increase in the past 10 years. There is content that caters...
- 8/23/2022
- by Valerie Complex
- Deadline Film + TV
Barry‘s upcoming fourth season just got more interesting: Veteran TV actor Patrick Fischler (Mad Men, Once Upon a Time) has joined the cast of HBO’s hitman comedy in a recurring role, our sister site Deadline reports.
Fischler will play the character of Lon Oneil, described only as “a man with a plan.” The actor is a familiar face to TV fans, having played comedian Jimmy Barrett on Mad Men and author Isaac Heller on Once Upon a Time, among dozens of other roles. His recent credits include Happy!, Impeachment: American Crime Story and The Right Stuff.
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Fischler will play the character of Lon Oneil, described only as “a man with a plan.” The actor is a familiar face to TV fans, having played comedian Jimmy Barrett on Mad Men and author Isaac Heller on Once Upon a Time, among dozens of other roles. His recent credits include Happy!, Impeachment: American Crime Story and The Right Stuff.
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- 8/20/2022
- by Dave Nemetz
- TVLine.com
The massive success of Netflix’s Bridgerton has reinforced just how hungry audiences are for soapy period dramas. Deadline has reported that the streaming service has given an eight-episode series order to The Decameron, a drama loosely inspired by Giovanni Boccaccio’s collection of short stories of the same name.
The Decameron series comes from Kathleen Jordan (Teenage Bounty Hunters) and Jenji Kohan (Orange is the New Black). The series will be set in 1348, a period in which the Black Death has struck the city of Florence. “A handful of nobles are invited to retreat with their servants to a grand villa in the Italian countryside and wait out the pestilence with a lavish holiday,” reads Deadline’s description. “But as social rules wear thin, what starts as a wine-soaked sex romp in the hills of Tuscany descends into an all out scramble for survival.” The Decameron will examine the “timely themes of class systems,...
The Decameron series comes from Kathleen Jordan (Teenage Bounty Hunters) and Jenji Kohan (Orange is the New Black). The series will be set in 1348, a period in which the Black Death has struck the city of Florence. “A handful of nobles are invited to retreat with their servants to a grand villa in the Italian countryside and wait out the pestilence with a lavish holiday,” reads Deadline’s description. “But as social rules wear thin, what starts as a wine-soaked sex romp in the hills of Tuscany descends into an all out scramble for survival.” The Decameron will examine the “timely themes of class systems,...
- 8/18/2022
- by Kevin Fraser
- JoBlo.com
Netflix is stepping into the 14th century with a soapy twist.
The streaming service on Thursday announced a series order for The Decameron under Jenji Kohan’s overall deal.
The soapy period drama "aims to examine the timely themes of class systems, power struggles and survival in a time of pandemic with a touch of levity, brought together by a charming and riotous ensemble of characters," the service teases.
"In 1348, the Black Death strikes hard in the city of Florence," reads the official logline.
"A handful of nobles are invited to retreat with their servants to a grand villa in the Italian countryside and wait out the pestilence with a lavish holiday."
"But as social rules wear thin, what starts as a wine-soaked sex romp in the hills of Tuscany descends into an all out scramble for survival."
Eight episodes have been ordered for the project, with Kathleen Jordan (Teenage Bounty Hunters) serving as Creator,...
The streaming service on Thursday announced a series order for The Decameron under Jenji Kohan’s overall deal.
The soapy period drama "aims to examine the timely themes of class systems, power struggles and survival in a time of pandemic with a touch of levity, brought together by a charming and riotous ensemble of characters," the service teases.
"In 1348, the Black Death strikes hard in the city of Florence," reads the official logline.
"A handful of nobles are invited to retreat with their servants to a grand villa in the Italian countryside and wait out the pestilence with a lavish holiday."
"But as social rules wear thin, what starts as a wine-soaked sex romp in the hills of Tuscany descends into an all out scramble for survival."
Eight episodes have been ordered for the project, with Kathleen Jordan (Teenage Bounty Hunters) serving as Creator,...
- 8/18/2022
- by Paul Dailly
- TVfanatic
Netflix has ordered Kathleen Jordan’s period soap drama “The Decameron” with Jenji Kohan executive producing under her overall deal with the streamer.
The eight episode drama takes place in 1348, as the Black Death strikes hard in the city of Florence. A handful of nobles are invited to retreat with their servants to a grand villa in the Italian countryside and wait out the pestilence with a lavish holiday. But as social rules wear thin, what starts as a wine-soaked sex romp in the hills of Tuscany descends into an all out scramble for survival.
Jordan (“Teenage Bounty Hunters”) will serve as creator, showrunner, and executive producer on the series. Kohan executive producers along with Blake McCormick and Tara Herrmann on behalf of Tilted Productions. Mike Uppendahl will executive produce and direct.
“Kathleen Jordan is the real freakin’ deal. I am so excited and grateful that I get to work...
The eight episode drama takes place in 1348, as the Black Death strikes hard in the city of Florence. A handful of nobles are invited to retreat with their servants to a grand villa in the Italian countryside and wait out the pestilence with a lavish holiday. But as social rules wear thin, what starts as a wine-soaked sex romp in the hills of Tuscany descends into an all out scramble for survival.
Jordan (“Teenage Bounty Hunters”) will serve as creator, showrunner, and executive producer on the series. Kohan executive producers along with Blake McCormick and Tara Herrmann on behalf of Tilted Productions. Mike Uppendahl will executive produce and direct.
“Kathleen Jordan is the real freakin’ deal. I am so excited and grateful that I get to work...
- 8/18/2022
- by BreAnna Bell
- Variety Film + TV
Exclusive: Following the success of Shonda Rhimes-produced steamy Regency romance Bridgerton, Netflix is betting on another soapy period drama produced by a top showrunner from its roster of overall deals, Orange Is the New Black creator Jenji Kohan. The streamer has given an eight-episode series order to The Decameron, from Kathleen Jordan, creator of Netflix’s Teenage Bounty Hunters, and Kohan who executive produced the teen drama alongside her.
Created by Jordan, who serves as showrunner, The Decameron is set in 1348 when the Black Death, the deadliest pandemic in human history which killed as many as 200 million people, strikes hard in the city of Florence. A handful of nobles are invited to retreat with their servants to a grand villa in the Italian countryside and wait out the pestilence with a lavish holiday. But as social rules wear thin, what starts as a wine-soaked sex romp in the hills...
Created by Jordan, who serves as showrunner, The Decameron is set in 1348 when the Black Death, the deadliest pandemic in human history which killed as many as 200 million people, strikes hard in the city of Florence. A handful of nobles are invited to retreat with their servants to a grand villa in the Italian countryside and wait out the pestilence with a lavish holiday. But as social rules wear thin, what starts as a wine-soaked sex romp in the hills...
- 8/18/2022
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
You never forget your worst. The official Tell Me Lies trailer is here, and it’s full of melodramatic twists and turns. Premiering with its first three episodes on Wednesday, September 7, Hulu‘s Tell Me Lies stars Grace Van Patten (Nine Perfect Strangers) and Jackson White in the story based on Carola Lovering’s novel of the same name. Tell Me Lies follows a tumultuous but intoxicating relationship as it unfolds over the course of eight years. When Lucy Albright (Van Patten) and Stephen DeMarco (White) meet at college, they are at that formative age when seemingly mundane choices lead the way to irrevocable consequences. Although their relationship begins like any typical campus romance, they quickly fall into an addictive entanglement that will permanently alter not only their lives, but the lives of everyone around them.. The series also stars Catherine Missal, Spencer House, Sonia Mena (The Deuce), Branden ...
- 8/4/2022
- TV Insider
The Boys is one of the biggest shows on streaming.
It premiered at a time when the superhero genre was saturated, offering viewers a fresh and exciting spin.
Now, with three seasons under its belt, the franchise is taking viewers to a college for supes.
We've known about the show for a while now, but it was essentially in development hell for some time as changes were made to the cast.
Prime Video on Friday confirmed the series will be titled...
Gen V.
It's not a bad title, but it won't exactly make any of the casual fans of the original series associate the two shows.
That will leave an almighty job for the marketing team. Then again, maybe Prime Video will call it The Boys: Gen V, or something.
Time will tell.
"Set at America's only college exclusively for young-adult superheroes (run by Vought International), "Gen V" is an irreverent,...
It premiered at a time when the superhero genre was saturated, offering viewers a fresh and exciting spin.
Now, with three seasons under its belt, the franchise is taking viewers to a college for supes.
We've known about the show for a while now, but it was essentially in development hell for some time as changes were made to the cast.
Prime Video on Friday confirmed the series will be titled...
Gen V.
It's not a bad title, but it won't exactly make any of the casual fans of the original series associate the two shows.
That will leave an almighty job for the marketing team. Then again, maybe Prime Video will call it The Boys: Gen V, or something.
Time will tell.
"Set at America's only college exclusively for young-adult superheroes (run by Vought International), "Gen V" is an irreverent,...
- 7/15/2022
- by Paul Dailly
- TVfanatic
The Boys‘ college-set spinoff will be all about Gen V, as in the newly unveiled title for the upcoming live-action Prime Video series.
A bevy of cast members tout the tile and more, in the video below.
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Now in production and set at America’s only college exclusively for young-adult superheroes (run by Vought International), Gen...
A bevy of cast members tout the tile and more, in the video below.
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Now in production and set at America’s only college exclusively for young-adult superheroes (run by Vought International), Gen...
- 7/15/2022
- by Matt Webb Mitovich
- TVLine.com
Exclusive: Filmmaker Walter Hill was honored with a Tribute Ceremony in France on Tuesday evening, which marked the opening night of the International Thriller Film Festival – Reims Polar.
A retrospective of Hill’s films are being shown at the festival, which runs through April 10, including The Warriors, 48 Hrs., starring Eddie Murphy and Nick Nolte, Extreme Prejudice, Last Man Standing and Bullet to the Head, starring Sylvester Stallone. The filmmaker attended a screening of his film Southern Comfort in Paris earlier this week, and will be presenting a masterclass moderated by Jean-Francois Rauger, who serves as Head of Programming at La Cinémathèque française.
Hill’s many other credits include the Westerns The Long Riders, Geronimo: An American Legend and Wild Bill. He co-produced Alien and served as producer or exec producer on its three sequels, winning an Emmy and DGA Award in 2005 for the pilot of HBO’s Deadwood. He also directed AMC’s Broken Trail,...
A retrospective of Hill’s films are being shown at the festival, which runs through April 10, including The Warriors, 48 Hrs., starring Eddie Murphy and Nick Nolte, Extreme Prejudice, Last Man Standing and Bullet to the Head, starring Sylvester Stallone. The filmmaker attended a screening of his film Southern Comfort in Paris earlier this week, and will be presenting a masterclass moderated by Jean-Francois Rauger, who serves as Head of Programming at La Cinémathèque française.
Hill’s many other credits include the Westerns The Long Riders, Geronimo: An American Legend and Wild Bill. He co-produced Alien and served as producer or exec producer on its three sequels, winning an Emmy and DGA Award in 2005 for the pilot of HBO’s Deadwood. He also directed AMC’s Broken Trail,...
- 4/8/2022
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Jax Media is planting a flag in Atlanta.
The Search Party and Emily in Paris producer is expanding its footprint and opening a base in Georgia and has hired Atlanta line producer Alex Orr as head of production for Jax Atlanta.
It comes after the company wrapped its first production in city – HBO Max pilot Camp Friends, which didn’t go forward at the streamer.
Jax Media has been expanding its reach in recent years with an office in London, alongside bases in New York and LA.
In addition to working on Atlanta, Orr has lined produced and served as unit production manager on series including Teenage Bounty Hunters, Social Distance and Die Hart.
He has also served as an exec producer on Your Pretty Face is Going to Hell, Joe Swanberg’s Easy and Trigger Warning with Killer Mike.
His hiring comes after Brooke Posch was promoted to...
The Search Party and Emily in Paris producer is expanding its footprint and opening a base in Georgia and has hired Atlanta line producer Alex Orr as head of production for Jax Atlanta.
It comes after the company wrapped its first production in city – HBO Max pilot Camp Friends, which didn’t go forward at the streamer.
Jax Media has been expanding its reach in recent years with an office in London, alongside bases in New York and LA.
In addition to working on Atlanta, Orr has lined produced and served as unit production manager on series including Teenage Bounty Hunters, Social Distance and Die Hart.
He has also served as an exec producer on Your Pretty Face is Going to Hell, Joe Swanberg’s Easy and Trigger Warning with Killer Mike.
His hiring comes after Brooke Posch was promoted to...
- 2/18/2022
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
The Boys will be seeing red in Season 3: The gritty comic book adaptation has unveiled a first look at The Walking Dead vet Laurie Holden in the recurring role of Crimson Countess.
The supe, who is seen sporting red from head to toe, will be joined in the upcoming season by several new faces: Revenge vet Nick Wechsler will also be suiting up as Blue Hawk, while Miles Gaston Villanueva (Law & Order True Crime: The Menendez Murders) and Sean Patrick Flannery (Dexter) will play Supersonic and Gunpowder, respectively. Additionally, Kristin Booth (Orphan Black) and Jack Doolan (Marcella) will...
The supe, who is seen sporting red from head to toe, will be joined in the upcoming season by several new faces: Revenge vet Nick Wechsler will also be suiting up as Blue Hawk, while Miles Gaston Villanueva (Law & Order True Crime: The Menendez Murders) and Sean Patrick Flannery (Dexter) will play Supersonic and Gunpowder, respectively. Additionally, Kristin Booth (Orphan Black) and Jack Doolan (Marcella) will...
- 11/5/2021
- by Vlada Gelman
- TVLine.com
Exclusive: Brian d’Arcy James (13 Reasons Why), Olivia Applegate (Euphoria), Mackenzie Astin (Teenage Bounty Hunters), Adam Cropper (Tenet) and Bruce McGill (Shades of Blue) have joined the cast of HBO Max’s Love and Death, a limited series about the true story of Texas housewife Candy Montgomery’s murder of Betty Gore in 1980. Elizabeth Olsen, Jesse Plemons, Patrick Fugit and Lily Rabe star in the series from the Big Little Lies and The Undoing duo of David E. Kelley and Nicole Kidman and Lionsgate Television.
Written by Kelley and directed by Homeland‘s Lesli Linka Glatter, Love and Death is inspired by the book Evidence of Love: A True Story of Passion and Death in the Suburbs and a collection of articles from Texas Monthly.
The series revolves around two churchgoing couples enjoying small-town family life in Texas, until somebody picks up an ax.
Written by Kelley and directed by Homeland‘s Lesli Linka Glatter, Love and Death is inspired by the book Evidence of Love: A True Story of Passion and Death in the Suburbs and a collection of articles from Texas Monthly.
The series revolves around two churchgoing couples enjoying small-town family life in Texas, until somebody picks up an ax.
- 10/20/2021
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
The proposed spinoff of The Boys has been picked up for a full series order at Amazon, with Michele Fazekas (Emergence) and Tara Butters (Agent Carter) taking over as showrunners. The pair will replace writer and executive producer Craig Rosenberg, who exited the spinoff series due to creative differences. Currently untitled, the spinoff is set at America’s only college exclusively for young-adult superheroes (run by Vought International). It is described as an irreverent, R-rated series that explores the lives of hormonal, competitive Supes as they put their physical, sexual, and moral boundaries to the test, competing for the best contracts in the best cities. As previously announced, Jaz Sinclair (Chilling Adventures of Sabrina), Lizze Broadway (The Rookie), Shane Paul McGhie (Greenleaf), Aimee Carrero (Young & Hungry), Reina Hardesty (Brockmire), and Maddie Phillips (Teenage Bounty Hunters) are all set to star in the series. “Much like ‘Mork & Mindy’ spun-off...
- 9/28/2021
- TV Insider
The Boys is officially enrolling in college: Amazon Prime has given a series order to a spinoff set at a supes university. Additionally, Michele Fazekas and Tara Butters (Agent Carter) have stepped in as showrunners, replacing Craig Rosenberg, who exited due to creative differences, per The Hollywood Reporter.
Described as “part college show, part Hunger Games,” but “with all the heart, satire and raunch of The Boys,” the untitled offshoot takes place at “America’s only college exclusively for young adult superheroes” aka supes, which is run by Vought International.
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Described as “part college show, part Hunger Games,” but “with all the heart, satire and raunch of The Boys,” the untitled offshoot takes place at “America’s only college exclusively for young adult superheroes” aka supes, which is run by Vought International.
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- 9/27/2021
- by Vlada Gelman
- TVLine.com
Sean Kaufman (Manifest), newcomer Minnie Mills and Alfredo Narciso (The Dark Tower) are set as series regulars in Amazon’s YA drama The Summer I Turned Pretty. Additionally, Summer Madison (Teenage Bounty Hunters), David Iacono (The Flight Attendant), Rain Spencer (Good Girl Jane) and Tom Everett Scott (La La Land) will recur in the television adaptation of Jenny Han’s novel.
The multigenerational drama hinges on a love triangle between one girl and two brothers, the ever-evolving relationship between mothers and their children, and the enduring power of strong female friendship. It is a coming-of-age story about first love, first heartbreak and the magic of that one perfect summer.
Kaufman, Mills and Narcisso join previously announced series regulars newcomer Lola Tung as the lead character Belly, Rachel Blanchard as Laurel’s best friend Susannah, Christopher Briney as Belly’s first love Conrad, Gavin Casalegno as the popular Jeremiah and Jackie Chung...
The multigenerational drama hinges on a love triangle between one girl and two brothers, the ever-evolving relationship between mothers and their children, and the enduring power of strong female friendship. It is a coming-of-age story about first love, first heartbreak and the magic of that one perfect summer.
Kaufman, Mills and Narcisso join previously announced series regulars newcomer Lola Tung as the lead character Belly, Rachel Blanchard as Laurel’s best friend Susannah, Christopher Briney as Belly’s first love Conrad, Gavin Casalegno as the popular Jeremiah and Jackie Chung...
- 7/26/2021
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Kadeem Hardison has joined AMC’s utopian drama Moonhaven as a series regular opposite Emma McDonald, Dominic Monaghan and Ayelet Zurer. The series hails from Peter Ocko.
Created, produced and written by Ocko, Moonhaven is about a utopian colony on the Moon that may hold the keys to preserving life on Earth, which has become increasingly perilous. The series, produced by AMC Studios, is set to debut on AMC and AMC+ next year.
Moonhaven follows Bella Sway (McDonald), a lunar cargo pilot and smuggler 100 years in the future who finds herself accused of a crime and marooned on Moonhaven, a utopian community set on a 500 square mile Garden of Eden built on the Moon to find solutions to the problems that will soon end civilization on Mother Earth. A skeptic in Paradise, Bella is sucked into a conspiracy to gain control of the artificial...
Created, produced and written by Ocko, Moonhaven is about a utopian colony on the Moon that may hold the keys to preserving life on Earth, which has become increasingly perilous. The series, produced by AMC Studios, is set to debut on AMC and AMC+ next year.
Moonhaven follows Bella Sway (McDonald), a lunar cargo pilot and smuggler 100 years in the future who finds herself accused of a crime and marooned on Moonhaven, a utopian community set on a 500 square mile Garden of Eden built on the Moon to find solutions to the problems that will soon end civilization on Mother Earth. A skeptic in Paradise, Bella is sucked into a conspiracy to gain control of the artificial...
- 7/20/2021
- by Alexandra Del Rosario
- Deadline Film + TV
ReFrame, the gender equity coalition founded by Women in Film and the Sundance Institute, and IMDbPro, announced the 117 TV and streaming shows that earned the ReFrame Stamp for the years 2020 to 2021. Among the honorees are FX’s Pose, Netflix’s Bridgerton, HBO’s Lovecraft Country, and Disney+’s WandaVision.
The stamp is intended as a mark of distinction for projects that have demonstrated success in gender-balanced film and TV productions that hire female-identifying people in four out of eight critical areas of production: writer, director, producer, lead, co-lead, speaking parts, department heads, and crew. Additional points are awarded to content that features women of color in key positions.
“The significant increase in Stamped TV content tells us that we are beginning to see the impact of years of advocacy for more equitable hiring in Hollywood,” said Andria Wilson Mirza, Director, ReFrame. “These Stamped shows not only entertained, inspired, and united...
The stamp is intended as a mark of distinction for projects that have demonstrated success in gender-balanced film and TV productions that hire female-identifying people in four out of eight critical areas of production: writer, director, producer, lead, co-lead, speaking parts, department heads, and crew. Additional points are awarded to content that features women of color in key positions.
“The significant increase in Stamped TV content tells us that we are beginning to see the impact of years of advocacy for more equitable hiring in Hollywood,” said Andria Wilson Mirza, Director, ReFrame. “These Stamped shows not only entertained, inspired, and united...
- 7/20/2021
- by Rosy Cordero
- Deadline Film + TV
When TV academy voters sit down to fill out their 2021 Emmy nominations ballots, they have to consider 68 shows for Best Comedy Series; this is down by 43 contenders from last year. The last time there were less than 100 entrants of this type was in 2016, when 96 series vied for bids. Since 2017, voters have not had to limit their choices to just 10 shows. The TV academy tells its members to “Vote for as many achievements in this category that you have seen and feel are worthy of a nomination.”
Absent from the list below is reigning Best Comedy Series winner “Schitt’s Creek,” which ended its six-season run last April. Only one of its seven rivals in that race — “The Kominsky Method” — aired episodes during the eligibility period of June 1, 2020 to May 31, 2021. The other six nominees from last year do not appear on this year’s ballot, with “The Good Place” having signed off in January 2020 after four seasons.
Absent from the list below is reigning Best Comedy Series winner “Schitt’s Creek,” which ended its six-season run last April. Only one of its seven rivals in that race — “The Kominsky Method” — aired episodes during the eligibility period of June 1, 2020 to May 31, 2021. The other six nominees from last year do not appear on this year’s ballot, with “The Good Place” having signed off in January 2020 after four seasons.
- 6/21/2021
- by Matthew Stewart
- Gold Derby
Peacock has ordered “Take Note,” a musical comedy series that centers around a fictional singing competition.
Here’s the logline for the series: 14-year-old Calvin Richards has a wonderful, close-knit family who can survive anything as long as they’re together. And good thing because Calvin was chosen to compete on a tween reality singing show — “Take Note” — and they’re going to spend the summer navigating the crazy ups and downs of new friendships and competitions, while being thrust into the national spotlight.
“Take Note” will star Braelyn Rankins as Calvin Richards, Nadine Roden as Calvin’s mom Bria Richards, Aadin Church as Calvin’s dad Reggie Richards, and Sebastian Spencer (“Overlord and the Underwoods”) as Calvin’s brother Jordan Richards.
“We couldn’t be happier to be working with the dedicated team at Peacock. We strongly believe ‘Take Note’ will empower and inspire kids everywhere to reach for the stars,...
Here’s the logline for the series: 14-year-old Calvin Richards has a wonderful, close-knit family who can survive anything as long as they’re together. And good thing because Calvin was chosen to compete on a tween reality singing show — “Take Note” — and they’re going to spend the summer navigating the crazy ups and downs of new friendships and competitions, while being thrust into the national spotlight.
“Take Note” will star Braelyn Rankins as Calvin Richards, Nadine Roden as Calvin’s mom Bria Richards, Aadin Church as Calvin’s dad Reggie Richards, and Sebastian Spencer (“Overlord and the Underwoods”) as Calvin’s brother Jordan Richards.
“We couldn’t be happier to be working with the dedicated team at Peacock. We strongly believe ‘Take Note’ will empower and inspire kids everywhere to reach for the stars,...
- 6/11/2021
- by Tim Baysinger
- The Wrap
Judy Greer is going to Washington. The actress has been cast opposite Woody Harrelson and Justin Theroux in HBO’s The White House Plumbers, our sister site Deadline reports.
From a trio of Veep executive producers, the five-part limited series — which is partly based on Egil “Bud” Krogh and Matthew Krogh’s Integrity — tells the true story of “how Nixon’s own political saboteurs and Watergate masterminds, E. Howard Hunt and G. Gordon Liddy, accidentally toppled the presidency they zealously were trying to protect.”
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From a trio of Veep executive producers, the five-part limited series — which is partly based on Egil “Bud” Krogh and Matthew Krogh’s Integrity — tells the true story of “how Nixon’s own political saboteurs and Watergate masterminds, E. Howard Hunt and G. Gordon Liddy, accidentally toppled the presidency they zealously were trying to protect.”
More from TVLineThe Chi Recap: Citizens on PatrolClarence Williams III, Played Linc on The Mod Squad,...
- 6/4/2021
- by Andy Swift
- TVLine.com
Exclusive: HBO has rounded out cast to The Time Traveler’s Wife,, adding 14 to the upcoming drama series based on the novel by Audrey Niffenegger. Caitlin Shorey, Everleigh McDonell (Good Girls), Michael Park (Stranger Things), Jaime Ray Newman (Little Fires Everywhere), Taylor Richardson (Rise), Peter Graham (Will & Grace), Brian Altemus (Grand Army), Jason David (NOS4A2), Kate Siegel (The Haunting of Hill House), Josh Stamberg, (WandaVision), Chelsea Frei (The Moodys), Marcia DeBonis (Almost Family) Will Brill (The Oa) and Spencer House (Teenage Bounty Hunters) join previously announced Rose Leslie, Theo James, Desmin Borges and Natasha Lopez in the series that is currently in production.
Adapted by former Dr. Who head writer and Sherlock co-creator Steven Moffat, The Time Traveler’s Wife tells the intricate love story of Clare (Leslie) and Henry (James), and a marriage with a problem… time travel.
David Nutter directs and executive produces with Moffat, Sue Vertue,...
Adapted by former Dr. Who head writer and Sherlock co-creator Steven Moffat, The Time Traveler’s Wife tells the intricate love story of Clare (Leslie) and Henry (James), and a marriage with a problem… time travel.
David Nutter directs and executive produces with Moffat, Sue Vertue,...
- 6/4/2021
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
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