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Melissa Barrera continues to rebound from her Scream firing thanks to her latest film, Your Monster. The romantic comedy-horror flick sees instant success following its recent streaming debut.

Via Screen Rant, the Barrera-led Your Monster ranks 4th on Max's Top 10 movie charts. The film's encouraging viewership returns come three days after it debuted on the HBO-owned streaming service.

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Marking her second post-Scream release after the well-received Abigail, Your Monster sees Barrera portray Laura Franco, a young actress battling cancer and recovering from a bad relationship after her playwright boyfriend, Jacob Sullivan (Edmund Donovan), dumped her during treatment. As she tries to bounce back while recouping at her childhood home, Laura discovers...

Exclusive: Sara Amini (Lucky Hank) is set for a major recurring role on James Wan’s untitled espionage techno-thriller series at Peacock, starring Simu Liu.

From creator/writer/executive producer Thomas Brandon (Legacies), the Untitled James Wan & Simu Liu Project is set five minutes in the future when first-generation American intelligence analyst Alexander Hale (Liu) realizes his brain has been hacked, giving the perpetrators access to everything he sees and hears. Caught between his shadowy agency and the unknown hackers, he must maintain a performance 24/7 to flush out who’s responsible and prove where his allegiance lies.

Amini will play Ellie, who works with admin support for Alexander’s new operation.

Cast also includes Melissa Barrera (In the Heights) as Michelle; Sinclair Daniel (The Other Black Girl) as Parker; Brian d’Arcy James (Spotlight) as John Moira; Mark O’Brien (City on a Hill) as Cobb and Kathleen Chalfant (Wit) as St.

Its been almost a year since Melissa Barrera was unceremoniously dropped from the Scream franchise for sharing her thoughts on the Israel-Hamas war on social media, but her career hasnt slowed down in the slightest. Her most recent release, Your Monster, has been a critical hit, and now shes set to take on the Old West in the new thriller In the Cradle of Granite, which marks the English-language debut of director Ariel Escalante.

Per Deadline, Barerra is set to star in the Western thriller from Escalante (Domingo and the Mist), which has a whole host of producers attached to it, including Joel David Moore, Rishi Bajaj and Daniel Taborga of Balcony 9 Productions, Gregory Thomas, and Jonathan Sadowski and Daniel Pancotto of Ad Lunam Entertainment. Set in the late 1800s, Barrera will play a young widow who wants to do right by her family, only to find herself...

Its been almost a year since Melissa Barrera was unceremoniously dropped from the Scream franchise for sharing her thoughts on the Israel-Hamas war on social media, but her career hasnt slowed down in the slightest. Her most recent release, Your Monster, has been a critical hit, and now shes set to take on the Old West in the new thriller In the Cradle of Granite, which marks the English-language debut of director Ariel Escalante.

Per Deadline, Barerra is set to star in the Western thriller from Escalante (Domingo and the Mist), which has a whole host of producers attached to it, including Joel David Moore, Rishi Bajaj and Daniel Taborga of Balcony 9 Productions, Gregory Thomas, and Jonathan Sadowski and Daniel Pancotto of Ad Lunam Entertainment. Set in the late 1800s, Barrera will play a young widow who wants to do right by her family, only to find herself...

Back in February, it was announced that Simu Liu of Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings was set to star in an untitled espionage techno-thriller series for the Peacock streaming service and producer James Wan, with Jennifer Yale, who has worked as a writer and executive producer on the Apple+ series See and Netflix’s Chambers, coming on board the project to serve as co-showrunner alongside creator/writer/executive producer Thomas Brandon, who was a writer on Legacies. Now, five more actors have signed on to star in the series alongside Liu. They are Melissa Barrera of the two most recent Scream films, Sinclair Daniel (Insidious: The Red Door), Brian d’Arcy James (13 Reasons Why), Mark O’Brien (Ready or Not), and Kathleen Chalfant (The Affair). The only information Variety was able to dig up about their characters is their names: these actors will be playing Michelle, Parker, John Moira,...

Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings star Simu Liu has had several of his co-stars for his upcoming Peacock series revealed. The untitled espionage thriller series will feature Liu in the lead, and now five co-stars have just been announced.

Per Variety, the new series has cast former Scream franchise star Melissa Barrera, marking another big role for the scream queen after her controversial exit from the horror movie series. Along with Barrera (In the Heights), other stars of the Peacock series will include Sinclair Daniel (The Other Black Girl), Brian d'Arcy James (13 Reasons Why), Mark O'Brien (City on a Hill), and Kathleen Chalfant (The Affair). Their respective character names have also been revealed as Michelle, Parker, John Moira, Cobb, and St. George.

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The universe of Simu Liu’s upcoming sci-fi thriller for Peacock is expanding: Melissa Barrera (Scream) is one of five new additions to the cast, the streamer announced on Wednesday.

Along with Barrera, who will play Michelle, the cast of the untitled series will also include Brian d’Arcy James (Evil) as John Moira, Mark O’Brien (Halt and Catch Fire) as Cobb, Sinclair Daniel (The Other Black Girl) as Parker and Kathleen Chaflant (The Affair) as St. George.

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Simu Liu’s upcoming thriller series at Peacock is building out it cast.

Variety has learned that Melissa Barrera, Sinclair Daniel, Brian d’Arcy James, Mark O’Brien, and Kathleen Chalfant will all appear alongside Liu in the series. They will play Michelle, Parker, John Moira, Cobb, and St. George respectively.

The untitled series was picked up at Peacock in February. The official logline states, “Five minutes in the future, a first-generation-American intelligence analyst Alexander Hale (Liu) realizes his brain has been hacked, giving the perpetrators access to everything he sees and hears. Caught between his shadowy agency and the unknown hackers, he must maintain a performance 24/7 to flush out who’s responsible and prove where his allegiance lies.”

Barrera is repped by Sugar 23, WME, imPRint, and Gang Tyre. Daniel is repped by Nicolosi & Co., Entertainment 360, and Bloch Law. d’Arcy James is repped by Gersh, Thruline Entertainment, and PRStudio.

Melissa Barrera (In the Heights), Sinclair Daniel (The Other Black Girl), Brian d’Arcy James (Spotlight), Mark O’Brien (City on a Hill) and Kathleen Chalfant (Wit) have been set as series regulars in the still-untitled James Wan and Simu Liu thriller series for Peacock.

The upcoming espionage techno-thriller is set five minutes into the future when first-generation American intelligence analyst Alexander Hale (Liu) realizes his brain has been hacked, giving the perpetrators access to everything he sees and hears. Caught between his shadowy agency and the unknown hackers, he must maintain a performance 24/7 to flush out who’s responsible and prove where his allegiance lies.

Barrera will play Michelle, a deceptive character who will keep everyone guessing; Daniel will play Parker, an intelligence officer who gets swept up into a new world she must figure out quickly; James will play John Moira, a boss and mentor who is not afraid to...

Scott Speedman has been cast in a lead role of the upcoming Peacock horror thriller series “Teacup,” Variety has learned exclusively.

Speedman will now star alongside previously announced cast member Yvonne Strahovski. Inspired by the Robert McCammon novel “Stinger,” the series is said to follow “a disparate group of people in rural Georgia who must come together in the face of a mysterious threat in order to survive.” Speedman will play James Chenoweth, while Strahovski will star as Maggie Chenoweth.

Speedman currently appears in long-running ABC medical drama “Grey’s Anatomy” in the role of Nick Marsh. He originally guest starred in the show’s 14th season before returning as a main cast member starting in Season 18. Speedman previously starred in the TNT drama series “Animal Kingdom” and has also starred in shows such as “Felicity” and Season 3 of “You.” In film, he is known for his work in the “Underworld...

Yvonne Strahovski has been tapped for the lead role in the upcoming Peacock series “Teacup.”

Described as a horror thriller, “Teacup” hails from writer Ian McCulloch with James Wan and Atomic Monster attached to executive produce.

Inspired by the Robert McCammon novel “Stinger,” the series is said to follow “a disparate group of people in rural Georgia who must come together in the face of a mysterious threat in order to survive.” Strahovski will star as Maggie Chenoweth.

Strahovski has received two Emmy Award nominations for her work on Hulu’s “The Handmaid’s Tale,” on which she has starred as Serena Joy Waterford since the show began. The sixth and final season is expected to air in 2025. Strahovski is also known for shows like “Stateless” and “Dexter” and for films like “The Predator” and “The Tomorrow War.”

She is repped by Paradigm, Afa Prime Talent Media, R&cpmk, and Gretchen Rush.

Three years have gone by since Simu Liu made his Marvel Cinematic Universe debut as Shang-Chi in Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings, and while we’re still waiting to hear when exactly we’re going to see his character again, Liu has been keeping busy outside of the MCU. He recently had roles in Simulant, One True Loves, Barbie, and Arthur the King, he has been making music videos, and now Deadline reports that he’s set to star in an untitled espionage techno-thriller series for the Peacock streaming service and producer James Wan. Jennifer Yale, who has worked as a writer and executive producer on the Apple+ series See and Netflix’s Chambers, just came on board the project to serve as co-showrunner alongside creator/writer/executive producer Thomas Brandon, who was a writer on Legacies.

Said to be set “five minutes in the future”, the...

Jennifer Yale has joined the untitled Peacock espionage thriller series starring Simu Liu as co-showrunner, Variety has learned.

The show was announced with a straight-to-series order earlier in February. Thomas Brandon created the series and will also serve as co-showrunner alongside Yale.

The official description of the series states, “Five minutes in the future, a first-generation-American intelligence analyst Alexander Hale (Liu) realizes his brain has been hacked, giving the perpetrators access to everything he sees and hears. Caught between his shadowy agency and the unknown hackers, he must maintain a performance 24/7 to flush out who’s responsible and prove where his allegiance lies.”

Yale most recently wrote for the Apple TV+ series “See” starring Jason Momoa. Her other credits include “Dexter,” “Legion,” “Underground,” “Outlander,” and “Chambers.” She is also currently developing the series “De La Resistance” based on the life of Josephine Baker with A24 producing and Janelle Monae starring and executive producing.

Jennifer Yale (See) is set as co-showrunner for the Untitled James Wan/Simu Liu project at Peacock. The original espionage techno-thriller was one of three Peacock dramas given straight-to-series orders, announced at the recent TCA winter press tour.

Yale wil co-showrun and executive produce with creator/writer/EP Thomas Brandon (Legacies).

The Untitled James Wan/Simu Liu project, which stars Liu, is set five minutes in the future when first-generation American intelligence analyst Alexander Hale (Liu) realizes his brain has been hacked, giving the perpetrators access to everything he sees and hears. Caught between his shadowy agency and the unknown hackers, he must maintain a performance 24/7 to flush out who’s responsible and prove where his allegiance lies.

Liu also executive produces alongside Wan, Michael Clear and Rob Hackett for Atomic Monster. Danielle Bozzone will oversee for Atomic Monster.

Simu Liu (Photo by: Paul Gilmore/NBC)

Peacock’s given a straight-to-series order for an untitled espionage thriller starring and executive produced by Simu Liu. Thomas Brandon (Legacies) created the series and is serving as writer and will also executive produce.

“Five minutes in the future, a first-generation-American intelligence analyst Alexander Hale (Simu Liu) realizes his brain has been hacked, giving the perpetrators access to everything he sees and hears,” reads Peacock’s synopsis. “Caught between his shadowy agency and the unknown hackers, he must maintain a performance 24/7 to flush out who’s responsible and prove where his allegiance lies.”

Additional executive producers include Atomic Monster’s James Wan, Michael Clear, and Rob Hackett.

Peacock also announced straight-to-series orders for the following projects:

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Today at NBCUniversal’s TCA presentation, Peacock announced the straight-to-series order of four new scripted projects from Universal Studio Group that includes an untitled new techno-thriller series from horror master James Wan and starring actor Simu Liu.

The untitled series, described as an espionage techno-thriller, hails from Creator/Writer/Executive Producer Thomas Brandon (Legacies).

About the series: “Five minutes in the future, a first-generation-American intelligence analyst Alexander Hale (Simu Liu) realizes his brain has been hacked, giving the perpetrators access to everything he sees and hears. Caught between his shadowy agency and the unknown hackers, he must maintain a performance 24/7 to flush out who’s responsible and prove where his allegiance lies.”

The series is executive produced by James Wan, Michael Clear and Rob Hackett for Atomic Monster. Danielle Bozzone will oversee for Atomic Monster.

It’s not the only Peacock series in the works for James Wan, either. Peacock...

NBCUniversal is giving a straight-to-series order to three drama series for Peacock from Universal Studio Group, it was revealed Wednesday at the company’s TCA presentation.

They include the untitled original espionage techno-thriller series from James Wan that stars Simu Liu and the limited series All Her Fault and Devil in Disguise: John Wayne Gacy.

Read details about all three series below.

From creator/writer/executive producer Thomas Brandon (Legacies), the Wan/Liu project is set five minutes in the future when first-generation American intelligence analyst Alexander Hale (Liu) realizes his brain has been hacked, giving the perpetrators access to everything he sees and hears. Caught between his shadowy agency and the unknown hackers, he must maintain a performance 24/7 to flush out who’s responsible and prove where his allegiance lies.

In addition to acting, Liu also executive produces alongside Wan,...

Simu Liu is going back to the future. Well, like, five minutes into the future.

Peacock has given a straight-to-series order for an untitled espionage series starring Liu, in which the “Barbie” actor will play first-generation-American intelligence analyst Alexander Hale. He realizes his brain has been hacked, giving the perpetrators access to everything he sees and hears.

James Wan is among the executive producers on the series, which was written and created by Thomas Brandon (“Legacies”). Other EPs on the project include Michael Clear and Rob Hackett from Wan’s Atomic Monster. Danielle Bozzone will oversee the project for the production company, which recently merged with Jason Blum’s Blumhouse.

Wan/Atomic Monster and UCP/Peacock are already collaborating on a contemporary horror thriller now titled “Teacup.” Ian McCulloch is writing that one, and executive producing alongside Wan.

The Liu project is one of four new series Peacock ordered Wednesday.

Peacock is bulking up its scripted roster.

The NBCUniversal-owned streamer on Wednesday announced series orders for four new scripted originals, including Mr. Throwback, a mockumentary starring NBA legend Steph Curry and an untitled James Wan thriller with Simu Liu set to topline the drama. Also ordered to series are Devil in Disguise: John Wayne Gacy from the creators of Dr. Death and All Her Fault, a suburban thriller based on the novel of the same name by Andrea Mara.

The news was announced Wednesday during Peacock’s time at the Television Critics Association’s winter press tour, where the streamer held panels for Apples Never Fall and The Traitors, among others.

The pickups join a roster of scripted series at Peacock that also includes Apples Never Fall, Hysteria!, The Tattooist Of Auschwitz, Those About To Die, Fight Night: The Million Dollar Heist, We Are Lady Parts, Teacup The Day of the Jackal...

Exclusive: Rising Paradigm TV lit agent Ellie Klein is joining Tfc Management, the company launched last summer by senior TV lit agents Ben Jacobson and David Stone which represents creators, showrunners, filmmakers and producers. Klein is the first manager hire by Jacobson and Stone.

Klein’s departure from Paradigm was amicable, with many of her clients joining her at Tfc Management while continuing to be repped by the talent agency.

“As Ellie makes this transition, we wish her every success and look forward to continuing our fruitful relationship,” said Andrew Ruf, head of Paradigm’s Talent and Literary Department.

Klein’s clients joining her at Tfc include Jordan Reddout & Gus Hickey (Mixed-ish), Shernold Edwards (Washington Black), Jared Frieder, Samir Mehta (Fear the Walking Dead), Dario & Damir Konjicija, Aadrita Mukerji (Jack Reacher), Thomas Brandon (Legacies), Howard Jordan Jr (The Unicorn), Francisca Hu (Dynasty), Dave...

From Nimue’s arrival to Rafael’s departure, the third season of Legacies has been full of surprises, though none have been quite as lyrical as the jaw-droppers thrown at us in Thursday’s episode, which featured the long-awaited debut performance of Salvatore: The Musical.

Under the bright lights of the Salvatore School auditorium, Josie, Kaleb, Jed and Lizzie — as Elena, Damon, Stefan and Caroline, respectively — retold the story of the institution’s founding, hitting several iconic beats from The Vampire Diaries in the process: Stefan and Elena’s first meeting, Stefan and Damon’s dramatic reunion, Elena’s eternal back-and-forth between the brothers,...

The Salvatore brothers return to Mystical Falls on Legacies Season 3 Episode 3.

As previously reported, the episode will be a musical that will pay homage to the shows that came before it:

The Vampire Diaries and The Originals.

The CW has now dropped a sneak peek of "Hello, Brother," one of the musical numbers that will be a part of the episode.

Josie is taking on the role of Elena Gilbert, while Kaleb and Jed will play Damon and Stefan Salvatore, the vampire brothers who stole her heart on the beloved series.

"Legacies is the literal legacy of the shows that came before it," executive producers Julie Plec and Brett Matthews said in a joint statement.

"Having worked in The Vampire Diaries universe for the last decade, Julie and I were thrilled to revisit our roots along with writer Thomas Brandon."

"Each show in this series has been a labor of love,...

At long last, Thursday’s episode of Legacies (The CW, 9/8c) raises the curtain on Salvatore: The Musical. But what’s supposed to serve as a straight retelling of the supernatural school’s inception quickly becomes a musical recap of The Vampire Diaries‘ many sordid romances. And we have no complaints.

Following a brief-but-memorable audition process, Josie (Kaylee Bryant) and Kaleb (Chris Lee) land the roles of Elena Gilbert and Damon Salvatore, made famous 11 years ago by Nina Dobrev and Ian Somerhalder. And just as Damon and Elena’s legacies (tee-hee!) are inherently woven into the fabric of this spinoff,...

With one person dead, and two presumed dead, Legacies Season 2 Episode 16 could potentially up the body count some more. 

Yes, the show is finally taking some big risks, but we don't think Josie is about to die at the hands of Dark Josie. 

That's where Hope comes into it, according to The CW's synopsis for the episode, which could serve as the conclusion to Legacies Season 2. 

In a race to save Josie (Kaylee Bryant), Hope (Danielle Rose Russell) infiltrates her subconscious and finds herself in a fairytale world filled with dark magic.

Back at the Salvatore School, Alaric (Matthew Davis), Lizzie (Jenny Boyd) and the Super Squad commit to their own risky plan to get Josie back despite the potential consequences. Aria Shahghasemi, Quincy Fouse, Peyton Alex Smith and Chris Lee also star.

Michael Karasick directed the episode written by Thomas Brandon & Sylvia Batey Alcala (#216). Original airdate 3/26/2020.

While we already...

Lives are on the line. 

On Legacies Season 2 Episode 12, Kai Parker escaped from the prison world Bonnie banished him to on The Vampire Diaries Season 8. 

Now that's back in Mystic Falls, he's going to have revenge in mind, but a brand new trailer for Legacies Season 2 Episode 13 teases Dark Josie rising. 

If you watch Legacies online, you know Kai told Josie that breaking the mora miserium would fill her body with darkness, but it would make her strong enough to build a door out of the prison world. 

Josie has been teased with visions of her shadow self, and the official trailer confirms that she is going full Dark Willow on us. 

However, the teenager feels like this is a positive development for her because her mind is clear for the first time in her life. 

After spending much of her life in her sister's shadow, she is ready to...

Thursday’s episode of Legacies (The CW, 9/8c) puts Chris Wood through the wringer like never before — but don’t just take our word for it. “I texted Julie Plec after filming and said, ‘This is hands down the worst thing I’ve had to do for any job ever,'” the actor tells TVLine.

To avoid spoiling that specific moment, we can’t provide any more details (for now!), but just know that Kai Parker’s return to the Vampire Diaries universe is everything you could possibly hope it would be. As for reacquainting himself with the vile-yet-beloved character...

Thursday’s Legacies revealed that someone at the Salvatore School is not who they appear to be — which is saying a lot, considering a good portion of the student body is made up of literal werewolves.

While Lizzie and Hope battled their way through an alternate reality based on the hits of the 1980s (killing a minotaur in the process!), their fellow classmates navigated a different type of battlefield at the Salvatore School’s ’80s decade dance. Most notably, Josie and Landon almost had sex for the first time, though Josie pumped the brakes when she discovered a song Landon...

Hey, "Legacies" fans. We hope you guys had a blast watching tonight's very first premiere episode 1 of this current season 2. Now that it's all wrapped up and in the bag, it's time to take a look at what the next, new episode 2 will have cooked up for you. Thanks to the wonderful CW folks, we've got quite a few, episode 2 storyline teasers to go over with you guys. So, let's just dive right on in. To get things started, it's revealed that episode 2 is labeled,"This Year Will Be Different." It sounds like episode 2 will feature some very interesting, dramatic and intense scenes as Hope hits a collision course with her past. Landon and Josie experience tension! A new, mysterious vampire arrives. A new headmaster shows up at the school and more! We'll go ahead and start off this spoiler session with the Hope collision course situation. It turns out...

Hey, fellow "Legacies" fans. We hope you guys enjoyed the 10th episode. Now, that it's in the books, it's time to go over what the next, new episode 11 of this current season 1 will have in store for us. To do that, we'll be looking at the recent press release that The CW put out for episode 11. To get this spoiler session started, it's revealed that episode 11 is entitled, "We’re Gonna Need A Spotlight." Episode 11 sounds like it will feature some very intense and wild moments like all the past episodes have. We're going to see Alaric's daughters Lizzie and Josie back in action to make sure a talent show goes through as planned after Alaric decides to cancel it. On the supernatural side of things, a creature will show up that lowers everyone's inhibitions. This will no doubt cause some major drama! There's going to be a guest star...

The CW has put in development Lady in the Mask, a drama from Amblin TV and CBS Television Studios.

Written by Thomas Brandon, Lady in the Mask is a psychological thriller set in a near future where people can back-up their minds like they back-up their computer. It centers on a woman who awakens in the hospital after a suspicious car accident and learns her memory was damaged and restored from a two-year-old “back-up.” As she tries to return to her seemingly loving husband, high-profile job in her family’s tech Vc firm, and otherwise normal life, the details about her missing years begin to contradict one another, leading her to believe she’s being manipulated by someone close to her, that the accident was no accident and that she’s at the center of a much larger conspiracy — unless she’s just losing her mind.

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As the fourth season of The Tudors kicks off...

Everyone is mopping their sweaty brows but no one thinks to remove some of the many, many layers of clothing they each wear. Spanish Ambassador Chapuis writes to the Spanish Emperor about heartless King Henry and the some 500 men he has incarcerated as heretics, both Catholics and Protestants.

Chapuis also believes that the King is already secretly married to seventeen-year-old Catherine Howard.

At the palace, Henry comes to visit his nubile new bride. Catherine is laying on her bed behind a gauzy curtain and she is naked save for the thousands of rose petals scattered around her, American Beauty-style. The King gives her a yucky-old-man-looking-at-hot-teen-wife look. Catherine lures him into bed and…well, you know.

In a large room at the palace, sweaty aristocrats have gathered for a celebration. The royal trumpets blare and out comes King Henry kissing Catherine.