American Fiction filmmaker Cord Jefferson and writer John Wells have signed on to Just Cause, Amazon’s upcoming thriller limited series, starring and executive produced by Scarlett Johansson, Deadline has confirmed.
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Joe Otterson TV Reporter Amanda Seyfried is set to star in Peacock‘s limited series adaptation of the Liz Moore novel “Long Bright River,” Variety has learned. The series is described as a suspense thriller. Per the official logline, the show “tells the story of Mickey (Seyfried), a police officer who patrols a Philadelphia neighborhood hard-hit by the opioid crisis.
When a series of murders begins in the neighborhood, Mickey realizes that her personal history might be related to the case.” Moore is adapting her book for the screen alongside Nikki Toscano (“The Offer,” “Hunters”), with both also serving as executive producers and Toscano serving as showrunner. “’Long Bright River’ tells a story about the collective power of an underserved community,” said Moore and Toscano in a joint statement. “We are thrilled that Amanda Seyfried will lead this series about how those initially perceived as victims can band together to regain their power.
Moore’s family history and her work with harm-reduction and community-service organizations in Philadelphia informed the series, which aims to portray with compassion the lives of those struggling with addiction and the family members who love them.” This marks the latest lead role in a limited series for Seyfried. She won both an Emmy and a Golden Globe for her work in Hulu’s “The Dropout,” in which she starred as disgraced Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes. Seyfried also recently starred in the limited series “The Crowded Room” for Apple TV+.
American Fiction filmmaker Cord Jefferson and writer John Wells have signed on to Just Cause, Amazon’s upcoming thriller limited series, starring and executive produced by Scarlett Johansson, Deadline has confirmed.
EXCLUSIVE: Foundation Media Partners has secured the exclusive life and book rights of the FBI, Secret Service, and U.S. Marshals’ most-wanted con man Matthew Cox. The company will immediately begin developing both scripted and non-scripted limited series around Cox’s life and infamous exploits, as a mortgage fraudster who stole more than $50 million, beginning in the early 2000s.
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Amanda Owen shared a number of photos on her Instagram Page, as she posed with some of her children in cosy winter clothes. One cute picture saw the Our Yorkshire Farm star wrapped up warm with Violet, 12, Annas, 9, and Sidney, 11, as they spent time having fun in the show. Captioning the picture, Amanda simply wrote: "Winter woolies," before posting snaps of the children at night helping out at the farm.
Joe Otterson TV Reporter FX‘s John Landgraf is not sure the media ecosystem supports television shows that run beyond just a few seasons. “I think our attention spans have declined radically and I think our patience with things that are a little demanding have gone down,” Landgraf said during his annual executive session at the Television Critics Association winter press tour. “It’s something I’m really worried about in the media ecosystem created by the internet.” The remarks came after Landgraf gave his annual update on the number of scripted series on television, with his data showing that Peak TV has in fact peaked.
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Amanda Seyfried has signed on to star in and executive produce the new Peacock thriller series Long Bright River.
Amanda Seyfried (The Dropout) is set to star in Long Bright River, a limited series for Peacock based on Liz Moore’s New York Times bestselling novel of the same name.
EXCLUSIVE: A3 Artists Agency has signed Mary Lynn Rajskub, the veteran comedian, actress and writer known for turns in Fox’s hit action drama 24, Paul Thomas Anderson’s Punch-Drunk Love and FX’s It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia, for representation.
EXCLUSIVE: Jacobi Jupe (Peter Pan and Wendy), Maria Dizzia (School Spirits), Ava Lalezarzadeh (The Pursuit) are set as series regulars and Emmy nominee Hope Davis (Succession) will recur in Before, Apple TV+‘s upcoming limited series, starring and executive produced by Billy Crystal, from Paramount Television Studios.
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The upcoming 74th Berlin Film Festival looks set to be its starriest edition in years with Kristen Stewart, Adam Sandler, Cillian Murphy, Lena Dunham, Sebastian Stan, Amanda Seyfried and Rooney Mara among the talent due to attend this year.
Way back in 2020, during the height of the pandemic, we saw reports that filmmaker Kenya Barris was set to write and direct a film based on the life of iconic comedian, Richard Pryor. However, like so many projects in the works at that time, we haven’t really heard much about it over the past few years.
As the latest series of Vera comes to an end, fans of the popular ITV detective drama have received mixed news about the show's future. While co-star Brenda Blethyn revealed that there are currently 'no plans' for more episodes, David Leon, who made a surprising return to the series for its 13th season, shared a 'glimmer of hope' for the show's continuation. Last year brought unexpected developments for Vera enthusiasts when Kenny Doughty, who portrayed sidekick Aiden Healy, announced his departure.
CNN will premiere the six-part series United States of Scandal with Jake Tapper on Feb. 18.